The evening world., 1911-08-24
ZOO GUESTS BED
WHEN FIRE STARTS
IN THE fRONTENAC
All Escape Safely and Are Car
ried Of in Rescuing
Motor-B Boats.
LOSE THEIR EFFECTS.
Resort in Thousand Islands,
Valued at 100000, Is
Wiped Out.
LOSE THEIR EFFECTS

CLAYTON. N. Y, Aug. A.-The mag
niicent $4,000 Hotel Trontenac at
Round Island, on the st. Lawrence
River. one OF the most notable show
places In the Thousand Islands,. was
destroyed by fire last night. the blaze
having started while about W hum
dred guests were asleep In their beds.
All escaped without serious injury. flee
Ing from the burning structure in their
night attire.
C. L. Morse OF New York was among
those slightly hurt. Mr.. Morse dropped
from a second-story window. Charles
Martin OF New York. while fighting the
fire from the roof OF the. clubhouse
near the hotel. slipped and fell to the
ground. sustaining a conclusion that
may prove serious. DR.. John A. Harris
Of New York and p. Altman. the Fifth
avenue merchant. performed heroic SER
vice in ~arousing the guests and direct
ing their exit.
The fire started at 1880 In a section
Of the hotel occupied by male servants
and is believed to have been started by
the dropping OF a cigarette in a hall
| way - labH III ia N'S ''
and caused the blaze to spread beyond
control.
Many OF the hotel guests had narrow
escapes. w. Coler. the sixteen-year-old
son of A. n. Coler OF Summit. N. j..
was guaranteed with typhoid fever on
the top floor. He was removed to a
place Of safety. After employees OF the
hotel had risked their lives to get to
mis- room.
The majority OF the guests were ASLEEP
in their rooms. When the alarm was
given they rushed to the halls. only to be
met with dense clouds of smoke which
drove them back. They were guided
from their temporary prisons by en-
ployees OF the hotel, who, at the COM
mand OF the managers. dashed through
the halls and directed the imprisoned
quests to the stairways and elevators.
Fire engines from this city were car
ried out to the Sound Island on whic,
the hotel 10 situated by a tugboat owned
by Charles G. Emery Of New York. VIII
also IL one Of the chief owners Of thu
hotel. Among the many from New Yorl
wh.o were registered at the hotel are:
George A. Styles. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Her
bert, J.. H. Rothwell. J. Warren Aid
rich, Mr.. and Mrs. F. D.. Blauvelt. Mis-
Il. Sherwood, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Dick
ely, Mr.. and Mrs. +. ii. Sherman, Edga
q. Barratt. Mr.. and Mrs. s. .Cochrane
Miss D. b. %Scudder. l.. B. OstrandeI
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Starbuck. F.. s. Ter
ny, Mr.. and Mrs. A. a. Jones. Mrs. S
A. Collester, A. w. Case. Mrs. Cortland
Van Cllef Ind Mr.. +. w. Forsythe.
3 The Frontenac Hotel was built twelv
5 years * n was valued at $500. 00O. ]
was a six-story building.
The guests had nc time to save cloth
ing or jewelry. The flames mounte
; from the first floor to the roof so quick
, iy that many of those in the gri
y, room had barely time TO escape 70 III
open.
d The fire was blistering hot. 1t wa
$ seen by the residents OF neighbour
Islands and 100 motor boats started OF
q 10 rescue the guests from the Frontena
As fast as motor boats came to
landing men. women n chNdrs
Y crowded into them and they were take
TO the Saranac Hotel. a mile distant.
The rescue of the guests from Il
small island was attended by much g.
y element. More than one OF the boa
: was In danger of being swamped b
"a cause OF overlooking.