Deseret Evening News | 1908-10-29 | Page 1 | Girls Leap from Burning Building

GIRLS LEAP L FROM 1 BURNING BUILDING Cincinnati Oct OeL 29 A fire lire panic cruised caused several girl Irl of offices om omIn In the tue Ne l building bulli ng corner cornel of Fourth nod and Race TIace streets to leap heap from remit the Iho windows at noon today to ay ayat at least eight of or them were hurt hUIt sev several eral cral seriously while ono one fireman wan R Ralso also badly Injured The ihie tire fire started on Oil tile the sixth floor hoar the tile flume flames soon burst bursting lug hiS from time the window Five times time the tho hose hoso bur arId and this added a to 10 the or of these thee girls who had appeared at al rt the windows as high as ns the eighth ol floor where many of ol them could bo he seen preparing to leap to the tile ground when wh n the thc firemen arrived Tho rho corner is one ono of oC the busiest In tire the retail section and nir i itile tile the f street was wa quickly clogged with crowds crowd FO IJ 51 that for tori a time there was Ivas wn difficulty difficult In iii lighting tire tho tire lire lIss Louise Boutet Boulet a dressmaker on the tenth floor leaped from a 11 window on n that floor to an aim adjoining the lIw thi fifth floO level and was badly hurt