The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-14

marriage took place about one year
ago She was accompanied to Topeka
by Mr.. Howard Dunlap, Mr.. w. H.
Huggins, Mr.. John Martin. Mr.. Fred
Lakin and Mrs. Mamie Potter, the
former Mrs. Lambert's sister.
Webb McNalrS Escape.
Webb McNall was probably the
most fortunate man of all those who
escaped from the burning hotel this
morning. McNall occupied a room on
the southwest corner of the third
floor. In his room was a grip con-
tanning bonds to the value of $55, 1000
the old war horse. II was one of the
first ones out of the building and 1
saved all the bonds I had in my grip.
All l lost was a little clothing which
I left behind to feed the fire. Yes 1
escaped by descending the fire es-
cape. Policeman Pinkston rescued
me-
Thomas Benton Murdoch, the
veteran editor of the Ell Dorado Re-
publican was seen shortly after the
fire sitting in front of the fireplace
at the Y. NJ. c. A. clothed only in a
nightshort and trousers. 81 jumped
from the window in my room No. S17,
which is in the southwest corner on
the fourth floor, and lit on the roof
of low building adjoining the hotel.
Then 1 climbed down on the ground
and came over here in my bare feet.
am now waiting for the blood to get
cTculdIeu through my legs and rect
again before L get up. Yes, 1 left
everything, including my watch,
glasses. pocketbook and diamond
stud
Mrs. w Y. Morgan Hurt.
One of the most difficult escapes
was that of Representative and Mrs.
w. Y. Morgan of Reno county, who
occupied rooms on the fourth floor of
the Copeland Mr.. Morgan and his
wife were awakened by the fumes of
smoke in their room and upon in
vestigating Mr.. Morgan discovered
that the hall was filled with smoke so
dense that he was unwilling to at
tempt escape by the stairway. The
only hope of escape appeared to be
through a window onto the roof of the
two o-story building on the south. Mr..
Morgan showed the mattress of the
bed through the window so that his
wife and himself might have some
thing on which to break their fall. He
then lowered Mrs Morgan by means
of a quilt from the window toward
the roof below. There was a drop
of about fifteen feet or more to the
roof even after using the quilt as a
fire escape and Mrs. Morgan, in the
fall, was SO unfortunate as to break
her leg just above the ankle. Mr..
Morgan managed to reach the roof of
the adjacent building without injury.
and Bent Murdock of Eldorado and
Senator Stewart of Wichita, who also
occupied rooms on the fourth floor,
mace their escape from the
hotel by means of the window in Mr..
Morgan's room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan managed to
get off the roof of the building and
to the ground in safety, and they has
tened to the Y. NJ. c. A where shell
ter was provided, Mr.. Morgan being
obliged to carry his wife in the escape
from the roof and across the street
to the Y. NJ. C. A. owing to her in
jury.
Representative Morgan stated to a
State Journal reporter today. that
one of the young men at the Y. NJ. c.
A. went back to the hotel and recov-
cred practically all the personal be-
longings of himself and wife, includ-
ing their clothes watches, etc, which
thev had left in their room when they
made their escape through the fourth
floor window.
Thrilling Escapes From Building
Senator John Stewart of Wichita oc-
cupied a room near the Morgans and
Colonel Murdock. He was the first