Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
FIRE IN A CHEAP LODGING HOUSE.

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| Paralyzed with Fear and Unable to
Flee From the Danger--others Jumped
| From the windows--Eiremen do Heroic
Work in Rescuing the Inmates of the
BuiIding--A Woman and a Man the
Victims.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 2.-The cheap
lodging house on Swan street between
Main and Washington, kept by Lizzie
Hackett, was destroyed by fire at
o'clock this morning. of the score OF
more Of dodgers, two perished and all OF
the others were more or less seriously
burned and injured. The dead are:
THE VICTIMS.
Isaac Bradley lodger.
Unknown woman, lodger, burned
beyond recognition.
The injured are:
Mrs. Lizzie Hackett, proprietress,
burned about head aud arms.
George Wright, bartender, burned
about head, hands and arms.
David E. Ward, negro cook, badly
burned on head and hands.
Louis Anderson, lodger, burned about
head and legs.
Charles Edwards, printer, left arm
broken, body badly bnrned. He jumped
from tine third story window and is
probably fatally injured.
John Avery of Palmyra, N. Y, legs
badly burned and bruised. He also
jumped from the third story window.
George Fleming, arms and face burned.
George Harrington, left shoulder dis
located, back burned.
Edwin Cross of California, very badly
burned and in serious condition.
j. f. Russell, painter, Olcott, N. Y,
burned about arms and body.
William Sweeney, slightly burned
about legs.
Charles Van Ever, colored, private
detective, left hand and leg burned. All
the injured are at the hospitals.
BURNED LIKE TINDER.
The fire was discovered at 9. 80 o'clock,
when flames were seen bursting from
the windows. The firemen were speedily
on hand, but the building was rookery
and burned like tinder. Ladders were
raised to the windows and the firemen
bent all their efforts to saving the in
mates.
PACKED TOGETHER LIKE sARDINEs.
The sec@d floor of the building was
partitioned off into compartments, much
in the same manner as horse e-stalls, and
each stall had its quota of dodgers packed
in together like sardines. Some said 20,
some said 30, in all. There was no reg
lister. Straw shavings and other rubbish
formed the bedding and this furnished
the necessary fuel with which the fire
completed its deadly work.
CAUGHT AS IN A TRAP.
1t was regular cubbyhole and the
| inmates were caught like rats in trap,
A number rushed down the stairway
towards the rear, when warned by the
smoke and heat, and were badly burned
before being rescued by the firemen.
Others not so fortunate, or perhaps
stupefied with drink, were paralyzed
with fear when confronted with theii
sudden danger aud had TO be carried out
through the windows.
THE FIREMEN DO BRAVE WORK.
The tiremen did heroic work, fear
lessly entering the blazing rooms and
rescuing those unable to move them
selves. -Four people were taken out in
this condition, one of whom died be-
fore he reached the ground, and the
others seriously injured.
FOUND DEAD AFTER THE FIRE.
When the flames had been fairly well
subdued more thorough search was
made through the stalls and the woman
victim was found so badly burned that
she cannot be identified. The loss on
the building is about $4,000.
AN ELECTRIC POWER STATION BURNED.
ATTLEBoRo, MASS, Jan. 2.--The elec-
trio power station of the Interstate and
Attleboro and Wrentham Electric Street
Railway Companies, located at Farmers,
| on the Wrentham branch of the Con.
solidated railroad was destroyed by fire
with its contents, machinery, dynamos,
&C., at o'clock, this morning. Loss
$4,000, partly insured.
A HOTEL BURNED IN sHAMoKIN, PA.
SHAMoKiN, Pa, Jan. 2.--1'he Park
Hotel was totally destroyed by fire early
this morning, The inmates were Obliged
to make hasty exit from the burning
building but no one was injured. Loss,
100000; partly insured.