New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-10
SARATOGA HAS a FIRE.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED AND LOSS OF
100000.
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Saratoga N " June 9.-This mornings IRE,
which at one time threatened a confiagration
caused the death Of five persons and palnfui H.
,uries to another. The dead are as follows;
,wsEFE Mrs Elizabeth sufTocated, whose body was
lowered from the third story. -, 4.
ssown.SND Mr.. and Mrs. who were found locked In
,, ssh S sarnb who was identified by the wedding
rsRnINGToN Miss who a guest Of Mrs Owens
chief Engineer Elias ]. shadwick was painfully
injured by fire and smoke while rescuing people
from the fire, and taken to the Saratoga HOS
rissL
The fire started in the Arcade. in Broadway
which was burned TO the ground. and then ex-
. tended TO the Shackelford Building, on the nortn'
nd the Citizens National Bank block on the south'
.thofh of which were Quilted The Theatre Saratoga
.n rhfadeiphia-st which formed a portion OF the
hank block was reduced TO the ground tortu-
,,stelv there was no wind None of the big hoteis
were at any time in danger. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 on which there was an insurance Oh
tout $4,000 The buildings will be rebuilt at as
early a day as possible. The fire broke out at d
O'Clock and not under control TIL 5-SV CLOCK
The fire department did excellent service Inc
f,ostonice, The Daily Saratogian' ofiice ana the
Western Union Telegraph office and the HTaho
Army Hail I'm the Arcade Among othe'
tenants who suffered losses were the Lester Broth
.rs Bernard Branner Edward ]. Tose. K. r
Knapp. A c Rich. New-York Viavi Company, a
C Warriner H J. Olmsted. Walter B. Guy
and c. B. Thomas, DesIoes
reversl occupant of fats. The sufferers in the
shsckelford were Nash lockwood, w l. ROCK
wood John Coleman. Frank c Maynard ana the
Redrnen The principal losers in the Citizens' Ma
'.iousi Bank block were the Citizens Bank, John
Foley John H Morris. the Prudential insurance
company. Charles /. Haskins. Miss Tyner: ftcn-
arc Mingay. George II. Reeves K Co. Wiihalh n
Dornbusch the Sherlock Sisters, lessees OF me
Theatre Saratoga. ane also several occupants ol
fats on the upper floors. .
Stories sensational in the extreme were sent our
about the fire Many Of the stories were IIol1 i
summer visitors who nervously reared sen .I
confederation The buildings adloineo eacn otntt
4nd the fire confined to the immediate I0cdlItg
81 which II started. and that ii was not allowed
20 spread plainly shows that there was no CAUSE
g. ~ alarm Five persons perished but
-hev are believed TO have their death by su1o-
cation and did suffer the agonizing torture OF
burning 10 death. The infiammable nature OF nuch
of the material in The Arcade caused the dense
smoke that filed the building before the alarm
vas sounded. otherwise il is douptful II a me
would have been lost Three OF those VINO PEI
ssbed were advanced in years. and consequently
were almost unable render themselves any
ASSISTANCE. time during the fire was any
ling this. not in the least alarmed, out
caI17lv watched the successful efforts of the fire
with fifteen heavy streams IN preventing lhe
flames from spreading beyond a limited area .
The fire will in degree have any erect on the
summer season which is under full swing
anG will continue with its usual brilliancy iii MID
last thirty years had fires of far greater ragni-
4u6e. but this cosmopolitan resort has always
come 70 the front smiling with greater improve
,nenfs and more numerous attractions.
The only inconvenience at the present time is
that a few Of the storekeepers and tenants or the
buildings finding new locations
II was announced to-day that those having the
MANAGEMENT and control of the property anected
by this mornings blaze have already practlcaIy
and that areprocf structures will be ready for
occupancy early next spring