Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-01
FOUR GUESTS PERISH
Alvord House at Gloversville, N. Y,
Goes Up in Flames.
BELL BOY ALSO AMONG MISSING
The Loss on the Building is Esti-
mated at 100000.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES

GLONERSNILLE. y. Y. February L.
TIE Alvord House. one of GloversvilIe's oil
landmarks. Will as the largest hotel in
Fulton courty. lies buried in its own ashes
Five guests Of the hotel lost their lives in
the fire. They are:
Henry c. Day of GloversvilIe.
Bell boy Rupert.
E c. Kimball, wife and daughter of In
dianapolis Ind.
The loss to the property will reach $1OO-
600. and is partially insured.
AT o'clock this morning the AIvord was
handsome four-story brick structure. An
hour later il was mass of ruins. The
building burned with almost incredible
rapidity, and spectators shuddered at the
thought that some of the many inmates
would be unable to escape from the fiery
furnace. AT this season the business is un-
usually large, and 1t is understood tina.
rearly every room in the building was oc-
cUpied.
Started on Ground Floor.
The fire started on the ground floor and
shot up through the upper stories with
hghtning-like speed, the broad stairs and
Railways furnishing great fues which car
ried the flames upward Almost immedi-
ately after the flames were discovered the
alarm was sounded through the house and
the big hotel was soon the scene of widest
confusion. The terrified guests were awak-
ened by loud cries Of Fire" shouted
through the halls by those who first became
aware Of the danger!
Panic Among the Guests.
This was followed by wild scramble on
the part of the guests to escape from the
building with their personal property, but
many of the guests we're forced to flee
without saving anything. Some even lost
their clothing. few of the guests made
their escape by the stairways. but the
cense Volumes OF smoke soon cut of this
retreat. The next resort of the impris-
oLed people was the windows. As their
terror-strfcken faces appeared, the great
crowds watched breathlessly, hoping
against hope that all would be saved. The
guests who were thus entrapped did not
long hesitate to take the risk of jumping
Gus positions by the firemen. Others
leaped from the windows, thus saving
themselves, and several were more or less
injured.
Some Narrow Escapes.
Findlay Morrow. travelling salesman for
an Albany house, was awakened by the
smoke. He rushed TO the door of his room,
but Was driven back by the sufrocating
smoke. Abandoning everything, and clad
room was on the second floor jumped from
the window. landing safely in the snow.
MI. MORROW lost $50 IN cash, besides his
watch and other personal property.
Mr.. ard Mrs j. C. Strauss of this city
Occupied room on the third floor. Find
ing no escape by way Of the halls they
stepped out Of the window and onto the
narrow ledge or cornice, along which they
walked to about the center of the west
wall to the northwest extremity. where
they sttod ten or fifteen minutes awaiting
the rescuers. With the aid of a ladder of
the hook and ladder men brought them
safely to the ground
Two young men escaped by the same
means Mrs Strauss lost her jewelry and
wardrobe. valued at $1,000.
L. j. Lambert, Chicago buyer i,,1nDed
from second-story window and broke his
right arm, besides receiving internal inju-
ries.
The FIRE started near the laundry. but
from what cause is not known. 1t spread
with such rapidity that no article of fur
niture could be saved and most of the
guests OF the hotel were obliged to leave
in their night clothes.
Heard at the Ktmballs. Home.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, February 1.-E. F.
kimball of this city. who with his wife
and daughter. is reported to have lost lis
Hfe In burning hotel at Gloversville. N
L., was well known in local business cir
cles- He was a member of the Columbia
Cluo ard the New England Society. Mrs
khnoaIf and daughter were expect ed at
their home in the "Blacherne" in a few
Gays Both were identified with the char
NY wCrk here, and IT Is understood that
Miss Kimball was engaged to marry a
young man in the northern part of In
diana Mr.. Ktmball was a travelling agent
Tor glove concern at Gloversville
Blaze In Baltimore, Md.
BALTIMORE, Nd, February IA ire
in the wholesale establishment of ]. s.
johnson & Company, dealers In fishing
tackle and fshe-men's supplies, at I21
South street. this morning destroyed sbout
S2o.OO worth of materials and damaged
the building to the extent of 5000 With
TIE temperature rarging close 10 the zero
and gale of wind impeding their V ork
the hremsn had a hard struggle to confine
the flames to the building in which II orig
irated.