The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-12-19
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fAplirtiai W JfffL. Avenue Hotel,
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;u sAbest&t1l 5o'sIssk' "a Wednesday
aiset . 6re besks ost: IN . servants
tsooa eaaths@third 6osr Of the Ffth
Avsass Hotel, New York. The stair
saae nesn 1vbisho the fro started was
~ at1hs shask sf the; house, Leading
haA stt laundry: in ths basement to
'Aasfvssh' ,sssas - ~ sstie >Aoor.
'Thnasass m npidlyasp Tie stairway,
'Hbisa spsratsa a . chimney, there be-
ing No epsnisg from it except 1t the
top and bottom: z1t ate up the stair.
sass and eh,rrsd its: surroundings,
!'sashisg the optn space into which the
:r'en' q the ssrvsnts opened, where it
hunt into its fullest strength.
II The flames in their passage did little
sr'ns damage until they reached the
corridor 1t thetop, the draught through
the sarfw pass.ge.w.y carrying the
saan's quickly and making them more
.dsstzsstivs.a As they went on they
sPtsad. over the eltlre extent of the
vsst wisg. The woodwork Of the rooms
>"Asss7ths servants slept" Immediately
easRht fire, and soon the entire wing
+"as =. mass Of lurid fame. The flames
rapidly that servants asleep
IN the rooms Il the tsp{of the staircase
wars ovestakss befsre' .lsistapes could
.rsa'h ahen, and they were completely
'sant sf from Tie main building. The
'fssneny Who had il the meantime ar
rived were ~ late for their assistance,
ssby aii tine tAe a.p.rtnsnts Of the
'psor srsaturss were eavsloped in
;a6neaa s51y ~ .1~-" -.-
e;1'SAsrtH after l o'clock, whom it was
tsasa a4haes essssnbsr Of persons wore
.iasisg; a'poliss sikssr and !. ekisf of
tho; Fire Depsztnsst stfvct.d an On.
:'sssss, ~: uedas Of a iron ladder, to
ths rsem who're the servants were sup.
possd = b. They have found the char.
red and buraed bodies Of thirteen per.
sons. Bedding .sd furniture we're
strswn about the rooms, confused with
hansa remains. The bodies lay At the
difersat places from which the poor
people had tried to find means of esress.
Some had endeavorsd to escape through
Window :; others, in the endeavor to
ead 'sir, had fallen 1t the head Of the
staircase. The bodies Of Two women
were half concealed uader 4 bed in an
est.r room, whore they had evidently
kied to shelter themselves from tho
blisdine, ss6seating smoke and the
sssthng aauase. When the 6remen
asa sad police got into the wing the
asefa # this room xsrs sound, but tn.
ssof tiabsrs were burned aid had fall
nspsh ihs Aosrs in q confused mas,
ApeAi1he bo1iss. The ws>sr thrown
hsnsshsshsss xss ss1srsl inches deep
ppea the floor, and vas 6ltsrinx through
soths ground. The hsavy5 beams OF
he psst :had fallen. spss: The burned
bedtss, ssverisg thsi1 limbs isad mutt
lssisg' the remains horribly. @a-s
IN The preprietors of the hotel seemed
nuch more anxious to save property
thal the lives Of the servants. There
appears to have been = criminal delay
In giving the alarm.
g: The bodies Of most of the girls were
~e'bu,ned H. to be beyond all rscogni-
6oD.t5 ',." -
The loss on the building will be
$4,000. The furniture is damaged to
the extent Of $4,000.
Tho press Of: the city calls for a
thorough investigation. The Herald
heads it, leading editorial thus: "The
Bifth Avenue Holocaust TT was Grim
iaal-Was IT,, Murder 7" and proceeds
in. lengthy article, to strongly con-
denn the authorities Of the hotel for
ttsir conduct. '..'* tc>...
2aTAs suspicion is increasing that the
Fifth Avsass Hotel was; fred by iu-
osndiariss, and hints are thrown out
that The drS'vas caused BY the Interna.
tieaalists. II u also intinated that
'sthsrass 6ss5 nay b. expected short.
Ily, aad efdsrs have been Issued for in
esiasing The i,ssrsses patrol force 10
ssnt pdrts # The city. e.
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