The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-30
feet, forcing a draft of fame that
drove the crowd back in terror.
jump From Upper Stories.


In the meantime some attempt had
been made to save the trunks of guests
on the lower floors Porters and men
guests working together had hauled
out as many as 200 trunks by the front
way, not realizing the danger In which
they were working. They were still at
their work piling up the trunks 800 feet
in front of the hotel when the falling
roof shot shower of fire over their
heads among the trunks, which became
a mass of flames and burned up before
they could be pulled back
Among those in the hotel when the
fire broke out We're Senator Patrick III.
McCarren and former Senator w. H.
Reynolds. Both are Interested in the
new company that bought the hotel
and intends to convert the stretch of
beach into a resort somewhat like At
lantic City. They helped arouse the
sleeping guests and then aided in the
work of saving property. 1t is estimat-
ed that the value of jewels obtained
by hooters aggregate 100000.
The injured include Sophie Kimball,
maid to one of the women guests Of
the hotel; Frank Smith of Ocean Side.
Albert Golden Of Freeport and Paul
Paffe and E. II. Devanny of New York.
Mr.. Paffe received his injuries in jump
ing from the upper and Mr.. Devanny
from the third story of the hotel.
Strange Trip to New York.
1t was strange and picturesque
looking crowd that boarded the first
train that started for New York. Many
children were wrapped in sheets, and
any one who had hat or coat was
regarded as being luxuriously dressed
Nearly everybody was bareheaded
and many wore only light bed slippers
on their feet Several of the men were
barefooted. There were men in bath
robes with little else on and women
clad solely in an underskirt and a
blanket. All the children were pro-
tected by odd assortments of bed cloth
ing.
A large fat man got on the train In
a pair of congress shoes and a many
colored quilt twisted around him In
dian fashion. He was followed by his
wife in a red silk petticoat and baby
blue kimono. One woman dressed In a
gray blanket carried a white parasoi
1t was all she had saved of her be-
longings. A few of the refugees car
ried small handbags, into which they
had taken time to stuff their jewelry
and. valuables, but very few were
burdened with baggage. They were
all good natured, however, and took
the good natured jibes of the crowd
that had gathered at the station very
well indeed.
More than hundred cabs had been
ordered by telephone to meet the ferry
at New York. and the motley crowd
rushed from the boat into the kind
shelter of the closed doors.
Most of the injured were sent to St
Johns hospital in Long Island City
King Frederick of >Uenlnaln presents
the curious spectacle of father who
has become king at later date than
his own son. When King Haakon of
Norway was lately at Copenhagen
King Frederick is said to have asked
him, "How do you like being king?''
Il viii rather ask you" replied Haa-
kon. "I'ye been king longer than you
have" Haakon was elected king of
Norway by the storthing on Nov. 1S,
1905, while Frederick, his father, did
not succeed to the throne Of Denmark
until Ian % 1904 an thn dao+h ~