The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-02
HOLOCAUST in A HOTEL.
Alyord House at Gloversville. N. T.,
Burned to the Ground.
SIX PERSONS KNOWN no Be MISSING.
Guests Jump from the windows TO
CONS Quite Severely Injured.

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void house, five-story brick building, W.
| totally destroyed by fire about Z o'clock
| this morning. Six persons persisted in the
| flames and dozen others were more Or
| less injured in making their escape. The
dead are:
L. G. Kimball of Indianapolis, and his
wife and daughter.
Benjamin r. Strickland
Henry C. Day.
Charles Rupert.
Mr.. Kimball was an agent for glove
factory of this city. MIR. Strickland and
Mr.. Day were business men. Rupert was
bellhoy in the hotel.
Gloversville, N. Y. February 1.-The AL
word house, one of Gloversville's oldest
landmarks, as well as the largest hotel in
Fulton county, was burned today. At
| o'clock this morning this handsome four
story brick structure caught fire. The
building burned with almost incredible
rapidity and spectators shuddercd at the
Thought that some Of the many inmates
would be unable to escape the fiery fur
mace. AT this season the business is un.
usually large and it is said that an unusual
number were guests
The flames shot up through the upper
stories from the ground floor with Light
ming speed, the broad stairs and Railways
furnishing great flues, which carried the
flames upward. Almost immediately after
the flames were discovered the alarm was
sounded through the house and the big
hotel was soon the scene of widest con-
fusion. There was a wild scramble on
the part of guests to escape from the
building with their personal property, hut
many were forced 10 flee without saving
anything. A few OF the guests made their
escape by the stairs, but the smoke soon
cut off this retreat.
The next resort of the imprisoned people
was the windows. AS the terror stricken
faces appeared, a great crowd watched
them from the street. The guests who
were thus entrapped did not long hesitate
to take the risk OF jumping, though some |
were rescued from their perilous positions |
by the fremen. Others leaped from the |
windows, several being more or less in
jured.
Findlay Morrow. travelling salesman for
an Albany house, clad only in shirt aud
trousers, jumped from a window, landing
safely in the snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Strauss of this city,
finding no escape by way OF the hail
stepped cut OF the window and onto the
narrow ledge or cornice. where they stood
ten or fifteen minutes awaiting the ros-
cuers They were brought safely to the
her jewelry and wardrobe, valued at $1,000.
r. G.. Lambert Chicago glove buyer,
Jumped from second story window and
broke his right arm besides receiving in
Lernal injuries.
The total loss ON building, furniture and /
property OF guests will probably amount to
100000; partially insured
The fire started near the laundry. hut q
rom what cause is not known.
Benjamin +. Stockland. contractor ard !
builder. who resided at the Alyord hotel,
s also missing.
Henry G. Day was one of The most
prominent business men OF Glovsrsy,llc.
Among the most seriously injured he-
ides T. G. Lambert are.
Mr. Maloney. travelling man. residence /,
Unknown, spratned ankle, and b. 81. Ross, !
raveiing man. Rochester. n. Y, badly
ruised
proprietor Davis says that two travelling
len arrived late last night but their names 7
70 unknown as the register and Office =
ooks We're destroyed. The fire,nen searched II
u day in tho ruins for the remains OF the Il
lctims, but their efforts were unrewar;icd. b
lectr-c lights have been strung over The G
i'ns and large force will continue the Il
arch all night. The two travelling nen eI
ported missing were accounted for late
might, leaving six known victims
DR.. j. d. Davis OF Westfield, N. ".
mped from the third story. He struck
% wires opposite the second story vas
rown TO the ground, but not seriously
ir,. Y
J. II Barry Of Troy jumped from the
md story and was only slightly inpircl.
Eiwood belong. fireman. was seriously
oxen. $50 -Ds
Andrew Watson OF Toronto, Ont. jumpeh
ON the fourth Nopr TO q shed and was
ny slightly hurt.
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