The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24

floor said she. where 1 lived with my
daughter. 1 was awakened by blows or
the door and saw the flames shoot by my
window. After getting out of bed and
into a Sealskin coat / was led by Officer
Pat Mcnamara through the smoky hall tC
the elevator. l left in my rooms a costly
piano, my daughter Maria's. two valuable
violins, diamonds. gold watches and rings
silverware and costly bric-a-brac. | also
had stored in the building furniture for
ten rooms. My loss stands me fully S15,-
Goo with not one cent of insurance.
A. S. Dougherty and his niece, Miss Ada
Neathery. who occupied rooms 400 and
407, fifth floor, were awakened by cries of
Fire" They CROPPED their way down the
stairs and left behind all their money
jewelry and clothing. During the flight
Miss Neathery was overcome by the
when carried into the open air.
G.. L. Mead. the Los Angeles representa-
tive of Sherwood & Sherwood, with his
wife occupied a room on the first floor
on the Market street side. They were
startled from a sound sleep by a fireman
breaking down their door.
1T is a wonder that we found anything
to wear" said Mr.. Mead. THE lights
were out and all the time we were in
frantic screams of people who were rush
Ing here and there trying to escape. Out
side we could hear the awful roaring OF
the engines, and when near a window one
would occasionally get a shower of cold
water And over all l could hear the
loud cracking of the fire. Well we got
out safely and this morning l wrapped
myself up. and got some money and
clothing for my wife and self"
B. K. Coffman, commercial traveller
from Chicago, was asleep in room 23S
third floor, on the Powell street side. He
was awakened by a bellboy. He donned
his trousers and tried to get the rest OF
his clothing into trunk, which he found
he could not carry. and started for the
street In his struggle with his burden
through the crowd he lost his trousers
and walked out of the burning building
in his undertaking.
Lfnwood Whitney of New York. who
was here putting a new checking system
in the hotel, was sleeping in an inside
room on the second floor near the kitchen
He got up and opened a window and the
flames swept into his face. Instantly the
room was filled with smoke and he was
started In the kitchen. He partly dressed
and hurried out in the hail. where he
heard persons screaming in the darkness
around him, all the lamps being extin-
him and he tried to lead her toward the
elevator. but she broke away from him
and hurried away. He succeeded In strik-
ing the Ellis-street stairway.
Miss Toma Hanlon. leading lady of the
Coney Island Theatrical Company, occu-
pied room $40: on the fourth floor, Market
street side. When awakened she tried to
unlock her door. but in her extreme nerv-
BUSINESS could not do So The door was
finally broken down and the lady led out.
She was in her night dress and was car
ried down the several flights of stairs and
away from the building thus lightly clad.
She was Frustrated, with fright. but re-
covered during the day. Miss Hanlon has
been through three hotel fires
John M. Campbell, leading man of the
Coney Island Company. sleeping in room
40S fifth floor, lost all of his wardrobe,
money and jewelry.
Manager H. w. Lake of the Baldwin
Hotel was awakened by Director Marcus
Stone.
Il saw that there was no time for de-
lay said Mr.. Lake. mot even for dress
ing purposes. The roaring of the engines.
the cracking of the flames and the show
ers of sparks falling in the street which
| could hear and see from my window
wife and little boy and we struck out I
was scantily dressed. Mrs. Lake had
cloak on over her niehtrobe, and the bow
we carried out just as we took him from
the bed.
I'VE tramped barefooted to the Lang