, 1881-02-17
Thirteen Thousand Yards of Viii.
ton and Body Brussels Laid
on Its Floors.
Costly Baths, Tile. Marbles, Hard
Woods, Wainscotings, and
Ornaments.
Tile Calamity q Serious BLOW to
lsutli,lo md to the Whole
Travelling Public.
A List Of the Insurance Companies
Interested, with Estimates of
i, the Total Loss.

y REAL CALAMITY.
apsetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
IluFEALu, N. y, Feb. th-l3m1ruio .ns sut|rrc.l
another grcAt loss ili tho destruction OF its most
benntItul hott.i pturcea IIlncr. The s.Ory ut
tho Rrpnt caatn!ty Tor such 1t IT, ran bo told 70
fur It's known In comparatively II few words.
In faet, therg seems nothing mitch
to tell, cxccpt tho uaro nnd urpall-
ing fnet Tint tho beautiful building II
In ruins. Shortly before z oclock this litter
mon sotne l,ersuls In tho vicinity discovered
smoke !ss,lng tram tho tall tower Oc tho hotn',
abuvo tho sixth story. No time was lost In Civ
INK nlnr1n inside tho building, at,.l ttosu In
charge, rushing tn tho skin story, dis
covered Arc In bagRagu-roon'. olr
tho mAn eoyator, In tho top story
and closp by tho tower or cupota. No time wns
to be lost, ,As
THE FINE APPEARED DANGEROUS,
though not very extensive. Every effort WIS
made to crtn1Ist 1t with tho ntlnlrablo liro
apparatus In the house, but without avnIl,
and iii less tiso thnn 1t taltCs tn
record thu fact tho ttro Ind nss1ncd proportions
which rendered nlurnl necessary. The first
ularm wis sounded ut 1:al. tho second nlasm
catnu ton minutes litter, md tho general ntnrm
was struck Mt .:10. 4 suct!on Of tho department
lost nu tItnc In answering tho rst alnrtn, u1sl
the other alarms wc1u also y responded
to with all possible prnu,ptnass. hut tho efforts
Ut twenty tho number uf bremen would llnya
been fruii!css. THO prant building WIS doomed.
as soon rs tho atnrn rnng thral,gA tho spacious
stories and corridors and tho ,lunger was raal.
izcd, tho occupants Of tho hotul. quests sery-
ant8, md nil others,
MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE.
There was Of course, greht confusion, but
| everybody got ont In sufoty, nnd no 1!vcs
| wcEo lost. Servants nnd guests Succeeded
| III saving aonlp OF tlsoIr effects, anl In
| this work they were aided hyn largc foFcu Of
pollce under superintendent Wolfe, and oitiza1s
| gathered. And I'LL lent willing hands, wnrklns
hard, and considerable property WINS thus slycd,
including silScrwnre, bnSHnge. pcraona!
goods, cto. The looks and papers Of
tho hotcl wero also snycd, anil most
Of tho property ,sas pluccd temporarily In tito
Academy ot tho lloly Angels, whore somo Of
tho guests ulso tuok refuge. y vnst crowd
gathered, which was kept In check BY tho p,-
lice. Tic iiaInes
| slitEAD WITH FE.AKTlrI. 1sApIDITY,
working their why tlownwnr1s. and eattng into
tho brick and stonp work Of tho IntDrior as II It
| wns nero ll9htwool. Within hnf Ill h0ur from
discovery 1t wnsappnront tsnt tho entire building
would 10 destroyed. Tho trgmetl turned thc!r
| attention tu Swing surrounding property, aut
EtyeAMs wDrc put OIL nll fruine buildings lii tho
Vicinity; nlso on the Holy Angels Acudcny, tho
ro0f Ut which once took iIrc. Tho ,ytn, blew
| stttly and fAnMcl tho lAnGs which ronrcd nuL
| swept through tho Grcnt structure With I'LL awful
np!so. The upper portions ut tho towgr fell n.
ut about quarter plst =, aud not mAny minutes
later tho rpuf fell down. Then tho tlnnIca had
full sway, mid burst cut With yeugcnncc, soon
reaching the first story. In tho sprcud Of tho
tire
Fl,EuUEST Ioun EXPLOSIONS WE'RE uEAltl,.
prpuably caused By tho cracklpg or bursting OF
tho gt0no Aud Iunrblo work of tho interior.
Thero wote also mAny tlcaren,ng erashcs as por-
ttops of tho wu,ls chulnoys, etc., fell
Into tho suarin3 frrruco Ut tho in
tertor, Ry j o'clock tho nro had
attacked tho now t.,tir,nary portion Ut tho cs-
| tnl,llsllr,oHt IN tho hutrl proper, which waa
also evidently doomed. Tho inmates Ind oil
becn removed. some uf thu guests ut
tho hotel hnu their ctlccts In.
surcd, but tin majority lust neurIy
Al they hatl. Mrs. o. II. q. Mutton, after cscap-
lug, Kavo tho key to her room to Dotoutlye bIar-
Til etorin, who huppct,o.l to i,u OH the ground
lie forced hls way to Mrs. koltons room un
saved chest at silver md snnlo wearing up.
pAEel. Everything elso, Including 8umo
vA1u.ntp o,,, r.,.r,xua
,xos h,,r,ad All wuz ln.,roJ ,,nvn.or u-s
,In,n,.x A,lnms win mr. twn ,yn,,yhtcr. snvn, !,
chost ~ s,,vnr nud n vo,,n,,," shn,v, Iii n.
r"st ~ ,notr n,oner,v' inc,JImm, w., t,st ia
,v",ebos and ,m,slrrnni,, ,,,v,lr,. u,,,s iF,st NJ
,ns,,rnncl Mrn. Nuthnnini ,,rown In hrr n,aht
rnuvt mr. t.vn ntr,s. M hronzc on,, IN v1., thor
Int iost hcr lewulrY un,, nsrsnnni or1rts. Thn,
wtra r,,1ty tual,rel Mr. nnf Mira Harry It,sn,
J iost ay.rytbiun, No iusurunca. Mrs. loh.,sm
md sou. WIN rcsl,it,l IT Tho hntcl. lost ovorv.
thing. No tnsuruure. A Ilren,uu namnil viii.
inn Tunner wa
, Hrvrurt,y lyttr,rn nv rA11tyo wa,1
lin wnn tnrrrti IN ho,,so nnar hv mi a,ton,n,
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,rt,o ,os, ro,,or1,o,,o .,,,,n an,,, ,,., xo ,v.
tno rnn,,1ftv VIII ,sh,t ~ .n,,,t ,nso',',,, Ill.,
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