Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-14
,,vy SENSATIONAL ESCAPES.
came Jumped from Windows
others Were Rescued
BY Firemen.
80. Wiring Thought TO Have
r,yso of Trouble--Loss'
,,ooooo; Insurance, $4,000.

bostelf-v. the Copelahu'
Al, s. .topping place OF legislators
" ~, u,,csns was destroyed by IRE
90 ,o5sv ]. r. Lambert Of En-
'ls .,s Of the most prominent at
and politicians in the state
800. and IS believed to have
srrned 10 death A dozen OF
"a Guests we're injured, but none
.s.ngbt to have been fatally hurt
-. many sensational escapes.
era persons jumping from WIN
COWS THE MISSING.
81 Lambert Emporia.
THE INJURED.
A.. ~ Y. Morgan, wife Of the
.s,,, If the Hutchinson News and
,.-rsrlv state printer; broken ankle.
NJ q Murray Kansas. City, Kan.
10, Insurance agent; broken ankle.
nomas Benton (Bent) Murdoch
rsorsdo. well-known, newspaper
siior, slight
5spartment commander q. A. h, ana
e,ss republican candidate for COVER
r1r ankle broken,
Tbs broken.
lack injured.
BEE county; back and ankle wrench
"a
r. C. Bone. state board OF control.
Topeka: back sprained.
q W. Goodlander. Fort Scott; leg
hurt.
Paul Rich, Coolidge; back. side and
arm injured,
". A Elstun. Moline; sprains and
bruises
H. c. Bowmsn. Newton: ankle and
back sprained.
ex-senator. G. II. Lamb, Yates Gem
10 internal injuries. severai hFuttes.
Fln Chief Wilmarth. Topeka, head
Nv. Davis Greenburg. oyercoms by
smoke
The hotel was a four story brick str-uo-
turt located at the southeast corner Of
By j. c, Gordon II was totally de-
siroyed The loss Is estimated at $780,
@ Insurance about S45, 900. The origin
Of ihe FIRE IS thought 70 have been a
elective electric Light wire IN the store
ulm
he building was situated one block
non the state capitol and was one Of
ne Oldest hotels IN Kansas.
7 had a roOmy lobby and wide hall
.aN and was pientifully supplied with
me escapes The main stairway how
slT was built around the elevator. and
ne flames shooting up the shaft soon
Ali on this means OF escape The fire
arted shortly after 4 o'clock The
alaes had gained great Roadway when
asagyered and when the FIRE apparatps
lfed The rear stairway had been cut
as means OF escape
Henry Wells. the oolored porter. was
.' hlst 10 learn Of the fire A moment
ila William jenkins. the night watch
-A and Wells began a systematic
.g through the house. waking the
FLEEING FOR LIFE.
Aen. women and children scantily
Heie soon crowding tho upper
-A About half OF the $50 guests
e-assd . get 20 the lower floor and
uAyush the front and side doors
le me stairway was cut on Half
l was forced TO jump from VIM
Nv ui mo hotel, from tons OF ad-
-s paldinga 10 which they had
--l'a' ana from fire escape land
ny "W or the guests had time 10
80 tnelr personal belongings and
e me guests got out OF the
s only On their night clothes.
epahd was covered with snow
ri .e refugees tramped barefooted
,sas, s.y1Aply clad 10 the y. NJ. T. A
ls ana nearby drug stores. whore
a,., llfed were cared FOR.
h. t-.li an hour after the fire started
m was mass OF ruins. only tba
'l' remaining. '''' ''7
THRILLING ESCAPES.
M were many thrilling escapes
tr.. nNAlh Qt Mcpherson. former
irrv u ny commander Of the Grand
,a, p. he l@puhiic Tor Kansas. ana
l.ouil candidate for governor on tie
q nsbt..lu ticket; n. W. Rowland. also
o. N. .e,lson' were sleeping I'm "a room
M. .s1lln loor The two made IA
lrisi n ineir bedciothmg and sus-
rom The window Fach ID,
h, Alel AL Oar as possible on
n,, ladder and dropped to the
,t u. 'nih crashed INTO am aree
- ."hg ON railing. he eustoinca
t,I. ankle and internal inlnriee
IA ~. followed smith down ~ isd
AQ also feU u. 49,, 'll' Niu-