The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-09

nc loss OF life is very uncertain. rs
me register Of the Hotel Knox in which
IN" proprietor of the hotel says that lie
had i've OF six guests who have not
put IN an appearance
W. TT. kcphart. cX-sccrctary Of The
Chnmbe" OF Commerce. saved tho life
ci John Boyle. an old farmer by drag
Iih% nm to window and letting him
on; on the roof or another building
kerhart jumped one story and was in
iurcd.
y MOTHER A.SD CHILD.
When the iiremen thought all the in
mates or the house had escaped Il wo-
man with an infant In her arms rushed
70 the lcar window and screamed for
help. y ct was quickly stretched. and
ne woman was asked 10 drop the child
out, but as the !molle almost chokcd
her, hc told them thar If one had 10
die htth would die.
Tie won,3n was Ilneliy rescued by the
ilrcn,en From thu. hotel building. which
WIS live stories. the fire spread east and
west. y Stilt wind made the flames
very ugly ana The fire department was
Inadequate. In the wholesale hardware
house or W. w. Woodruff & Co., cxplo-
Stnin of dynamite occurred. and scores
Of people were hurt by flying bricks
and glass. 1t became necessary at last
20 have the walls OF one building blown
down by cannon To stop the mad career
Of the flames.
HELP FROM CHATTANOOGA.
~ mountain howitzer Of The Knoxville
Legion, was called into play and n load
OF canister did the work, ut the same
time tearing UP some residences in a
different portion of the city. The city
authorities, recognizing that the fire de-
pa!tment was unable TO conquer the
flames, telegraRhed TO Chattanooga for
assistance
The Southern railway made up II spe-
cial train and carried the Chattanooga
apparatus to Knoxville. i'll miles, in 115
minutes One stop was made for water,
the actual running time being sixty
miles an hour
When the engine arrived here the fire
was about under control, yet the Chat
tanooga boys did some work.
DIED FROM FRIGHT.
\ cabinet maker named p. c. Dyer. fell
dead on the street from fright
\ man named Robinson. from Pulaski,
Tenn, is supposed to be another vic
tim. He was registered al the hotel
and has not shown up. large force Of
men is ii work clearing away The debris
tonight and seaching for the bodies
The Stree, car lines are completely tied
up and all the electric companies have
suffred
One Knoxville architect received or
der!s to-day for plans for eleven build
inga - take the places OF The ones
burned
All the buildings are TO be replaced
at once.
It is more ,han probable that J. c. NJ.
BOSic the old gentleman hurt In the
hotel, vii! die. lie inhaled flames.
The last man to leave the burning ho-
tel says that he is positive that five or
H..
three or four men IN the Railways who
were suifOcateN.
y THRILLING STORY.
j. NJ. Dean, Of Kansas City. who
jumped from the burning building, tells
q thrilling story Of his escape. He start
ed OFT with only his night shirt on. and
had that torn Off before hr reached the
street. His room mate, W \ Tabor
shirts. The r. II. y. members nf the
local post took care Of all the drummcrs.
buying some suits out and out.
w. H. Mitchell, Of Abingdon. Va.
jumped from tho burning building to the
bank building.
w. |. Johnson. a railroad baSgagemas-
ter, came down from the fifth story
hand over hand on The water pipes be-
fore the fire engines arrived, Only one
Of the guests saved any OF his effects.
The list of dead and injured so far re-
ported is as follows:
che Dcad.
s.. T.. WEEKS. Locke, \. Y
X. ". HOPKINS, ST. Louis, Mo.
- Robinson. cnfWyp II dc SSNj
- ROBINSON. Pulaski. Tenn.
S. T.. WILLIAMS, Springfield Mass.
The Injured.
J. G. A. BOGLE. Tennessee; burned,
and will die.
D. NJ DEAN, indianapolis; ankle
Spraincd.
TOM S. PECK, Morristown. Tenn,
ankle cut and spraned.
LIEUT. HOOD, Knoxville; cut on face
and head by glass from explosion.
CLAUDE HARRIS, Knoxville; cut in
Il dozen places.
POLICEMAN ASQUrTH; burned ana
cut by flying glass.
POLICEMAN DUNCAN;. badly burn
cd, and was carried home
FIRE CHIEF MINTOSH: bruised
from fall.
w, #KEPHAIeT, knoxyillc. Inter-