The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-25
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST IN A
FIRE IN NEW YORK
The Flames Start in the SeventyFrst Regiment
Armory and Then Spread to Park Avenue
Hotel Thronged With Guests Many
of Whom Are Killed
and Injured.
tBy the Associated Press.l

<a. York. Feb 22.-For the third time
e.nce New Years Day, Park Avenue
pa.I this city. was the scene Of the
loss Of human life. The first was the
collision in the New York Central at
-sfr street and Park Avenue; second
..sara the dynamite explosion in the Rapid
Transit subway at 4lst street, and the
rHlyt today was q fire. which started IL
tI,. list Regiment Armory at 33rd street
and then spread to the Park Avenue
Hot-i where eighteen prsons We're killed
and many injured.
It was the worst hotel fire since the
Windsor vas destroyed.
The lire was first seen at about 80
o'clock in the morning in the armory.
and in d remarkably short time that
building was atame from end to end.
The frelnen made their way as best they
could through the streets deep with
elush and did all possible to confine the
H.. TO The armory, but after they hai
been al work nearly an hour. the dis
cogery was made that the hotel was on
H~e.
The hotel was crowded with guests,
aho had come TO attend the festivities i'll
honor u Prince Henry. More than 800
persons we're in the house
The fire was confined principally to
the fifth and sixth floors near the elevH-
Tor and air shaft. Al about the time
The hotel was found TO be on fire, the
lights went out, and the corridors were
Hlad Win smoke. The guests, unable
TO find heir way through the darkened
hallway jumped from windows or ran
directly into the flame swept portions OF
The bliiding. 1t is this fact which -ac-
counts for the large loss OF life. al :
dough the hotel was not destroyed
LIST OF THE DEAD.
acton, NORMAN, died in Bellevue,
holy at mOrgue, lived IN Colorado.
BUHyETTE, Col. CHAS L.. Hartford,
Conn, commander of the First Regiment.
Connecticut Volunteers. killed by fall in
TIRE. Belly shipped 10 Hartford.
bEBNHARDT. WM. j., 80 years old
killed in hotel: BODY taken TO undertak-
lng rooms for shipment for home in Chi
coga.
BEHNHARDT. MRS WM ]. died in
Bellevue. same disposition O: body as thar
OF her husband.
Ian OF this city.
NOV L I MID H., gSIlo oINt, JI
Lyons y. y. died AT West goth
HAMEs, JR., tnot certain, may be
Thomas Horne), lived III Denver, Colo,
@Li Was agent Of The II. 3. Clafin Com
gauy.
FlSON, JOHN. died in hospital, lived
in Denver, Colorado. agent OF II. g.
1laaiu Company.
LIGCERT, MINNIE e, 40 years old
-... Y.
"as Employed by Daniels and Fizhet
Company.
HeNANUS, MRS, J.
O'C0NNELL, CAPT. CHARLES UE-
IEaWG0D. died in New York Hospital
was formerly clerk in Supreme court.
ROBBINS EX-CONGRESSMAN GAS.
TON A. OF Alabama.
sCALESsINGER, ESTHER. IS years
o'l OF Chicago a buyer.
SPAIN, JACOB, 30 years old, Ro.
chester. Y. Y.
WALKER. JOHN G.. So years old, oi
@oiambia, Tenn.
PIPER col. ALEXANDER NJ. L. S
il. retired, e years old.
FOSTER. MRS. SALOME. known as the
Tombs Angel.
Unidentified body CT woman, may be
'' i~fE' ~ H. . B0aidf imam, woo Is
.<toot in Bellevue.
LIST OF THE INJURED.
'1a revised list OF injured follows:
"o9dbul'y, Lester l., 90 years old
"noner, OF Portland, Maine, burns on
l~no aad hands.
l.Narhaid Frank. IS years Old. agent
."' candy company, burns on hands and
t..v
jiealt L. s.. 26 years old. Columbia,
$50 Iorns OF hands, partial suffocation
~'1obln7, William, Jr. IS years old
7~o-E ana burns. from West Indies.
35aFdman, Rev. VIM. s., 63, lived q,
"o.e. burns Wife is missing.
BE-. llAEaton, Perry w, 49, Campville,
l.. shock and partial suffocation.
'''1A@tt, Charlotte, 50 years old, partial
.4itog4tiou.
.'" H. sophia, 81 years DID, shock and
.onceation.
.-vieer, Emma s., 30 years DID, Savau.
nah. Ga shock.
''1'elt, Mary c.. 2G years Old buyer
r.''7' Colo, shock aud burns
"-ct' Catherine NJ, so years old
,...l' Colo, shock and partial su1fo-
-a'.. Mrs. Samuel II. 80 years old, o,
H. ~ j. burns on face and hands
.1- MISS Emma. So years old, New.
~. j, burns and shock.
'''''E' ". B. 26 years old of S,,It+
,oIna, spraiued ankle.
..a~..,-'',, n. T., Sc years old, of vii
had. re. Mass, partial suffocation anc
7i@;o Sarah. 81 years old, Of sa