The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

Lowell, Mass, Jan Z.-Three lives
were lost by the burning Of the Rich
ardson hotel here at O'Clock this morn
ing Several persons sustained injuries,
one of whom is likely to die.
The dead:
H. c. Harding of Somerviile, Mass.
Christine Nelson, pastry cook, of Bos-
ton
Miss Josephine Kennister, nurse, Of
Franklin Falls, n. H
Among those who were injured are:
A S. Anthony, New Bedford, cut Dy
falling glass and also injured by dropping
from an upper story to life net.
E II. Dickey. Portland, Me, cuts ana
bruises, caused BY jumping from a win
John F. Hatch, New York, badly
burned and overcome by smoke
Andrew Lynch, Lowell, badly bruised
by fall from fire escape; also burned.
John Hutchinson, New York, severely
bruised by jumping from ladder; also
ira Alien lie Lower, injured by fall from
fire escape.
There were more than forty guests in
the building when the fire broke out, and
hours, it was feared that many had lost
their lives.
Only Three Persisted.
A search of the ruins made this fore
noon. however, revealed the fact that
only three had persisted.
The upper floors of the hotel were
burned out The two lower ones were
wrecked by falling walls and smoke and
water. $500
hospital while nearly a score of others
were treated by physicians and then
lodged in other hotels and residences IN
the neighbOrhOod Most of them were
either burned, cut by falling glass or
received injuries in jumping from the
windows Of the upper stories OF the
burning building.
the kitchen from an overheated stove. II
is thought that it had been burning some
time before 1t was discovered.
Discovered BY Gard Party.
During the evening there had been a
meeting of business men at the hotel
and after adjournment many sotl the
guests remained az the hotel TO play
cards in a room on the second floor
4 bout o'clock there was an OdOr OF
smoke and when the door of the room
was opened there was a strong rush OF
smoke and heat into the room. II is due
to the presence of mind Of those in tho
room that the list Of casualties was not
greater. While one Of the number went
outside to give the alarm, the others ran
through the corridors, kicking at the
doors and arOusing the occupants or 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.
All the persons on the first and second
floors escaped without injury
Hanging From Lodges.
When the firemen arrived many per-
sons on the third and fourth floors were
hanging from the window lodges. The
first apparatus responding to the first
alarm did not include enough aerial lad
deTs to remove these persons from their
periIOus positions. A second alarm was
sounded and when sufficient long ladders
had reached the scene all Of those who
were visibly in peril were rescued.
Some Of the persons who were hanging
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
a room on the fourth floor. Mr.. Anthony
had hung by his hands from the window
ledge for twelve minutes. His strength
was rapidly giving out, and fearing the
flames would reach him soon he dropped
into the life net. He suffered no burns
but his face was 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 down
by the firemen managed to escape by the
rope fire escape. All left the hotel in
their night clothes, and they did not
have an opportunity to save their per-
sonal effects.