The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-03
MEETS DEATH IN
FIRE IN HOTEL
MAN IDENTIFIED AS JOHN HoL.
LAND BURNED TO Death
EARLY THIS MORNING
IN HOTEL JEWELL.

A man who has been positively iden-
tilted as John Holland, Of Hancock. was
burned 10 death in a lire at the Hotel
Jewell on the south side OF Sheldon
street, between Dodge and Pewabic
which started about I o'clock this
morning.
The man went TO the hotel last
night at about II O'Clock and was Civ .
en- a room. without his registering So
that James Jewell. the proprietor. had
no knowledge of his guests name nor
was anything found in the room or on
the dead mans clothes that would
serve 10 identify him. Chief uf Pol
ice Voetsch examined the room this
morning and found on a chair near
the head of the bed a package of
Sweet Caporal cigarettes from whieh
two had been used. from which IL IL
surmised the man had been smoking
in bed had thrown a stub between the
side of the bed and the wall, where
there is a curtain Of nimsy material
This curtain ignited. evidently, and
set fire TO the beJlclothes.
Mrs Jewell first noticed that there
was fire in the room and called her
husbands attention TO IT, The latter
burst open the door and found the
body Of the man stretched on the door
beside the bed. which was ablaze. AR
Jewell attempted to stop the flames by
tearing or the mattress and eudeavor-
ing 10 smother the burning bedclothes
with it An alarm was turned in and
the firemen managed 10 keep the fire
nom spreading. combining the blaze TO
the room in which IL originated.
Coroner Mort O'Sullivan was roll
fed and on his arrival a jury was in
panneled. which, after viewing the
body, adjourned to meet at O'clock
this afternoon TO hold an inquest.
Chief Voetsch this morning made ef-
forts to ascertain the identity Of the
dead man, and so far as has now beeu
learned the victim of the fire was
John Holland, the son OF Michael Hol-
land. blacksmith's helper. Of Coburn-
town. This Identification was made
by Christ Bremen of Franklin. who
called at Krelwitz's morgue this
morning and looked at the body. A
sister Of John Hollan's will view the
body this afternoon to make the iden-
tlfleation more certain.
Henry Feldman this morning notified
Chief Voetsch that the dead man had
called at his liquor store at about half
past o'clock yesterday afternoon.
stating The had secured a job az Wi
nona but that ne had missed the train
and wanted TO borrow two dollars in
order TO stay over night at Houghton.
Mr. Feldman gave the man seventy
cents. He had often seen the man ard
thought his name was either shea,
Holland or Harrington but was not
sure which and said that the deceased
had been employed at vsrious times at
the Isle Royale mine the Hancock and
the Quincy. but during the past year
had been out of the copper country.
working in the iron region.
The dead man is dark complexloned
with hair almost black and is about
five feet ten inches In height Of me-
dunn build. He wore blue serge suit.
which was the only clothing besides
some underwear found in his room at.
the hotel The body was badly burn
ed about the chest and the left side.
but the face was not much d!sfgured
so that the features would be easily
recognizable.
Fred Myers member OF the Hough-
ton fire department, received "a severe
cash on his left wrist by cutting Il
with the glass Of broken window. He
was taken to DR.. Turner'S office and
given surgical aid, and it is believed
that no serious effects will result.