The Somerset reporter., 1905-08-31
Hotel Burned at Mranacook

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Three person. lost their livss, tn -
oshefs Were II jutaa AID pealt loo u 4.
IN eminent dhu1cr Il dea5h In ii
which destroyed curly stufdak, Hotel
Matahaeook Il Gated On he shore Of Like
Mafhhheutk several mites from REM
ii.ld. Many guests W.re forced TO Jun p
- IL w4dews III escaping the Fl ,mes
That There had been fatalities was not
h1oNL un5ll he beulas Il tbfre OF he
ilhs wife found III The NUNS. The
ueho:
james IL. Marlu, Auburndale, Macs,
80 years OF age.
nrs. Martin, wife Of Nj. Martin, 81.
Son of Mr.. aud Mrs. MARTIN, aged 10
The Injured; Mrs. George Il. Hassam,
Boston. leg broken, ankle sprained ALd
osek Injured; W. j. Maxwell, Brooklyn,
y. =, ankle slrained; ten year old son
Of Mr.. Maxwell, AK sprained.
Later the fact WAS established that
the dead were j. Il. Martin, who VAS
CONNECTED with the firm of Leopold.
Morse x Company of Boston. Mrs. Mar
lin and their ten year old son. Word
WAS sent 10 the Boston firm Of the IA
alities.
clerk Robert Boutwell,, whose cond-
ton VAS considered 30 critical that he
Was removed ~ the Central Maine Gen
eral hospital AT Lewiston, sustained his
| fatal burus In heroic and successful ef-
! forts In warning and rescuiDg the guests.
As soon rs he WAS awakened he rushed
through the corridors, rapoing upon the
doors and shouting the alarm. His
death occurred, sunday morning.
liz response to his cries The house is
all etire. Hurry or you will be burned
alive the guests rushea from their
rooms with nothing more than night
robes in most cases aud began their de-
perate forts to escape from the build
TX " hich WAS rapidly being consumed.
The corridors were filled with smoke
anu the mes swept up the starways
so that ali guests above the second fl lor
were forced to escape 10y jumping from
the windows. Those who were first out
of the hotel busted themselves 10 rem
deIitg every assistance to those whose
.iv~s were still In danger. The dense
smoke and intense heat made 1t unsafe
Tor them to enter the house to remove
valuables or furniture and all attention
WAS turned 10 preventing the loss Of
human lives No thought was given TO
! personal effects as the guests dashed
maaly about screaming frantically for
those on the ground TO save them.
Heroic work WAS seen on all sides.
Clerk Boutwell,, who Only the night De.
fore rescued young lady from drown
| ing ia the lake, again showed gallant
10 n nd
dren. Several times at the risk of his
OWL life he ascended TO the top of the
ladder aud then by clinging tG the viii
dow sill lifted some half suff0cated pei
sOn 70 place Of safety.
| Several persons who we're frightened
| beyond reason did nos wait for ladders
10 be raised but plunged madly out OF
windows 10 the ground below, distance
ranging from 20 to 30 feet. All were
severely shaken.
Mrs. HassAm, whose Injuries were the
most severe, jumped from gable VIM
dow. Her back was injured, ole leg
was broken, the ankle of the other was
| sprained, and she suffered severe, but
not critical internal il juries.
Many were brought out choking with
smoke aud partially overcome In nun
| Del Vi Cdst- uHlll IudllS diAtI "a Hdu1DEi
had preeipilated themselves from the
windows of the second and thnd floors
the rescurers believed that all had been
accounted for. As the register WAS
Durned much time was lost in account
ing for the guests.
A defective chimney due on the first
fl Dor was given as the origin of the fire
which spread so quickly that within n
| L. Sc -
railroad train crew, the roof had fallen.
Had it not been for the timely appear
anee of the train 1t Is believed many
guests would have persisted.
| The hotel, which was two and half
story wooden structure containing Is
rooms, was built " years ago and was
owned by the Maine Central Railroad
company. The lease was held this sum.
mer by B. B. Nutter of Brockton, Mass,
and George A. Cabot of Westerly Hills,
r. |. IL was open only during the sum-
mer season. IL probably will be rebuilt.
The loss which Is estimated at about
$4,000, including that on furnishings
and guests personal property, Is
covered by insurance. The office safe,
containing cash and valuables OF the
guests, was found to have withstood the
heat.
Mrs. W. j. Maxwell Of Brooklyn, lost
diamonds valued at about 800, but a
breast pin worth 5000 WAS recovered
from the debris. Proprietor Cabot was
the heaviest loser of clothing and per-
sonal effects. Mr.. Nutter lived outside
the hotel. The guests were given shell
ter In the 30 odd cottages surrounding
the hotel and nearly all Of them supplied
with needed clothing. Two physicians
from Winthrop and two from Readfleld
were summoned to attend the injured
who were taken to the hotel opposite.
A large part of 90 row boats were burn
ed and gasolene launch was damaged.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS; The fol-