The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-14
THE HOTEL HORROR.
The burning of Six Human Victims at
Harms city, Pennsy Ivania.

= iPittsburg Special to the Chicago Times.l
Charlie Baternan, aged IL, the sixth vic
tim of the terrible holocaust at Karn's City.
IN the oil regions Of this state, died this
morning, having suffered intensely since
yesterday. The remains of N. Brown, of
Nc 30 Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
were fully identified to-day by latch
key and check for baggage. Mr.. Baternan,
proprietor of the hotel is suffering dread
fully from injuries received, and it is hardly
possible he will recover. From him it is
learned that at o'clock yesterday morning
he got up from his bed, went down stairs in
his night clothes, and when he got into the
Office, found that some rags and paper in a
corner behind the counter were on fire. He
went out to the kitchen for pail of water
but on his return found the room enveloped
in flames Alarmed for the safety of the in
mates of the house, he ran around to the
front, and opening the door of the ladies'
entrance, found his little boy, about IL
wears old, standing there and the
flames rushing out and almost envelop-
ing the little fellow. Selling him by the arm
he dragged him out, and in so doing his
own nightshirt took fire, and one of the
girls, Jennie Mayors, threw a pail of water
on it to eKtinguiSh the flames There were
30 persons in the house at the time. outside
of the family and domestics, some of whom
had quite narrow escapes, and those sleep
ing up stairs who escaped only did so by
jumping from the windows Mr. Bateman's
family were sleeping up stairs over the
Office in which the fire first started, and
having no means of egress, were burned to
death, nothing but the charred trunks and
portions of the head being left, which, of
course, are impossible of identification. A
Mr.. n. Brown, of Sprogle & Co.. partner
with Spr0gle in the Kinkaid farm, was also
burned so badly as to be beyond recognition.
except by a portion of a wooden shirt and
some remnants of a satchel found by his re-
mains.
The firemen soon saw that no effort on
their part could save the Baternan house.
and directed their attention to arresting the
spreading contiagration. On the opposite
side Allison 81 Sons Office and the residence
of insolvency were soon enveloped in flames
aud were destroyed. although the major
portion of the furniture and contents was
saved, while at either end of the Baternan
house, the house of Painter & Co, and Will
sons shop were soon on fire and consumed.
About 20 feet distant from Wilson's shop
was a two-story new building owned by J.
d. Luphen, which took fire on the ROOF and
side from the intense heat of
the burning block, but the flames
were arrested by the efforts of the firemen.
The excited inmates of the Baternan
house, when they were startled from their
sleep By the appalling consciousness that
imminent danger, did what they could for
the assistance of those in need. Mr.. Painter
rushed to the room occupied by Mr. Lloyd,
and found it impossible to arouse him. He
lifted him om his bed and pushed him
through the window onto the roof of the
shed below, and from there he
rolled to the ground, sustaining severe
but not dangerous injuries. William
Barnhart porter was also forced through
one OF the upper windows. and had his arm
and leg fractured. After Mr.. Baternan res
cued his little boy, his daughter Minnie,
who WAS lame, was seen going through the
hall with her crutch and her night clothes
on. He said: "My Cod where's moth
err" The last seen of the child she was
going toward her mothers room. After
the fire was extinguished the hose com pany
proceeded to search the ruins for the re-
mains OF those who had fallen victims to the
con1agration, and as they were rescued they
were taken to the company's hall and there
laid on cot. The bodies were charred,
crisped and blackened so that every feature
was obliterated. The dead are Mrs. 4. z.
Baternan, 80 years old, who was expecting
tn be confined in a few days; Minnie Batter
nan, aged IL; Lou Belle Bsternsn. aged z:
Winnie Batsrnan, aged 2H N. Brown, of
New York, aged 35; Charlie Baternan,
aged II.
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