The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-17
4 Brave E;:remaR's Sacrifice III
Eifor: to save Nomau.
4 FATAL H00TEL FIRF i.
MANY Leaped TO Th.iE Deatii. Eight
Persons Killed and Numb:r Ia.
jured While Fleeing From tie
West Hotel in City OF
Minneapolis.

At Minneapolis. Mimi, elSh5 pei
sons dead u sutycalica or CT injuries
sustained 10 ls2pj1S tcoo 3 ire
proof aocel ouilG;Gg, q sccre OF per
sons ir j1cs5 au5 building damaged
So, 600 o. ire. smoke and water in
an epitone OF the revised rarageS
caused by 8 disaster which hetell the
West hotel, H2lnspin agenue and
Fifth street, Wednesday, throwing
seven huad-e7 guests aud employees
into panic.
The oead:
Fire Captain john 5ecwin. fell from
the tou,th ti1oc 20 the Fifth street
sidewalk while stteI ping &c saVe q
womaH's life.
W. G. N:cse's. Minneapolis, su5o'
Gated in his roon oa sixth door.
Thomas Sumcervil!e, S2rlc1helc,
Mass, salesnau Tor Atkins & Co.,
sLff ,cate1 in C!S ioon on sixth
floor.
]. f. Wolfe, Northwestern agent ior
Spercy i alexander company OF y"
York, suFocated il room.
Clinton 3. Lanne, New Iolk,
travelling naD; s9Socated II MS
room.
J. s. Pe!sniger, NV York, travel,
ing nan, jumped tEon the seVeneo
story. ~
Mrs. n. Z. Hodges, Minneapolis.
Jumped f1cm seventh story,
Wm. Blsck, NV YoIs, su1ocateo
IN room.
TIE tire was c>uf2ed TO the elsvs
tor shaft and tie two top floors II cne
corner OF tie building, but q dense
smoke pervaded everywhere and TIE
wild excitement which followed Ihe
first alarm hurried people into bali:
and OCT on window le6gss IN Trantic
attenpt to save themselves, TIE IKE
started il q packing .oon On The htSi
floor near the elevator. The wood IN
the elevator saa:5 caught FIRE anc
burned ike finder. 4 shset OF nins
20 feet wide moucGeG tee Shsft 10 the
seventh stcry, ca-Ty:2s al in mems;
volvne CT smoke which frightened the
guests cut Of their senses ano started
a panic. The smoke spread to moS'
ali parts OF the hotel, causing nany
persons to lose their way II the con
fusion. FIVE perssDS were found SUI
focated in their rooms after the NE
was ou3.
Capt. John Bsrxin Of hook anc
ladder ccmo oary, having broken cpel
a window CT the seventh door Wnlcl
be had reached cy meaaS Of a scsiirg
ladder: stumbled onto toe Oocy OF
Mrs. EmeEae Barlow, an ageo Wo1en
He strapped the unconscious form &c
bis hack and started down the Iaaoer;
when midway between the seventh
ard sixth stories, the strap broke,
Bending over to balance the body foI
a moment, be then leaned At tie r;ss
OF his lie, and threw the woman TO-
ward a pr, jec:ing lecee u the toof
below. Apparently being revived o2
the fresh air or og the sAock, the asec
woman graspeo tie projection aac
held OF. Later SIZE was rescued. But
in throwing the woman to safety
Capt. B:rwin lost MS balance aLo FL!
to the pav3nsnu. He Tas instantly
kill, q.
e. Wolfe. 50 years cid, travelling
representative for Seerry s A!e1an.
der, wholesale hardware merchants OF
New York, m9t z horrible death. he
was burned in bis room and the con.
oiticn CT the furniture Indicated that
be had fought tae flames until the
last. All the clothing had been torn
frt N the bed and it vas apparent that
the man ha6 sought TO smother the
flames which eventually consumed
him.
The excitement was so intense that
J. 3. Peisriger OF New York and Mrs.
NJ. E. Hcogss OF Minneapolis, who
were on WINDOW leGges near 81 alley,
not being encouraged 5y the cor"o IL
Fifth street, leaped from tn Seventh
floor 70 the pavement. PelS1lger.s
clothes caught ire and be tunoieo
burning, through the air. He serCcs
railing near the Bennepin avenue
side OF the hotel and vas cut in two
There were many thrilling reScues
from the top 1oor.