The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-12
NEW YORK.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel Fire
Tw.nIy.'wo Pershns Eurned 10
Dealh-Lass About $50 ,ODO.

The Fifth Avenue Hotel Fire
Tw.nty.'wo PershnS Furned 10
Dcath-L"ss About $40 ,O0O.
NRw YORK. December ll.-At 1l:30
last night q Are com nence1 in the
uppe; story o. the FIFTH Avenue II ptel,
on the Twentv,third street side. The
fire department was quickly on the spot
and soon pouring sire ans O. water on
the fl l,mea, which. by II o'clock. en-
vrlooed the who'e of the Twenty-thirl
street side. Hose was attache to the
v,rious pipes inside Of the hotel, thus
as s.istlng those outside. May Of the
guests had retired or were about re,lr-
ing when the FIRE alarm was sounded
but it was lot until the fremer troughr
the hose into the hotel that the alarm
was caused Then ersuei panic
among the guests, who rushed tor Their
trunks and valuahles and m ID tor the
doors. The fe male dompstcS were CON
side,ably Al, rm i. The fire was f's
discovered b, tn occupant ot room y >.
%, who, on tnte ios the hall, observed
q noke issuing tr IN the door leading To
a small room near his. lie opened tnr
door and an immense mas- OF smoke
met him. He cried fire." and the
halls we're instantly filled with men.
The employees OF the hotel procur d
buckets of water and threw them on The
fire. The fremen soon got to work,
but not before the fire had ascended to
the sixth story, and was spreading along
the root. After working maniully for
some time, the fire was confined 10 the
wing in whish it originated. At mid
night il seemed as il the entire west
VIM would 90. On the fourth, filth
and sixth fl )ors q larg number OF room
were badly damaged The dining room
was greatly damaged. The loss cannot
he eslimaied at present. but 1t is he
leyed 10 be about 800 600; loss on
the building from $4,000 to Sl5 Ooo
The loss is entirely covered by insur
ance. Among the prominent cuests
were General Burns de, General Porter,
Mr. Pullman and others. During the
confusion attending the fire several
women tainted. Many ladies were taken
10 the Albemarle, st. james and other
hotels in the vicinity. ,.
Soon after the fire was extlngu'shed
the foreman commenced tie examlna-
t;on OF the top q ,or, and made the hor:
rible discovery that in one OF the ser,
wants rooms, sixteen servants, men anu
women. mad been burned to deatA, al
horribly disfigured, and the position ID
which they were 'ound indicated thai
thew had been overcome by the dense
smoke. Six other charred corpses were
tound IN another room adjoining. These
are probably all the victims. At24o th'
6re was subdued. The dead bodies were
,aken to the morgue. Warden
BRENNAN had three smbuiances or
ths Ground taking the bodies te
BELLEVUE Hospital Margaret F"gan
I'D thirty wears, was 80 badly burue'
.bo,, the head and body that h'tlt
homes are entertained OF her recovery
She was taken 10 tne hoeP
lane Healy was badly scalded IN the
face. A fireman named trlm 'e'
through a sky.light, cutting his head
bis iriuries are not serious.
On examination it was discovered
,ba, the fire originated iu an eleva' o.
on the stair case leading 10 the laundry
on the top floor. How it arose coul'
not be discovered. The principal dam
aoe ia from water. The progress OF tn'
fire was regarded with anxious so'lc''
Crowds are collected in the vicinity
~ the Fifth Avenue Hotel. excltrdlN
discussing the fire. Great numbers VS.
;ted Bellevue this morning to vie" tc'
bodies OF the victims awaiting recogn'-
ton In the dead house in rear o. the
hospital are nine cofins. lying side o!
aide each containing dead body. Th'
yisitors pass around the coffins and loot
at the remains, which are all charref
and scalded beyond recognition, Mar,
Ann Pagan was boiled by the steam
until she assumed . bright red color
shs died 10 great pain this morning
Sh 49,. - sien Of bOioG 6cofched "