New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-31
THREE DIE In TROY FIRE.
Se0eraI Guests at the Burning Club
house Bra0ely Rescued.
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Troy. n Y Dec. S0-Thres lives were lost IN
.be fire which. at an early hour this morning, an
reported in The Tribune. swept the interior OF the
Troy Club. tie largest and best appointed club
house N this city.
The dead are:
c1.oUGH Moses p. sgsa ninety. Troy. =
KINNEY Benjsrin w, ager norty-three. Boston
Straw. wIlliszR aged sxty-One. Troy.
The first two were leading members Of the Rens-
selae- County bar and lived in bachelor quarters
nj the club The last was Boston business man.
a guest az the club
EDWARD W. Carpenter Of No. Is East Forty
slightest, Nsw-York. overcome by the smoke
and was removed 20 the Troy Hospital BE VIII
RECOVER. Mr.. Carpenters wedding TO Miss Rosa
.nond Corliss OF this city, to have taken place
January g and he guest at the club await
sng that event he VIII probably DO confined 20 the
hospital week
Daniel W. Coon. Of Mount Vernon. guest. was
rescued from q third story window by iremen with
q ladder. BE aroused by the cries OF 'FireF
and shouted for help
The Deaths Of Mr.. Cough ana Mr.. Shaw were
cns TO sunocation Their bodies when found were
warm Mr. Kinney's body was burned
Smoke IN the three story brick structure ad3otn-
tnE the clubhouse. which was used as quarters for
hs servnats first attracted attention The efforts
OF the nrsmen were directed 70 rescunR the help,
and al were saved before the serious nature Of
She fire In the club proper became known When
quests and members OF the club were reported
missing the hreEnen searched for them.
81 NJ caswen OF Maiden. Mass, was taken from
fhe burning building The rescue Of Mr.. Car
pentaer. Of New-York, was a particularly brave
snsoe OF work the part OF Howard Bonesteel.
lssnGtant captain OF the Trojan Hook and Ladder
company. Bonestesl entered the room. and. pick
ang UP the PROSTATE man. carried him down the
Bladder. II was while cropping about IN the smoke
THAT the bodies OF the two attorneys found
pr Cough found By William C. Geer lying
on the upper floor near his room lie was alive.
but expired almost Immediately. His face was
slightly burned His ninety years and feebleness
and excitement were too great handicaps to over
come. The body OF William Shaw found
setsrwsrd partly clad, lying IN a hall He had evil
IDENTITY become confused and lost his way in the
smoke. Both bodies were taken 10 the courthouse,
vhere Coroner Buchanan view them
sepIed theory is that ii caught from an open IRE
bos1g str1ctTs 81 bToyvnstene f Egrsf and Can
Eress II had three stories. and occupied half
sers. Which We're IN an adjoining building also
owned by the club. The property loss is placed at
Moses T. Cough was the Oldest member Of the
- Tfov cub az winch he was for many Years
stoe-president Anstive of Hopkinton N. H. he was
and had lived in this city since ISL He was a gen
xesn OF me 9ia seh9Si ana was known BY nearly
the law firm Of Shaw, Bailey Murphy. He
spent IN Vermont, Where he Became tHs soe snp
port OF the family; He game 70 this city in 1860.
Volunteers After the he built up a large
Jaw pracuce, ana was one OF the best corporation
lawyers around here. He director IN many
banks and corporations.
An investigation is In progress for the purpose
OF determining the cause of the FIRE. one theory
IS that the trouble from a lighted cigarette
poming IN contact with combustible material.
The floors OF the club saturated with oil used
h. cleaning and polishing, and these made the prog
rsss Of the flames rapid.
This FIRE the sixth in Troy within a month
six weeks. and the insurance companies are
figuring out loss RggTegating s. 600 The I'm
preston IN insurance circles has been that num-
Der OF the fires were the outcome of incendiarisn.
but there IS no talk that the Troy Club disaster
was due to criminal action The police report that
Ehile the FIRE at the Troy Club was at It's worst
this morning an attempt made 10 burn the
building ct Broadway and Fffth-ave.. occupied by
William Conway as q newsstand. The incendiary
was caught in the act OF applying the match He
Fan away. and although pursued could not be
pverteken.
Boston. Dec. so.-Ben3anin ". Kinney Of this
city, who WAS burned 20 death at Troy n. Y had
been for nine years the New-England manager of
The Fuller Warren Warming and Ventilating
Company. with offices at No. - Miik-st He left
Boston yesterday for Troy. where he was 20 at
send to-day the annual meeting Of Eis company.
sdr. Kinney foTty-three years old, and is sur
F1Yeo by q widow and two children. His home was
81 Aelrose Highlands.