The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-08-10
LIFE LOST IN FIRE.
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gown and lead her and the young
lady through the smoke to the cor
ridor TO the south stairway where
they escaped TO safety. but lost every
item OF clothing and personal be-
longings.
Clarence Dryer Nearly Perished.
Clarence Dwyer was on the third
floor. near the cupalo. When he was
awakened the smoke had filled the
corridors so that escape from his
room was impossible SO he shut his
door and climbed out on the window
still, standing on the ledge below.
He hung there for fully ten min
utes-it seemed that long to him
yelling for someone to bring a ladder.
He was afraid to Jump to the cement
walk below. Finally John Sullivan
came around and yelled to him to
crawl back into his room and then
Jump from the window TO the south
side to the veranda. Mr.. Dwyer did
this and when he landed the veranda
fell exhausted. mir. Sullivan removed
him to safety.
Mcneil and Gillies Trapped.
Donald Z. Gillies, general manager
Of the Mckinney Steel Co. and Emer-
son ID. Mcneil, general superintendent
OF the same company, were quarter
ed on the third floor In a room direct
ly above that in which the fire broke
out on the lower floor. They were
trapped and had to Jump for their
lives. They landed on a woodshed
roof which broke their fall somewhat,
but both Of them were so badly shaken
up that they had to be removed to the
city hospital Mr. Gillies was hurt
the worst and ii was not until noon on
Wednesday that diagnosis of their
cases could be made.
Both met lost all OF their personal
belongings, among other things being
$3.50 In currency which Mr.. Giles had
In his effects.
John Sulliyan's Story.
Mr.. Sullivan tells us that he was
awakened by the cries of someone. He
was sleeping in the corner room,
southeast corner) on the third floor
He jumped out of bed and opened his
door. Smoke was rolling up in tor
rents. A woman was standing In the
hallway crying, Save me! Save mel"
John told her TO stop there a mo-
ment until he got some clothing on.
and, rushing into his room he got on
his nn1erclothing and went out into
the hall again. The young woman was
where he had left her so he hustled
her into the room and tried to push
her thorugh the window to the YER
anda below, but the space was not suf
ficient enough to allow him TO do so
and he told her TO step asnde while
he pulled out the window She did
so and he jerked the window
open and turned around TO get her
She was then at the door OF the room
and as he moved towards her she ran
out into the corridor and down toward
the fire. He followed her as far as
he dared, burned his hand severely in
doing so and had TO turn back to save
himself He ran back to his room and
jumped out the window to the veran-
ing around on the east side of the
building. He thought II was the girl
and ran around expecting to catch
her as she jumped out the window,
but instead he saw Clarence Dwyer
hanging to the window sill.
Mr.. Sullivan says that he didn't rec
ognize the woman he was trying to
save as Thresa DeLand, but he may
have been mistaken
Building Was Landmark.
The Lockwood hotel was land
mark OF early Crystal Falls. Ii was
erected by David Lockwood in the
mid eighties and consisted first OF the
old or eastern part In 1889 and 1890
Mr.. Lockwood added the big new
part and leased the hotel for several
years, returning In 1895 to operate IT
again. He stayed couple OF years
and then rented the building to Nels
Margison who ran the hotel several
years and sold II to Fred T.. Brown
who also acquired title to the build
ing. Mr. Brown sold to Chas. f. Rob
inson who has operated the plant for
about ten years.