The Washington times., 1910-12-11
Blaze Wipes Out the His
toric Brunswick HoStelry
in Minneapolis.
HEROIC EFFORTS MADE
TO SAVE 200 PATRONS
Policemen, Firemen, and Volun-
teers Batter Down Doors and
Drag SleeDers Out.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Dec. II.-Ffre
swept through the Brunswick Hotel, at
Hennepin avenue and Fourth street
early this morning. and in spite OF
heroic efforts OF policemen, dremen, and
volunteers TO get ont the patrons. il is
believed that at least txo bodies are
IN the ice covered ruins
The total loss VIII reach $4,000. OF
which $4,000 is on the ho,eI and the
furnishings, and the remainder on half
a Cozen concerns which ha6 stores in
she building r. L H1rrin. .EtOn, cloth
Ter, loses about $4,000
About 2 o'clock this morning the frs
was discovered, and in few minutes
the historic building was doomed. 50
rapidly did the flames spread among
tn old timbeTs. The hotel employees.
half dozen policemen, and the first
hremen 70 arrive rushed through the
halls waking the patrons.
Women In Panic.
Many Of the women --ers panic
stricken, and sOme patron r-e-e over
come by smoke before. set-izg out CT
their rooms The voIurtet smashed
down doors to the beIroDE,s and by
force dragged and carrIeI dozens out
down to the street
One unidentified vTorD-r wss carried
from the hotel wearing only a night
gown and a seaIskin jacket. She was
hystericaI and was hurried 70 . nearby
hotel for treatment
Detectives Thomas Carvin AMI Andrew
Crumfny found a door Licked on the
third noor and kicked Il in. 10 discover
two girls, Mary Clark and Estella
Nlthers- too frightened to try to get out
The IRE started under the cafe on
the Hennepin avenue side, but the
wells 50 FAST that when tie firemen
arrived flames were breaI * through
the roof and some parts .he build
Ing were a mass of frr. On the
tourth street side the smoke was so
thick that rescuers had little chance
10 get around, being forced 20 crawl
on their knees through the Railways.
Disappears In Flames.
A woman appeared at a window on
the Fourth street side. siIhouettad
against the flames back OF her. Her
room was located in a sort OF ell Of
the hotel Frantic efforts to get q
ladder around TO her failed. and she
soon disappeared There is a slight
possibility that she may have made
her way out, but IL is doubtful
II IS believed BY the police that some
Fourth street side OF the hotel. where
the hotel backed on an alley Tho
smoke was the thickest there The res
CUeTS were driven from that section be-
tore every door had been broken down.
and the hremen were unable to reach
the windows with ladders II is entirely
likely that the thick smoke there over
came some persons in their beds and
that they were burned without regain
ing consciousness
Man Unconscious In Room.
It was reported during the fire that
a man was in a room. on the alIey.
and the salvage corps made desperate
efforts, with two short ladders. to get
TO that room, but without success. The
report had IL that a volunteer rescuer in
the Railways had seen a man in this
room overcome by smoke. but had been
unable 10 get him out. owing 10 the
rush IN waking all the others along the
corridor.
Altogether 200 guests were sleeping
IN the hotel when the alarm sounded.
so that IL VIII be many hours before
the police viii be able TO determine
whether OF not any guests are unac-
counted for, and it may be found TO
be impossible to do il at ali with any
accuracy.
As soon as the first rush of rescue
work was over the nTemen had TO
fight hard to save surrounding build
ings- Spread Of the blaze was pre-
vented but the hotel was completely
destroyed, and it was ; o'clock before
the flames were under control
The Brunswick Hotel has been a
landmark Of Minneapolis for more
than forty years. and although it has
not the prestige of other hotels now,
il has been fairly prosperous. and is
wei known all over the Northwest