The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-29
COLUMBUS suORCH EE
cwo Theaters and the New Chittendsn
Hotel . Mass of Ruins-Loss Nearly Ono
Million Dollnra.

eWo Theaters and the New Chlttendon
Hotel Mass of Ruins-Loss Nearly One
Million Dollars.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 25.--Fire broke
put in the new Henrietta theater, cor
ner Spring and Front streets, at S:15
last night, and in less than an hour and
half this elegant play house, the
chittenden hotel and Auditorium and
Park theater were In ruins.
Felix Morris, in the Paper Chase"
was at the Henrietta theatAr and the
orchestra had just finished the over
lure when the manager appeared on
the stage and informed the audience
that there was small blaze in the rear
Of the theater and suggested that they
leave the theater. AS no flames were
10 be seen and the audience was small,
they did so in order. The members Of
the company were dressed for their
parts and as they were assured the
theater was fire proof, made no effort
TO recover their wardrobcs. In few
moments the flames broke out in the
rear Of the stage. Almost instantly
the whole proscenium was ablaze. The
members OF the company fed in thoir
stage clothes.
A man who was recognized as An
drew Armstrong, stage hand and
who worked above the scenery, ap-
peared at fourth-story window Of the
theater and cried for help. He was
told not to jump and he would be saved.
The walls Of the theater fell in soon
after. So far as is now known. this
was the only life lost The guests Of
the Chittenden hotel had ample time
TO escape, but few OF them saved any
property. Just north of the hotel on
the High street front stood the Park
theater. Gray and Stevens, with their
trained dogs and ponies, were giving
On exhibition there. The curtain was
suddenly rung down and the audience
| was informed that the hotel adjoining
was burning. A half hour later this
theater, which was a frame building,
was in ruins
The loss on the Henrietta theater
and auditorium is about 5000, 900; that
on the Chittenden hotel, including
furnishings and property contained,
s40O, 900, and the Park theater $4,000.
There were also In the buildings the
Ohio Savings bank, the States shoe
store, Rice's drug store and Goodman's
clothing store. The losses on these
will aggregate $4,000.
Coy. Mckinley lives at the Chltten-
den, but both he and Mrs. Mckinley
are in the east now. The private prop
erty OF value that the governor had In
his apartments was saved by Capt. Fl.
o. S. Heistand, of the regular army,
who happened to be in the hotel. II Is
not known how the fire originated, but
II was probably from defective fue in
the thaatar.
LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
Report OF General superintendent KIM
ball ON the Work Accomplished at the
Various Stations.
WAsHISGToS, Nov 16.--Sumner T.
Kimball, general superintendent Of the
life saving service, in his annual report
to Secretary Carlisle, states that at the
close Of the last fiscal year the estab-
lishment embraced 244 stations. 1872 be-
ing on the Atlantic, 40 on the lakes. 12
on the Pacific and one at the falls Of
the Ohio, Louisville, Ky. The number
Of disasters TO documented vessels
within the field of operations OF the
service during the year was 427. There
were on board these vessels 8,565 per
sons, Of whom S.542 were saved, and %
lost; 600 ship-wrecked persons received
succor at the stations.
There were At other persons rescued
who had fallen from wharves and
piers and would have perished without
the aid Of the life saving crew. The
extent Of the assistance rendered in
saving vessels and cargoes was greater
than ever before, with the exception
Of a single year. The cost Of the main
tenance of the service during the year
was q, 1881, ,s93.45.
The Investigations held in each case
OF loss of life show that in no instance
was there any failure in duty on the
part Of the life saving crews and that
the persons who perished were entirely
beyond the reach Of human aid. New
stations have been established and put
in operation since the last annual re-
port at Brant Rock, Mass; Niagara, N.
Y, and Kewaunee, Wis. A station is
under construction at Ashtabula, o.,
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