The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-29
Five Hundred Men in Jeo-
pardy in Salvation Army
Lodging House.
Becoming Panic Stricken
Many Jumped From the
Windows to Street.
FIRE WAS DISCOVERED BY
wATCHMAN BEFORE WARNING
COULD BE GIVEN TO SLEEPING
OCCUPANTS OF BUILDING
LIGHTHOUSE HOTEL PRAcTi.
cALLY DESTROYED.
BY Associated Press.

i luled 10 death and probably thirty
A I've were injured in a fire early to-
I 1g that practically destroyed the
Lighthouse Hotel, conducted by the
Salvation Army, at the northwest
corner Of Ninth and Market streets.
More than 500 men were asleep in
the building when the fire was dis
covered. the greater number being on
the second and third floors. All be-
came panic stricken and before the
tremen arrived and could stretch nets
many had jumped from the upper win
COWS and were picked up, crushed
and unconscious on the street below.
The four dead have not been identi-
fed as their bodies were burned to a
/ crisp.
The following is a partial list of the
casualties:
The dead: Four. unidentified.
The Injured.
John Brady, aged 90 years; serious
internal injuries.
Charles J. Ross, 30; shoulder frac-
tured and internal injuries.
John Shaw, 80, one legged man: leg
fractured.
Alfred Broad. 20; hands and face
burned.
Thomas Callahan. fireman; face
and hands burned.
lanes Clark, 50; burned all over
ledy serious.
William Hadt, 50; face and hands
turned.
James Burkhardt, so.
James Lynch. 46.
John Brady.
Chas. Ross, day clerk.
Thos Mooney, IS.
!. +. Mueller. SO.
Oscar Anderson, %.
George Miller, 40.
Frank Louise, 80.
William Gilliland, So; Hagerstown,
H.
John Moore, 80.
Charles Boland, 90.
III more or less burned
500 Men Asleep.
he building was three-StOry
structure and fully 500 men were
Sleeping in it when the fire broke out.
Waterman O'Connell, who was sta
Toned on the third floor, discovered
The fire. He said he had gone to the
parel for several of the men who were
practically without clothing and on
opening the closet door sheet of
flame belched forth, burning off his
hair and eyebrows. The Waterman
was unable to shut the door and whole
room was quickly filed with fame
aud smoke. O'Connell gave the alarm
and hurried to wake up the sleeping
inmates. The closet had formerly
heen an old elevator shaft and with
NE door open a draft resulted that
quickly spread the fire throughout the
building.
AT every window could be seen
torms of naked men, calling to the
1remen in terror and a few moments
later leaping from the burning build
Ing to the sidewalk below. Life lines.
fastened at windows provided means
81 escape for scores of the 500 dodgers.
Terror took possession of some of
The men and number of them started
10 run through the streets as soon as
they escaped from the building. Thin
y clad, the frenzied men ran madly
until they were pursued and caught
and aiken in ambulances to places OF
warmth.
Many of them were taken to No
oS engine house, near by. Dozens
were sick from the effects of the
smoke and gas inhaled. Some of the
men apparently not hurt at all, were
crying abiectly and were unable tC
tel what was the matter with them.
A3ort eighty-fve men were crowded
mo the basement, sleeping. when the
nrc was discovered. They were un
dpie 10 get out. as the door was ap
FTently locked. Their cries attract
~ ne attention Of policemen and the
basement door was broken in. The
uen poured out of the basement like
,SS' The firemen called to those IL
We windows not to jump until the
=" could I've stretched, but all to lit
w avail, for as fast as the flames
JARED nearer TO the windows mel
jumped and were picked up injured
Shf unconscious.
me IRE swept through the second
N ihird floors and damaged the
;. uc'ure to the estimated extent Of
o.,'''. II was an old building. The
,,e OF the fire has not been ascer