Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
THE DAYS FIRES.
THE sTURrEyANr HOUSE FIRE

NEW YORK, Dec. ia visit to the Stur-
tevant house this morning showed that
there had been very narrow escape from
destructive confiagration and serious loss
OF life. The two story and extension
building used as bake house and kitchen
was completely Quilted, except the floors
and roof. Every window in the buildin g
was burned or broken, and the ceilings and
walls blackened by flames and
smoke. Nearly all the windows
on the first, second and third stories
OF the side of the Twenty ninth street
wing of the hotel, which looks out on the
bake house, were burned away, and many
of the lower rooms completely ruined by
fire. Mr.. M. T. Warner, of Easton, Pa,
one of the guests, said to the reporter: Il
retired about 10 o'clock last night to my
room on the fourth floor in the rear part
of the hotel, and was soon fast asleep.
About l o'clock was awakened by an ex-
plosion, but as it seemed to be some dis
lance away, paid no attention and went
to sleep again. In half an hour
1 was awakened by commotion
in the hall outside my room, and heard
servants voices. 1 unlocked the door and
saw bright blaze coming up through the
well hole over the kitchen. Stopping only
moment to draw on my trousers, I went
to the stairs looking over the banister.
1t looked as if the whole place was on fire.
Fearing my escape was cut off, ran to the
room from which the fire escape could be
/ l.
then found my way to the floor beneath,
and tried to cross to the stairs leading to
the Twenty-ninth street en-
trance, but was forced back
by flames and smoke. Just then al lady
in her night dress rushed up to me and
said: For Gods sake, save me- / said
to her: Follow me; we shall get out all
right We both then went down the stair
case to the Office and found the bar room
Office and reading room thronged with
guests in the greatest CONSERVATION, es-
pecially the ladies, many of whom we're in
Mysteries. Several of them were in exceed
ingly scanty attire, and on going
out into the street found sew
eral of them with but
shawl or coat given them by sympathizing
onlookers. saw lady with nothing but
a shawl placed in a coach by gentleman
and driven to some other hotel. When I
came down stairs the fremen were bring
ing hose through the front door. If the
proprietors had not kept a good watch on
the premises there would have been no
stopping the fire, and great many of
those in the hotel would have been burned
to DEATH Loss $4,000; insured.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. list. Paurs
block, church and pastors residence, were
damaged by fire. Loss $4,000; well in
sured.
V1NoENNEs, Ind, Dec. ia fire in Pc
tersburg yesterday destroyed number of
stores and residences. Loss $4,000; part
ly insured. A man believed to be the in
cendiary rode out of town at hard gallop
just before the flames were discovered.
It is believed the incendiarism grows out
of an old quarrel whether the county seat
will be Petersburg or Winslow.
LINCOLN, Neb. Dec. 11.-Hon. G. G.
Burr's elegant new mansion burned yes
terday. Loss $4,000; half insured.
NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 1.-The dry goods
store of Terrence McManus burned this
morning. Loss S35,OOO; insured.