The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-22
Two Montpelier People.

Inc dreadful holocaust at the Windsor
hotel, New York, Friday afternoon, comes
very near to Montpelier people, inasmuch
as two persons from this city were in the
hotel when the fire broke out, one of whom
Is reported missing, and the other is in a
hospital, badly burned.
Miss Annette Upham was spending the
winter there, as has been her custom for
several years. She is reported among the
missing.
Her friends have grave reason to fear hat
she is lost. 1t was her custom to lie down
every afternoon between two and four
O'Clock, and the supposition is that she was
in her room when the fire broke out. She
had room on the sixth floor, and even
had she been awake, her eyesight is very
poor, and she would not have been able to
quickly reach place of safety. Had she
been away from the hotel Friday afternoon
IT IL believed she would have made that
fact known at once, az she would surely
realize what would be the anxiety OF her
friends. j. 8. Vies received a telegram
this morning from Dodge Keith of Chicago
enquiring for Miss Upham's safety. Mr..
Keith has been at the Pavilion with Miss
Upham for several summers, and knew her
well.
William f. Love, son of Leonard Love-
proprietor of the Riverside, was one of the
cashiers at the Windsor. He was taken to
the hospital badly burned. Mr.. Love re-
ceived telegram the next day stating that
that be has no cause for alarm. Cashier
Loves hands were badly lacerated by 8
sliding down rope fire escape and he in.
hailed considerable smoke.
Miss Upham was a daughter of Senator
Upham, one Of Vermont's distinguish he'd
repres entatives in the National Congress,
some two generations ago She was a sis
ter of Mrs. George LangdOn, who was prom
inent in Montpelier society many years ago,
and who lived in the old Upham residence,
h. ~ III
Miss Upham had a large circle Of friends
here among whom the tidings of her tragic
death produces deep feelings of horror and
grief.
The report published in the Free Press
Monday that Miss Annette Upham was
believed to be at Glens Falls, N. Y, gave
momentary relief to the anxiety of her
friends in Montpelier, but the impression
soon forced itself upon them that the rumor
must be unfounded. Miss Upham had been
at DR.. Bemis' Sanitarium in Glens Falls
for several weeks, having her eyes treated.
More than two weeks ago she requested
that the WATCHMAN that had been going to
her at Gens Falls be sent to the Windsor
Hotel, New York. About two weeks ago
Mrs. 9. ii. More received letter from Miss
Upham written at the Windsor after her
return from Glens Falls, in which she said
nothing about going back to the Sanitarium
She may have done so, but it is extremely
probable that had she been safe at Glens
Falls she would have made that fact known
before this time.
William f. Love, son of Leonard Love OF
this city, is reported as doing nicely at the
hospital. He will come to Montpelier as
soon as he is able to travel. II. j. Pear
son, cousin, who is clerk at the Gilsey
House, wrote Mr.. Love Saturday that his
son is considered out of danger, although
his injuries are of very painful character.
He was terribly burned about he face,
arms and head, and the hacks of his hands
were blistered as he slid down the rope,
terribly lacerating the inside of both hands.
Mr.. Love or his wife will go to New York
and accompany the young man 10 Mont
pelier as soon as he is able TO leave the hos
pital.
When Miss Upham returned to the Wind
sor Hotel about two weeks ago she was
registered as from Glen's Falls. The hotel
register was saved from the fire, and from
this probably started the report that she
was at Glens Falls.
Chief of Police j. L. Tuttle received
telegram Monday from the Boston Post
asking Il the report that Miss Upham is safe
was true. He replied that the rumor is not
confirmed.
j. G. Houghton received Monday morning a
letter written Saturday evening in New
York. part OF whic is as follows
81 went to call upon Miss Upham yester-
day afternoon and when reached the hotel
the flames were bursting from the windows
From that moment we have hunted night
and day. We have visited every hospital
every house where the dead and injured
were, every hotel, every police station, and
not the slightest trace of her can we find
l have been or sent to the houses of all her
friends here or they have come TO us, hop
ing to tind her here. 1 found to-day that
she expected friend to pass the afternoon
and see the p rade with her. This friend
have seen. She was i'll and could not go.
l have traced Miss Upham's movements
yesterday up to one O'Clock. We fear the
worst. The Popes were out of the house
and were safe"