Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-30
Sc. CHARLES HOTEL
Complete Destruction of the
Historical Hostelry.
THE LOSS HALF A MILLION.
One of the Most Famous
Buildings in the South.
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New Orleans. La, April GA few
minutes before II o'clock last night
fire broke out in the kitchen Of the st.
Charles hotel.
A large audience was leaving the st
Charles theater at the time and in a
few minutes the widest excitement
prevailed in the street As the blaze
was in the court formed by the hotel
and near the rear of the building. the
impression prevailed that the FIRE was
in one of the buildings or near Caronde-
let street, as the reflection was thrown
brightly on the facade Of the Cotton
Exchange but in a few minutes the
true state OF affairs became known. AS
the fire was ranging in the Interior Of
the court, the flames made com
paraively small showing from the
street, and as the fire brigade responded
hopes We're entertained for a time that
anything like a serious disaster would
be averted but those within the walls
realized that the whole building was
doomed,
Guests and employees Of the hotel
were soon dushing out of the burning
building half clad with such few per-
sonal effects as could be caught up in
their hurried exit from their sleeping
rooms ind II soon became evident that
the whole interior Of the court was
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fiuilureue i''o"'i'eu ''e roolS ol pu''u-
ings In adjacent streets ana There
looking over at me burning pu'luli's'
saw what looheu hNe an immense
eauldroh' WITHIN WHOSE u"rk sIhoNihs
sloes raseu oo'hNB mass VI i'o anu
Wiiite names irol' "i'o9e Su'''os e'e''
! -sl. elouos VI span No 9oa,'N Ia
up INTO the uaih n'sl'' sSy' WINE every
rev SECONDS iasseu Shee's oi hR',ie
would reap up n,sh anu "poIe 'ue
burning Dul'u'hs' ms o'o1N VI 'i'e -.
Charles Motel was IN the most Emporium
portion ana was one u '''e nus, Na'u-
able In the CITY, containing pesiues lne
Costly ho'''' Dunhs' 49, -
Offices one oil the largest 'urL
changes IN the country anu "i'eE
furnished ofilees' AS nearly MS mas oee''
ascertained four lVes nave oeeh sacrl-
feed one man ieaped from tne Iour'h
story and was almost instantly Killed.
while four men ana one woman Were
seen to leap from the lohs s'nitsase
leading from the rear Oh the puiiuihs
and were lost to view IN the court "iiicn
looked to be almost solu mass Vi
flames.
Terror strieNeh "ue''
One man made his escape into the
street, but nothing was seen of the
others. It was also reported that
child was missing, but this lacks con-
frmation. The scene inside the hotel
at this time was one OF terror and con-
fusion that well-nigh defes descrlp-
ton. Representation. half-clad guests
were flying from the flames which
were roaring behind them, Some were
dragging their trunks with them and
offered eXtravagant prices Tor herp 10
convey their valuables to place of
safety.
Meanwhile the fire continued 10 ao-
vance toward the front OF the buudins'
the facade of which was sun intact
st. Charles street looked dark ana som
Der through the upper stories OF the
buildings opposite the MOTEL when
were lit up with the reheeuon OF the
flames The front windows were p'ish'-
ly lighted by the electric lights withih
and the white lace curtains could DC
seen waving in the gusty night wlhas'
Presently there were rudy names,
minglng with the steady White OF