New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
DELAVAN HOUSE BURNED.


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through the corridor Fooks was not WIN ~
and searched for her until the smoke ana na''e
dr,yo hin, to the rope. Fookss first inquiry was
for his wife. He wanted to go back mo 'he "o'''
for her but was told that two women were !"
tho DIRECTORY Hotel There he found his wire SUI
fering intense pain from burns all over 'he o'"''
They were taken to the City Hospital
Holman was delirious from pain. his 'P'u''V'
are internal He was placed in chalf' ""e'e WV
r,o, hold him Near him was his wife. her hair
dshevelled and her face mass III "o""''
no struggled his wife cried to him. Benny. De
-" Ia turned IN her and asked: Who's
that" He didn't recognize her Her nose had
noon snlt omen. Both were also taken To the
City Hospital
,rupuIJXG SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
+ A Manchester. of Cayuga County. VINO Is as
sistant postmaster of the Assembly, "''
nv III, dremen from the third floor on the Broad
way side His hand was cut by the glass VIM"
he broke to get out Of the window.
L. W. Arnold farmer from Rochester, WE ,t
undressing to go to bed in his room OH ~, ~
fourth floor when he learned or MS danSsI. nv,
lowered tic rope fire escape, 'n, ,' o DAWN lie
is q heavy man, and distrusted MS apIi'I! ~
lower himself I'm safety. When he reacn.u '"e
coping of the third-n"or windo" ne iI"1e 81
long halt and again when he could stahu Oh
the sill The crowd shouted advioes To come
down. warning him that the rope mEn, DE
burned off above him But he was c"utiouH'
1t took him five or eight minutes 10 reach ,ne
coming Of tho first-stofy window ana by i,'s
time n ladder was brought ana ne u'sos''i rt
by means Of II. He too. cut ms manu- ~
had on an undcrshirt. trousers ana SHOES anu
eagerly grabbed the overcoat and nat when
some one had picked up for him ,,...
\ party of politicians in ex-Congressnlah hur-
leigh; room warned many people OF thcir peril
Mr. Rureigh's guests were Congressman WeVer,
Senator Kilburn. Judge Mclaughlin OF ESSEX
County. and John f. Milholiand. Ihey ien
from room to room telling the occupants ot thc
fire They carried sick woman ont ~ me
hotel Assemblyman Philip Keck OF futon
and Hamilton did Il similar service. Mlchaei
Dady Of Brooklyn. and Bernard Biglln OF Ne"
York being old volunteer firemen; FIRST iooH.d
for hose. Not finding any. they went 10
,ariotis bedrooms to Civ" tho alarm
} When ;he flames started. Assemb'yman Fred
crick 4. Robbins. If Allegany county, was III ,hs
lobby. The blaze didn't seem To- nave t"u nia
,,alise ON his way back he was badly burned
about the face. and losi his way. Robert {.
chaplin. stcnographcr' mot MN ana s'nr' irb ~
lead him out This was on the third nor Nv
tv, men were soon joined 10y Assembyman
Abel. of brooklyn Congressman -elert ''e"rS'
\ S1ufhwick Of Albany. and eigh; or ten ON
90 II was impossible To get below me second
floor \ room overlooking Broadway WIS hipheh
| into and cries from The window sumnon'' , IT.
| men. VINO put up ladd"' Nss'lh"'N illu mn t,n
| bins was freuzel from pain. ana was win JIM
| cult, kent from leaping from th' WINDOW
Edward walsh and Edward Murphy. tw, por-
tors were on the ground no1r when IN" hir
started. They bra'ely dashed upstairs 10 nn't III
| Tho guests Roth were cut IN rom IN" siA'trt', ,
by the flames and were rescued fIon ,nr 'nn mr.,
| 0oor nv means ~ ladders Walsh's halr wa !
| sirre1 and his hands and wrists were IA u!
| burned. ,,i dr.
| by The firemcn He broke the windows a. s'' ''
| The ledge and his wrists were hadly cui
| \ number q members ~ the l'eNh FOX 'i.' ,
| counanv wore in the hotel hu' all escaped
'aft gRk'rrru OF THE BURNED HOTEL.
TN. destruction Of the Dclavan House comes
AZ a most inopportun" time as huh'i''S w
,oo,,,o oxpected to stay there during the inaus
| uration ceremony. Tn" hotel Is one 81 'hr "''"'
| widely known in the country. ana an hc'"uh. -,
| III the ;oliti,ai conferences helh IN y """,'
be alrcs, a history u The pohuCs ~ ms 90,
| NV 10 conventions Nearly all the f'h''"'
| leaders have had headquaft'rs III ,'IS -, ~
| II covered the entire block bounded DN i,io'"
| "a and Steubcn. Montgomery ara '"'uin"'"
| SITS The main part, at he st"uh"n-f'' Gnu r.,
| heen standing for great many y"aIH ir
annex is about twenty years "ih- ''F "st,
| Mad no Are escapes. The ieJaNan NN" iD.''', u
the hotel was widely AhpNH ',,nIuniiYf. ,.,s
STATE as "A temperance ngltai"r luH',i ~ -,
| ,joncer i'm that movement Tvs h"i's 81"
| own the property. which - NaIH.i ~
rh.. are an in the fcmal" hn" DIT ~
| an. and WAS succeeded by charles p i,'i NM
under whose Administrations In the I"'rd Gag :.
| ,.n hot.l was famed over q great par ~ w
| .untrv Then eight or ter years Az" l. r,
| ,,o.slc snu 81 the form cr proprietor hhi
,,, ~ ,he Arlington Hotel Washington. win
nie son T. . ROcssle took cfarg" y" "a
AGO Uuriy and Moore the uirnascrs Wy 10 tm n'
! e.nt assumed the control Th"i" were -.
! rooms and the guests sometimes ""'""''
| There was some Insurance.