Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-20
Mrs. Frank Coonrad Lost Life in
American House Fire Sun ,
day Morning.
PROPERTY LOSS OF $4,000.
Hotel Block Totally Des,royca---Ad-
Joining Blocks Owned by w. u.
Mccarthy. j. T.. Southwtch
and w. II. f.atcs, Damaged
by Fire and Water.

One woman was burned to
death and q people were made home
less in a $4,000 fire early Sunday morn
ing which burned to the ground the old
American House, four story brick
block at the southeast corner of Main
and st. Paul streets, owned by John f.
Hogan, and Quilted the upper floors of
the two adjoining blocks, the first of
which was owned by W. 7. McCarty and the
second by john l.. Southwick. The roof
OF the block adjoining the latter, owned
by W. r. Gates, was burned and dam
aged by water, while fire slightly dam
aged one room in the city Hotel block,
owned by ]. j. Flynn. 1t is thought the
fire originated in a barrel of ashes on
the lower piazza at the rear of the hotel
building.
Search for TIE body Of Mrs. Frank II.
Coonrad, aged sc. who porished in the
flames, was carried on until dark but no
trace of 1t was found until Monday
The p people comprising seven families,
were left with but scanty clothing ana
few articles of furniture while % guests
of the hotel escaped with simple personal
effects only.
The families burned out We're those Of
Fred Gndue, Robert Ferguson, Mrs
Hannah Clark. Mrs. Michael Reynolds
Mrs. Daisy Chilson, Mrs. James Comfy
Mrs. G. H. East. Edward Ryan and
Abraham Lpman. carrie Staley Mrs
Alfred Rousseau and Horace L. LOOMS,
making 12 women, six n'Hn END six
children in all,
Besides the hotel proper, damage was
suffered by tta Burrne.on Wine and
Liquor company W p. McCarty. cafe.
Ethelbert Seldcn, pawubroller, Abraham
l-pman. tailor Hcrlnidas Guertin. har-
ness maker, Joseph Agel lunch room,
Western Union telegraph office. Miss
Nellie Welch. lressmaker.
DISCOVERED BY SAMUEL. BROWN.
The fire was discovered by Samuel
Brown, an enployo Of the Western
Union telcgraph Office, who saw the
names AZ the rpSr Of the hotel block as he
looked out of tine back window OF the tele-
| graph office atou: $50 o'clock He ran
to box 10 in front OF the police station and
rang in the alarm. which registered at
| 5:45.
James H. clark engineer of the hotel
block, saw T. wn running to the box
and thought Of ire in the hotel at once
Coming out of .- front entrance he rush
ed ut first down s.. Paul street; and then
hearing tho crac}tllag Of the flames a,
| the rear Of tho building, hurried back
| into the hotel and hog,n 70 arouse the
guests.
THE WORK OF RESCUE.
Upon the arrival OF the IRE department
steps were taken Mt once to rescue the
occupants OF tine building. Many of the
women were hanging from the windows
The fire had gained considerable headw y
and delay in saving them meant death.
ladder was erected against the MAR
street side of the hotel, but becau.e i
was too short. the rescue of the frs
woman was accomplished under difficulty
! Fireman Michael j. Malloy IT 100 Norti
wv '''.''e' GIN
him and he carried hcr on his shoulder
to the ground Another and longer ladde
was procured and four other women wer
rescued by Chief Mics.
Others cnGag ed I'm the work of rescue
besides the nremen. were NJ. d. Mona
hon, Former Fire chic. Moses Murray
Gardner Brewer and Henry D. Kelley
proprietor Of the hotel
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