Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-01
BURNED IN A HOTEL.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES REPORTED
Among those Moderated mr.. N Man. His
Wite ana Daughter-Two Others
are Dead.

Sloversville. N. Y, Feb. 1.-The AL
Vord House, flve-story brick struc-
ture, the largest hotel in the city ia
burning and viii be II total loss. The
ire was discovered at I O'Clock this
hhorhing' Every room was occupied
ana many narrow escapes occurred.
rive lives were lost. The list is as fol-
lows:
Henry c. Day. of Gloversville.
E. II. Kimball, wife and daughter. of
indianapolis.
Bell Boy Rupert.
Inc loss to property win reach $780,
600.
A FURTHER ACCOUNT.
The Alvord house. one of Gloyers-
Viile's landmarks, as well as the larg-
est motel In Fulton county, being n
handsome four story structure, was
destroyed by fire this morning.
me building burned with almost in
credible rapidity and spectators shud-
Tered at the thought that some of the
many inmates would be unable to es-
cape from the fiery furnace. At this
seuson the business Is unusually large
ana IL is said that nearly every room
In the building was occupied.
Inc IRE started on the ground floor
the upper stories with lightning-like
speed, the broad stairs and Railways
furnishing great iiues which carried
the flames upward Almost immedi-
ately after the flames were discovered
the alarm was sounded through the
house and the big hotel was soon the
scene OF the widest confusion. Their,
was wild scramble on the part of the
guests to escape from the building with
their personal property. but many were
forced to flee without saving anything
a few of the guests made their escape
by the stairways, but the smoke soon
cut off this retreat. The next resort Of
the Imprisoned people was the win
dows. As their terror stricken faces
appeared, the great crowd below
watched breathlessly. hoping against
hope that all would he saved. The
guests who were thus eptrapped did
not long hesitate to take the risk of
jumping, though some Were rescued
from their perilous positions by the
hremen! Others leaped from the win
dows, several being more or less in
1ured. Findlay Morrow, travelling
salesman for an Albany house, clad
only in his shirt and trousers. jumped
from window, landing safely in the
snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 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 fifteen minutes await
ing the resouers. With the aid of II
ladder, the hook and ladder1nen
brought them safely to the ground
Mrs. Strauss los; her jewelry and
wardrobe, valued at $1,000.
l.. G. Lambert, a Chicago glove buy
er, jumped from a second story window
and broke his right arm, besides receiv-
ing internal injuries.
hn Fol
and are believed to have persisted in
the flames:
Henry C. Day. one OF the most prom
inent business men of Gloversville.
Il. G. Kimball. wife and daughter.
indianapolis.
- Rupert. bell boy.
benjamin F. Strickland. contractor
and builder. who resided at the Alvord,
is missing.
Among the seriously Injured are:
William MalIonick. travelling man,
residence unknown, sprained ankle.
b. 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 regis
ter and office books were destroyed.
They have not been seen since the fire.
The total loss on the building, furni-
ture and property of guests will prob
HbiS HfloUHt 10 sluu,VbO. parity insured.
The fire started near the laundry but
from what cause Ia not known.
THE KIMBALL FAMILY.
Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 1.-E. F.
Kimball of this city. who, with his
wife and daughter. is reported to have |
lost his life in a burning hotel at
Gloversvllle, N. Y, was well known |
in local business circles He was a |
member of the Columbia club and the |
New England society. Mrs. Kimball |
and daughter We're expected at their
home in the Blachorne in few days.
Both We're identified with the charity
work here, and 1t is understood that
Miss Kimball was engaged to marry
a young man In the nothern part OF
Indiana Mr.. Kimball was travelling
agent for the glove concern at Glovers-
vile.