The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-31


guest VINO wei, lodged III TIM Frankfort Huu@
Mond nisp ye-ishci in the fsInes that wero dis.
co,orcd ~ tlii .n4mmabic building after midnight.
tnc,e would have bean terribl. cutlery made ahout
II ana the nul re would have demanded risd IN
,rsusa'ion. aud III severe punishment OF whoever
uight ue i0unl icrp"nsibo for the horror. That
tgs ere WAS promptly suDduoa and that no hvea
we're lost arr circumstances to ne credit Of most
favorable fortune rather thun ans provision Of tie
prupuetoTs % tht house aGnina sueh a disaster.
indeed cursorv sssnce at the immediate scene
Of the Ere 70 onJo otcsfiuns wander both that
.he progress Of he Ngt promptly stayed, and
hat even purih o. the lodgcrs escaped fearful
DrsCRna % % ruE PBEsesss.
The building = eight stories In height, sveu
30, winch ATE ooenpied isr hotel purposes Those
arc cut NJ INTO ven small roons. with series OF mar
ro~ eontr. ted ha1 and corridors leading IN va
tious directions. 1Ht corr tor runs psrnliel With
ShC tack talt of ~, building al light angles with
Frau fort s'.c", A.. lcr in.erscc,s this aisn cor
TiGof It about one tta.j TIVE distance hcm Fr'nh.
fort Il oe AMI leads t. the roa u the building on
Wl.-u street. the 0thN corridors in that pr, Of
Tie hol e, and th' 0uly stIirI 80 in the house.
Immediately opposite 30, iatcr,octon oftls lateral
corridor Win the msin buck nail A. water closet.
This -...e general arrangement throughout the
guiding. 'Lp-c vat,relottts Are INsro fire taps.
conveniently irah-cd Los hriag the L)usc Ihty
~" subd'h'I ih'o 'he f"s't PROPER when - al
@n'Ioseu sl"'' ~ lter'nf 81 Va" t."nl' secured oy
Ill., roodcni at.tion and Alht door In the pas
axe ad,nc ia Ills door is closet ssed = depo.i.
To- for iubbtf. On an i4o 0oors these closets
hfss 'ci 10 a e. pth Of two feet or more witty old
uSs newrpapcrs SrJoms, BRUSHES. aud other com
Nns ie material THcsc dcrosiiores src secured
49, O' rough O0'id ooor' h''' '"' 0Y 4 iude
0uS'"' o,,o.. 80. .,,,,. ..
-. a. ,... -. +, a.. =, - a.,
Va ",''oN W III NV 0'ose' On rue 'h'ru
"oV' '.e Ho"I' OF ior'" moor OF Tue
vu"'''t '"e mas were ''eh pour
ing ont OF tue apartment into the
corntors. cod u was Impossible to determine
ssc,her the, had ot,.i,,. in tho ,,,sr c,c,., az
the RUBBISH d. 9ository. Ia the corridor fire began
spreading in tsrec dirrc ion. completely cutting on
an. e.csr, of IN. to,,... ,. .so h.o,, oo-.i1. 80,
vi -, ~, a., - -, -
!lad DENLY it-e1 Tue sa!re.- through the lateral
s,bdued them. Gsd the G,, r,..bed ,lra, staircase
-, =, 80, ~, '' w. Nv $500 '''"'
@'Nn WOMB ha's zone !" iva or Three minutes
=, ~, - no. -, Nv. - -,
'' ''.' '.''''1 '''e ~ I''i'u''
,,.,.- ,,'..,',''' I''I,'''E,h.
o.. 80. -, ,s',.,.,. 49,, ~ -. 80"
'oIv N'T "" ""'c luiah on uu'y IN VIC ouhnins
a the utse OF the IRE. ssl Bat the dodgers In the
vicinity or the FIRE Ue-e tho ort IN
-. -. -,
orCo'e' Wv" uahEe'' pclhs awakened ny the
dense sLOit md the era King OF the fumes Had
,,.,, hoo, . ru,,.r NJ ,i,.-. lot ,-o,,,1 40, a..
~ - W. "Vu'u no' '"e
proprietor h.'s "eeh Jus'y e"sfsed "i'h neg isenee
a., gpss,sg Aybs,c, ,sitn 81 ,vs,.,r,,r can n. J..
' ~" ."' wv w
o. md especially o, 20 dangerous a uoipt such
.,r....,, -, co,,rns nm. ,,,to,i.t a. th st., a.,
-" -" w" was" "e'
fositei IN uc-e co~etsf Let ire FIRE Marshal give
b., az, r,a 10 these points n The PROPRIETOR would
$3.50. c,,,. ,,o ,i., ,so,o,sc, ii,o 80, -
4, ,,io.,Ia 40 - rna, -, H., -. To-, a. q.
90 nc sure ysns to proper prccauI.,as on his part
""' ''s''tp 'hS 'Los'' Ni'" hiDN"hi'
ilcIc sre sultry urcums'arces connected wir
thai ore having occasion 10 use lhe water closet
Dung TIC uistt required any movable list The
e,oll MOI COM N contact win anything c,:lousti,
Die. Tie fire. therefore. must have been hglted
prrvcHely or ~ tc,id,nt, ~ sout ore VINO has
managed TO kcep the tct OF hla visit 10 the apart
hcnt quiet a. y occurred from Spontaneous con.
lus'i,u. A. there was notl ing In the room that
tou'I by any chance geucrate fire. otler tlon tie
rae the latcr alternative - q, once exploded. Nov,
wio VISITED tie Wstcr.claset after midnight that
mighty WI he Fire Marshal ascertain this fact,
an make hi. investigation " some servirc'
49, me ''- '
noat..a., c,,J Wtin-, wv ocrrnid c' oo Ul
in the angle Iormei by the junction OF the back
main hal ant the lateral corridor above described.
He 'avs that ho was awakened BY the smoke and
The cracking OF he flames nat he jumped up and
Looked out Trough tue ian'isht OF his room, which
oT'as on The literal corridor, and that lie the
nr ep,"s o1' inIosh ,hT eraeks o. we raoo-h
h,s loom a nd rs;..J no .isrm ~ $50 No ,n;s,
tha' there al been no alsrm previous TO this The
Fire Marshal tested this statement By entering
Wathineton's room and looking through the fan.
hight He was unable TO SEQ tire point where tie
eotet door stood and therefore was convinced that
IN his respect Waslinstons statement was false.
WHY aid this man Washington make q false state.
noni' The door OF bis room Is dlagonaily oppO.
n'e The entrance TO the water closet.
,us uo,s.xrzpsc'. .r.,rurx1 ~ cox,o,n ,c,,ox
IN " ' ~ COLLABORATION
The H. LseEeeper occupied Two communicating
rooms directly adjoining the water closet the
North Ste WAS awakened BY the sn ppm: of the
pant On the walls OF her room. which formed the
fs."i,1n of'",'u ri noom az" ,no "a'ep n
out INTO tnc hail she discovered Ore and smoke
po-iirl cut nom Tho entrance TO the wNtrr-rloset
sIc rAu blck TO her ROOM procured
pi,cter Of wa'er dashed II on the nre and
hen H. tened 10 alarm the servant girls VINO occu-
Iitd looms on the main back corridor below her
ov and Who uere cut n rom escape by the later.
a De- ~ reason Of tro Gre pouring out the door Of
9 n"',rgle e. sLo aroused tie girls who made
ttt..i D. BY Ere escape at the extreme end OF the
J. q. tbs timc. the Iousekeeper says. there was
r. ." IN tlie house ON THIS point therefore. her