Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-08
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Crowds Cheer Resea.r.
During the excitement sevesa.
In Efforts to return to their rooIna n5 perl l
save belongings. Jewels, etc. sercu,,I
ch.areS ch .nese we were rescued; by fremen Wh5 s
down the fire escapes whef. thev lns.., ,.l.s.a
cut or from the halls by flame and
that Of a Miss Jordan. snid to- be ,r,,n maS
wfhmnsSisnnia. ven S,snI. and a woman friend
recover some valuables eselr ,,foo ICONS %
had had been carried to safety by nrelns,S tnsS
Dlaresardinr s nna etf Tie ss,9Se sa9,on In
and friends, the two womon >rushe IN, ,s,
lna fhs sifbairWaiSte ibHp,ss their rsoin
They finally mnde theft way 1871
Third t sstlpn 81 wiAdew and. saii.h : for =
hslnl se ~ q ,,ss' seven fEsmen tespondsd a.sd
the blazing cornics. over whici, M atGisE tbssES
carried the women to safety. prSs
eetsG Sy ,rem ny streams OF water directed
Many l'iremen Called. M
Fire companies came fro,r c,,s,,
Icy, Field. Newport News. ssAf. iianpsen nnsg,
equipped with fire apparatus. nssistSI siGats
III HSntlnS tho flames. t-~f-tFf1s5 I. Tf2-.
were destroyed the tlurge general stn,s
owned by u. Is. Kimberly. adiaesnf
an and the office of the Ndan,s Iiprn.s IiSpresss
: Boats for Baltimore and New. York
nnd M other points. which were to have
fasied inr az af Old Point comfort this evens
their tir way lighted by the glare from
the f, burning M.n , OF the famous pi,c, - -
tain eersaiIipp as iimposssle Mhsthas tonight
OF life, reports OF which came froS,,
two iremcn active in the early. bats!e
10 save the structure. -
Declares He Heard Screams.
One of these men stated thnt ,,,l,a,,
no directed . stream OF water "inSS
an upper window he heard a screaM
from within, ..l1fIfl I :, '',N." S.t.'
Another declared ne saw for a mn,
ment an elderly man accompanied BY
an elderly woman appear at q win.
scured by smoke. and that he did ut,.
see them come out OF the hoteL
,,ann IN the confusion of the sudder
forgotten and burned. or was locked
IN the hotel safe. =.
- Army officers and the hotel Inana 8 a.
able to learn there was no loss OF lifs.
Fortune I'm Gems Reported Lost. -
and dhe otbor total ,s, i9,sn,, incluung the Hotel
personal property of guests is roughly
estimated es dnn ted at between Ss.ooo,60O and
Sf,ooo,yVo. one very wealthy woman.
suffered s.,f, the loss OF, 100000 in .di;e-
Among the prominent guests .who
Major-Goneral George O. Soitresss
chief of the United States Army Sig
Now York; General and. Mrs. Patiep-
SON. OF Albany; Oliver s.. Bond,- OF De.
5foi,t; Vor,; Mrs. Clarence Kenyon. OF New
The Chamberlin ,yas the ,oyn-,, ~.
sort OF many Richmond people. 'wSS
have been wont to spend their week.,
monaers understood to have thseii
registered at the Chamberlin when liz
burned tonight We're Il. II. Harwood.
wood. Others from Richmond, Mfsc
registered at the Chamberlin during
the past week were Mr.. and Mrs. S. w
Army in Charge OF Fire Lines.
A. the outbreak of the fire the army
excluded all except firemen and news
Fire companies came from CAMP
ley, lsield., Newport News, Hampton % !.
sSpR|Srssd SUI, porte, ,,y ey iiees OF tagboats.
IN tighlinE the famss: Guests AsiiSshss 81 ti,s!
motel tonight we're being cared for in
army shS neaaSy aSysrs shspWo9a spS Hotel and
:
homes within the reservation. ~
When the hremen realized that sit
was impossible to save the ChunIberssi1
lin they turned their attention to say
ing the adjoining buildings. Two
diers at Fort Monroe. were burned
down. according to late reports, ana
two other buildings. used az arti1lery
schools. were partially destroyed. y; s
Guests of the hotel tonight were be.fa
ins cared for in. tho nearby Sherw0,SCis
Hotel and by army officers and Others,
ton. ~. .fSssss - :, ss>'s,s2ssssss sss
The chamberlin Hotel was BUTTE
more than two decades ago at a cost
Of $1,250,000. It was one OF tho most
elaborateiy furnished hostclrles In siss i
country, and, during the quarter Scsii.
of tourists from all parto OF tho
United States and Europe. Among itn
guests have been Presidents OF tho
United States. lCongrssspnen. raiirnaS g!
nagnntes. captains OF industry and a.t
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