Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-24

ance. One man was arrested by detective
as he was leav ng the hotel with a bundl
of booty. W. r. Smith, Donald Mackay'
valet, said three men entered Mr.. Mack
avs rooms. while he was trying to saw,
what he could and helped themselves I,
what they could lay their hands on. A. A
Minis, who had visited the hotel to make
call, saw another man on the third foo
stuliing valuables into his pockets. 1t il
probable that the personal losses of patrons
many of whom made the hotel their home
at low estimate will exceed $500, OOO
The man who was arrested gave his nam,
as Frank Kane, AZ, and his home at 27C
Bowery, a lodging house. He carried :
large bundle and his pockets were filled
with plumber. lie claimed to be a report.
er of Chicago paper which went out OF
existence several years ago and showed a
badge once issued by the paper. Examin.
alton OF the bundle and the mans pockets
disclosed II stickpins, 10 scarf pins, five
cnatel mes, souvenir spoon purse. n
paper cutter, a pair of link sleeve buttons
card case, 10 women's gowns, some lace,
a piece of cloth, sealskin sacaues and 9th.
er turs, several sets of earrings and sew
eral rings 1t was estimated that the ar
tlcles were worth from $4,000 to 1910 OOO
On the card case, which was of silver. was
the name "A. Mckinley" and it was in
ferred from this that some of the articles
belonged to Abner Mckinley, the Presi-
dents brother whose rooms were on the
first floor of the hotel.
Leland Has Been Followed bv Fire.
Warren F. Leland, the proprietor. is ono
OF the famous Leland family which has run
large hotels in nearly all the leading cities
OF the country. The family had its origin
at Landgrove, VT, where the fatber ~
warren F. Leland ran a successful conntrv
tavern.
IL seems as if fire has pursued Mr. To.
land In his hotel ventures He began bis
career as a hotel man with his unclas
simeon, Warren and Charles Leland. when
they Kept the old Clinton Hotel in Beek-
man street, New York. In 1852 the broth
ers became the proprietors of the Metropol-
Ian Iiotel. They made great stir nv ad
Vertlslng that their dining room would he
equipped with napkins for the use of their
P"'ionS al meals In both these hotels
young Warren Leland was the steward
Springfield, n, and in 1856, he bera,no ans o, ~
OF the proprietors of the Delavan House in
Albany. The Delavan House was destrov.
ed by fire, and Mr. Leland later becama IN.
terested In the Clarendon Hotel at sara
toga. That was partially DESTROYED bv fire
Later he opened the Leland Hotel in Svra- |
cuse, and was making money fast when |
Vhat was destroyed. Mr.. Leland was also |
ohe proprietor of tn famous Ocean House !
at Newport when it was DESTROYED bv fire
on Sept. 0, 1898. y III
Inc Windsor Hotel, although intended
"heh IL was built, to be as nearly freproof
as possible, was really a most excellent
lre trap. On each floor five broad CORR
Tors intersected and in the middle of the
o.ulidlngiwere two wide shafts, constructed
Tor the purpose of admitting additional
ight and air. Both stair-cases led from
me once iioor to the parlor floor and other
,road stalrcases connected the succeeding
loors' This scheme of architecture. it will
Re seen, could hardly have been improved
lpon In Fastening the destruction of the
lotel by fire should any sort of wind he
blowing from any direction This was
hown Friday, when with a west w;nd
moving, the entire structure was in rhine
little over an hour.
When the hotel was opened il was as
lurh admired for its fittings and furnish.
lgs as the Waldorf-Astoria is TODAY. For
ne WOODWORK of some of the finest rooms
lar ge amount OF money was spent in So
urlng rare woods. One of the rooms was
nisneu In hungarian ash, another in Bra
nan rosewood, another in satinwood. an
lner IN white holly, another in Mexican
ahogany, another in Russian ash. one in \
rehch, and still another in Turkish wal I
l1. Mr.. DAILY even went so far as To send .
Africa for the wood with which so,~ at 10
e rooms were 6nishad IL Al A.