Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-28
They Were All Asleep in a st.
Louis Hotel When Fire
Broke Out.
ALL. BECAME PANIC STRICKEN.
They Jumped from Windows and
Were Picked up Crushed
And Unconscious.
Six We're Burned 10 Deatll--Thir1y-
five or More Were Injured, Many
Becoming Frenlied.

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-. Louis. Nuv Is. Tho Lighthouse
hotel three story structure on the
northwest corner OF Ninth and Market
streets, utilized as Salvation Army
barracks, was damaged By fire early
today when probably 500 homeless men
We're lodged within 4, Six lost their
lives and probably 81 we're injured.
about half that number being seriously
injured some not being expected tn
i've Four were burned To- death anu
two died from injuries received in
jumping from upper windows SIX
others of those who jumped are lying
unconscious az the city hospital and
are not expected to recover.
The fire started on the first lloor and
swept through the old building rapidly,
Men fought IA the windows 10 secure
tho lifo lines and slide 10 the streets,
but so great was the frenzy With which
tho ropes were seized and held that
they were Of little avail and those who
could not escape by the stairway
leaped from the windows, a large mum
Der OF those who jumped We're caught
In nets. but many jumped before the
There was but one stairway and the
panic-stricken men surged down this
only 10 lind the street door locked y
Jam resulted and probably greater loss
of life would have occurred mad not
nremen promptly burst the door open
permitting the frenzied men To pou'
out into the street.
Three months ago the Salvation Army
barracks at the corner of Eighth and
.l.sa Ia Ia
stroyed by fire and one man vas killed
DEAD,
oscar F. Davis rs. old soldier "
Quincy. III. jumped, died az hospital
George d. Rose, jumped. died at hos
pital.
-Four unidentified
-Four dead have not been ideni hed
AS their bodies were burned ia crisp.
Tho following Is a partial list ~
the casualties: ..S
THE INJURED AZ ~
Injured in jumping
,o; John B b i.li.. 20 year,. serious
Charles j Ross. 80 ye ,Hs old, shout.
der fractured and internally hurt
John Shaw, 81 years old. one leg
ged man, leg fractured
Burned I'm fire;
Alfred Broad. 72 years old. hands
and face.
Thomas Callahan fireman, face and
hands.
James Cl,rk, so years old, all over
body, serious.
William Hadt, SO years old face and
hands
Joseph Burkhardt. SO years old
James Lynch. 46 years old.
Charles Ross, day clerk
Thomas Mooney SO years old
j. r. Mueller 3S years old.
Oscar Anderson, 26 years old
q. Miller, 40 years old.
Frank Louise. 35 years old.
William Gilhland, So years old. Hag-
erstown, lllin0iA
John Moore. 30 years old.
Charles B0land, 30 years old
Will PROBABLY DIE.
James Marley, unconscious burned.
jumped.
George ". Perry. &C years old, un-
conscious, burned, Jumped.
Thomas Welsh, aged 80 unconscious.
burned, jumped.
Thomas Fleming, jumped. unable TO
talk because Of iHjuries,
John Mutler, jumped unconscious.
Charles Meier aged 81. 20 Park ave-
nue., Chicago burned, jumped, uncon-
scious
julius VierhbiHg, aged Is. Grand
Rapids Mich. face and body burned
MAY RECOVER.
Following injured viii probably re-
cover.
william owen, aged 81, Fractured ribs
from jumping.
William Wiley, leg fractured
Pearl Hyatt aged q, indianapolis
fractured rios and knee
Edward Howard, aged 46, badly burn
Cd condition serious.
Tho seriously injured were taken 10
The citv hospital and two died thore.
These two had jumped from the win
doWs Of tho hotel and six Others an OF
whom were among those who had
jumped from upper windows, lie ur-
conscious az the hospital and are not
expected 60 I've.
The building was three-story
structure and funny 6o1 men We're
sleeping In 1t when the fire broke out.
Watchmau O'CornoH, who was sta
tiored on the third iloor discovered
the fire. He said he had gone 10 the
clothes closet and upon opening the
door shot OF fame belchcl forth,
burning on his hair and cye hrows.
The Waterman was unable % shut The
door and the whole room was quickly
hIled with DANES and smoke OCcu-
nell gave the alarm and hurried around
waking up the sleeping inmates Tho
closet had formerly been an old elcya-
tor shaft and with the door open.
draft resulted that quickly spread the
flre throughout the building.
MEN AT THE WINDOWS
At every window could be seen the
forms OF half naked men. calling 10
frcmon in terror. and few moments
later lcapins from the burning build
ms to De crushed on the Sidewalk, be.
low, Life lines. fastened at windows.
provided means Of escape for scores o.
The 500 dodgers.
Terror took possession OK the mcn
and o humber OF them started 20 run
the streets as soon rs they escaped
from the building. Thiuly clad the
frenzled men ran madly until they
were pursued and caught and taken in
amhulanccs 20 places o. warmth.
Many OF them were taken TO y. q en-
ginc house near by. Dozens were sick
from the effects OF smoke and gas eu-
hailed Some OF the men. apparently not
hurt al all. were crying abjeetly and