Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
DELAYAN HOUSE BURNED.
occupants Barely Escape With Their
Lives.
mra. Hoffman wnI Lose Her Reason--
Two More Quests VIII Die
others Iniured.


Dtlavan house, tho Mecca Of poll
tIslans and the center Of all big state
psllllcal events for forty years past, was
Destroyed by fire tonight.
kIt was $3.50, when the political head
Suarters Of 10th Mr.. Fish and ex.
6peaker Maitby were filled with poll.
iicians and newspaper men, that crieo
Icf flfo from different parls Of the house
Iraused condemnation among the guests.
| The 6utburst Of flames before an alarm
/ could be given, was appalling. Up
the elevator shalt shot "a HOliG column
OF flames, which spread quickly to
each u the i've floors. Fortunately
the guest list was not very large, aud
the msjOfity OF those registered wore
politicians and wore on the second
il0or.
There was a rush for tho stairs In
the front and the servants ataira Ia
tho back, where tho flames had not
yet reached, aud In few minutes
there was tumbling mass VI human
ny coming down there two means VI
egruss.
Those on the two upper floors could
not avail Themselves VI these exits, for
the fames were rushing along the cor
ridOre, anu people In the street who
had not yet seen the flames, heard n
crash OF glass and saw figures come
tumDling out Of tho Window. Within
ten minutes after the fret alarm at
least twelve per,ona were dangling In
tue insufficient rope fife cscapog, or
hanging TO the window ellie.
The department arrived quickly, but
II took some time 10 get ladders up,
nnd In the meanlime some OF tho pro.
pie had dropped 10 tho street. On the
right side Of tue building there ap.
pcaio1 nj the window surrounded 6y
smoke, man anu woman. Tho man
had hold OF the woman trying 10 Der.
tuado her ~ walt for nolp, but she
broke away anu Bprang out. She
struck "A balcony ana reb0undou TO the
street. The man waited for q ladder
aud was takou down In safety. HB
name is II. A. FoakCs. The woman
was hlA wife, anu sho viii probably
die.
In ex-Speaker Maltby's room, which
was to the rear Of the elevator shaft
where the fire iiTst appeared, there was
the greatest excitement. A bout twenty
politicians were there, including Con.
gretsmen Weaver aud Cutlie, senator
kilburn AMI Mt. Maltby. A rush wns
made for the slairs, and whou the
party landed in the street tho only
injured one was found to DO Assem-.
hlyman Robbins whose hair anu face
was badly burned.
Although nvo stories high there
was no outside ire escapes, and the
only means lofI for tho people IN the
cut oil rooms was TO use the rope ere.
escapes. Is. H. HeilmRn Of Brooklyn
was In the third story. He opened hia
room door as soon as he heard the cry
OF IRE. A burst Of flames made him
look to tho window 10 the means of
escape. lie had but two alternatives
u neTy death or Jump. He chose the
latter. When picked up from tho slide.
walk lie was dying, His wife, who
was In lhe room with him, tried rope
lire escape, but II either broke or else
abe Jailed TO hold it, Tor shs foil 10 the
pavement. Her right limb was broken,
her LETT ANGLE dislUcated and sho WAS
BADLY burned about the face ana head,
EDWARD Walsh, a reporter, was caught
IN tho hall anu badly burned.
In Ices than fifteen minutes after the
nrc alarm was turned In the entire
building was wrapped In ilames, re-
tembling big crater, anu oil hopes Of
saving tho famous structure were
given up. Tho hotel takes In the en-.
tire block, about 10 by $50 feet, and
thio was In another fifteen minutes n
teething caldron, only bounded by
tue four walls,
At 1880 tho east wall fell in, and
some OF the firemen narrowly escaped
being buried. AT 1880 tue Broad.
way wall fell out, aud one fiFenian
was buried In the debris. He was
taken out and Ia not thought to bo dan
gerously hurt.
The DelavAn house was sfifiy years
.old, And one Of the most famous hotels
Ia lhe country. Tho total loss IL esti-
mated at S5OO,OO0, with an insurance
OF $500, 900.
On the ground door Of the Broadway
SIDE OF the hotel block two firms had |
etores. The loss TO each will be- about |
S2oiOOO nearly covered by iusuTa nee.
The Wires OF the electric light com. |
pany were destroyed, aud o seclion Of |
The CITY was Ia darkness. Tue fire |
ragged horcely Tor Ave hourB, and was
not entirely quonohed until morning.
Al the hospital tonight 1t Is said that |
Mrs. Heilman will loose her reason. |
she has been put under opiates ana |
every endeav0r IL being made 10 save |
her. Mrs. Heilman had lust been
married and the couple were on their |
wedding tour. The husband will die
before morning.
ADIOuHNs SINE DIl