The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-02
HOTEL FIRE IN NEW YORK
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~troycd and Isauy Quests Injured.
GIoversviIle. y. ". Feb. 1.-The Alyord
house. a fve-story brick building, was de-
stroyed by fire between and O'Clock
this morning. Six persons persisted in
the flames and a dozen others were more
or less injured in making their escape.
The dead are:
Z. {. KEHBALL Of Indianapolis, his
wife and daughter.
BENJAMIN F. STRICKLAND.
HENRY c. DAY.
CHARLES RUPERT.
Mr. Kimball was an agent for glove
factory of this city and Mr.. Strickland
and Mr.. Day were business men. RUPERT
was a bell boy in the hotel.
GIoversvilIe. y. y, Feb. 1.-The Alvord
House. one OF GIoversville's old land
marks, as well as the largest hotel in
Fulton county, lies buried in its own
ashes AT o'clock this morning the Al
word was a handsome four-story struc-
ture An hour later it was mass of
ruins. The building burned with almost
incredible rapidity and spectators shud-
dered at the thought that some of the
many inmates would be unable TO escape
from the fiery furnace. At this season
the business is unusually large. and it is
understood that nearly every room in the
building was occupied.
The fire started on the ground floor and
shot up through the upper stories with
Iightning-like speed, the broad stairs and
( Railways furnishing great fiues 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 confusion. There
was a wild scramble on the part of the
guests to escape from the building with
their personal property, but many were
forced to fee 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 i'm
prisoued people was the windows. As
! their terror-stricken faces appeared, the
great crowd below watched breathlessly.
hoping against hope that all would be
saved The guests who We're thus en-
trapped did not long hesitate to take the
risk Of jumping though some were res
cued from their perilous positions by the
dremen Others leaped from the win
dowS. several being more or less injured.
Findlay Morrow. a travelling salesman for
! an Albany house clad only in shirt and
trousers. jumped from a window, landing
! safely in the snow.
Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Strauss of this city.
finding no escape 10y way of the halls.
stepped out Of the window and onto the
narrow ledge or coruice. whore he stood
/ ten or fifteen minutes awaiting the res
cuers. With the aid Of a ladder. the hook
and ladder mon brought them safely to
/ the ground Mrs. Strauss lost her jewelry
aud wardrobe, valued at $l0co.
/. c. Lambert. q Chicago glove buyer.
jumped from a second-story window and
/ broke his right arm, besides receiving in
/ ternal injuries.
Dr. >. D. Davis Of Westfela. y y.
jumped from the third story. He struck
the wires opposite the second story and
/ was thrown TO the ground but was rot
seriously hurt.
/ T. II. Barry of Troy jumped from the
third story and was only slightly in
/ iuted
. riqusIy frozen.
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from She fourth floor to shed and Was
/ only slightly hurt
The Hreren searched an DAY in the
lujus for the remains Of victims bur their
efforts were uurevarde5- Electric lights
have been strung over the ruins and a
large force VIII continue The search ~
uiSbt. The two travelling men reported
missing were accounted for late tonight.
leaving six known victims.
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