Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-22
HAMILTON loses
LIFE IN FLAMES
is CAUGHT IN LOCKED ROOM IN
TERLTON HOTEL.
BODY HORRIBLY BURNED
Overturned lamp Thought 10 Have
Started Firc--Dcccased Tulsnn
We'll and Iayorah'y known.

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special to IN. World
Tcrtun. Okla, Jan 2I.-In a fire
that destroyed the Terltou hotel short
ly before 1 o'clock this morning, Sam
uel Hamilton, with the Baker Cham
bcrlain OH Company Of Tulsa, was
burned % death. Parts of the arms
and legs were burned off when the
remains were dragged from the ruins
before the flames had finally spent
their fury
The fire started IN the room occu-
hotel smelled smoke before discover
ing the location of the fire. and some
little time was lost in definitely fixing
the place of the burning. when the
door OF uamiltons room was open
ed q rush of flames burst into the.
faces of the searches Tho source
had been found, but too late.
The discovery of the fire came a
half hour after midnight. Hamilton
had gone 10 bed, 1t Is said, not TO eX-
ceed an hour before that time. From
the time he entered the room until.
his scorched and scared remains We're
dragged from the ruins nothing was
seen of him.
The hotel IN which Hamilton lost
his life was a two-story frame struc-
ture. owned by j. w. Parshal.
Hamilton had been stopping at the
hotel at various times In his trips
through the Terlton vicinity, which
he made for the company who en-
ployed him for the purposes OF Sc
curing oil leases.
Last night he went 10 his room,
corner one on the second floor,
about an hour before the fire was dis
covered There was an oil lamp I'm
the room he occupied. and while moth
ing Is known as TO the origin of the
fire, It Is thought that the lamp was
probably overturned and that Hamil-
ton was envcloped I'm flames before
he could reach the door Another
theory advanced Is that the man had
probably lain down and that the lamp
had set fire to some inflammable sub
stance near II. enveloping the room in
fire before the slumberer aroused to
make a successful escape.
Hamilton had locked the door OF
his room after entering. When the
presence OF smoke was first discoy-
cred. severll persons about the hotel
at once mace hasty effort to locate
the fire. Several rooms were visited
before II became known that the fire
was In the room occupied by Hamll-
ton. Little time was lost in break
ing through the door. when this was
done y0lley of flames greeted the
resruers, driving them back. They
had accomplished nothing except To-
eating the tire
An alarm OF fire was Immediately
sounded and the other sleepers
aroused. Hasty efforts were made in
safety Articles II value were rush ed
from the hotel, which was an entire
| loss, with much OF itB contents.
Practically the entire population OF
the little town Of 800 souls gathered
about the burning building and I'm sor-
row watched the flames leap from one
part OF Il to the other. IL was known
that Hamilton was IN the building and
thst his life was lost. All that hu-
man effort could DO was 20 snatch the
body from entire destruction as soon
as possible This was done perhaps
three-auarters of an hour later, when
onlookers discovered Il amid tho en-.
bers Immediately below the room.
Parts OF one arm ana one lex were
missing and the entire body was scar.
ed ana cooked.
County Attorney Cole Is here To-.
night and coroners fury was sum
moned. This was done Il Is said. that
the Legality OF the mans death might
not be questioned In oonneotion with
any life insurance which ne might
have carried The body will be ta-
ken 10 Tulsa tomorrow for burial.