The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-05
GUESTS HAD TO JUMP.
Flames Spread Rapidly in a Five
story Brick Hotel and Cut
OFF Escape.

C!ovrrsvillr. Y Y. Feb. 1.-The Alvorl
house. one of Glovecsvile's old landmarks,
a. well as the largest hotel in Fulton
county, lies in lis own ashes. At !
o'cloal, this morning the Alyord was a
handsome iOur-Story brick structure. An
hour later it was Il mass of ruins.
Five lives We're lost in the fire. The
list follows:
HENRY &. DAY Of Gloyersvile
BELLEOY RUPERT
T. Z. KIMBALI.. WIFE and DAUGH-
TER. Of indianapolis, Ind.
The loss to the property will reach Sl00,-
OOu
The building burned with almost in
credible rapidity and spectators shuddcred
at the thought that some of the many
inmates would lie unable to escape from
the fiery furnace. At this season the
business is unusually large and it is un-
derStood that nearly every room in the
building was occupied. The fire started
on the ground floor and shot up through
the upper stories with lghtning-lke
Soerd. the broad stairs and Railways fur
niShing great tiurS which carried the
flames upward. Almost Immediately
after the flames were discovered the
alarm was sounded through the house
ana the big hotel was soon the scene of
widest confusion.
HtIt' W dN Il " III ~'IdllDIt' tIi lllt lti I
of the guests to escape from the building
with their personal property, but many
were forced to tee without saving any
thing. y few of the guests made their
| escape by the stairwayS, but the smoke
soon cut off the retreat.
| The next resort Of the imprisoned pco-
! pie was the windows As their terror
| stricken faces appeared. the great crowd
! below watched breathleSSly. hoping
! against hope that all would br saved. The
| guests who were thus entrapped did not
! long hesitate To take the risk of jumping,
| though some We're rescued from their per
| ilDu4 positions by the tiremPn. Others
| leaPed from the windows. several being
more or less injured. Findlay Morrow,
! Il travelling salesman for an Albany house
! r.ad only in Shirt and trousers. jumped
| from i thirdStory window, landing safely
/ IN thc SNOW.
/ Mr. and Mrs ]. c. Strauss of this city,
| finding 40 escape by way OF the halls
( stepped out of tn" window and on TO the
! narrow ledge or cOrnice. where they stood
| TN or fifteen minutes awaiting the res
| rurr>. With the aid of a ladder the hook
| and ladder men brought them safely to
! the ground Mrs Strauss lost her jewelry
! and wardrobe valued at $1,000.
/. &. Lambert. 4 Chicago glove buyer
| jumped from second-Story window and
| broke his right arm, besides receiving in
| tcrnal injuries.
The total loss on building. furniture
and property of guests will probably
amount to Sl0,HO partially insured.
The fire started near the laundry, but
! from what cause i not known.
benjamin +. Strickland. contra ctor and
builder, who resided AT the Alvord hotel
/ is also missing.
Among the seriously injured are VIII
| liam MaIoney. travelling man. residence
! uHkuoW n. SpraincI anklc. and i. NJ
! Ross. travelling man. Rochester. y. \.
! badly bruised
! Proprietor Davis says that two travel
! in@ men arrived late last night. but THEN
| names are unknown, aS tie hotel register
/ and office books were destroyed.
| II now seems that at least eight lives
! wire lost rs no trace can be found of the
! two men who arrived late last night.
| indianapolis Ind. Feb. 1.-E +. Kim
/ haI of this city. who with his wife an,
! daughter is reported to have lost his lif'
/ in burning hotel at Glovcrsville, y. y.
1 WaS weU known i'll local business circles
I IL was member of the Columbia clUl
and the New England society. Mrs. Kim
| bail aud daughter were expected At thei
! h1nI" in the ''Blachernc" III 4 few days
| Both were identified with the CHART.
| work here. and ii is understood that Mis-
! kimhali was engaged to young man j!
| the northern part Of Indiana. Mr.. Kim
/ baIl WAS travelling agent for GLOW
| concern at GlOversYillr.