Woman falling from fire escape12/31/2023 The elevators were the old fashioned cable car kind with the cable going right through the car.Īfter all this horror I remember I finally met my girl friend. I saw one woman jump and get caught on a hook on the 6th floor and watched how a fireman saved her. The firemen finally came and took us out across the street and we stood numb in the doorway of a Chinese import store. When we got down stairs they kept us in the hall and they wouldn't let us go into the street because the bodies were falling down. I put my muff around my head tightly and I ran right through the fire. The fire was in the hall on the 8th floor. When I began to go down to the 8th floor, I was choking. I saw one woman climb on there and fall right over the rail. I found that the door to the back staircase was open and that is how I got out.īefore I went down the staircase I looked to the fire escape. I kept my muff on my head and ran toward the freight side again. I ran back to the front elevator and there was no chance there. Everybody was running and hollering and people were choking from the heavy smoke. The fire escapes had iron doors and shutters. There was a fire escape at the windows near the freight side. The fire was in the shop and was coming toward us. I looked around and I saw the flames coming in all the windows. I tried to force it open with all my strength but it would not move. I tried to open it and I stood there screaming that the door was locked. I put my hand on the knob and tried to open it and I stood there screaming that the door was locked. I ran with some of the other girls to the front door. The smoke was also coming out of the staircase. When I got out of the dressing room I looked toward the freight elevator and I saw smoke pouring up. We always went by the freight which was in the back. We were never allowed to go down the front way - either by elevator or staircase. As soon as I finished the song I heard the bell ring but it seemed to me that it was a little bit too soon. They insisted that I sing so I did my little act in the dressing room. They asked me to sing - I still remember the name of the song - "Every Little Movement Has a Meaning of Its Own". ![]() I used to sing a lot in the shop, some of the girls asked me to sing a song while we were getting dressed. ![]() There were a few girls in the dressing room. About five minutes before quitting time I sneaked into the dressing room. On the floor a gong used to ring when the day was over. **NOTE: Husband & sister worked in shop at time of fire. LEON STEIN INTERVIEWS Rose Hauser Job: unknown
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