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ALpArx. Dec. so.-only the bisckened walls
Of the famous Delavan House now remain 10
mark the SPOT which has been the stopping place
Of lawmakers and politicians for years. At
$50 tonight In the very heat Of the Speaker
ship contest. the house took FIRE, and at o'clock
was In ruins. A crippled young man has been
In charge Of the Delavan Houss elevator for
some yeers. whsn he rushed toward . crowd
Of politicians in NE lobby at $3.50 and yelled
"First~ there ives frantic rush for the street
Thsre wsrain ths crowd Garrett ". Benson Of this
city. the candidate for ssrseant-at-Arms of tho
uHAsssmhly, Barney Biglin Of New York. Elwood
dsnshssteR Of Auburn. and Assemblyman Rob-
inson cf ATleEany. Before thsy took 10 their
heels thsy looked toward the elevator shaft. Il
was mass Of hre and - It swept upward they
knew that IN . short time the whole building
rould Be In flames. They gave the alarm, which
brought the Fire Department. Ahercer flre has
bot been known In Albany since the burning Of
hs Albany Thsatrs about year ego. Al far ss
an he learned at . lats hour no one wsa killed,
klthoush there were many hairbrcadth escapes,
ssslting In injuries. This hre following the
ksnmo<e fire Of Christmas night has made peo-
pie think that the hotels Of Albany sre doomed.
Clerk Pinkney was behind the desk In charge
[of the hotsl. and the propristorA Hsrty b
Moore were IN their rooms up stairs when the
elevator boy shouted "FirsI" and sounded the
general alarm. which notified the occupanta Of
every room that the hotel IVES on firs The clerk
rushed toward the elevator and then back and
up the ssairs, where with several Of the Assem-
blymen. he kicked open doors and assisted tho
sussts TO the windows. whence many Of than
were taken down By the arsmsn.
The flames spread with frightfsl rspidity,
and almost bsfors the nremsn were on the
ground several Of the guests could be seen At
tho windows screaming for assistance. The
crowd had gathered In the street around the
hotsl aud watched the flames burst from the
windows for some time before tho Fire Chief
ordered every engine In the city into service
and called for the extsnsion ladder, which,
however. did not arrive. II was broken about q
week ago. This n the reason 90 many people
were oompslled 10 jump from the bnrning
hotel. badly injurins themselves.
- When the IRE started the hotsi wss nllsd with
guests, many Of whom we're Assemblymsn. and
nearly all have lost thsir effects> The head
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floor. were filed with Asssmblymsn, among
whom were Browrsii OF Brooms and Porter Of
Oneida. Congressman Curtis OF ST. Lawrence
was also there. with Judge Scripture Of Rome.
The hanes b. the time the alarm eot TO the
headquarters had already reached the hallway,
which leads from Mr.. Aalby's headquarters to
the big staircase IN the southern part OF tho
building. Tia rsaalt was that these In the rooms
had TO 30 ~ the rear. where they climbed down
ladders put mp by the Aremsn- Above them TO
the top Of the baiiding. which is Ave storiss
high, could be sesn guests dazsd By IRE and
smoke.
Mr.. Fiah had his headquarters In parlor 81
and the room adjoining. In the room we're
Henry G. Burlsish Of Whitehall. John e. MI
holland Of New York. and Philip Keok, the As
semblymAn from Fulton and Hamilton They
Immediately began TO kick open the doors of
rooms around them.
Finally Mr.. Burleigh found enc room In which
was Mrs. Zee. an invalid Of Hudson. who has been
here under cha care Of physiciAnA He carried
her 10 one Of the windows and assisted her to
the ground. Mr.. Milhoiland and Mr. Ksck also
did much good work. but the flames became 90
neres that they we're coon compelled TO take 20
the street
In the mean time the aremen had managed 10
get streams on the building. Here. there, and
everywhere In the smoke were men and women
In the second story calling for assistance, and.
panic stricken. rushing blindly about Although
the ruins are stiil smoldering at O'Clock. II is
not known dsnnitsly whether al Of the en-
ployses had escaped.
The people who fIled the streets around the
hotsl which b bounded By Montgomery. Broad
way, Steabsa. and Columbia. shuddered - they
saw two forms appear st one Of the windows on
abe third floor. They were man and woman
clinging to each other. In an instant the form
of The woman disappeared.
The man rushed back. The flames lsaped
from the window Just above him. 80 Ny wifel
nay wifsi" he screamed a. he again appeared.
The longest laddsr IN the possosaioA OF the de-
pArtnsAt was splicsd with another and the
man was taken down. Just before he reached
the ground his wife. fOE che 1t wss who had
fron The window Of Anoths< room
She had broken away from her husband. and
he could NOE nnd her again because Of the
SNAKE. Her hip was broken and abe was in
jursd internally. The nAAs Of ths man was II.
7. Foeks. He is fFOm Dayton. o.. and is the
agent for cAsh register company. with N once
ea Broadway near the hoteL
d. p. Brockway Of New York was on the third
door IN his rooF1 whsn the flames burst forth.
He rushsd sioas the hall toward the elevator
shaft. but tina danes drove him back again To
his room. His room, - were all the other
rooms Of the house. was furnished with . rope
IRE escape.
Throwing che rope out OF the window r.BrOck-
way seized Il and aid downward. He reached
the balcony over the hFst story. There the rope
came 70 an and. Mr.. bTookway hung from :
lower railing Of the balcony and dropped TO the
ground. He was not injured.
One Of the sAddsst cases ls that Of the fate
which bsfsll Benjamin Hsilmsn aAd wife OF
BroOklyn, who we're on their wedding tour.
Their room Was on the fourth noOr. They we're
seen after the flames had reached their hOor.