Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-12
Persisted IN FLAMES.
Eight Lives Known Lost In a Fire
at San Angelo.
MANY ARE MISSING
The Landon Hotel There Burned aud
With II the Guests Who Could
Not Escape--Many Of Them
We're Badly Injured.

q San Angelo, Tex. Aug. 1f.-A m
4 swept over San Angelo Sunday morn
ing between 2 and 8 o'clock, leayin
death and destruction In It's path Tn
fire originated In the kitchen OF IN
Landon hotel. and the block in whic
II was situated Is a heap Of smolderln
ruins. Several lives were lost.
woman with a baby in her arms per
ished In view OF hundreds OF specta
tors. who could give no aid
Those whose remains have bcel
taken out are:
Mrs. }. c. Landon. San Angelo.
d. Hendricks. commercial traveller
Waco.
Mrs. Frank schlupinsky and two
children. Houston.
Mrs Fowler and a grandchild. Hous.
ton.
Others are missing. 4 number es.
capped in their night clothes. badly
burned.
The Landon hotel. which has count
ed among its guests visitors from ev-
cry corner OF the globe. Is a heap OF
smolderlng ruins. together with the
pretcntlous business block IN which u
was located. and ten human lives have
paid their last forfeit The hotel was
a rambling two-story structure OF
stone. with but two exits. front and
rear.
Sunday morning az o'clock. while
waiting on the outside OF the hotel FOR
the arrival OF the Santa Fe train. the
night clerk detected smoke drifting
through the Office Rushing 70 the in
side. he discovered the dlningroom
filled with smoke emanatlng from
IRE originating In the kitchen. Bailled
In his attempts 20 subdue the flames.
he sped up stairs through the hall.
arousing the sleeping guests. In this
he was assisted by Mr. and Mrs J.
c. Landon, the proprietors whom he
hrst awakened. Battling through
smoke and flame, they made their way
from door 10 door as best they could
until they found themselves cut on
from exit In front. The clerk and Mr..
Landon escaped by the rear stairs. but
Mrs. Landon. with the courage born OF
herolsm. rlsked all. one last. vain and
desperate attempt 10 convey warning
10 some remaining guests.
Soon little group OF seven tc--.~e1
possessed and nlc-siI.-sn 1
appeared u.ss- sxmu~'n people /
- ',ie balcony and were I
1eseeched 70 jump into blankets that 1
were held In strong and steady hands |
They hesitated TO make the leap. and /
while they debated. the wall 20 which I.
the balcony was attached slowly top /
pied inward. depositing them into the
vortex OF the fire. where they persisted I
I'm plain view OF the spectators. In I
this group we're tho heroic Mrs Lam |
don. Mrs. Fowler and grandson. the
latter a grandson OF Santa Fe Con |
ductor John Glenny OF Galveston; Mrs. /
Frank Schluplnsky and two small
children OF Houston and b. Hendricks, |
a drummer Of Waco.
Many guests escaped at the peril OF
their lives in a most miraculous man |
ner. Three other guests. whose names
could not be ascertained on account
OF the confusion and destruction OF
the hotel register. are feared 10 have
lost their lives. The search continues.
A number OF guests escaped In their
night clothes badly burned. Compare
lively nothing was saved so swift and
sudden was the fires work. The wind
was blowing a gale and the flames dld
fearful execution.
Some twenty guests who were lodg-
ing over the steam laundry adjacent
TO the hotel were rescued by the use
OF a ladder.
The property losses are: j. c. Ian
don. hotel. $4,000: Insurance. $4,000.
John Miles. hardware, $4,000, In
surance $500.
Copeland q Mitchell hardware, 49,
600: insurance. $4,000.
jackson a. Lambeth, laundry, $1,000;
no insurance.
Mrs. c. T.. Fitzgerald, $1,000; In.
surance. $4,000.
w. J. Ellis. livery stable. $4,000;
partly insured.
/ s. Mcconnell. livery stable $500
Broome x Farr. building, 10000
partly insured.
There are a number of other smaller
losses.