The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-11

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the United Statef, slightly damaged in III,
rear, and she emergency hospital. slightl,
damaged: the Ames building was totally
destroyed; the Ludlow building wa,
totally destroyed Brown, Durrell building
Lincoln building, on site of old "Crystal
Palace" totally destroyed Three small
buildings, west of the Ames building. and
between that building and the United
States hotel
Panic-stricIsen Women.
In the Partridge building there ,vas a
panic among the women employees Many
jumped from the second story windows
and were badly injured. Others fell back
in the flames and il is feared that they
are lost. The guests of the United States
hotel and the patients at the emergency
hospital were speedily removed, and IL is
thought that all escaped.
The residents in the tenements about
the doomed district fled as the flames
gained headway.J
The employees and occupants of the
burned buildings had only time TO fiy for
their lives, and many had hairbreadth es-
capes, while some who jumped from upper
stories were taken to the hospitals fatally
injured
Commissioners Murphy telegraphed TO
q cities and towns, Cambridge, Chelsea,
Newton, Somerville, Lynn, Maiden, Brock
ton, Salem Lawrence, Haverhill. New
buryport, Milton, Quincy, Providence,
Dedham, Melrose Everett, Fall River and
Brookline. All responded promptly.
At the United States Hotel
When IL became evident that the fire
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the United States hotel was in imminent
danger the guests on that side Of the
building vacated their rooms in panicy
haste.
Mr.. Ramsey was on hand, however, and
his cool and steady nerve, at time when
1t was most needed, brought comparative
order out of the impending chaos, and the
occupants OF rooms departed for other
hotels without loss OF property or personal
injury.
The gas was shut Off at the first alarm.
and at 7:30 o'clock the great hostelry was
deserted, save for the firemen, policemen
and handful Of employees who were max
ing big inroads into the contents of a
basket of crackers and cheese and drink
ing coffee provided by neighboring gro
cery house.
Pickpocket Arrested.
About $50 o'clock Detective Appleton
saw man apparently in the act OF 'going |
through" another's pockets. He saw the
fellow and pointed him out TO Inspector
Knox Together they arrested him and
took him to police headquarters, where lac
gave the name of John Gomersall, 80 years
Of age.
The hotel was lucky to escape as II did.
and according to the proprietors of the
hotel their damage is principally by water.
The proprietor, Tilly Haynes, is in the
south, and a telegram was received from
iim late last night that he should leave
or Boston Mt the earliest opportunity pos
ible. The rear end of the hotel caught
Ire on the Lincoln street side of the build
ny, but thanks TO the brave efforts of the
lremen the fire was soon put out. but
Notwithstanding this fact the hotel is dam.
ged to the extent of fully $50 600 by fire
nd water. The fire was confined TO the
'art used principally as rooms for guests.
nd it is thought that several of the guests
ost valuable articles, but it is impossible
o get true facts in regard to this
Narrow Escape.
In the Office of the Larat Manufacturing
on the third floor of the Ames |
building were employed six girls and two