Year: 1872

broke out; we were woke mp BY tAe night wsscn-
man; there was then considerable smoke In the
boilding; ran ~ once for my Clothes took them
on the nall and carried them around In tne front
part Of the building; - took my clothes down
eaw tue names over the boiler coming up through
the moor and the srapdoor, whicn Was open; It Ia
not usual to keep this trapdoor open; don't
know who opened IL; It was closed when hung
my clothes up, before going 70 bed 1 did not see
any other parties about this trapdoor when


80 roox ny CLOTHES orr THE NAIL;
know the hre was between the floor and the top
OF the boiler; frequently would have to go down
through the trapdOor TO get hot water for the am
tween the brick work on the top Of the boiler ' and
the noor IL was between the top OF the boiler and
the moor and coming f ons through the trapdoor
clothes on ran back and assisted in throwing
pals Of water on the nre; threw on two buckets
nsS ap pss sw na
about two dozen buckets OF water altogether;
these buckets were standing On tne ne top o. the
the tops OF the cages the other side but the fire
was between US and these cages, and we could not
get at these buckets; after throwing ON all the
water within reach we went to work to


SAVE THE GIRAFFEs;


sne nre 9ad feaCned tneir cage oy TINS lime ana
Nelson, the night watchman, gave the alarm in the
street after he had got US all up, and while we
driven out by the names; was the very last one
out OF the building ;.the frcmcn just reached there
AS got out out Oh the DulIulng.


TESTIMONY OF CHARLES wEIT


Charles Welt stated-I have been employed at
Barnum's Museum TO take care OF animals; have
been with this company o little over one year on
the night OF tho fire was asleep on the floor OF the
side OF the building, within ten twelve feet
IN s sRy q hs as
room; there was then


.s...us -. sv,,A, LITTLE M SMOKE
this time; put on my pants and shoes; saw
smoke close by the trapdoor that leads down to
door was open or closed it is generally closed at
night; alter getting ON my pants and shoes as
sisted In getting pals OF water from the tops OF
the animals cages and handing them to some OF
the men to throw on the fire; at this time the
name came bursting through the floor right over
the top OF the boiler and In the neighbOrhOOd or
the trapdoor; we had pals OF water on the
tops OF all the animals cages; another man and
handed down about three dozen pals OF water,
which were at once taken mp by other parties and
thrown on the nre; alter we had handed this
water down 9@


ana gave the alarm, tsink; we handed down all
the pals OF water that were within reach; two
other men and then ran to the elraffes' cage to
in the corner, close to where the fre originated;
names had already reached this cage; we got one
danes and sank down upon the moor; % The lrs S then
commenced running down the cages, and It was
not e. n 20 ei oe q ns
the time when was woke up and the time ! was
driven from the building by the names, think;


GOT OUT OF THE BUILDING


Just as the fremen reached there: the moment the
front doors were broken open the flames drove US
right out there were some eight or nine men
asleep in the building when the fire was first dis
covered; nearly all these men are employed there
in taking care OF the animals; the man who
takes care Of the elephants ana two others were
asleep on the stage, close by the elephants;
it. was between twelve and one O'Clock
when l went to bed; I was out for a
short time after the show, and when came in and
went to bed think 1t was between twelve and one
O'Clock; w. II. Frakc, an empl0ye and came in
together; at this time saw no one about but the
watchman; we knocked at the door at the main
entrance ana he came to the door and let us in l
saw nothing out OF the way at this time; went
right to bed and slept until the watchman woke
me alter the discovery OF the fire.


The investigation will be continued to-day.