The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-18
GIRL DIED IN HOTEL BLAZE.
MRS. A. SIMON OF NEWARK uN-
IDENTIFIED AT TIE MORGUE.
Flames Cut or Escape From Upper Floors
OF the Winton, Where Drodie l.. Duke
stopped With New wife-Coupies Res
cucd In Night Clothes by I1rcmcn.

Flames Cut or Escape From Upper Floor
OF the Winton Where DroCiie l.. DulS
stopped With New Wifc-Couples Res
cucd In Night Clothes by T1rcmc1
young woman whose identity has no
been established lost her life and scort
OF persons had narrow esca pes in a fire earl,
yesterday morning In the Hotel Winton
a four story brownstone front structure
Mt Park avenue and 10th street. III,
Winton is the hotel which gained consider.
able publicity recently as the place where
Brodie l.. Duke and Alice Webb, now Mrs
Duke, spent 80 much time together
The body Of the young wopan was found
| on the fourth floor on the threshold of room
20 after the blaze had been extinguished.
Death had resulte ed from suffocation Room
20 was unocoupied, but in a room adjoining
the police found reticule containing a
letter addressed to Miss Lydia Theme of
1888 Montgomery avenue, Philadelphia.
and they took IL for granted that she was
the young woman who had been BtlffOcate ed
Yesterday afternoon. however, Miss The
mel called up the East lO4th street station
and notified the police that she was very
much alive, although greatly in need of
clothes. She was still al the hotel, she said
waiting for wearing apparel The police
notified the Coroner OF the mistake. William
Penn and wife" ia the entry In the hotel
register for room %.
Room "a was occupied by a Simon and
WIFE of Newark, and the police are now
inclined to believe that the woman who
perished ca me from that room. Two other
rooms on the top floor were occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and "R. W. Howard
and wife"
The fire was discovered about 4:3O o'clock
by the night clerk Adolph sherman. Eight
Of the thirty-six rooms in the house we're
occupied. Sherman sent the bellboy out
to turn In the alarm. lie opened the door
Of the alarm box, heard the bell ring and
thought his purpose had been accomplished.
IL wasn't until several minutes later that
policeman arrived on the scene and, dis
covering the bellboy's mistake pulled the
hook In the alarm box.
The night clerk meanwhile had sounded
the alarm gongs In the hotel hall The
fire had started on the second floor near
the head OF the stairs and was under good
Roadway when discovered. 4 few of the
occupants got down the stairs, but for the
most Of them escape was cut of in this
direction.
Policeman o'Grady Of the East 10Th
street station managed 70 get to the upper
floors by way Of the stairs, but he found
himself blocked on the return by sheet
Of flame. The frs escapes were on the
west and south sides of the building. and
down these the policemen and EMPLOYEES
OF the hotel helped several guests before
had rope escapes,
The flames were bursting from the roof !
before the tiremen got their ladders up 10 !
the windows on the third and fourth floors, |
in which several persons were appealing |
for assistance. Firemen Ferris, George /
and Armstrong OF Engine - and Hook and !
Ladder 2f carried them down in quick order. |
All were clad only ia their night clothes. !
When u was thought that all had been saved, !
a couple were discovered standing on the |
ledge whioh runs around the roof in the rear
Of tho building. How they got there is not
known.
We're going to Jump they cried.
Then big cloud of smoke, laden with
binders, rolled up and obscured them from
view. Two ladders were thrown up against
the rear OF the building and In less time
than Il takes TO tell it Ferris and another
fireman were clsmbering up them. Ferris
reached the woman first. carried her down
md then went back for tho man.
Many OF the occupants OF the hotel we're
cared for u the home Of Mrs Fannie Wib-
Oerly, Just across the street from the burn
ng hotel. Mrs. Wibberly used up her on
ire wardrobe in DIRE ssing the women, and
hen went borrowing from the neighbors
some Of the unfortlnates also took refuge
Il the Park Hotel on the opposite corner.
The body OF the dead woman was taken
o the MorRue She Is about % years old.
ather slender, OF medium height with dark
air
The origin Of the fire ID unknown.