Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-01-09
pERisHEp BY FIRE.
Lives Lost In Burning Buildings at Chi
cago, Nashville. Tenn, Hanford, Cal.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 4-Early this morning
n fire occurred in the Waverly hotel at
262 Clark street and resulted in the
death of two persons and the serious
injury of two more. Paul Wood an
artist aged II years, was crushed to
death while attempting to escape in
the elevator John Meredith was suf-
focated in his room on the second floor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel F. WooG, parents
of the dead boy, were badly crushed
| in the elevator
The fire originated in the rear of the
restaurant on the first floor. Before it
was discovered by the cook or walters
| it had gained a good start and large
volume of thick smoke was rolling
| up the elevator shaft Clarence Lati-
mer, the night clerk first discovered the
blaze. He at once began awakening
the guests. His cries of fire
were followed by the utmost
confusion. Men, women and children
ran here and there in their night
clothes, screaming with fright. FL
nally some of the cooler headed opened
the windows and let the dense smoke
clear away. After a time the inmates
became quiet and returned to their
rooms and put on their clothes.
After the smoke had cleared away
the fremen found John Meredith on
the second floor overcome by smoke
and dead.
When the first cries of fire We're heard
Harry Wood, brother of the boy who
was killed, was talking in the restau-
rant with George Hinman, the head
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father, mother, sister and brother,
who were sleeping on the fourth floor.
He knocked on the doors and fastened
back They did not come down as
soon as he expected and he started
up after them the second time. AS he
passed the second story he spied the
elevator and getting in he ran it to the
top floor. Cropping his way through the
smoke he arrived at his fathers room
and succeeded in getting his father and
mother into the elevator. They were
closely followed by the brother and
sister. Just as they were starting
down j. e. Smith jumped into the ele
vator and, according to Harry Wood
seized the lever and prevented him
from controlling the machine. When
the ground floor was reached he
jumped out, closely followed by
his brother. The elevator began
to ascend then and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wood were caught between the floor
and the top of the door. They were
severely crushed The elevator then
began to descend and it was then that
Paul Wood lost his life. 1t is supposed
that he was overcome by the smoke
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elevator shaft When found he was
! terribly crushed between the elevator
and the floor. His clothes were torn
into ribbons Mrs. Wood was carried
to drug store.
, NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 4.-Ten
3 years ago in May the most disastrous
fire that Nashville has ever had oc-
Cured around the corner of College
i and Church streets. Saturday night
g another fire burned over the site of the
!, fire of ten years ago. causing a loss OF
Q $475,O ZOO. The fire started in the rear
r of the store occupied by Webb, Steven.
\ son & Co., house furnishers, at $40,
g and was not gotten under control until
: 10 o'clock p. IN.
Three colored fremen lost theiI
lives. They were fighting the fire al
the time, standing on a three-story
r. building occupied by Phillips, Burtofl
& Co. They were pouring stream OF
S water into the building of A. j. War
" rem, when it toppled over upon them
= crushing them all to death. Theil
3 names are as follows: Capt. G. c
: Gowdy, Stokes Allen and Harvey
e Ewing.
: There is but little doubt that the fire
e was of incendiary origin, as, while
e fighting the fire. one of the firemeI
# saw an unknown white man deliberate
d ly set fire to Atwell & Sneeds buildin.
e and Immediately jump from the secon'
r. story and run away in the darkness.
1t HANFoRD, Cal, Jan. 4.-Fire whicl
broke out early Sunday morn
N ing destroyed Ss, 900 worth of property
le caused the death of four persons an
y badly injured six others. The fire orig
of mated in the sick-room of o. ID. Reed
e. in the two-story frame lodging hous
u of Mrs. Kate Jacobs. Lou Woodward
ID who was watching with Reed, wa
y pouring oil into coal oil stove whel
r. the can caught fire. Failing to eXtin
Id guish it with blankets she threw tn
Of blazing can into the hall, where tn
flames rapidly spread. The lodging
'e house, with the Methodist church an
a an adjoining dwelling, were entirel
destroyed. Three men were burne
s. to death. They We're Elmer /
e. Spofford. of Chester, N. H.; +.
It. Tucker, of Sacramento, and Z. w. Fos
tn ter, of the Star Nervine Company
ty Many of the inmates jumped from tn
DIS second-story windows, receiving nor
n or less severe injuries. Il. c. Han
10 mond, printer was badly burned an
n hurt by Jumping and died few houl
d. afterward. Five or six others wei
es bruised and burned, but will probabl
10 all recover.
SIS COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 4. "A buildir
u formerly occupied by the Booth Ca
riage Company burned Saturday nigh
ed 1t was occupied by the Paynt
d, Manuf;- curing Company and tt
ar Mccall Iron Fence Compan