The Detroit times., 1914-03-09


He vas rot injured. N
Firemen and police believe ths
Aaath lat wul b increased when the
ruins OF the building shall have
cooled sufficiently to admit OF .
search for bodies.
The flrs II believed to have started
In the main dining room or the
kitchen of the club, which II on the
third door. Early reports were TO
the effect that there were two ex'
blossoms preceding the hre. The po-
lice and firemen say this 10 incorrect.
What were taken for explosions are
believed to have been falling walls
or elevator cages dropping to the
basement.
The nrst report that Hickey was
killed when he jumped from his room
on the sixth floor later Was denied by
hremen, who say they found his body
In his room. He apparently sufocat'
Cd and then burned to death before
he could get into corridor.
Kessler and Riley. the police claim,
both had rooms on the NTH Moor
and both were killed when they
leaped to the pavement. Riley's body
and those Of Kessler and Hickey
were identified by H. Davidson, door
man Of the club. at the morgue.
Fire Chief Swingley said that the
damage BY IRE and water In the
club would not be less than $f50,00O
~ Was standing ut the desk be
tween 1880 and 1:40 when ! got the
lrst alarm Of fire." said Night Clerh
ReisenEer. "A member Of the clut
and Q lady were in the foyer Of thu
club waiting for . tAxicab. The tax
was long In coming and the man
went outside to zee II 1t was ~
preaching.
"The lady appeared nervous and
walked and looked out; ! heard nsl
say: oh. look at that big hre across
the street
81 went to the window and saw
what she supposed was q fire was 9
reelection Of names on this SIDE Of
| the street In the windows OF the
Kennard Carpet Co. went out into
the street and saw the nre WAS IN
the club.
"As soon a. I could get back In the
club notified about IL men who
were In the club bar. They all got
| out safely. Then thought about the
people In the Turkieh baths in the
easement and those sleeping up
stairs.
II told Rowe. the telephone boy. "a
begin and call all the rooms and then
Il rushed down to the basement and
notified everybody there. think
there were about eight persons In the
hath beside the attendants. They Ill
| rot out
when I got back upstairs I began
| to help Rowe to call on the tele'
phone. We called until the phones
would not ring any longer and I sup
posed they had burned out. BY that
time the are had gained great head
way. I started to the upper floors
to zee II I could aid anyone IN got.
ting out and got ~ far IS the third
door. when I was compelled to 60
back.
.Firemsu had arrived by that time.
Pretty soon the elevators dropped
and some Of the firemen began to tell
Rowe and I to get out. When the
elevators dropped the flames cana
shooting down the shaft.
II grabbed the club register And
started toward the front door. The
smoke had become % dense BY that
time could not see well and 1
bumped into someone think 1t was
10 nremsn-and the register dropped
% the door.
~ think there were between Is and
rs men n the hotel when the hrl
broke out. ! do not know how many
| ~ them got ont"
Although Hickey. one Of those
killed, had made his home In Chi
caso. he registered from st. Paul, be-
cause hs was on the eve Of moving
thsso."
Ths east wall Of the club building,
With included the bank on the
southeast corner Of the lower nos,
Ten u &C $50 q. m. burying tie
vaults of ne Boatmen's bank which.
According 70 . statement Of the bank
e@clals today. contained Sl.s4s.A4s m