Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-14
HOTEL GUESTS
NARROW ESCAPE
Aroused from Slumber in Early
Morning Barely Had Time to
Get Out in SCant Attire.
KENlLWORTH INN IS BURNED.
Very Fashionable Hosiery Near Ashc-
vile. y. C.--Inmatcs Cared Tor
I'm Nearby Residences.

AshayHle y. c.. April 1L-Eou-ed
from their s'Um5ers about O'Clock this
morning by an alarm of fire. o. guests
90 che Fashionable Kanilv0rth lun.
| three miles from this city. barely had
tma 20 don some soanty articles ~
clothing and mako their escape from
The burning building
Tho hotci was completely destroyed.
tho total loss being estimated at $780,
600. Insurance estimated at $4,000. The
FIRE started 90 tho north end OF the
building over the boiler. room. a strong
wind was blowing from the southwest
| ana Che flames were quickly famed O.
/ The other end of Che frame structure,
| where the majority Ol the guests were
asleep BEFORE Che fire had been first
| cis0oyred hy two negro boys who We're
returning from Bitmore the Wander
bilt place, which is but 81 short distance
from the Inn, 90 had gained good head
way and was oven then beyond control
Mrs. a. B Martin, the lessee. gave first
Thought TO thc safety OF the guests
when she WAS awakened aul in "a short
time the alarm had been given in every
occupied room boo the building
A WILD SCRAMBLE.
There WAS a wild scramble Tor Tho
exits ltt tuerc was nothing bordering
ou panic among either men, women
or children iu spite of the confusion at
the time, Halt an hour later when 90
was thought that an was out. the roll
was called and every person accounted
for. lt was @ motley array however
some of the women appearing Foo ban
gowns and others iu even moro sCauty
raimcnt and iu varying degrees OF neg
iglc.
Many persons were conquorius the
first thought Of SELF preservation. thar
had Tea Co instant and preCipitato 1ight
vcutured back into the smoka-dned
halls and into their rooms 90 rescue
their trunks and other personal effects
which they had abandoned. some
brought forth rocking chairs. wash
stands and every manner Of articles
which soon Uttered the lawns
A. the fire Kept raging. famed by
thc rapidly increasing wind, the heat
became So intense chat an hope OF slv-
ing possessions was abandoned.
NARROW EsCAPEs.
Scvcral.persons who he'd re-cntered
the hotel. not realizing thot tho fire
Z had reached the south wing. were
almost caught. Shouts OF friends
from the outside were answered bv
yclls for help and heroic efforts coz
several guests and policemen alone
saved the ventursomo ones from be-
iug cut of from every avenue Of
escape.
The Ashcvilla fire department rush.
ed ont 90 the scene but the hotel
was doomed before the engines had
started from the city three miles
away. Its efforts We're needed. how
ever TO save adjoining residences as
tho wind was scattering sparks on
their roofs. Tho drcmeu We're success
ful in preventing the flames from
spreading.
The scantily clad guests were taken
On az the Battery Park hotel and
nearby residences and cared FOR t0r
tho remainder Of the night.
The keuilWorth hotel was owned
bv senator NJ. Gazzam OF Philadelphia
and was built "a years ago by the
kenilworth Inn company al a cost of
$40, 600. George W. Vanderbilt ls
believed 90 have been the heaviest
stockholders in the company. which
was composed largely ct northern
capitalists. About six years ago
Senator Gazzam purchased the pro-
perty and has leased 10 several times.
n was patrOuizad by northern tourists
during the winter and was "a fnvorit O
meeting place for southern COnycu-
tons during tho summer Tho Young
peoples missionary movement, the
southern Christian EudcuNor society
and tho southern students conference
had been booked there Tor tho coming
summer