Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-31
FIRE AT BOSTON.
Clalk's Hotel Dlmsssd $4,000
BY Fire Yesterday.
hairoI Rscap, Of b, Guests. s-.S.Yeial
Of fh:m Badly Injured.
firemen Also Face Death But Are Res.
eued by Their Comrades.

Bosros, March 20 A Ere broke out in
Clara. hotel on Nsshiast street shout
O'Clock this morning. sGd the eighty
guests n the building had BARLOW escapes
from desth
The tre started in the basement and in .
fes minute ihs io~e- psrs Of The hotel wac
10 flames, while volumes OF smoke poured
into the upper rooms. The guests were
awakened by the changing of the tl;e gongs
IN the corridors and hnrriediy grabbing
whsI clothes they could pick up, ran for
their lives. : me rasted through the blsr-
log office 10 the street. ard others sought
the exit iesdisg to Avery street.
Those on the upper Il lors crowded on TO
the fire escape ia the fesr Of Avery street
and climbed d, WI the iron tt .irs. A nun
Der OF The male guests climbed down the
DIRE ropes. Three Of these, ho~t yer, lost
their grasp, because of the bLrniug and
biisterins Of their hsnds, and fell Il the
pavement below. The il red are E-nssI
W. Perry of Leomit ister, agent for Fair
banks & Cole. four ribs broken, internal
inluties and scalp wound; recovery doub,-
full Thomss W. Southsrd, 10 Rockingham
street, Csmoridge, compound fracture of
the left leg, right leg broken below the
hitt hhb Jhlitb W llle hhuu- Nharitr
Lipsee of Brooklyn, N. Y. slight il jusy 10
the hand.
Basement and offce h3ors were entirely
destroyed and the rooms and corridors SUI
rounding the air and light we'll were osdlg
dsmsged The annex TO the hotel WAS not
damaged. The burned portion Of the build
ing was owned by Ei~srd Bangs.
Loss on huildi estimsted at S25. 900
The lessee, Msrius c. CLARK, suffers loss
Of $40 1000; insured. Charles Greene &
Co., tsiinrs, 5s5 Washington street, loss
from $1,000 to $40 900 by smoke and water
partially insured.
During the fire four members of the lad
der company No, 3 had barrow escapes
from death. While fighting FIRE in the
basement the fl smes suddenly burst forth
on the flooring overhead and hemmed them
in the thick volumes OF black smoke
threatening to smother them.
The fremen on the Outside brought four
lines Of bose to bear on the Il Gmes and with
the assistance OF others the imprisoned fire.
men were pulled through 4 basement win.
dow, slmost unconscious from smoke
The quickly recovered when brought to III
air.
At the outset Of the fire 1--WE members OF
Steamer &c were preciptsted into the very
miist OF tbe flames b. the giving way Of
the grstings over the basement on the
Avery street side. They were absolutely
helpless in their condition, and 4 horrible
death seemed to be their fate, but their fei-
lo~ fremen outside brought every energy
to bear TO save their comrades. and by =
roic and prompt work pulled TIE men out.
They were partially overcome by the smoke
bnt soon revived.
William Revere, drummer Of Ne#
Haven. lost = bsg Of samples valued st
$500. He Was overcome by the dense
smoke and fell down Il ght Of stairs, He
vas fou I'd idsensible but Was quickly
brought to CONSEQUENCES.
SO rapidly did the flames spread it was
impossible for the guests TO save snything
some of them not having lime to dress. 10
the stiics were SIX ehsmberm,ids who were
with some difficulty rescued by the fremen
and sssi.ted down ladders to the street.
10 the Adams House, adjoining the
burned building, nearly 500 guests were
ssieep al The breaking out Of the FIRE. They
we're promptly aroused, bu it was not nee
essary for them to leave the hotel. Mr.
Hall of the Adams House threw open his
doOrs TO the unfortunate guests Of Clarke
aud gave them all possible comfort.
Mr.. S.ock~ell OF LscoDis, N. H., fell
from The fire escape to the ground and It
ceiyed severe Ia juries about the legs.