The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-16
WORK OF THE FIRE FIEND.
THE HOTEL LELAND FALLS A VIC
TIMTO HIS FURY.
A Mammouth six-story Structure Entire.
" Destroyed-scenes of Bediam-Rapld
Spread of the Fiamcs-The Dead and Di-
ing Estimates of the Losses.

ing Estimates of the Losses.
SYRACUSE y. Y, Oct. lJ.-Fire started in
the Leland Hotel in this place this morning,
and spread rapidly. The structure is six
stories high, and the flames, which started
in the kitchen, soon enveloped the whole
building. At 2:30 A. NJ. news was received
that the hotel had been entirely destroyed,
and that the fire was practically under con-
troll.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The number Of Killed is estimated at
twenty-five at this hour. Among those in
iured is Cora Tanner, the actress. who was
severely burned about the head and feet.
She was plaving an engagement at the
Grand Opera House, and has room in the
hotel. Every physician in Syracuse Is
on the ground. Miss Tanners is the only
name so far obtainable. Most OF those
killed We're on the fourth and fifth stories.
The total loss will reach half million dol
lars. Frank Casey, Of GleRs Falls, y. Y.
and Emmet Forbes, "A prominent broker Of
Syracuse, are among the dead.
THE ELEVATOR SHAFT As A FLUE.
The fire in the kitchen spread rapidly by
means Of an elevator shaft which was near
the staircase thus shutting of all means OF
egress. and those on the upper nOors were
compelled to lump. The clerk Of the hotel
began sending in the alarm by telephone.
The flames spread so rapidly that he was
driven from the instrument and compelled
to Jump to save his own life. The tremen
saved many lives. Nothing is left OF the
building except the elevator SHAFT and the
chimney.
sICKENING SCENES.
Mr.. Forbes, a stock broker, reported dead,
has been found wandering in the street al
most naked. He was injured about the
head and hands. One man says he saw six
people jump from different windows on the
Fayette street side OF the building
within space of four minutes,
and the sight sickened him with
its horror, and he was compelled TO
leave the spot. The building was provided
with both iron fire-escapes on the outside
and ropes on the inside, which were the
means Of saving many lives. One woman
was found with IA nursing babe in her arms
crOuched in a stairway, where she had
been overcome by smoke. She was
removed by the liremen, but has
not yet regained consciousness, and IL Il
impossible to tell what her name or expert
ence was.
LOSS 100000.
The building was built two years ago Mt
a cost of $1,000 1t was six stories high
and contained a hundred rooms. The
loss will reach 100000. The loss
on the hotel is partly covered
by insurance. Ed. Nichols, OF Dan
kirk, had his leg broken by jumping
from a window. Cora Tanner escaped by
means of a rope. She climbed out OF win
"a l..
started at 1880 instead of II 80 i. Nj.
Later reports make the estimate Of the
number of dead from five to twenty-five. lt
is impossible to get anything like definite
estimates at this time, as everything is in "A
state of confusion.
LATEST DETAILS.
SYRACURs, y. Y, Oct. lG.-The most dis
astrous fire that has visited Syracuse IN
years started in the LELAND Hotel at 1880
o'clock this morning. The fire was first
noticed coming from the kitchen on the
ground floor. Immediately the blaze
was communicated TO the dihning-rOom
and from therO spread in Il
very few moments 30 all parts of the great
building. The bell sounded the warning 10
the guests i'm every room in the bgilding,
and from the windows heads OF frightened
people were thrust. Then they came down
the elevator and down the stairs, many with
hardly any article of clothing upon them.
one man jumped from the fourth story
window to the top Of the American express
building. Several other guests, including
the ladies' sprang from their windows.
There were perhaps a hundred guests in
the hotel. The people injured were
taken in the ambulances to the
hospitals Of the city.
The flames were all-pOwerful at l:lJ
q clock, and sprang several feet above the
siX-stOry building. IL is estimated that
from ten to twenty people have lost their
lives. At this hour. 3 \. NJ, nothing def
mite is known. One woman jumped fom
a fourth-stOry window. and was killed. Ii
il said that some OF the Cora Tanner troupe
are lost.
The register of the hotel was saved, and
il il believed that list u the lost can be
made within few hours.
The Leland Hotel was erected at cost OF
$2O0, 600 some four years ago. a large force
newspaper men are on the ground
and making every effort to secure Il
list Of the dead and injured, but so far Will
out success.
BABEL OF CONFUSION.
The cries of the men standing in
| the uplcr windows and of the
excited crowd below were deafening. and
added to the roar Of many fire engines
created babel OF confusion IN and around
the hotel.