Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-14
ELEVEN DEAD.
Fire in Bowery Lodging House,
at New York City.
Flames Cut Of Escape of inmates Ar
reused from SIumbers.
Those Who Escape Lose Everything and Many
Are Badly Burned.

New FORK. March ia thorough
search of the premises at l05 BoWery
which was partially destroyed by fire
at an early hour this morning. disclosed
the fact that II persons had been burn
ed to death. At first it was rumored
that the loss of life was much greater,
but after searching the ruins very care
fully, the police and tiremen discovered
II charred bodies and removed them to
the morgue.
In so far as the process of Identified
ton has been completed the men who
lost their lives We're: Cuddah, Elias.
% years old. address not known.
Folan. John Stapleton. $. l. McDer-
mott % yeras old. address unknown
ORourke. James, r. years old, Phila-
delphia Sedan. VIM, IS years old.
Spottswood. ~ j. Six bodies unidenti-
fed.
Injured Ashman, Robert, As years
old. badly burned about the feet: Ora
ham, Lieut., fireman, burned about the
hands; Wilson, George, "A years old,
burned about the face and hands, All
of the injured Will recover.
No. l05 Howery was one of the best
known lodging houses on that thor
oughfare 1t was called the Bowery
Mission Lodging house and was con
Quoted by the Christian Herald. In the
basement of the building there was a
cheap restaurant, while on the ground
floor gospel services were held daily,
for several years. The four upper
floors were filtcd up as cheap lodg
ing house. with accommodations for $50
males.
Last hlSht hl"St every pea was occu-
pied. AT l."0 O'Clock. this morning. one
of the lodpere discovered flames ron,-
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ilE ll"'i NaS, ''"'' %" 'ne tiii'n
floor. but before h" had time to alarm
the hoIlse the fire WAS noticed hv mass
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