The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-09-16

Shortly after II o'clock last night
Bowman IL Crews laundry establish
ment, Nos. 313 and 315 Lamine
avenue was discovered to be on fire
by passerby, who ran into the office
of the LIE Grande hotel and informed
the night clerk that the block was on
fire. The clerk Immediately sent an
alarm to the fire department and then
proceeded to alarm the guests of the
hotel.
Those of the guests who had retired
hastily dressed themselves as best they
could and rushed into the street.
Some Of the guests were so excited
that they came down stairs half clad
and barefooted, but being informed
that there was no immediate danger
they rushed back to their rooms 10
put on full dress and secure their val
uables. Excitement reigned supreme
in the hotel for few minutes; there
was a hurrying to and fro of guests,
and then Mrs. Mayes got her en-
ployes TO work removing the furni-
ture, and with the help of citizens,
who volunteered their assistance, there
became a babel of confusion inside the
hotel.
BATTLING THE FLAMES.
Fire company No. 2 was the first
to respond and reach the scene of the
fre,and company No. 1, which had Ia
longer distance to run, arrived but a
few moments later. The firemen, on
their arrival, found the lower floor of
Nos. 213 and 21s, occupied By tLv
laundry, all ablaze. The fire was
burning the hottest in the center and
rear of the laundry and the whole
building was enveloped in smoke.
Chief Willis quickly had both compan-
les at work but the pressure was so low
that the flames gained on him and he
ordered out the steam fire engine.
Willis quickly discovered that the
laundry was doomed and he directed
the efforts of the department to saw
ing the LIE Grande hotel. Directly
back and close alongside of that hos
telry is long one-story frame build
ing, which if ignited would have des-
troyed all hopes of saving the
hotel. Company No. was
directed to food the building with
water and keep it flooded, while the
other company directed their attention
to battling the flames which were
creeping into the north windows of
the LeGrande. The fire laddies fought
the maddening flames nobly and by
their efforts saved the LeGrande
from destruction.
A HERO SAVED A WOMAN,
The upper floor of the laundry was
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Win
throp and children, John j. Colts,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Blan-
din Charles Blandin and
a number of employees of the
laundry. They were sound asleep
when the alarm was turned in and
the first to awaken was Charlie BIan-
din. He had been in bed but short |
time and was just falling asleep when
he was aroused by smoke in his room.
He hastily dressed and rushed down
stairs to give the alarm but found it /
had already been given anu ruau une
street was filled with people. He ran
back upstairs and shouted fire, raped
on doors as he rushed along to the
rear of the second story. He aroused
all of the inmates and they succeeded
In escaping with their lives but with
the loss of all their personal property.
Mr.. T. T. Winthrop and his broth
er-in-law, John j. Colts carried two
of the formers children down stairs
and then found that the stairway was
on fire, cutting off their return to
their apartments. Mrs. Winthrop
was still in her room or had lost her
way in the binding smoke. The
husband was frantic and called
upon those present to save
his wife. As he acknowledged to-day,
he completely lost his head. Present
ly Mrs. Winthrop's form was seen at q
front window. There was not lad.
der at hand. The flames had cut off
every mode of escape and were licking |