New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-24
THE BALDWIN HOTEL BURNED
HOUSE AND THEATRE OF SAME NAME
IN SAN FRANCISCO DESTROYED.

IIvrS RELIEVED TO RE 1osr-BrIrD1NG
COST ssc'oOco-"SECRET SERVICE"
COMPANY loses SCENERY
AND PROPERTY.
San Francisco. Nov. 23.-The Baldwin Hotel.
yor almost thirty years one OF the principal
buildings in san Francisco has been destroyed
by fire. causing property loss Of nearly a
million and half dollars.
The lives lost SO far reported number only
two The list OF dead and injured and missing
40 FAR as known is as follows:
DEAD.
WHITE Captain }. l.. san rranc.co. capitalist
MEYERS. Lewis. as~i sHty-three sNasusy. Alaska
INJURED
yr-BrR George san Francisco. cit about body
MITCHELL. Miss Bridget badly bruised
NOON =. r. 81 Louis both ankles hroN'n.
Town fre Marshal. san rrarci>co. ou' about head
MISSING.
NJ. rF1GHTHEAp. san Francisco pnr''T 'l~a1sr r.1.s
r,,v ~ sydney. TATE PRIOR. racing sheet Vr'ter'
= z ANDREWS. cashier - cafe JOSEPH sIMMhf'-
YIELD Chicago bcokmaker; SIIER adverfnx
,s.,t THE -. Louis Westliohe Post FRhphfl'N
wEBsTER. two chamhermaids. JOHN CARTIER race
t.scs judg'.
The ground floor of tn, hotel was divided INTO
10 number of large stores and few of their oc-
Cur9ntS
,,aior,tv repo~,ing total losses. Two of the
hsp8sonest cafes in tho city had their STOCKS
DESTROYED The Baldwin Theatre. the fashion
.bla amusement place Of this city. was totally
DESTROYED. with the rest Of the building anu
the Secret Service" company. headed by Will
,ar, Gillette which had been playing an en-
sa0en,ent at the theatre. lost all its equipment
MANY Of the members Of the company lost prop
e-tv and the trunks containing the oHci"'
,apers of the company We're destroyed
The flames were confined 10 the BALDWIN
structure but much adjoining properly vas
seriously damaged by water and smoke "e
Columbia Theatre building in Poweh-st on 'he
u-est side Of the Baldwin Building, suffered con-
s,dera bly,. and the basement OF the Coiui""''
Theatre was buried. and much valuable 'he"'-
,ical apparatus destroyed.
II 10 believed that every person IN 'lt "''''
was apprised Of the danger within ten minutes
after the fire broke out. but there are rui"o''
that rnanv % those il the east wing. Where '"e
CO. uere discovered. were cut off from escape
md lost. How true this report IS cannot "'
s.er,te,v told for several DAYS yet az many
80 -, +be huuding have collapsed. buryng
my ono who may have been left in the pu"o'"s
Ender the debris
WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT.
,-,o~e ,.ere hundreds of persOns-guests ana
.,,n,oves-in the hotel when the nre proAe
out hut only two of them are thous"'
20 have lost their lives J. j.. Nn'e J. Wv
- tho victims hut before he gave UP n'S
lite he saved the lives ~ three women
fire Is said 10 have started IN inc N''-"'"'
~. basement on the Eis-st side. The hre
-, a.. ,rav I'M through the iues TO the
sixth floor. and before 'he alarm ~
rad gained great headway
rc, vears tho Baldwin had been regarded o'
49, rsro 1erartnoont as the most dangerous
e-e,ran IN san Francisco. Built OF WOOD. slN
stories high with narrow and tortuous Hd"
nave q Is a wonder that half ot the peoPe il"
.he hotel this morning escaped
When the fremen got up their laoue'S 'n''
tegan taking people 10 tho ground fes'u""E
many in this maner. In the interior % '"'
hotel an explosion in the theatre caused 'hd'
,e-, =, the building to cave IN. This explosion
.lso evting1lishod the electric lights throuGhou'
,ha building. There We're many people IN 'he
vnner halls and corridors at that 'ne. anu
erenoen and policemen were tryinS 10 l'ao 'he''
a. tho Market and Powell ST windows. me
entire ton of the hotel was plaHihs mass
c,rearos from thirty engines We're being poured
.nor tho blazing building. but without any
apparent effect
The death Of Mr.. White was dramatic. Inree
women appeared on the cornice OF me nI'"
e.a- IN tho Narket-st side OF the hotel The
areren could not reach them win Ianoe'S' anu
,ho .,ood helplese screaming with terror.
White came out Of a window. CARRYING N"'o''
,ono Wuh this he lowered the women lh'o
the arms Of the hremen. who were "S'lnE
g. the windows Of the next floor. Ih'h ~
..~.oa 5on., the rope. hand over hand Hail
,s, doun tho rope parted and the man Who
.ad ,rs, saved three lives WAS dashed 10 ue
pavement a hundred feet below
Carroll y Calvin, A mining engineer ''''
y7oise CITY Idaho who occupied 'oo''S y"
~fth floor ~ the hote was the last Pe'eo"
enter tho elevator descending 10 the erou""
eoor Mr. Calvin was sleeping sounoN WIZ"
y. ,as awakened hv the watchman. He hur
-iedlv dressed gathered 70" Na'ua"''
onsned his door \ sheet cf fame 'a'l''u -,
,he draught from many open doo's' 'o".
,ir, hut bending low he made q rus" ~"
-,......- ,.bicb ho reached almost simultahe-
ous1v With woman bearing an '"'H"' D"
800 Tho elevator was Just descending when
NJ Calvin called 80 the eIeNa'o' "'' '.,a
,,. c.,,,, assisted the woman and chnn "'o
y and then managed 20 squeeze "'i''''''
-. -. o,.orcroyded car Down m" h'aNnE
laden cage shot 10 tho frst noor "''''"'
,,,ry :, was tho last trip The Pas'"ne
80, - 60 500 flames surgiug a'o"H' ''o
-. . .bo shaft and = vas All "NT''
~, ,...o,or t.v c,oiV discharged MS PaSs'"
,.-. a~,, ~. has post last Tn" occnP"".S
.. 80, .oor aro loud iu their praises "i NV
v.a,.b,o.r aud The elevator boy h''"
,h... hoaas and avery person on IN" W.T." "'''
,,... - - le ger. and ct is boi!eve' '"d'