New-York tribune., 1907-07-30
LONG BEACH IN ASHES.
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gone. The case was found on one Of Judge
Wallace's prisoners.
Jewels and other valuables worta about $780,
900 were in the hotel safe, and these, together
with all the books. were saved.
NUMEROUS RESCUES
There We're numerous plucky rescues Of fright
ened women. Miss Helen Adams. Of Buffalo.
was carried out, after she had tainted, by Ern-
est George. George Hubbard. who plays water
polo and football at Brown University most Of
the year and acts life saver at Long Beach
in the summer stayed in the hotel. driving
guests out and trying TO save property. until
the fire trapped him at the top of the elevator
shaft. He was burned a little. but after DIT.
Bogart who was staying at the hotel, had put
some ointment on him he started 20 work again.
Dr. Bogart did yeoman service. First he would
carry a fainting woman out. and then. after re-
viving her. he would pick up another and re-
peat
Among the guests who got out with little
more than their night clothes were ex-Judge
Dttcuhoefer and his daughters and Daniel
O'Reluy, one of Harry X. Thaw's lawyers. Mr.
Reynolds and Senator McCarren were also
asleep in the hotel when the fire started Most
OF the refugees came back 10 New York or
Brooklyn as soon the Long Island Railroads
two special trains came in but many remained
They campcd out last night in the Offices OF the
Long Beach Estates and the bathing pavilions
while Sheriff Gilderseeve. OF Nassau County
and thirty deputies patrolled the beach. arrest
presence there
Some of the cottagers had plenty TO eat: some
didn t. There was no great abundance for the
hotel guests. however. and a number of inn
pI"mptU house parties sprans up during the
morning, The rain that came on about It,
o'clock in the morning added To the general nm
happiness. and the last straw was piled on
about = O'Clock in the afternoon. \ crowd was
IN the station waiting for train. when rumor
spread that the bridge which connects the beach
he baI
wasn't true. but il was a severe strain for
feminine nerves that We're pretty taut already.
one amusing experience was that of William
SpraSue guest. He got a negro beUboy To
help MIN with his trunk. and when il began To
Set hot the boy started To run Mr.. Sprague
pulled revolver, and the boy stayed.
The hotel Was built twenty-five years ago in
Long Island city and was shipped 70 Long
Reach in sections ON TIA: cars. 1t cost about
Sl.1unNuo then. hat the loss yesterday WAS
probably hctwecR 100000 and $3OOOoO No ac-
ourato estimates were TO he had, and the reports
to insurance We're conflicting II was the
consensus of opinion among the stockholders
present that there was none. but another report
was that there was policy of S5OOOO. \ great
part Of the loss ten upon the guests and this il
was almost impossible to estimate
Senator McCarrcn was loath 10 talk about his
experiences at the fire, when at the Clar-
endon Hotel. in Brooklyn. last night. He said
that ne and ex-senator Reynolds were sleeping
in adjoining rooms the first floor of the
building, at the extreme east end. They were
awakened a few minutes after the discovery Of
the fire by one of the servants who ran through
the building yelling Fire.
They hastily dressed and started upstairs to
that the people got out of the building in
safety. This they accomplished to the best of
their ability he said.
He thought that the explosion of an alcohol
lamp started the fire The lamp was being used
To warm food for infant. according to the
Senator's version. When the explosion oc-
CURED the mother seized her child and ran
screaming out Of the door. Her cries gave the
first alarm.