The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-10
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Carlton Scene of Excitement
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Americans Flee in scanty
Attire-Hotel Is Hot
Badly Damaged.

London. August 9.-Jameson Lee
finney. the American actor. perished
to-nigat IN a IRE which DESTROYED a
portion OF the Carlton Hotel. where
he was guest l:X body was found
in the bathroom adjoining his room,
on the fifth ioor Of the annex. The
face was SO bnaly charred that the
features were UnrecoEnizabie. Appar-
emily Mr. Fianey had gone into the
bathroom TO battle fore crossing and
was ssphyxiaied The body was re-
moved TO the morsue later In the
evening
This death was the only ono result
ing from the fire, which. however, was
attended by exciting scenes and con-
siderable loss TO the building through
fire and water. a large number II
american guests escaped from t:..,
hotel. but lost their baggage.
TX Fn.hionnbic Resort.
The Carlton Is one OF Lono Sr's mos t
Fashionable resorts, ana many A,neri-
cans are among its guests. or the
200 persons stopping at the hotel
when the fire broke out. many were
from the United States. and. while all
had narrow escapes. none except Fin
Iley SuIleTeu any
The FIRE was conhred mainly 10 tn I
end of the hotel adjoining His Maj
estys Theatre. and the ffth and sixth
floors, which were Quilted. Part "
the roof also was destroyed. Only the
hardest work by the fremen saved
the hotel and theatre. The mara ger
says the hotel Is roe badly damaged.
AMI will resume business Immediately.
The alarm was sounded at o'clock.
while most OF the guests We're dressing
for dinner The blaze started In the
elevator shaft from the crossing of an
electric wire. and roared so threaten
inely that the people poured out into
the streets, leaving all their baggage.
coats over tnem and women half
dressed their hair hanging down their
backs. fed from the building.
Firemen arrived quickly and ran up
their ladders and rescued number of
servants, who. from the upper win
dows. were shrieking TO the excited
crowds below for help.
Thousands of persons afoot and in
motor cars filled the adjoining streets
ana watched the fire. The Haymar-
ket. across the street from the hotel,
WAS compelled TO cancel its perform
ance on account of the FIRE.
Ills Majestys Theatre is closed.
Most OF the guests had returned TO the
hotel after round of sightseeing to
dress for dinner. The alarm caught
them in every condition of undress
Mrs. c. Shippy and son and Miss Jes-
sic Gardiner. of Chicago, had just time
10 leave their rooms in the seantiest
attire. and lost all heir luggage.
Keene Remnins Cool.
James r. Keene. the well-known
New York fnancier and horseman, was
one of the coolest victims of the fire
He was sitting in his room when the
alarm rang, and calmly walked down
stairs. lighting a cigar. and then stood
on the sidewalk and watched the
progress of the flames.
John Wanamaker. Jr., Roland Hun
ter and j. P. McFadden, Jr.. had lust
taken off their street clothes and were
sitting in Mr. Wanamaker's room.
They escaped to the sidewalk in pa
jemas and drove to another hotel,
leaving their baggage.
John Purroy Mitchell. president IT
the Board of Aldermen of New York,
was asleep in his room, but Mrs.
Mitchell awakened him, and they
quickly made their exit from the
building. Late tonight Mr. Mitchell
was trying to find his baggage in or
der to make change of apparel
Among other Americans in the hotel
when the FIRE broke out who lost all
or most of their baggage. and some
of whom only had time to don. few
clothes. were Ex-Governor Brown and
son. of Maryland.
Thomas A. Edison was staying at
the Carlton. but was out when the fire
occurred