The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-11
PRINCESS ANN Is
TOTALLY DEsTQYE[
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econ t1nucu IRON I1rSt. bPQge.A +stY
the young Richmondor. being over
come by smoke and exhaustion, had
to be carried bodily from the burning
hotel.
ut was Sergeant Boschen's heroisln
that saved us. and too much cannot be |
said in praise OF this young man.
was the declaration Of Henry Freiberg.
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, who, with his wife.
son and daughter were among those
who had narrow escapes from the
burning hotel. iN
The total loss is estimated at S136,-
600, with insurance at $4,000. The
property had recently been purchased
by q syndicate, who in Improvements
had spent $4,000. The present lessces
were the Princess Anne Hotel Corpora
ton, Of which G. "A. Neff Is president;
DR.. Emmerson Land, Jr., vice-presl-5
dent, and r. A. wainwright secretary
and treasurer.
James S. Groves holds the great ma.
jority Of the hotel bonds. under the
| mortgages given following tho pur-.
chase by the new owning company.
The Princess Anne was under the
management Of A. G. Mitchell, whose
great distress over the flro became
alarming to his friends for while.
Form bucket Brigade.
Through the efforts of the bucket
brigade Of men and women, the latter
coming from the nearby cottages, a
line 100 feet long to the ocean front
was formed and the water passed
| from hand to hand saved the OKeefe
store, the drug store and other nearby
property. Over 100 wet blankets were
used In covering tho Rudolph cottage
from tho fire in tho line Of cottages.
Had this cottage caught tho whole
i OF the northern Beach water front
might have been swept away.
Tho women cottagers were in the
great majority, and those who were
on the scene said too much could not
be said In praise Of their work
| Among tho Individual losers were
Mrs. r. Z. Scale, sister OF Governor
/ Wilson, Of West Virginia, u Very old
lady, who barely escaped with her life
She emerged from the burning hotel in
: nothing but her night dress. Mrs. II
D. Flonrnoy, of Washington. D. c., wife
\ Of former Congressman Flournoy, OF
West Virginia. also lost everything
Mrs. Carlisle, Of Chattanooga, Tenn.
who came out In her night clothes
saved only hor infant child, and thi:
with night robe over It. Mrs Mars
Of Cleveland, Ohio. lost 5000 in CAST
and $1,000 worth OF wedding silver, to.
gether with sevral hundred dollars
worth of diamonds.
There We're three bridal couples IL
the hotel--ono from Cincinnati. anothe,
from New York, and tho third from
South Carolina. These all lost evory
thing,
Tho sister Of Manager A. G. Mitchell:
who Just arrived last night from Ashe
VILE. N. c., lost her trunk ana every
thing she had,
Robert p. Gillian. wife and dnugh
n ter, Of Cincinnati. got away with thei
clothing, but lost practically every
thing else. Tho large majority Of tn
guests had their valuables last nigh
placed in the Office safe, and this no
having been locked everything therei
was lost when the building collapsed
Including tho books, MI cash. with yes
terdays heavy receipts, and the like
Mr.. Perry, who kept q solvent
stand inside tho hotel lobby. lost s1,2O
. worth of stock and had no insurance
lIe saved only $40, which no had /
cash, g6
One Guest Probably Lost.
1t is possible that ono guest ma
have been lost in the fire. This is a
unknown man, who arrived last nish
lie came as n friend OF Manager Mitch
/ ell, but did not register. Mr.. M!tche
was so excited that he could not eve
give the name OF his guest this NOR
Ing, 5 "
Tho colored woman, Emma Clark, an
the white steward, John Eaten, we,
both on the NTH floor OF tho buildn,
The negro woman was seon to rush &c
n window, but there was no way
save her, and soon that part OF tt
building gave way, There wero n
fire escapes on the structure
There were In all lao persons in tn
building when At took fire this morn
Ing, or these, eighty were guests. n
Cottnges Threatened.
About $40 "A. NJ tho wind shifted te
the northeast. and Notwithstanding
r.