The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-23
PARK AVENUES fire
LEADING HOTEL BECOMES A FU.
NERAL PYRE.
EIGHTEEN LIVES ARE LOST
GUESTS LEAP TO DEATH FOR
FEAR OF FLAMES.

Park Avenues Third Serious Ca
1amity Since Beginning of Year.
The Handsome ArmOry of the
71st Regiment DestrOyed-FInme
Communicated to Park Avenue
Hotel at 3 "a. IN. and Lives of 500
Guests Endangered Thrilling
and Fearful Scenes as Helpless
Men and Women Appeared Sur
rounded by Flames.
New York, Feb. 22.-For the third
time since New Years day, Park ave-
nue., this city, was the scene of loss
of human life. First was the collision
in the New York Central tunnel at
Fiftysixth street and Park avenue,
second came the dynamite explosion
in the rapid transit subway at Forty
first street, and the third to-day was
a fire. which started in the Seventy
first Regiment Armory at Thirty-third
street, and then spread to the Park
Avenue Hotel, where eighteen persons
were killed and many injured.
1t was the worst hotel fire since the
Windsor was destroyed.
The fire was first seen at about 80
O'Clock in the morning in the armory
and in a remarkably short time that
building was af1ame from end to end.
The firemen made their way as best
they could through the streets deep
with slush, and did all possible to con-
fine the fire to the armory, but after
they had been at work nearly an hour
Il IL -
was on fire.
The hotel was crowded with guests
who had come to attend the festivities
in honor of Prince Henry: More than
500 persons were in the house. The fire
was confined principally to the fifth
and sixth floors, near the elevator and
air shaft At about the time the ho-
tel was found to be on fire the lights
went out and the corridors were filled
with smoke. The guests, unable to find
their way through the darkened hall
way jumped from windows or ran di
rectly into the fiame-swept portions
of the building. 1t is this fact that ac
counts for the large loss of life, al
though the hotel was not destroyed.
List of Fatalities.
The following list of persons who
lost their lives in the Park Avenue
fire, or who died from injuries receiv-
ed in it, was compiled late tonight
Norman Acton, died in Bellevue,
body at morgue, lived in Colorado
Springs.
Col. Charles Burdette, commander of
the First Regiment, Connecticut Vol
unteers of Hartford, was killed by
falling in the fire. His body has been
shipped to Hartford.
William j. Bernhardt, 35 years old,
killed in hotel, body taken to under
taking rooms for shipment for home
in Chicago.
Mrs. w. J. Bernhard, died in Belle
vue; same disposition of body as that
of her husband.
Leo G.. Conrad, % years old,
draughtsman. of this city.
Fred H. Hovey, 35 years old, of
Lyons. N. Y. died at West Thirtieth
street.
Hames, Jr., (not certain, may be
Thomas Horne), lived in Denver, and
was agent of the H. B. Claflin Conn
pany.
John Ivison. died in hotel, lived in
Denver, agent of the H. B. Claflin
Company.
Minnie e. Liggert, 40 years old.
dressmaker of Denver, where she was
employed by Daniels & Fisher Com
pany.
Mrs. 7. McManus.
Capt. Charles Underwood O'Connell,
died in New York Hospital, was for
merly clerk in Supreme Court.
Congressman Castor A. Robbins
of Alabama.
Esther Schlessinger, 3S years old, of
Chicago a buyer
Jacob SPAIN, so years old, Rochester,
n. Y.
John G. Walker, 50 years old. of Co
lumbia, Tenn.
Col. Alexander NJ. Piper, U. s. A.,
retired, 70 years old.
Mrs. Salome Foster, known as the
"Tombs Angel"
Unidentified body of woman, may be
that of wife of Rev. William S. Board
man, who is a patient in Bellevue.
This list of eighteen may be cut to
seventeen, as one body has been iden-
titled as that of William j. Bernhardt,
and as that of Leo G.. Conrad.
The revised list of injured follows:
Lester L. Woodbury., 80 years old,
stationer, Portland, Me-, burns on face
and hands.
e. S. Heist, 26 years old, Columbia,
Pa, burns on hands, partial suffoca-
ton.
William Stebbins, Jr., IS years old,
shock and burns, from West Indies.
Rev. William S. Boardman, SO years
old lived at hotel, burns. Wife is
missing.
Perry w. Livingston. 40 years old.
Campville, N. Y, shock and partial
suffocation.
Charlotte Bennett. SO years old.
shock and partial suffocation.
Sophia Beach, 81 years old, shock
and suffooation.
Emma f. Meyer OF Savannah, Ca.
shock.
Mary c. Bennett. 20 years old, buyer.
Denver. Col. shock and burns
Catherine NJ. Bennett. 30 years old,
Denver, Col, shock and partial suffo-
cation.
Mrs samuel n. Hall, s5 years old
OF Newark. ~ j., burns on face and
hands.
MisA Annie Hall, 35 years old, New
ark ~ j.. burns and shock.
w. y. Bradley. 2G years old. OF South
Carolina. sprained ankle.
William -. Hale, 30 years old. OF
Williamsyille Mass, partially sunoca-
tiOn and hands burned.
Sarah Brigham, ~ years old. Of ga
vannah, Ga. shock She is an IN
valid.
Ths ATm0Fy PiFs.
The Ore in the Armory started on fhe
third floor on fhe Thirfy-fhird street
slde. where there WAS "a fler ~ rooms
occupied by different companies ~ fhe
REGIMENT within i've minutes che
whole structure Waa Z. yOu0 saving
and fcu minutes latef fle roCf ffi in
wlfh a crash There was ~ one in
fhe hrmory ~ fhe dime. eKoepf a sani-
TOT and hif family Thry escapod ~ F0r
lne through q HcUfae hoie ~ fhe roof