New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-27

ing him. but that when he got TO the
street he saw nothing OF him and vas
unable to re-enter the building 70 search
for him.
He added that n number Of the women
employees in the building escaped from
the structure at the same time as he
His face was slightly burned. The body
Of his brother was burned almost beyond
recognition.
Forcwor1an Tells % Panic.
Lucy Weselofsky, forewoman over the
pressers on the tenth floor OF the build
ing. told the story of the fire as far az
she and her girls were concerned when
she called at the Mercer street police
station yesterday to claim a lost bank
book.
There were seventy eight girls work.
ing under me on the tenth floor" she
said and a dozen men working as cut
tiers. We were about to close when I
heard the noise of crashing glass on
some floor below. | ran TO the window.
and. opening II, looked down. II was
perhaps two minutes before I saw the
fire, and then the cries from the girls
on the floors below began to ring out,
and my girls got into a panic.
They began TO run 10 and fro. Some
grabbed their things and rushed toward
the elevators. and when they found that
the cars were not coming up they ran
back toward the stairway on the Greene
street side. which leads to the roof.
1--WE tried TO calm them and NE cried
out at the top OF our voices that all
would be saved If they only could stop
piling into the narrow stairway. And
they all were saved except one. who WIS
so terrorstricken that she must have los.
her mind"
This girl. Miss Weselofsky said. wan
CIotilda Terdanova. She tore her hair
and ran from window TO window until
finally. before ANYBODY could stop her.
she tumped on the ledge and leaped Into
the street
She was young and very pretty. SAID
Miss Weselofsky. She vas 70 leave "
next Saturday. and her marriage was
set for four weeks from to-day"
Polite Find Lost Money.
Miss Weselofsky went 70 the police
station to inquire for a handbook and
purse which she dropped With her apron
while making the escape 10 the roof.
She said the handbook showed a ball
arce Of $50 and had 81 in cash between
it's leaves. A purse with SIS was IN the
apron pocket The lieutenant at tae
desk told her that the articles rad oeen
found and that everything was intact
but Miss Weselofsky did not know the
number Of her handbook and 50 she had
TO 20 back 70 her home 10 find out 0,aat
the number vas
George De Wit, a student Of the New
York University Law School. who lives
a. No. III Waverly Place. said LAST nigh,
that the first cries OF the women were
taken b. the students as mere boisterous
outbursts
IT was not until We saw the sanes
that re realized what vas happening,
h. added. and Ne rushed 70 the rcof 81
our building 70 see Il We could BE- OF as
sistance We saw az Least sixty women
gathered on the roof Of the burning
building. trying vainly 10 reach the ROOF
Of our building
we got a ladder. but i vas nor lorg
enough. and 50 We put y RAT across the
space between the coping Of our building
and the sSyligit above the elevator shaft
on the Washington Place SIDE ot -,
burning building. But this skvlish' vas
high. and the women had 20 climb nrs'
70 a much lower skylight above ire
stairway next 70 the elevator and s?
they reached the ladder. and we helped
them across 10 the coping and over 70
orr roof
Some Of the girls dropped their coats
and hats while climbing 20 the TOP o.
the skyight. Mr. De Witt said. ana ,he'
insisted upon going back 70 ger tne.
things The students, however. d!d not
permit them 70 do II. but got down
themselves end brought the lcs' things
10 the girls