The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-02

Gloversville, n. Y, Feb. 1.-The Al
word house. one of. GloversviIle's land
marks. as well as the largest hotel in
Fulton county. being a handsome five
story structure, was destroyed by fire
this morning.
The building burned with almost in
credible rapidity, and spectators shud-
dered at the thought that some of the
many inmates would be unable TO es-
cape from the fiery furnace. At this
season the business is unusually large,
and it is said that nearly every room in
the building was occupied
TERRIBLE SCENES.
The fire started on the ground floor
about Z o'clock. and shot UP through
the upper stories with lightning-like
speed. the broad stairs and Railways
furnishing great flues that 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 the widest confusion. There was q
wild scramble on the part of the guests
to escape from the building with their
personal property, but many We're fore
ed TO flee without saving anything. A
few of the guests made their escape by
the stairways. but the smoke soon cut
of this retreat The next resort of the
imprisoned people was the windows.
JUMPED FOR THEIR LIVES.
As the terror-stricken faces appeared,
the great crowd below watched breath
lessly, hoping against hope that all
would be saved. The guests who were
thus entrapped did not hesitate to take
the risk of jumping, though some were
rescued from their perilOus positions by
the fremen- Others Ieaped from the
windows, several being more or less in
jured. F'indlay Morrow, a travelling
salesman for an Albany house. clad
only in his shirt and trousers, jumped
from the window, landing safely in the
snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Strauss of this
city, finding no escape by way OF the
halls, stepped out of the window and
onto the narrow ledge or cornice. where
they stood ten or 10 minutes awaiting
the rescuers- With the aid Of a ladder.
the hook and laddermen brought them
safely 70 the ground. Mrs. Strauss lost
her jewelry and wardrobe, valued at
$1,000.
l. C. Lambert. Chicago glove buyer.
jumped from a second story window
and broke his right arm, besides receiv-
ing internal injuries.
THE MISSING.
The following persons are missing.
and are believed to have persisted in
the flames:
Henry c. Day. one of the most prom
inent business men of GlOversville.
T. c. kimball, wife and daughter, In
Charles c. Rupert, bell boy.
benjamin +. Strickland, contractor
and builder, who resided at Alvord. is
Among the seriously injured are:
3. A Ross, travelling man, Rochester.
N Y, badly bruised
Proprietor Davis said that two trav-
cling men arrived last night, but their
names are unknown, as the hotel reg
ister and Office books We're destroyed.
Ihey have not been seen since the fire.
The total loss on the building. furni-
ture and property of guests viii prob
ably amount to 100000. partly insured.
The fire started near the laundry. but
from what cause is not known
SIX VICTIMS.
The fremen searched all day in the
ruins for the remains of victims. but
their efforts We're unrewarded. Elec-
tric lights have been strung over the
ruins, and large force VIII continue
the search all night. The two travel
nS men reported missing We're account
81 LII ldte tCIliSHt, 1edNinS SIX victims.
DR.. D. D. Davis of Westfield. n. Y.
Jumped from the third story He struck
the wires opposite the second story and
was thrown to the ground, but was not
seriously hurt. J. II. Barry of Troy
jumped from the third story and was
only slightly injured
Elwood De Long, fireman, was SER
ously frozen.
Andrew Watson of Toronto, Ont.
Jumped from the fourth floor to a shed
and was only slightly hurt