Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-20

| travels for the Anchor Mills jumped
| from the third story window but was
not seriously hurt. An electric light
wire which he grasped in his descent
was the means of saving his life. He
said, II took my chances of certain
death and the possibility Of escape.
fear others on the third floor were lost
as tumbled over at least three people
on my way to the window"
| DR.. Strickland, popular conductor
on the Northwestern. also jumped
from a third story window, forced by
the flames to take his only chance for
! life. He suffered broken leg and
probably internal injuries He is not
expected to live.
g. H. Knee. Of Waterloo. escaped by
way of the washroom roof. Mr.. Knee
weighs three hundred pounds and his
acrobatic feat would have been impos-
sible under less trying circumstances.
| The body OF A. A. Mowry, of What
Cheer, was discovered between 10 and
IL o'clock this forenoon. The identi-
tication was made by means Of the re-
ceipts for money paid to the What
Cheer lodge w. O. w. Near Mowry's S
body was found that of the unidenti
fed woman. None of the hotel en-
ployes are missing, and those In charge
of the hotel have no recollection of this
woman. They find 1t impossible to ac
count for the female body. The remains
| OF both Mowry and the woman found
near him We're badly ckarred and
burned. 1t is still feared that be-
tween five and ten persons are in the
debris, but there seems to be no means
of ascertaining at this hour to a GER
tainty the exact number OF deaths. I.
| is hoped that the fears that others will
he found In the ruins may prove to be
unfounded
Another Body Found.
AT /: 40 p. m. the body of another man
1
smoldering ruins. 1t was impossible to
Identify the remains, as they We're
burned and charred beyond recogni-
ton. This has been the case with all
the bodies so far found, and except in
the case of Mowery, no papers or other
means of Identification could be dis
covered on the clothes worn by the
victims. The hotel management is un-
able to give any account of rooms oc-
| cupied last night, and 1t is feared that
the number of dead will be increased
before the search is ended.
1 Others Missing.
! A telegram from st. Paul has been
received making inquiries regarding an
operator by the name of Z. G. Young.
| 1t is feared by his relatives that he was
among 1.-THE victims of the fire. Friends
of j. w. Edwards, of Lamont, Kansas,
are anxious to know his whereabout. He
registered Wednesday evening at the
Clifton, but he is supposed to have
gone out of the city yesterday. He may
be among those who perished in the
| fire.
Loss $4,000.
| The loss on the burned building is es-
timated at $4,000, while the insurance
| is 100000. The management of the ho-
i al fna; Ioe, ,of = 4,
carried $4,000 insurance. The National
Hotel, adjoining the Clifton, was con-
siderably damaged by smoke and water.
Fought for Window.
| Spectators tell of seeing two men
engaged in a desperate battle while the
flames were raging, in full view of hor-
|rified witnesses, for possession of a
window. On5 of the men was finally
overcome by the smoke md fell across
the window ledge. Whether he was
killed in the burning building is not
known The other man managed to
| jured.
Vnton Gave Aid.
| When the local fire department found
| it was unable to cope with the flames a
message was sent to Vinton and the
department responded with all it's
available force. They arrived, how
ever, too late to be of much assistance.
The Building Loss.
The building was owned by the Bev-
Iers and its estimated value is 100000.
A number of improvements were added
last year, costing several thousand dol
| lars. Under its recent management Of
Young g. Lansing, the hotel had been
enjoying a splendid patronage and was
one of the best pieces of property in
the city. Young & Lansing estimate
their loss at $4,000. 1t is insured for
Sd. 900. The insurance on the building
| is not known at this writing, but it is
believed to be ample.
There were seyenty-two rooms In
| the hotel, some of which were used by
the mattresses. Night Clerk Wilson es-