The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27

The latest count tonight shows that
twenty OF the twenty-five bodies re-
covered have been Identified and that
six girls are missing. They may be
among the unidentified dead or yet in
the ruins. The collapse of a wall to-
night interrupted further search. Fifty
were taken TO the hospital, OF whom
two may die.
Sloane, deputy fire chief. who was
oNertaken by the falling wall and
buried in bricks and rubbish. He is
badly hurt, but may recover.
The rush of the flames was so swift
and threw such terror into the girls
on the top story that the body of one
was found still seated on a charred
stool beside the machine at which she
had been busy. when the first cry Of
fire petrlf1ed her with fright.
Horrible as must have been what
went on in the smoke of the crowded
upper room, what befell outside in the
bright sunlight was more horrible.
building a Fire-Trap.
The building was exceedingly in
tlammable and the first gush OF flames
mad cut off all escape by the stairWays.
The elevators made one trip. but took
down no passengers and never came
back. The only exit was by two mar
row fire escapes. the lower platforms
OF which We're twenty-five feet from
the street
On 10 these overcrowded and steep
IrOm lower windows, pressed forward
mob of women. blind with panic.
driven by the fire and the others be
hind them.
A net had been spread beneath the
WINDOWS and the girls began 10 jump.
Like rats ont of a burning bin" was
the way a fireman described the de
scent
Drop Of sixty Feet.
They came out of the windows like
of those below them and cascaded off
the fire escape TO the pavement sixty
feet below.
some of them stood in the windows
outlined against the flames and jumped
clear others jumped in the landings.
still others from the steps where they
stood The air was fuil OF them and
they fen every Where-intO the nets,
and fifteen OF them ON the hard stone
slabs.
When the awful rain ceased there
We're eight dead in the street and the
cutters ran red. Seven more were so
badly crushed they died i'm hospitals.
Fifty are still under surgical care.
The Dead.
Sadie Hauso.
Sarah creeran.
Gertrude Denton.
Minnie Walters.
Sophia Madusky.
Ida WOOlsey.
Mary kaVanaugh.
Roy Davidson.
Rose Cleary.
Theresa Tortorella.
Mrs Mary kearns.
Sophia Nieliwak.
Matilda Otto.
Katherine Diehn.
Carrie Pobrecut
Mrs. Francis Krathia.
Abbie Washington.
Mrs. Alice Nelson.
Mrs Bessie ROsing.
Mrs. Mary LaPierre.
Spectators Prayed in Street
Clouds of smoke and showers OF
burning embers rained down on nel9n-
boring roofs. As the news tleWs panic
spread to other factories, where many
of the girls i'm peril had friends ana
relatives. anti several firms had 10 smut
down for the day Thousands flocked
TO the fire and made the work OF the
firemen and police more difficult
italian silk workers fell in the streets
and PRAYED. Priests and clergymen
worked their way through the press 10
give the last consultations TO those OF
their different faiths. Ambulances ana
automobiles Communicated. for emef-
gency service We're hurrying IN Oppos-
tie streams to the hospitals and back
again.
Before any semblance OF order could
be restored every police reserve in the
city had been called out, and II was
not until tonight that an estimate %
the property loss could be Ventured-
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