The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08


On Thursday morning Hayerly's sWid.
ow Bedott" company reached the eitv
from San Antonio, aud nearly the entire
troupe were assigned rooms at the
RAYMOND HOUSE.
The members were comfortably slowed
away on the second floor, Mrs. c. II
Thompson being in room No. IS. and Mr..
j. Bishop and Charles Barton IN No. 10
just across the hall These sooms are
situated Just over the kitchen In the east
end OF the building. Ca ,.rrday morn
Ing, at . O'Clock, NJ. Bl>h"p was aroused
from sleep by the odor Di turning rags
and pine, and. u1ging his companion In
the side woke him up, and said .she be-
leved the building was on fire." His COM
panlon was drOwsy and iutimated that
possibly the cooks were preparing TO get
breakfast. aud the scent of burning raps
came from the kitchen. This, however.
did not satisfy Mr.. Bishop, and he got
up, and, opening the door of his room.
discovered smoke issuing through the
noorS aud the hall filed with IL. This
satisfied him shat the building was ON
hre, and a further and rapid examination
disclosed that dense volumes of smoke
were coming through the crevlces of the
door OF room No. IL. lie hurried across
the hall and pounded on the door 10
awake Mrs. Thompson. Hearing no re-
sponse TO his knocks, he forced open the
door and found her almost suifocated
with smoke, nearly
SPEECHLEss,
and bhndly cropping about the room.
vainly endeavoring to find the door. She
was Immediately seized by Mr.. Bishop
and carried out of the room TO place OF
safety, where she soon recovered from
the tnects of the smoke. During the try
ing ordeal she conducted herself with
marvellous coolness, and was self-pos-
sessed and courageous to degree that
won the admiration of all who were
eogDizant of her heroic action. The
nery hend had eaten through the
floor of the room about two feet from the
bed 10 which IL had rapidly spread and
ignited the bed clothes and bedding.
Her clothes, placed on 4 chair for the
night. were utterly destroyed, together
with her wraps, gloves and hat. The fire
had reached the bureau, which was bad
~ burned and damaged. and at the time
MIR, Bishop forced open the door, was
quickly gliding up the window frames.
which were in bright blaze when tbe
engines reached the spot few minute,
after. immediately after aEOusing Mrs.
Thompson, and In less time than It takes
to tell 10, Mr.. Bishop aud Mr.. Barton
alarmed. the other members of the COM
pany and the inmates OF the house who
came pouring out of their rooms and
hurried out Of the building.
THE FIRE ALARM
sounded and the fire department PROMPT
ly obeyinC. were soon OH the ground, and
with one or two we'll directed streams of
water, soon had the flames under CON
trol, the fire eXtinguished and the
building saved. Had few minutes
more elapsed before the discovery of the
fire, the entire building would have been
DESTROYED and probably several persons
burned TO death. A visit to the premi-
ses Yesterday found everything about the
locality OF the fire in wild confusion.
In Mrs. ThompsOn's room place about
three feet square had been burned in
through the floor. Badly burnt bed
clothes and bedding, feathers, broken
glass and charred furniture were seat
tered about in endless confusion. Smoke,
and one or tive places flames, had pene-
trated 10 the adjoining rooms. The cell
ing and some of the furniture In the
Kitchen where the fire Is supposed to
have originated, was badly used up, dis
Inquired and damaged, while water thrown
into the upper rooms dripped from the
ceiling OF the east end of the large dining
room, which presented q damp and
drenry scene, suggestive of anything but
a hot, steaming breakfast. 1t was impos-
sible, owing to the damage done by the
fire and the dire confusion that followed,
for the hotel men TO provide an early
breakfast for their guests, but they did all
in their power to make them comfortable,
ordo ond h'f room 200 had everything in apple pie
smoothly along with Mf. rawTess, the
proprietor, aud Dowty, the manager, as
smiling and happy as ever.
THE LOSS
on the building and furniture, which is
covered by insurance, will probably
amount to between $500 and $500. Mrs.
ThOmpson's loss Will amount to $500 or
S400, she having lost beautiful pair of