The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-01
FIFTEEN LOST IN The FIRE
The Hotel Blaze al Albany More Fatal
Than First Supposed.


Gould Have Escaped Had They Been
Cool-Headed.
Albany, n. y, Dec. 3l-The latest esti-
mate is that thirteen persons all em-
pioyes Of the hotel, persisted in the De
lavan house fire lact night. Three OF the
missing people are men and ten are wo-
men. A conservative estimate of the loss
is $4,000 ON the building which is insured
for 100000. and $4,000 on the furniture
which is insured for SS7.50o. The rents Of
the hotel are insured for $4,000
Heiser & Mulfeldor. dealers in whole
sale notions. who occupied store under
the annex. suffered loss by fire ana
water of $4,000, but are fully insured.
Slight losses were incurred by sevenl
merchants on the opposite side Of Broad
way, caused by the failing walls and in
tense heat.
Messrs. Herty & Moore the proprietors
of the burned hotel, devoted this morning
10 hunting for their missing employees.
Charles Rosecrans, one OF the night
clerks. could not be found. He was I'm
room on the fourth floor. lie is a son of
William r. Rosecrans, Secretary OF the
Hotel Mems Associations.
Mrs. IT, S Hiu. the housekeeper, is
missing. She had a room on the top
floor
Mary and Bridget Sullivan and Bridget
FitsEibbon, hotel servants, who We're on
the top floor, have been given up as per
ished
Kate Crowley. an empoye. is thought
to Doe dead as she is missing.
So far as known none Of the guests We're
lost Ia the fire
~ the Albany hospital at noon the ply
sic.aus SAID that the four fire patients re-
manning there would recover Mrs. Hen
ry T.. Fookcs wife OF the agent of the
American Cash Registry Company, of
Dayton, O.. was the only death at the
hospital She jumped from q fourth sto-
ry window ana il was her husband who
chung to a rope fire escape, his feet rest
ing on the cornice of "a third story window
for over ten minutes before a ladded was
reached to him.
The hotel proprietors say that the hotel
employees discovered the Ere and had ann
pie opportunity to eXtinguish II before
spreading but for the l8clV of water
Tho house hose was stretched hut there
was 10 force in the water pipes and
only very small stream could be secured.
Bradley Martins family We're dining in
state in one of the small dining rooms
when the ire broke out. They had only
time to escape and saved almost moth
ing.
John Norman. one OF the walters. says
he took Louis =. Payne, a well known
friend of Hamilton Fish TO room 503 just
before the fire broke out. He returned TO
The office to get some traps for Mr.. Payne
and delivered them. AS Norman was re-
turning to the elevator dense smoke APP
pearcd and he rushed around from room
10 room to give an alarm to the guests
who were in their rooms. Norman was
overcome by the smoke, which he says
was so dense as TO blind him and make II
impossible ia breathe. He fell uncon-
scious and lay upon the floor some time
Guests came rushing out and some one
stumbled over him and fell heavily. This
aroused him enough so that he got up and
reached a window where he could get fresh
air. He escaped from the building none
the worse for his experience. Norman
said this morning that many Of the ser
wants must have perished In this way.
lie says they We're apprsed Of the fire in
time 10 save themselves, but they ran
around to arouse the guests and in doing
this were overcome by the smoke Nor
man was on the fourth floor Of the hotel.
The servants had their rooms on the fifth
floor and he thinks that those above him
were cut off from all escape.
The list Of the dead who perlshed In the
flames includes;
Mrs r. II. Hill, housekeeper.
May Sullivan, chambermaid.
Mrs Ray Young Of Jamestown, linen
woman.
Agnes Wilson Of Atwood, Canada, linen
woman.
Bridget Fltzgibbons, pantry girl.
Kate Crowley, chambermald.
Fernando Belitu, cook
Ricardo Telesfernn, cook.
oBs
Emllgia Tomagin, chambermald.
SIMON Meyers, employe.
Thomas Cannon. employe.
Annie Daily chambermaid.
Ellen Dillon, chambermaid
Marie Carey, a chambermaid is missing
So far as could be learned from the
hotel authorities the above list includes
those unsuccessful in their efforts TO
escape. They had rooms on the fifth floor
Of the building. and their deaths could
not have been the result Of anything but
fright. One Of the porters, who went up
to warn them, said to-day that It was i'm
possible to lead them 70 a safe exit They
simply went wild when they learned Of
the fire.
Streams were kept palying on the ruins
all day. No attempt VIII be made TIL
tomorrow to search for the bodies The
thick fire wall which divided the main
building from the additions was all that
kept the flames from sweeping the en-
tire block. The south wall Is all that re-
mains standing of the main structure
The escape Of surrounding property was
miraculous, as the streets about the hotel
are narrow. 1t was thought at one time
that the American Express building and
the New York Central station were DOOM
ed but they were only slightly damaged.
The guests and employees did not have
time to save anything, not even their
wearing apparel Many guests had hair
breadth escapes in endeaYoring to secure
their effects.
Peiser & Munfelder dealers in notions,
occupying a store in the annex, suffered
a loss of about $35. 900 by fire and water
They are fully insured.
A commercial traveller, who had a
trunk full Of jewelry In his room, which,
he said, was valued at $4,000, offered a re-
ward Of half the contents to any ono who
would get mis- belongings. John Donahue,
John Baker Of the Rogers Volunteers,
and j. w Lane of aBth entered the build |
ing and succeeded in getting the trunk out |
and they brought it to the Kenmore,
where they were Handsomely rewarded.
Il was stated to-day that the Central /
people we're thinking Of purchasing the |
Delavan site on which to erect a great /
station.