Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-10

J. l.. Haehnlen engineer ST. Louis
f. p. Williams, salesman New
York
W A. Huncke, assistant operating
engineer Missouri Pacific railroad,
St. Louis
Roby Green, Herrin lll
L. J. McKenna, guest
j. Woison.
g. r. Ranus,
Michael Thuma guest. Chicago.
Marx Hammer merchant st. Louis.
William r. Becker, president paint
company st, Louis.
d. e. Fitzgerald, sales manager
Springfield Mo.
Thomas j. Wright. auditor ST.
Louis.
George Goener merchant, 81. Louis.
John Il. Ratz, president plumbing
company ST. Louis
a. j. Odegaard, bales agent, ST.
Louis
Norman Hancock, salesman, Sc
Louis.
william j. kinser treasurer, ST.
Louis.
list Of Injured,
Following is a revised list Of those
injured.
rheodore Levy, salesman, Treated
for cut hands. Rescued hy fircmen
while clinging to window sin on sixth
rloor
Ned NJ. stott, ST. Louis, left hip
fractured. internal injuries.
Ben f. Williams. salesman, Louis
willie. left leg fractured. Internal 'n-
lmries, serious.
B. c. Holmes, McComb AIi9s.
l.. L. Leonard, lawyer, jumped,
ribs fractured. internal injuries.
Lee Wolf. merchant. Carruthers-
willie, Mo, contuslons and possible
fracture of spine in fan from second
; floor.
David Blum, purchasing agent for
dry goods company right foot frac-
tured in fall from improvised fire es-
1 cape he made of sheets which broke
r. b. Harmed Chicago. superin-
tendent of an electrical supply com
pany; right arm and right ankle frae-
tured in jump from sixth floor.
Edward T. Kaub, salesman. Chica-
go, abrasions and contusions on right
I hand and left knee.
William KoerRer, houseman at Mis-
/ sourl Athletic club: feet fractured in
/ jumping from sixth floor to roof of
I four story building
/ T.. W Williams. New York, hands
burned and head bruised
+ p. G., Little, Chicago knee wrench
ed
Lee Walsh.
Charles sehnnell, Chicago; both
I legs broken and internally injured in
fall
! John Dwyer. fireman, right leg
fractured
! Robert Magill, house manager Mis-
sour Athletic club burned.
Mrs. Robert Magill. burned and cut
Heroine of the Fire.
Mrs. Robert Magill, wife Of the
manager Of the club, was the hero
inc of the fire. Her body swathed In
medicated cotton and her arm in a
sling, she told of her escape and Of
rousing the guests in thirty-eight
rooms.
we had just fallen asleep when
was awakened by the crash OF glass
I ] saw the reflection of flames in a
/ window across the street | called to
my husband and we FASTENED 10 the
fire escape bur II was red hot.
I'VE then started down the corri-
dor knocking ON every door and
shriekinp "fire / was starting up
stairs 10 rouse the guests of the sixth
floor but my husband stopped me
He fairly carried me to the fire es-
cape at the rear, the last one avail
allie. Just as we reached IL thought
Of Bridget Mansfield, the linen maid
saves Girl from Death.
II rushed to her room and succeed
cd in getting her out We finally
started down the fire escape with q
J crowd of guests behind us II was like
walking on burning Goals 10 go dowf
that fire escape. but knew that stop
ping meant death. As we passed eacl
window the flames leaped cat singe
ing our hair and burning our fares
W. T. Hawkins engineer Of III
Missouri A. C., said he started one o
the elevators for the upper floors a.
soon as the fire alarm was given Th'
smoke. he said, made it Impossible t'
run the elevator 10 the fifth and sixil
! floors, whore the guests were asleep
{ At the third floor the smoke was 81
e dense that the engineer reversed tn
car and started back AS he did so
the cable broke. letting the car fall e
the basement
: PoriIOus Escape From Flames.
Ned NJ. Stott fell from the window
of the sixth floor to the roof of tn
building adjoining. His hip was frac
tured. AS he crawled out on the leds
Of his window. a fireman threw hin
rope Failing in his efforts 20 MAX
secure the rope, he chung with his fin
= gers 10 the window ledge until he fel