The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-23
HOT SPRINGS MADE RED HOT.
THREE WOMEN CBEMATED AND -
BUILDINGS N Ruins.

The Fire freaks Out in n Bakery at
4 O'Clock IA the MorniBE-One OF
the Women Loses Her Life in At
tempting 80 Rush Back 90 Her
Room 10 save Her Je1vcIrg-The
Loss Nea-Iy 100000.
Hot Springs. Ark. Feb. Fire broke
out in the Ledgerwood bakery on Ouachita
avenue this morning at 4 clock. Il IS
IN the southern part Of the city where
boarding houses abound. and in an hour
three women had been burned to death.
six boarding houses. several stores. and
nfteen cottages. In all worth yl0o.00o had
been swept away.
The dead are; Mrs. Laura Scammon.
Mrs. Henry j. Mcleod. and Austine
Stove. colored.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. r. Brownson OF Macon.
Mo. Mrs. Peacock and others were in-
iured. but none dangerously.
\ strong wind famed the flames. but
prevented them from moving ia the di-
rection OF the big hotels and bath houses.
The streets covered by the fire wero
Ouachita, where IL originated. Ssaleys
Malvern, Woodbiuc and Orange
The Lodserwood bakery was q trains
building. on the second story OF which
Mrs Scammon had furnished apartments.
Charles Lcdgerwood first saw the hrs
and in hls efforts to extlnsuish them
neglected TO warn people in the neighbor-
hood. Nothing was heard OF Mrs. Scam
mon until the fire was over. when her
bones were found in the ashes Of her
house.
Mrs. Mcleod was guest OF the La
Clede boarding house. She was aroused
and with her husband started out OF the
house. but before reaching the door re-
mcmbered some iewelry and returned
| for II against the advice Qf her husband.
When she started back she found her
way blocked by the flames. Her husband
tried TO reach her and almost lost his life
In the effort. She endeavored 20 rush
| through the flames but fell down in tho
midst and pershed
The remains Of the colored woman we're
found In a partly saved room ln the same
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brownson of Missouri had
thrilling escape. They lived on tho
third floor of the Ouachita boarding
house and when aroused found the house
wrapped IN fire. Escape by the stairway
WAS cut OF They rushed to the win
dows and cried 20 the people below for
help, but none could be given them Mrs.
Brownson tied several sheets and blank
cts together, making a rope long enough
to reach to the window below She went
| down first entered the second floor win
| dow and escaped by u back stairway.
When her husband reached the second
floor, the stairway was blocked by flames
and he had TO jump. lie received sew
eral bruises and the woman was badly
lacerated IN sliding down the rope.
Twenty -elght buildings were burned, in
ciuding fifteen cottages. OF AN aggregate
value of $4,000. The boarding houses de-
stroyed are the Ouachita, Illinois, La
Clede Missouri and Bloomington. Each
OF these was worth 5000 with its contents.
The other losses are the T. Randolph
residence, worth $60OO the Tennessee
stables, the West house, the latter worth
$1,000; r.. JOplin's Brocery, 5000; r.. 1.
Williams store and building. $1,000, II.
NJ Hudgins' residence, $1,000.
Three hundred men, women and chill
dren were driven to other quarters for
lodging, and most Of them lost all their
clothing