The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-07
STORIES
OF DURHAM FRI
Hotel Clerk Risked All
to Save Guests.
cRuEn Nv A HDras.
SAVED BY A DREAM
4 Travelling Ma Awpks NJ
az IYrcnncn Ringing ~ III
-Brasc Battle Nifh Tlam.
MANY Lost All INer..
Might tiothr~
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Vivid stories ~ til. aE..
fire We're printed ia rs. I..
peers Many guests ~ rHa
everything they had eNs,e. -..
Globes. and some marrow
dcah In the flames
The sun tells about r
the night. clerk. Who t.sf ..
longings. which III mleht a..
out which he sacrificed ts f.u
~ his efforts T. Wuru Ea, u-
danger lie gave the al4gH &.
person IN the building H. U#
bravery rjsking has own life
through h halls and ,9Fla"#.
were density filled WITH
Is . him many of hc guest .
lives. Men rushc down
only IN their night Clotu, .-.
coats. a number OF persons
lodged that they Owe tht.r .s.
Mr. Allison.
one OF the moss Remarked.
dents of the ire IL that af
whose lire was saved b. 4 dream ..
story is told by the Herald Gas I|.
lowing:
one of the most peculiar ...
about the fire WAS an .~NErIf....
Nh. Paul Slocomb. Il traXclfr .
from Cleveland. Ohio Mr
undoubtedly owes his life te "a as.#
He had a room OF the third #u#- ..
retired early. H. had been ASH
probably an hour when NJ Ur##
that the hotel was burned aowa
all Of his money was gou" a## .
was writing for money To cover G a.
penSeS. The dream was SO Nts.# r.
ii awakened him and %spriuEiu. #..
bed he was startled b. the crises
the fremen. The room was @
with smoke and without Walflu. .
seize any garments Mr.. Slocomh #
out in Il pair Of paJamas MhtuH N
donned when he retired. After r.
ing the second floor he saw Il#. "
still had ample opportunity Ia
and rushed back. hoping to save H
clothes and a large sum If Ia..
which he had in his pockets. NH#
he again reached h third foot q"
smoke was 50 dense that he Wits #
able to discern anything CfH# #
on his hands and knees So as To- aE#
the stirling smoke he made ms
as to what he thought wa h4 Crossed
n after CROPPING arounu for sss
minutes discovered that he was tH t0
wrong room. BY this time In. faH.
were spreading rapidly and Nj n.
comb was forced to flee for bis .I.
AS he left he bird floor thu l".
ceilings were crashing in ana his d"
cape was Il narrow one.
'In discussing the matter with
Herald reporter Mr.. Slocomh
that he firmly believed h" wed 81
life 10 the dream. He faf-od
aWaken when the alarm was gtEn
nd stated that he would u%ndoubtra.
have persisted had it not been for z.
dream,
Another guest, a Mr.. Link. "#
in bed and had to be carried
the building. Another guest "..
name could not be asCertdincd N"
aged 70 grab an oVercoat in lh" "
citement and this was all he .H
out with. He had $500 in hIs l
and this was lost together with at =.
clothing. A travelling man who "
pied Il room on the upper Hoof
lost $500 which in N eNclt'n'H
left in his room and other No
lost small sums in a similar mann
The remen made an intelllEe"t
gro effort to save N hol-ht
relaxing their efforts until tn" la|
tremity. As the fire originated "H o.
of the upper floors. cher |#.#
thought his best point Of vanite.
on the third floor IA Kept bE "
there. Suddenly and without "aF...
the plastering Of the room in 1871.
the fire started crashed down "t"
IN later flames burst pbt
every side. The fremen ~rfe i"I
to drop their hose and flee for i..
lives several Of them falling "F't .
stairs IN the darkness ana sH'a'
but for the prompt assisiance .
dered by the more fortunate
would have met death. Chi'i
dry rallied his men. hoWe<ef, .
again took up the fight on the
Of the building. the third Moo.
which was by this time praciio."
rUIpinr furnace St4h nv step -
firemen were forced hack and
that it was impossible to que.
flames from the interior Chief &"
dry ordered his men out Of tn" bu
ing and placed them 50 as to pi"''
the adjoining property