The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-11
Persisted IN FLAMES
Eight Lives Known Lost IN Fire
at San Angelo.
MANY ARE MISSING
The Landan Hssel There Burned and
With II The Guests Who Could
Not Escape Many Of Them
We're Badly IBjHred.

San Angelo. Tex, Aug. IA fire
swept over San Angelo Sunday morn
ing between and o'clock. leaving
death and destruction In its path. The
fire originated in the kitchen of The
Landon hotel. and the block in which
IL was situated Is a heap of smoldering
ruins Several lives were lost A
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 been
taken out are;
Mrs. ]. c. Landon, San Angelo.
b. Hendricks. commercial traveller.
Waco.
Mrs. Frank schlupinsky and two
children. Houston.
Mrs. Fowler and a grandchild. Hous-
ton.
Others are missing. A number es-
capped in their night clothes. badly
burned.
The L.andon hotel. which has count
ed among its guests visitors from ev-
cry corner OF the globe. is a heap OF
smoldering ruins. together with the
pretentlous business block I'm which It
was located and ten human lives have
paid their last forfeit. The hotel was
a rambling two-story structure OF
a
T~ar
Sunday morning at o'clock. while
waiting on the outside of the hotel for
the arrival of the Santa Fe train. the
hight clerk detected smoke drifting
through the once. Rushing TO the in
aide. he discovered the diningroom
Allied with smoke emanating from a
FIRE originating in the kitchen. Bafflea
in his attempts to subdue the flames.
he sped up stairs through the hall.
arousing the sleeping guests. In this
he was assisted by Mr. aud Mrs. j.
G. Landon, the proprietors. whom he
fiFaf awakened Battling through
smoke and flame they made their way
from door 10 door az best they cou d
! until they found themselves cut of
from exit tn front The clerk and Mr..
isandon escaped by the rear stairs, but
Mira. Landon, with the courage born Of
herolxm. risked all one last vain and
desperate attempt TO convey warning
10 some remaining guests.
Soon A little kruap Of seven terror
poasaassa and panIc-strteken people
appeared upon the balcony and were
beaeech ed Ia jump into blankets that
were held la strong aud steady hands
They hesita,ed to make the leap. and
while they debated. the wail to which
abe balcony was attached slowly top
Piled inward. depositing them into the
vortex Of the fire. where they persisted
in plain view II the spectators. In
this group were the heroic Mrs Ian
don. Mira Fowler and grandson, the
latter a grandson OK Santa Fe Con
ductor John Gleuny OF Galveston; Mrs.
Frank sehlupinsky and two small
children ol Houston, aud D. Hendricks
q drummer OF Waco.
Many guests escaped at the peril Of
their lives In most miraculous man
ner Three other guests. whose names
could got BE- aseertaIned 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 10 their
night clothes badly burned Compare
lively nothing was saved. So swift and
sudden WAS the ares work. The Wind
vas blowing a gale and the flames did
fearful execution
Some twenty guests who were iodg-
| Ing over the steam laundry adjacent
10 the hotel were rescued by the use
OF ladder
The property losses are: ]. c, Ian
don, hotel. $50 200, insurance. $4,000.
John Miles. hardware. $4,000; in
gurance s15e9.
Copeland 4 Mitchell. hardware. sl5,-
GOO. insurance. $4,000
Jackson Lambeth. laundry. $1,000;
no insurance.
Mrs, G. f. Fitzgerald, $li 900. in.
suranee, s6000
w ], Ellis. livery stable. $4,000;
| partly insured.
j. s. Mcconnell livery stable $500
Broome a Farr. building. $4,000;
partly insured,
There are number of other smaller
| issses.