Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-02-18
Death to Many.

New YORK, Feb. "A disaster ap
pal}ing in horror. and bringing to mind
the terrible occurrences in Park place,
still fresh in the public mind, occurred
in this CITY early this morning.
The Hotel Royal, that we'll. known
landmark which stood for more than a
quarter of century at the southeast
corner of Sixth avenue and Fourth
street was burned to the ground, and a
large number of people were burned,
suffooated and crushed in the ruins.
At the time of tho disaster there were
nearly $50 guests in the hotel. The
hotel employees all told number fifty
five. Of this number of people five have
thus far been found dead. six are in the
hospital and sixth.three have been re-.
ported alive. One hundred are still
missing. The number of the dead will
probably not exceed, at later estimate,
thirty.
The scenes were heart. rending and ap
palled even the hremen and policemen,
who are used to terrible scenes.
Soon after the fire broke out ambul-
anoes arrived from various hospitals
and many physicians whose homes are
in the neighborhood were quickly sum-
moned and did Ill they could to relieve
the injured. Neatly every one of the
1870 rooms which the hotel has on it's
five floors was occupied last night by
guests many of them transient. In
fact all the rooms save four had been
taken ct 1 O'Clock this morning when
Richard Mears. the proprietor, went to
bed
When the flames bust forth from some
unknown origin near the elevator shaft,
the building was instantly enveloped in
flames.
The dead, missing and injured are re-
ported as follows:
The dead are:
UNKNOWN WOMAN, 40 years old, frac-
tured skull and slightly burned. She is
supposed to have jumped from win.
dow and killed herself. Body at the
morgue.
UNKNOWN WOMAN. about %, good
looking, light complexion, wore abund-
ance of jswelry, burned and sufocated.
Body at the morgue.
UNKNOWN MAN, about IS years old
dark hair, jumped from window; head
smashed in pieces; smooth face, about
i've fest nine inches in height, weighed
about 1870 pounds wore linen night
shirt and trousers Body at the morgae.
UNKNOWN MAN, good looking, about
AZ years old; had on striped silk under.
shirt, light brown stripes. Evidently a
Hebrew. Body Mt morgue.
HENRY q. LEVY, of the firm OF Levy,
Strauss & Freeman, 707 Broadway,
wholesale clothiers; identified by his
brother, II. J. Levy, at the morgue.
The injured are:
Clarence w. Kleip, 80 years old,
single, lawyer, Hazleton. Pa, suffooated
and burned. Injuries not fatal. Taken
to Bellevue hospital.
Walter L. Yates, go years old, clothier,
of Philadelphia, condition serious; burns
and Commissions. Is at Bellevue hospital
Mrs. Isabella Mears. wife of the pro-
prietor. Injuries not serious; will re.
cover. Taken to the Bellevue hospital.
Herbert Harding, engineer Of the
Hotel Royal, fatally burned while try
ing to rescue woman, several ribs
broken, taken to the hospital.
! The missing are:
VIM. E. Armstrong, Thos. Kennedy,
Charles Olese.
The rescued are: W. O.Buchanan. O.
9. Sonby, Rupert Lamont. @. Kra
mer, E. b. Reynolds and wife, O. O.
Cockburn, E. e. Allen. O. 3. White,
E. G.. Harding, W. a. SCOTT and wife
Lansdon Smith, G.. s. McGee, James
e. CORY, Mrs. J. Titus, Mrs. 8. Knapp
of Chicago. All of these escaped from
the burning building and we're taken to
the Gedney house. r. Taylor, 81. p.
Tompkins and w. @. Pearce were res.
cued and taken TO the. Hotel Metropole,
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