The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-01
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VICTIMS OF THE FLAMES.
AT LEAST IA LIVES LOST nv TIE
DELEYAN HOTEL FIRE.
The Losses will Amount to Humid eds OF
Thousands, but is Nearly CovsTe6b by
Insurance-Narrcw Escapes.

Assembly received a startling baptism OF
fire here last night. for the Delevan House.
that famous hosiery. krovn frCm Maine
TO California the Mecca Of Politicians
and the centre OF all big state political
events for forty years, was completely
destroyed. Fire Is not an uncommon visitor
but fire such as this one has sell
dom been seen. II was half-past cisnt.
and the political headquarters or potn Mr..
Fish and Mr.. Malby were iiiIed with pcl-
ticians and newspaper men. state rae
tory Inspector Connolly. who had beeH In
the lobby with a number OF people start
ed 10 go mp the elevator. lie remarked
that he smelled smoke. and suggested an
investigation. Before 1t could be begun
there were cries OF fire from different
parts of the house simultaneously. me
outburst Of flames before an alarm could
be given TO arouse the inmates OF the
rooms was something appalling. Up the
elevator shaft there shot solid column
OF flames; up the staircase. near this per-
feet fiue, shot another column.
SIX SERVANTS PERISH.
Later developments In the Delevsn
House fire show that at least six servants
are unaccoCnted for. They are Mary ana
Bridget Sullivan. chambermaids. sisters
| Bridget Fitzgibbon, the pantry girl; two
] colored cooks, whose names are not ascef-
tained. and a man named Fernan-
| do, employed I'm the stewards department.
| The payroll has not yet been fully we're
| fled, and it may be that several persons
perished. John Norman. one OF the wait
| ers, says he took Louis +. Payne. well
| known friend of Hamilton Fish. 10 room
| 303 just before the fire broke out. lie re-
| turned TO the office 10 get some traps tor
| Payne and delivered them. As Norman
| was returning TO the elevator the dense
| smoke appeared, and he went around
| from room to room to give the alarm 10
| guests who were in their rooms.
Norman was overcome by smoke,
| which, he says, wac SO dense as TO bind
him and make it impossible to breathe.
He fell unconscious and lay upon the
floor some time. The guests came rushing
| out and some one stumbled over HIM and
| fell heavily. This aroused him enough 50
that he got up and reached the window
| where he could get fresh air. lie escaped
| from the building none the worse for his
| experience. Norman said this morning
that many Of the servants must have
perished In this way. He says they wetSk
apprised of the fire in time TO save theieg
selves. but that they ran around TO arous 2
the guests, and in doins this were over
come by smoke. Norman was on 1nc
fourth floor OF the hotel The servants
had their rooms on the Firth foor ana hs !,
thinks that those above him were CIV W.
from all escape.
SEARCHING FoR THE pFAD.
Messrs. Herty and Moore. ptopilesvss .'','
OF the buried hotel, devoted TINS pio,
| ine. 10 hunting Tor their missing epI,
nloyos During the niori ing they fo
one of these. but up TO II o'clock y sS<efai
others could not be found. III was feared
bu,aed l"a1 alive. iiH'' charles Rosecreg( one OF
the night clerks. could not be found. He
WAS in a room on the fourth floor. He Is
a son OF William Il. Rosecrans, secre-
tary Of the Hotel Mems Association. Mrs.
+. :. Hill. the houeekeeper, is missing.
She had a room on the top floor. Mary
| aud BRIDGET Sullivan and Bridget Fitz
simmons, hotel servants, who were on th'
top floor have been given up as having
perished. Kate Crowley, an cmploye. l.
thought to be dead. as she is miselng
SO far as known. none of the guests We
lost in the fire. At the Albany Hospi,a
at noon the physicians said that four
| the fire patients there would recover
Mrs. Henry +. tookes, wife Of the agent
| of the American Cash Register Company
| of Dayton, Ohio, was the only death al
| the hospital She jumped from the fourth
story window, and II was her husDan
| who chung to the rope of The tire escape
| his feet resting on the corrice OF the
third window. for over ten minutes before
! a ladder was reached TO him.
PROBABLY THIRTEEN PEnfsHED. 4
ALBANY. n. Y. Dec. 3l.rhe latest q
e | innate is that thirteen persons. all -
| ployes Of the hotel, perishci ~ ,.E
: | Dclevan House lire last might. Three o
the missing people are men ana ten ar
; women.
e 4 conservative estimate OF the loss =
e xl60000 on the building which IS insure'
{ for $4,000. and $1,000 on the furniture
I which IS insured Tor $3.50 The rents
D the hotel are insured for 5000.
I Heiser 4 Mulfeder, dealers IN whole
, sac notions who occupied store undel
Q the annex. suffered loss by IRE and
. water of $1,000. Fully insured.
Slight losses were incurred BY seVera
, merchants OF the opposite side ~ Broad
. way, caused by falling walls and intense
heat.
LIST OF rBE dad.
! The list of The dead who porished !
, the flames lncludes
Mrs. Hill. houselSeeler. Mary 5ullisa,
| chambernaic Airs. Ray Young. =
Jamestown; Agnes Wilson, of Atwood
Canada, line woman, Bridget Fitzsiboons
pantry girl; Kate Croel. Fcrnodie
Bellotti, cock; Ricado relesferni. coax
Mcgetta Stanrena. chamhermaid; Ennlgi
| IOnluSlNs fNdflbtiildlRf Httis'h ate'i'
- | ompioye: Thomas Cannon, employe. Al
| ME Daily. chambcrmaid; Eber Diilof
chambermaid.
[ Missing. Mary CAREY chambermali.
80 far as could be learned the abOy
list includes those Who were unsuccess
, ful in their efforts TO escape.
Z They had rooms on the hfth story Q
z the building. and their deaths could no
have been the result OF anything bu
| fright one OK the Iorters who went u
to warn them said to-day that 10 was ln'
. | possible TO lead them 20 safe exit; the
Z | simply. went wild when they learned Q
the hre.
5 Streams were kept playing on the ruin
| all day. No attempt will be made unit
tomorrow 90 search for the bodies. tn
thick wall which divide IN , main building
from the additions was all that kept IN
is flames from sweeping the entire block
L The south wall Is all that remains stand
4 ing OF the main structure. The c2cap
v OF surrounding property was miraculous
q as the streets about the building az
@ harrow. II was thought at ols tim
l. that the American Press baildng and th
l. New York Central station were doomed
l. but they were bat slightly damaged Tn
guests and employees did not have time !
save anything. noe even wearing appaI
eI. Many guests had hairbreadth q
: fects.
: orBvE Lossrs.
e Peiser & Munfelder. dealers In notion
( occupying store tn the annex. sunsre
Y a loss OF about $1,000 by fire and watei