, 1875-01-23
MOVING ACCIDENTS,
Sanocation Of Two hlen by Fire ia
Tenement House.
Loss Of Life by the Burning Of the
Western Hotel in Sao-
ramento.

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Record Of Casualties,
BURNED TO DEATH IN A HOTEL.
The Sacramento Union OF the 11th contains
the following particulars OF the burning Of the
Western Hotel in that city, by which eeyesa1 per-
sous lest their lives:
The whole upper portion Of the house vas
thoroughly painted and finished with China gloss,
which tho fro ron along as rapidly as man
| would walk, owing to its Grcht inaau:oabi;ity.
and the smoke given OF YES as heavy and thick
is might 10 expected from the burning OF yast
| quantity OF varnish. Soon it w3s found that tho
engines "oro poWerless to stop the spreading OF
the oeVoar1ng element, and suddenly. aad almost
as II OF ons accord, scores OF men and Wonec in
t the crowds that lined tho street bethoucht them
that probably many Of the occupants OF the up
| per portion Of tho building had failed to r,aEa
| their escape.
The fizemen redoubled their e1artions. being
| ably directed b. the Chief-Engineer aad his AZ
Rastant The absence OF ladders Of saryiceablo
length VAS much felt but, altar somo ya,ushlo
time had been lost, two long ones from Krobs'
paint.shop we're procured, and did good service.
just before they arrived man VAS seen to lock
out of roar window in tire third story Of the
doomed building, andthe men in tho alley called
to him to lie fat upon ths floor and wnit for tho
ladder, but he disappeared go quickly that he
probably heard mona Of tho advice given. An
other man ran ont upon the rear balcony OF tre
second story, aud Has advised to jump dowc,
but fastened back into the building. Neither OF
them WIS seen again. Az soon a. the ladder
Was placed against the rear OF the building, As
sistan.-Engineez Sullivan assembled to looE for
the men that had been seen. Smashing win
dow With his hat, he jumped into the building
and disappeared, wti1o the smoke poured out
turlousy from the opening he had made. Afew
seconds later be leappeaIed, nearly suf1ocated,
aad It Tas evident that he lad failed in the OBJ
lect of his search.
GRADUALLY the hremen succeeded in G1ivi1r
the ire from the front and lower portions Of the
building. and, bursting IN a. door IN the upper
M story r that opened from long hall, running tie
Whole length Of tho house, out upoa tho front
balcony they found tho body OF man lying Just
back OF it, tho face badly blistered. hair burned
OF, the hands and feet roasted till tie bones
protruaed. Ropes wero procured, the body low
cred to tha ground, and presently conveyed to
the Office OF tho Coroner. As tho remains were
being lowered from the balcony, . muru,ur Ut
horror ross from the assembled multitude. Il
subsequently WAS found that the body was TINT
OF Simeon 3. Conklin, uoll-tpown printer, for
-. Jase~;a.;nn sse suo o3!to!' Unce" FROM
,n,n 4ha+ ~. ~. 1-ros, ~ ~ La1s Aa' " - 1aa
returned to the building. Tho imagination can
r-;,;;o, -A'-.r ~ -. 10 s,aas , tuAt - euo .! Tue
t;n; n On 5ne SECOND noos 70 me front Of tho
dnnr tbo c,,o,nn -. ~ 10 a13 ieacoeo tne
lin, ia h;s strsnath 1s;,.7 .na Iso f1'ea
Wound was found on his forehead, and report
Is; ~. sau 49, an nao oio"n MS
vs. 49, 80 ~ ois, f. ~. ~ G seIs ~! seca
~ ~ sal?, w ~. f!n3 ptooao1y oeea
;s r77sh "a Il H. '8 ~. aftss-a.i socnns IN
Tnmo- ~ nthar hoiios hsr;1,t. 49,, .usa1 saWe
tla rear ~ tha bu;iS;n1 ~, ~ en saaen ls?ln
c,rect rhs Tcs,'1a F.. ~ thst ~ "ae ~
iost serv.d ha,ssyar - e., ~. ~ ~ nssn e
most nn;nfn1 ,nnrshersian. M ~ ~ =. ~ WIZ
that the hotel h.d beeu noaIiv + full Of .ns,fe na
s1nong thcm heinr nnnv i.5ias Txo -, H. fuense'
tcr ware yorv II And T;mor hsd It hat ~ thax i,s1
NJ. han rsacnad hnt sa sro h.n4,x -, 80 ~
state that thew were remored fTp3n 4ba h,,;15;rss
hafo1e In ira raachs5 ths;r -on,ns ~ r.
fo,nd h., t 1rn.o-a 49, 1870. =. nao aieo
hcr ~ the crsfr TN Conr+ @ho ~ L+e11 -.
hava been in tha hntc, hsa mt i,oon ".s+. ~ ~
leava IT, and 1cara ycers arnrcsaad tb.+ 1'a ~ ~
been lost Tho e-ctenent or The 4n naaanh1"i I1xi
rn1titndo becn7na ,ntenae r. sacmed ~ 49, -,
fore tho fro eara eyidence Of snccnna;ns ' snd
eyen then its fnrv ceaseff on1v hecansa Il ns ~
hausted tbe mnteriaI mon which 4 I'D -
half-past / howayer tbe fremen feit Mat tbav
were masters OF tho situation, aud pronr,etora
Of adioipiuc stores. who hnd feare,i that the con-
flaerat,on micht attend tn tbeir oreT,;sas ha-
cams lcsu anxiou.. Abont 4 O'Clock thn enrnes
ceased working and hvdrnnt stre,1r. ~ Hera ~
ployed, '"'
. between and ocloc'. 0f;ccr. 0nn1avr anil
H.rrv Tn9t rrbia ssarch;n. ] n shs 11rar t ana
found ly1ng On q pile Of uuln. vhich had av;Ient,
II been bed in nne Of the ronrns hnrrhtv
dist;pnrea corose The snrronnd,nra ind;catod
thar tho deceased had beou sufrocated in had
The arms and lers ryere nearly burned III. aswa