The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-27

WOMEN PERISH
IN HOTEL HORROR
Fire in Lowell, Mass, Like That
at the West, in Mime
apolis.
Three Lives Lost in Burning Of
Upper Stories Of the
| Hosiery.


were lost by the burning Of the Rich
ardsor hotel here at about O'Clock
this morning, and several persons sus-
tanned injuries, one of whom is likely to
die. The dead:
II. C. HARDING of Somerville, Mass.
CHRISTINE NELSON, pastry cook,
of Boston.
MISS JOSEPHINE KENNEsToN,
nurse, Franklin Falls, N. II.
The Injured.
A. S. Anthony, New Bedford, cut by
falling glass and also injured BIZ drop
ping from an upper story to life net.
p. III. Dickey, Portland, Me-. numer-
Gus cuts and bruises caused by jumping
from a window on the fourth floor.
John F. Hatch, New York, badly
Andrew Lynch, Lowell, badly bruised
by fall from rope fire escape; also
burned
John Hutchinson, New York. severely
bruised by jumping from ladder; also
somewhat burned.
Ira Allen of Lowell, injured by fall
from fire escape.
There were more than forty
guests in the building when the fire
not available for hours it was feared
that many had lost their lives. A
search of the ruins made this forenoon,
however, revealed the fact that only
three had persisted.
The two upper floors Of the hotel
were burned out. The two lower ones
were wrecked by falling debris and
smoke and water.
Those injured were either burned, cut
by falling glass or received injuries In
jumping from the windows.
There were many thrilling escapes,
including that of Mr.. Anthony, the New
Bedford man who hung from a window
ledge as long as his strength would per-
nit. Several Of the guests leaped into
life nets held by the fremen.
| The hotel was owned by Thomas T.
Hoban, who estimates his loss at
| 100000. -,
! The fire is believed to have started
in the kitchen from an overheated
| stove.
Card Players to Rescue.
During the evening there had been
a meeting Of business men at the hotel
and after the meeting adjourned many
of those who attended remained at the
second floor. About o'clock-;th
was a smell Of smoke and when the door
/ of the room was opened by some in
vestigator there was a strong rush of
smoke and heat into the room. 1t is
due to the presence of mind of those
in the room that the list of casualties
was not greater. While one of the
number went outside to give the alarm,
the others ran thru the corridors, kick
ing at the doors and arousing the occu-
pants of the various rooms All the
guests on the second and first floors
were aroused, but when an attempt was
made to reach the third and fourth
floors the men were driven back by the
smoke and flames.
When the fremen arrived many per
sons on the third and fourth floors were
ing from the windows, however, had
become exhausted before this time and
had dropped into the life net that was
spread below. Among this number was
A. S.. Anthony of New Bedford, who
occupied room on the fourth floor.
Mr.. Anthony had hung by his hands
from the window ledge for twelve min.
utes. His strength was rapidly giving
out and, fearing that the flames would
reach him, he dropped into the life net
He suffered no burns, but his face wal
badly cut by falling glass and he was
somewhat injured by his fall.
Most of the people on the third and
fourth floors who were not taken dowr
by fremen managed to escape by the
rope fire escapes. All left the hotel In
their night clothes and they did moi
have an opportunity to save their per
sonal effects.