, 1876-01-08

Tno Gor1(ncr 1Fottso Narrowly
Escapes Destruction.
II Is Only Saved by tho Skill and En-
crgg Of the Fitcmou.

l
where 7ae fire Startel--. INSURANCE and
Tie argcas and tnnat destructive fro TINT has
1 occurred In this city fot somb eix mohtha PAST
yesterday fell to Tho lot Of Tho datttnrr Houhc,
cue Of tho choicest and most atslocfasic hotels
! In the city. Towards O'clock yesterday morn
Inc the guests Of tho house wcro aro'1sad from
tl,elr s,ambDr by tlo Wild cry Of fire through ttlo
corridors, and for tlme tho excitement "as 'u'
tcugo. Wien the ttightcd guests gained tho
nsllways .hoy nero envolopud in clo,1ds Of tcnao
wood-su,oko that almost sthlod tlem, and it was
with groa, difficulty that sono oi them gatnod
tho lower floors aud ffcah atr.
Tho nutld1ig IL III the form OF s1naro, with o
1atao opon court In tho middle, directly 'indof
which Of, the ground floor i5 located tho oi'co
OF tho l,oto. Tho panseugcr and btxEase oova-
tora aro ,ocatol aldo BY side abous the middle OF
Tue north wing. Beside them III 4 enaalcr hatch. |
way running out upon tho roof. whero h localed
tho fire Btand-pipo With hoso nn.i couplings NJ
tncbcd, It Is scrieH Of olosa.H about u feet III
lopth sud about 2 fo:t sluarc. In ono OF thc0o
closets located on tho ncouuu tloor
TIE yinE wAs pIsCovEnED
at about 4:30 O'clock by Pat Corbet, the night
watchu,au Ut the hotol. Tho halls were fIl!od
with smoke, anl lanos woro seen bursting from
{ tic cloBot showing TINT tho fro was rapidly
making is way to tho roof, carried by tho stroug
draft TINT xna fan,1ln2 1t etona below, Ho slim
Il monrd asnfstanco, turnoa on tho waor IN tho
y stand pipe for The PURPOSE OF drowning ons the
! tre alarmed tho guests, aud rtt he'd Tor the
aIara bog on Tho corner after Which Ito returned
10 Gid In euuduing the ilro. The n'nru. was prop
q erly received anI sounded aud coon tho
l. engines worn on tho Ecous, but. and-
o ine no ono about, and no solnblaucca
n OF fire, except in son,n sAlanlandsts iii new
y building south Of tho hoto:, siey 1einshea 70
ln hayo been false. BY tho tino Eornet llad to-
II tunnel - tho corridor, hlr. G. H. daubett. sho
1t proprietor Of tho hotol. w&oeo room VIE riioetl
J; oDuopitp wero tho Ere broke ont waB nFou1ed
eh by tho smoko mud tla,no broaAiHE through she
. ceiling OF lis roo the lrn having spread p hs.
Y Meath lilo tiooriuE Of tho story @hors. tho
al corps Of employees who wore Engaged in flooding
III the building from the staud-r!po Hocmcu 70
meet with considerable s.lccnas but inst ~ tho
b. lsst spark Of fire disappeared. tue hauies
SUDDENLY ltUnsr FORTH ON EVERY rLooH,
from the aeculd upvards; they, had morcI7
driven the fro from tho hoao hntclway TO- mora
convenient quarters betwoon tho iloora htd call"
an tgs At o,ico t1o whole north wing scoinea Gu;
~ | yoiOped III flames, anu each too;u WAs Visited
with occasional spirits Of f!nuo breaking tlrougl
pe tho plaatcring Tue occupants cleared out tsll'
mo bringing with them sc ott Sfs,ss ., ,yar ns toe1
qucnching tho flames, to ongago n the arpar
emily moro acnaibio cousEe OF removing tho 1as
II gpge mud furniture, md tue beautiful oardne I,
House saa thought to l,avo bceu Cit short IN IT
rce ! career. Immediately aftor tho outbreak
Ina SECOND ALAhA
~ Ens sounded mud by $50 o'clock The anEino
ain io efforts OF tho Fire Department aoiy socond
tho cd by tho Fire Patrol, in an honr the flame
"; Were completely under t,ol. In two hoGr
re tho fro waa eonaded ous every nonx @ aaa eoi
nth e1nm,ued and oyery spark Ok fro o1tingulBAot
Of Tho oourse OF tho fro WIS almost d!rcs1
Ont y upusrd, und - consequently tlo paIss
en- H water. On tho second hoor tho damage " y,
hllo confined chiefly to tho Two roomh adjoining u
ong boau-bo1 mud IN the other noors vas eo,,ttns
ioE- otho ious rooms oaoh tioor directly above u
nda atartnB point. As it wont upwards u iforosst
am. In vigoS, aud by tho tuo 1t reached tlo roof
the smoke In Tho corridors found vent through u
um- ekyligh:u tat light The statrwnyh, whilo u
a1r- flames nasf,e their uay ont by burning a hote
IA tho roof covering about 100 squire yarda.
rtty, THE onEA1Ear DAMAGE
o Oh vas dopo By wntsr Tne walls will all hare
pom. &e rop!aa.ered. entatIinga loss Of co'lsdoi
mud hie amornk on the beautiful frescoes and orn
emy renlatiou in tho dining -rooms and par!o,,
heir Tho furniture was yearly all remoSod from q
lowor 'iloors beforo The arrival Of tho angIno
EAST and was aaved nom the dolugo q watq5' IT. +
building is Owned and run by hlr. q. II. Gh
-. bert who purclnsed the hotel aud fufnisur" y
tho September. He eslmasos the loss on ths hui
'oaat ,n It ooo en4 op TO furniture ana a1sn'
Hspt s m about E16ooo "hlc1 n fu,lg eo7eFoa og
tol- In tho following companies s5ooo cach III :
nj as Shoe & Leathor, Commercial uniop. nianni
Ion Tass e. COMPANY Of
outh- | American Of Philadelphia Fire
on =, q ISOLATION. oornmarcial Of s.; Lot
%essn sss ~ p0ESs'o s 0asoS sS ss.ss Of
IL of Louis. fame Of phi!adolrha, Farmers e Il,
tians, yors' Of Louisville New Jersey, UnioH Of Phi
,!'bs! ehla Raaio q g. Loio " s M5ansln sa!, % o.
4 4 betmsns b5eu % ot 81. Louis, Jeircrtau Resdlng
Ponnsy!s.a Dpso dssnaa M m in Ahel;e tSe %s
'lhiop n,a Of Pennsylvania, and ses in she Pho
} ttAae thirds applying on building.
oiony. TIE ORIGIN or TIE FlnH
;. ! S WaJ ia uyalery md, ns thtto Was uon, or m
ri. IN 1lRmnlaho nature stored aWay III the closeta
iH attributed either to tho a1olcasueas Of
wants OF tho rats and mice gaining possession
In a1!to Oh tho o1citemont, breakfast
notycd to clio Ruests IN tho usual good ords
TX en- OF tho kellogg English opora troupe wore su
Il FREQ at tho hnlise. mud tho ,gscatca:, fsaFs y
/. M. entertained for tlleis valuable wardrobes.
uosa sunatcly for lhcnl. however. most OF thelr
4o's, 4o gago waa found iu tho bii!iasd-raon en1ay
ton ~ Injured Tho groatess Rulerotn, brssdc the
" o. asou,out OF Tho Lotcl, aro William Wartor
iestts Lano Forest who had j1st ,no'e IL. INTO 1t =
dor by to'1'' n 1;,:Iar ! + Shai1nn md wifo. 81
nd ha r. r. G.,an,'a O. n ;rn1nv Mr. Wlnterboti
" aud ,19 -: 'f:s,ss " 80 "~N"
1888 to "4T ~ - ~ -o,o{c.a n t,,o n,tsorvntio
of tho an at,, v"u, ~ - os,or5"v uont tho foilowi
Legion Wv n'''' 'A@' tr-Trr n, t1,tAuxs
Fork Oil H., r;a 7,.,..a,,n"nt
jesus " ;.s ~" ; n t fsr.tat r5,aoo ty,s Ihn,,
,atnesa 3..n in. ne,,r. to lender yo,rsclf ma il
yUtS Ut merit p1o to Csrt, nMllwsnkIc Superintcnlc
" been Flu psivl and fila comsnan grateful nck
pposta estmut for tho very tr,y and valuable sesSSs
tIpu py brs lhis morning. Uuu ne-l hut 10 hay
iiesscI your admirable uHorts 10 sppraciase WIN
IN 4n emergency to hasu I" tho 1gnt men sn tia
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