The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-15
Seven Guests, From Different Sec
tions OF the Country, Perish
in Flames
Several of Them Inhale Flames
and Suffer Untold Agony
Before Death.
The Place Was tho Worst Kind OF = Fire
1rap-DisastrOuS Fires in
Several Places.

CHICAGO Aug. IA hotel fire, resulting
In tho death Of a number Of guests. occurred
this morning in = three story structure ON
Madison at eet, near Fifth avenue. The
building was a dilapidated structure. occu-
pied BY reataurant on the first floor and
by the Senate hotel on the upper floors.
Thirty gs.ass wsro in the building whom
the FIRE broke out. Those who persisted in
the fre we're caught like rats in trap, un-
able to make their escape.
When the Are was gotten under control
and search of the premises completed 1t WAS
found that five people had been killed out
right. Two othsrs ware 40 severely injured
that they died this afternoon At tho hospi-
tai. The dead are:
Harry Godfrey. sever-year-olds son Of Jay
Godfrey. of Buchanan, Mich.
Edward Short, aged 26. Lafayette, Ind.
Mrs. Fannie Reed, recently from New
York. widow. aged 81.
Philip CronberR. aged q, Little Rock.
Ark.
William Ullery, Buchanan. Mich, aged ID.
Unknown man. about 3d. may BE- G. A.
Taylor. of Hot Springs. Ark.
Unknown man about % years of age
The injured are: Jay Godfrey and wife.
Mrs. +. A. CoOns and 15-year-old daughter
Flora. Grace Godfrey. o. Palmer, +. Meyer,
L. 4. l.. Morton. of Syracuse. N. Y.
The origin Of the nre is a mystery, but ID
turning or explosion of a stamp lamp. The
night clerk had just gone 10 the washroom
to clean up. preparatory TO leaving watch,
whom he heard a slight noise outside the
Office. BY the time he returned 10 il the
place WAS filed with smoke. and he barely
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escape down the stairs. 4
Edward short and one Of the unknown
| dead would have been saved had they not
jumped from the third floor to the flag
stones below. sustaining fatal injuries.
Some Of the others inhaled flames md died
Firemen say the place vast the worst
kind Of fire trap. Owing to the fact that
it was but three stories high the law did not
not compel the owners to PUT hre escapes
ON tLs building, and this fact 10 account
nbls for most Of the loss Of life.
CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. Aug. A.-Foresi
fires which were supposed to be quenched
by the recent rain, have broken out again
and the country north and west OF here il
threatened with destruction. Villages and
homesteads in reach OF tue fames are in
great danger and villagers are out As oil
points guarding against destruction.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. A.-The big hrs
Stoppou Ahbt HlRHt Rb lWenbotl avenue
north, after burning nearlv a square mile
mile of territory. II destroyed property
worth $1,0S4, 600; insurance 1876, 600; the
largest loss is that of Bookhus & Co.; $40O,
600; insurance $500. 600.
MINNEAPOLIS. aug. A-Forest nres sar-
rounded Bruce Crossing and MatchwoOd,
two stations on the Duluth, South shore Il
Atlantic railroad, 100 miles from Superior.
] he wires are down aud the damage cannot
| be learned.
srEuBENv1hLE. o., Aug. 4.-Fi1s started
in Linusay's livery stable and two large
blocks. several stores. twelve residences
and a number of stables are in ruins. The
loss will reach 100000. insurance one. half.
PONTIAC. H.. Aug. H.-Firs this morning
destroyed the brick public school, valued at
$50, 900, insured for SIG 760.
DENVER. Aug. 1.-THE Crescent Touring
mills. the largest in the west, bu ned.
Loss over 1900, 600.