The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
THREE LOST IN HOTEL FIRE.
BODIES or THE MARTIN FAMILY
IN MARANCOOk RUINS.
Parents Die Trying to Save Their Son
Young Hotel Clerk . Hero, saving
Many Persons and Himself Being So
= Badly Hurt That He May Die-W. j.
Maxwell Of brooklyn Was Injured.

Badly Hurt That He MAY Dfe-W. j,
Maxwell Of Brooklyn Was Injured
MARANcooK, Me-, Aug. 2o.-As the result
Of the burning Of Hotel Mnrancook early
this morning, three reoIle lost their lives
and a fourth, 4 young man, who for the
second time within thirty-six hours proved
himself a hero, IL lying at Q cottage here
in a critical condition.
1t was not known until this forenoon
that any lives had been lost, but in hunting
over the ruins three charred bodies were
found which proved to be those Of Mr..
and Mrs E. A. Martin OF Roslindale Mass,
and their six-year-old boy, Spencer The
hero of tho occasion is Robert Dewey Bout
VOL, II years old, OF Mslden, Mass, who
was clerk in the hotel. iHe is suffering from
burns and is believed to have contracted
pneumonia
Nearly 100 guests were in tho hotel and
many were forced to jump, scantily clad,
from the windows. The FIRE, which is he-
leved to have tcen caused by defective
hue, read with such rapidity that the
guests lost nearly all their clothing and
other personal effects.
Mrs. W. j. Maxwell Of Brooklyn lost
jewcry vailed at S7OO and her husband
sprained his ankle by jumping. MIS-.
George n. Hassan OF Needham, Mass =,
has broken leg and a sprained ankle.
Her condition is FERROUS.
The fire was discovered by a train crew
a I'd they gave the alarm. As soon as Bout
well was awakened no rushed through the
corridors rappias upon the doors to arouse
the guests. In rcsponce to his cries, @The
house Is all aflre; hurry UP or you will be
burned alive" the guests rushed from their
rooms and began their desperate efforts
to escape from the building. which was
rapidly being consumed. The corridors
were filled with smoke, and the flames swept
up the stairways. 80 that all guests above
the second floor were forced to escape
by jumping from the windows.
When Boutwell, rushed from the hotel
he was hit on the head by a grip thrown
from an upper window. The blow knocked
him down. When he revived he ran three
times through the flames and smoke and
assisted in the rescue OF several persons
Several times he assembled ladder and
then, by clinging to the window sill, lifted
some half sufYocated person to q place Of
safety.
The Martins lost their lives in an attempt
tosave their boy, who became panic stricken
and would not jump from the window
They occupied rooms next to the Maxwells.
The Maxwells heard the Martins telling their
boy to jump. The little fellow screamed in
terror and ran out into the hall. The father
and mother rushed after him. The smoke
In the hall was dense.
They raped on the door Of the Max
wells room and then cried out: 4We're
sitting" The Maxwells opened their door
and as they did 10 dense volume Of smoke
rolled in upon them. That was the last
they saw Of the Martins. Mr.. Maxwell
let his wife down with blanket and he
Gmped.
Boutwells work this morning was tho
second demonstration Of bravery by him
in thirty-six hours. On Tuesday night
Miss Margaret Herman was in a small
boat which was struck and demolished
by the steamer Marancook. throwing Miss
Herman into the water. She was unable
to swim and Boutwell,. who was q pas-
senger on the steamer, dived from the
rail and went to the rescue Of the drowning
girl, who was almost exhausted by her
efforts to keep above the water. Boutwell,
managed to keep her head above the sur
face Until assistance reached them from
the steamer. He Is preparing for college
at Colby Academy and is an excellent
athlete