Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-14
Hotel Burned Also.

Hotel Burned Also.
 Within half an hour the magnificent ho- tel was seen to have joined the Tabernacle on the road to destruction, and no water could reach the fire there. From every window on three sides of the building the glowing flames poured. They grew hotter and hotter and the smoke more dense as the fire spread throughout the huge struc- ture. An occasional crack signified to the spectators the collapse of a floor. and soon with a tremendous crash and an outburst of smoke that filled the streets and garden the rear and side wall on Waverly avenue toppled over.
 The guests in the hotel had lost no time in making their escape. They waited only to snatch up a few valuables and run, but wearing apparel and other effects had to be left to the greedy flames.
 There were not wanting dramatic incl dents during the day. From the fifth floor of the house Mrs. Loomis, one of the guests, and her newly born babe had to be carried down the fire escape to the street. This was done successfully, and mother and child were removed to the Seney hos pital, where they were said to be in nc danger.
 Just as Mrs. Loomis had been rescued from what might have been a horrible
 
 the eighth floor, frantically shrieking and waving her hands to the horror stricken crowd below. In less time than it takes to write it, however, the woman, who turned out to be the assistant housekeeper, Mrs. Keene, was brought down the fire escape in safety and removed to the house next door, where she was taken care of and found to have sustained no injury beyond the shock. Almost immediately after this a man, who proved to be President Be- gardus of one of the Brooklyn street rail- roads, carried out his own trunk and tri- umphantly deposited it on the sidewalk.
 By this time the excitement of the crowd had become intense. At this juncture young man, who turned out to be George Mccoy of the dry goods firm of Victor & Achaelis, New York, and whos was also one of the Regents guests, suddenly dis covered that he had left valuable papers and jewelry in his room, which was on the seventh floor. ' In a moment helhad made his way to the fire escape and ascended it with the ease and skill of a practiced fire man. The flames and smoke were already belching forth in volumes from the floor above, and 1t was feared that the daring man would pay with his life for his temer- ity. The crowd held it's breath in sus pense. All at once mighty cheer arose, and the young man was seen to climb coolly out of the window with a satchel in his hand and with great deliberation made the descent in safety.
 Bremen Prostrated.
 The heat and the showers of sparks and mbers had made the situation an ex- tremely trying one for the men of the fire department, and one man, George Gun ningham of Company 10, had to be carried from his post when the heat was the most intense, but he afterward returned.
 John Gaffney of Engine IA had an epilep- tic fit from heat prostration and was re- moved to the Homeopathic hospital He is not considered to be in danger.
 After a couple of hours the efforts of the firemen were directed to the front of the burning hotel, and at half past o'clock there was a prospect of saving at least a few of the rooms on the lower floors from total destruction.
 At this time the fire lines had been ex- tended in every direction. and there were thousands of people upon every street, al- though back out of danger. Fortunately they were in the distance for after the