The Alaska citizen., 1914-01-26
THIRD AVENUE HOTEL BURNS
SEVERAL INMATES INJURED
Morning Blaze Destroys City First Modern Hosiery and for Time
Threatens the Business Distnc---A Seehng Mass Of
Flames Within Few Moments After Alarm

H. J. Atwell special agent for the
eneral land office. made a spectacu-
lar drop from third story window
md striking a ladder dropped to the
round with no serious damage. He
made his home a the hotel, and oc-
eupied room SO. When he discovered
that the house was on fire. he rush
ed to the window, and let himself
aut of ii, hanging to the sill with his
ands until a ladder which was too
short to reach him. was placed against
the wall below. He dropped to this
and was fortunate enough to strike
it in such a way that his fall was
broken, and he came to the ground
sliding along the sides of the
ladder Mr. Atwell had furs in his
room valued at $500, and these were
all burned with the building.
John Howie, who conducted a mes
n@er Office in the Third Avenue
hotel, saved Mrs Howie by putting
her out on the fire escape Then he
'housht of their pet dog, and before
looking to his own safety, threw the
dog from the window. The dog landed
m the ground without injury. Then
Mr.. Howie followed his wife to the
-ound down the fire escape. They
lost almost everything they owned in
aeir rooms and in their office.
Miss Dora-Elden was one of the first to
zee the fire, and Immediately gave
the alarm on the second floor. She
vas going up to the third floor, when
she saw the flames, and hurriedly
etreated
Roy Douse credits his escape to
he prompt alarm given by Callahan.
lost all his personal possessions
the fire, and had but few clothes
on him when he left the building He
as burned slightly on the back of
lie neck
GLERK GOES, THROUGH WINDOW
Judge +. T. Fuller of the local dis
rict court, and Angus Mcbride, clerk
If the court, had left their rooms in
ne hotel a little while before the
ire started and We're at breakfast
when the alarm was given. They
lost all their personal belongings.
Jake Nolner. night clerk for the
Third Avenue hotel, was in bed when
le saw the flames coming through
tIHilSDill over jtlt tobI DI MS
'pom. His first thought was to close
re transom to keep the flames from
the room, and he turned to the windows
to contemplate a jump to safety
Then he conceived the idea that by
hroWing the mattress to the ground.
he would have a soft spot on which
to alisht After he had thrown the
2ttress from the window he threw
the pillows after it, and then tying the
lankets to the bedstead lowered him
self to level with the adjoining
building. From this point he made
is descent by supporting himself
against the walls of both buildings
Few of the inmates of the hotel saw
o1 anything of Importance from their
rooms, and in some instances consid-
rahle money was lost.
GEORGE NJ Marshall lost, among 9TH
er things, $3.50 in currency.
a pathetic incident of the fire yes
terday was the rescue of three pups
belonging to Jack Curry Mr.. Curry
had six pups and their mother in
the basement of the hotel, and was
intending to bring the young animals
up for a dog team. They were just
nine days old.
After the fire had been eXtinguish-
ID, the men looking for bodies in the
ruins heard the pups crying. The
three of them We're found later under
the debris a short distance away was
heard the mother. The mother and
the other three pups had not been
rescued at late hour last night. but
the three baby dogs taken from the
ruins We're given dinner by means
of nursing bottle.