The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-31
cKKAr rms AT ALBANY.
The Famous Delavan Hcure, FUN OF
Politicians. Quilted.


che street on Sces,ben street side We're bad
,v injured. They are: Mrs II. II. F'ookes,
wife of the agent Of the NS.tiorai Cash
Register Company OF this city, and BEN
iar1ss Heslrsan and wife, OF BROOKLYN,
wh, were on their wedding tour. Mr..
Fookes was badly burned. but viii re-
cover. His wife was Internally injured
ana viii die. Mr.. HeiLman was badly
burned about ne chest and internally IN
iured. He will probably die before morn
ms. His wife is badly baEned ahoa1 the
face. her nose is split open ana she is cut
on the ankle. she will recover. TIE IN
jured were taken to the city hospital
The speakership contest was on IN Us
intensity tonight when the cry OF nre
rang through the corridors of the Deia-
van house at STA O'clock. The headauar-
tiers of the candidates were on the frst
floor over the lobby, otherwise the iarse
crowd which flied the corridors and
rooms would not have so luc.Sily escaped
The fire started in the basement on the
Broadway side, directly under tie eieva-
tor shaft. and spread with the rapidity
of Egatniag. No one had time to save
anything about the main floor, and before
the affrighted guests and politicians had
emerged upon the street the flames had
broken through the roof. The elevator
shaft was adjacent to the Broadway en-
trance, and the flames cut off the eGress
of the guests in the northern end OF the
hotel, in which nearly tw1o-thiris OF the
guests were located. Those who were
not able 10 get past the elevator SHAFT
so as to pass down the main stairway
on Steuhen street were without hope OF
a stairway in the north section or the
structure. 1t was some time after the
alarm sounded before the department. re-
sponded Meanwhile every effort WIS
made to save those who were in the up
per stories. L. A. Manchester, the post
master of the assembly, came down a
rope on the Broadway side from a fourth
story window, and escaped with no injury
except to his hands. Il. w. Arnold. OF
Rochester, also reached terra frna in
this manner. EGaund Walsh, porter
who. as soon as he heard the cry OF fire,
went through the house alarming the
guests, found his escape cut off on reach
ing the upper stories. He succeeded in
getting out on the roof OF the center an
mex, and with Edwin Murphy. another
employee, was rescued with the aid of lad
ders. Walsh hair was sinsed. and his
hands and arms were badly burned. He
was taken to the hospital. a man and
his wife, VINO were on the same roof.
would not let each other be saved until
the fireman carried them down the ladder.
The man was afraid to venture down.
and to add to this his wife did not want
to be left alone for a minute. Mrs. Seeh,
of Hillsdale, Columbia county, who only
last week was renewed from the hos
pital to the hotel, was carried out by ex-
Congressman Henry C. Burlelgh. of
Whitehall, Judge c. b. Mclaughlin, of
Port Henry, and Deputy Sheriff McGoni-
gal. WHO wrapped her in his greatcoat.
Mrs. Moore. the wife of Mr.. Moore, one
of the proprietors of the hotel. was sick
abed and had to be carried out.
Mrs. Fookes jumped from the third
story window above the main floor ON
Steuben street. striking on the roof of
the balcony of the main floor and rolling
Off on to the sidewalk. a fall of thirty
feet. Mr.. Holman jumped from win
dow on the same floor, but jumped clear
of the balcony, falling on snowSa nix
Mrs. Holman also jumped. but struck
the balcony and likewise rolled off into
the street below. All three came down.
mans fall being h-.oosI1zis somewhat by
striking on the heads and shoulders or
three men who were passing. Mr. Fookes
awaited himself of the rope fire-escape in
his room. and lowered himself down as
far as the cornice of the window below
his floor. There he showed his noble for
ltitude in being able to stand for period
OF some ten minutes before a ladder could
be run up to him. lie descended it alone.
The spectators in the street below him
were no doubt responsible for his not
jumping. They feared such an act min
ute by minute, as the time rolled slowly
By, but they reassuringly kept calling TO
him that a ladder was coming. d. p
Brockway, of New York city. WAS cut on
the arm in forcing the windows of his
room. He was rescued from the third
story with the aid of a ladder. ASSEM-
blynian Keck. of Johnstown, went
through the second and third floors notify
Ing the guests of their danger He helped
twenty people to an exit, and had q mar
row escape himself. Assemblyman Fish,
Louis F. Payne and the others in Mr..
Fishs headquarters had no trouble In
reaching the main floor. Those in Mr..
Maltby's headquarters were not 50 for
tunate. Mr.. Maltby and ASsemblyfnan
Weeks, of Queens county,. were the last
to leave. and 1t remained for Mr.. Weeks
TO direct Mr. Maltby TO means of escape
10y the servants stairway. TIE others
had gone some minutes before a. t.
Dart, a New York Herald artist wa1an
he opened the door of his room on the
third floor, was knocked down by a burst
OF flame. he managed to pick himself IN
and reach the ground. but he does r.,t
know how. He was slightly burned.
Chas. l.. Wsnsdow. Speaker Magoy.ss Sec
rotary, succeeded in saving the Sneakers
trank. In which were his pledges OF MEM
bers who are to support his candfdacv
There were many thrilling escapes. ana
it WAS surprising that the casualties were
so few. when the sweep with which the
fire spread throughout the guest floors of
the main building Is considered. The eff
fects Of Bradley Martin, OF New York
were lost.
Tho Delavan house is owned nv fhe
Deiavan and Ransom estates and Is vain
Cd at about se5o.eoo. including the f,Yrn3-
tare. The main building is four sforias
above the main floor and fronss on Broad
way, Stsuben ard Montgomery street. Tue
left block is occupied by two adjoining
adaltions, running through to Columbia
street.
At the hospital tonight 1t is said shat
Mrs. Herman Will lose her reason. She
has been put uadsr opiates and every en-