The sun., 1894-12-31
several door. they started down again. but wer.
blinded By ths smoke and beaten back BY the
Aamo.

fronts on Columbia street, and climbed down to
the roof of the extension by means Of the steps
10 the masonry. From the roof Of the extern
sion they were taken of, badly burned and
frightened.
All thoughts Of politics hed from the brains of
the Assemblymsn when the Are alarm was
sounded. They acted bravely and were Of much
assistance 10 the nremen in saving lives Most
Of those who had taken rooms lost all their
clothing.
II was in attempting 10 save his clothing that
n. A. Manchester Of Auburn, who was Post
master of the last Assembly, nearly lost his life
As has been stated, he was standing in the
lobby, near the elevator shaft at the time the
FIRE started.
After rushing away from the flames he ran
toward the ofiice and securing his key, he went
MP stairs 10 the third floor and unlocked the
door, leaving II open while he aroped around for
his valise. He could not and II. He was con-
unuing the search when clouds Of binding
smoke swept into the room.
MFR. Manchester dropped upon his hands and
knees, and crawling toward the door shut Il
and crawled back 10 the window. He was cool
and collected all the time. He raised himself to
his feet and kicked out the window.
Then he raaohed carefully down and took out
the glass. Uncoilinf the rope fire escape, he
let his zoo pounds Of avoirdupois out Of the win
dow and slid down TO the ground. His hands
were badly burned with the rope, and he was
bruised.
"A As'emoiymM mont ,s1, a. ~ Eooxwen OF srook-
after the fire was we'll under way. and Mr.. Fish.
who with bis followers, most Of them Assembly
men bad adjourned to the Kenmore started out
10 look him up
He had been stopping at the Delavsn with his
wife and nfsoe, but before the fire had gone to
baggage. e. Hi HI. wife became = frightened at At hi. bis
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well, got the grip" said Mr.. Rockwell,
and I.,n prettv muoh aliven
Yes" said Asssmbiyman Friday Of Kings to
The SUN man. ~ am victim Of the flames. I
by reason Of the irs. '''' ''''' ''"s
"I was In the lobby near the elevator shaft
talkins to some friends when tn: flames burst
colld not reach u in time. then rushed out"
II haysn't q bit Of clothing, left" said Mr..
friends for 4 Change Of underwear to-morrow
morning"
bic work on the third and fourth doors awaken
ing guests and saving sick woman. said: 1T
srs ~s .as
was % not badly burned. but can remember well
Mr.. Fish said: :" Well, have lost some good
cigars and other things / have established head
quarters over. In the Turkiah bath house and
6sht : oyor."
ne 9rng nsG neyss ~ Saq saoa
ters at the Kenmore, but that hotel, by reason
of the nrs Of . week ago. 4 twenty-nve rooms
The destruction of the pelsyan House has
temporarily but completely dwarfed the interest
centre at the moment when the fre was dis
covered. An awful uncertainty as to the extent
eoncerning the ordinary affairs OF life, even
though they were matters In which the hopes
and of the year or of years were
The confusion and uncertainty in relation to
tho dirsfal possibilities Of loss of human life
trivial and unimportanf. Many members Of tho
Legislature had arrived during the day. and
famous Cd hotel. where the candidates. for
Speaker had their headquarters for the canvas.
were eagerly Questioned as 10 their position on
political matters. But these questions were soon
TO be forgotten. Instead Of asking how the
with an intensity OF anxiety that almost stilled
the breath and stopped the pulse OF the Ques-
TONER Have they escaped death 2"
The danger was so Imminent and tho hair
breadth escapes so numerous. that the doubt as
90 the fats Of any one unsccounted for was sick-
enink. The crowd and confusion rendered 10
impossb bio for a long time to trace those who
were safe. but At midnight it was confidently
believed that none OF the members or the
prominent men who were known 20 be in the
hotel was lost although it was almost certain
that some Of the inmates must have failed to
escape,
The story Of A. @. Dart, o young artist proves
this, though not many OF the guests had retired,
as he did at so early an hour. His room was on
the third floor, and he was aroused by the un-
usual noise In the hallway. No alarm had
reached him, and when be opened his door. TO
fnd the hallway full OF smoke, that was the first
knowledge Of the nature OF the trouble.
THE smoke was thick and black. and in the
fsw moments that IL took him 10 dress II be-
came suffocatins. He fall TO the floor after
taking Q few steps In the hall, and WAS thus pre-
vented from becoming completely unconscious
by ths clearer air at the bottom
He crept blindly along and happened upon a
stairway down which he rolled, not knowing
where il led TO- The lower floor was 50 much
more clear OF smoke that he was able TO get up
and make his way to the street. He says that IL
ia absolutely impOssiblo that any one got out OF
thai part OF the house alive after his escape, IL
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