New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
THE WORK OF RESCUE.

Early in the morning many of the patrons Of
the hotel including the women about be-
meath trees on the hill and at the railroad sta
ton wrapped in blankets. waiting for clothing
to he sent TO them from relatives and friends in
this citv Others hired hacks and drove to the
hotels in Mount Vernon and Yonkers to secure
shelter While the fremen were fighting the
flames some Of the women in the neghborhood
distributed hot coffee and rolls among them.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hall had apartments in
the part of the hotel furthest removed from the
place where the fire started. They escaped with
out trouble but lost considerable +1tng and
jewelry. Among the women carris out Of the
burning building was Mrs. James NCCreery,
wife of the merchant of this city. Mrs. Nc
Creery had been brought 10 the hotel Ill about
a week ago Mrs ". F. Price. another Of the
women who were rescued was in the Windsor
Hotel fire when she was rescued from the sixth
story. She was one Of the coolest women in the
lot yesterday, and went a bout telling her friends
that she now considered herself an exempt IN
fire eSCapades.
Mrs. Armstrong who with her friends. Miss
Butler and Mrs. Smith, occupied apartments
near the room in which the fire began was so
excited that she saved her Easter bonnet anu
left II 5un worth of dresses and jewery behind
to be destroyed. Although she has just recov-
cred from operation for appendicitis, mrs
Armstrong seized two heavy trunks owned by
her friends and pitched them out of the second
story window She then leaped out herself and
escaped unnjured Mrs. Smith was seized with
filed with smoke by the nreIneH VINO sh'ceedeu
in getting her To i place of safety
Mrs A Kitz after leaving her room. diseoy-
cred that her valuable water spaniel Brownie,
had been left behind. Fireman John Brennan
gropel through the smoke 10 the room and threw
the dog out Of a window to Patrick Higgins. who
caught him in his arms. Major J. l.. Robertson
and family had a narrow escape They were
saved through the quick action of the Tuckahoe
trernen who carried Mrs. Robertson and the
children down the stairway. In the excitement
Major Robertson left behind trunks filled with
silver and heirloOms which he valued at S'OUD
4 painting entitled THE Day Dream by VIII
Il. Lowe, saved by the fremen at the risk
of their lives.
lost property Mr.. Inglis, landscape artist, is
mourning the loss of $1,000 worth Of clothing
and jewelry, and some valuable rapers which
he fears he cannot duplicata.
WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.
1t was said by some of the guests that the
fire started in a adjoining the ballroom
where quantity OF paints and oils were stored
The building they say highly infiamma-
BILE as il was built entirely of wood. The fire
compcnes could do little because OF the high
elevation Of the building which reduced the
water pressure to the minimum
At the time the fire was discovered there
were sixty patrons in the hotel. including many
New-York people, but owing TO the fact that
the flames first made their appearance In the
annex a good opportunity given the
guests 70 escape. Many Of them however, were
Obliged 70 come down in their nightcIothes and
10 leave their valuables behind them. A large
number completed their dressing in the office
Among the guests were George B. McAdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. A V. Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. c.
VietZ Mrs Armstrong. Mrs. c T Smith A.
Onderdonck and son. Samuel A Maxwell. vice
president of the National Wall Paper Company.
and Mrs Maxwell, Frederick Il. Hatzell. OF the
same company. and hts wife. Major and Mrs
Joseph L. Robertson and the Misses Robertson,
Mrs. Tilden Smith, W. s. Bates, architect; c. &.
Carpenter. electrical engineer; Mrs. w. F. Price,
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hall. AIR. and Mrs kitz,
Mrs. Symes. OF Denver. Col. and Miss Symes,
Mr. Furman Mr.. Burt and Mrs James Nc
Creery
MANY VALUABLES DESERTED
Fireman H. McGrath, of Yonkers. while run
ming through the hotel assisting in arousing the
guests. found box OF jewelry valued at 50 600
in bedroom. Fireman Richard Grant. OF the
Tuckahoe department found a wallet contain