The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
SIX KNOWN DEAD
 AND B MISSING
 IN RICHMOND FIRE
IA of 28 Injured in DestruC- ton of Hotel and Other Buildings Believed to Be
 Fatally Hurt
By Associated Press

by AbbocihAcu Aiese Richmond. February :. Six known dead, aS reported missing or unaccounted for, 2S known injured, 14 of whom are believed to be fatally hurt, is the toll of the fire which swept over an area of half city block here this morning, destroying the Lexington hotel. and several buildings and entailing a loss va riously estimated at from s25O.Oo0 to g5OO.oOO.
 The fire was discovered at 4:lo this morning by the night clerk, who immediately turned .n an alarm The flames rapidly spread to adjoining property, other build ings being destroyed or gutted being the Pearl Laundry, the plant of Clyde Saunders, printers, the Saw lings Bank of Richmond, Branch Ca r bell and company and E. R. Lafferty and company, the Cooperative Pro ducers exchange. Twenty-two pa tients are at one hospital, the Vir- ginia, three are at the Memorial, two
  the Gray hospital.
 At police headquarters force Of iInen WAS stih buss in an effort to4 check off those accounted for on the list of guests in the hotel. From 7b per cent to 85 per cent were known to have been in the hotel when the fire began.
 The Dead Are; Hiram s. Austin, Fincasle, Va, died at Memorial hospital from inter- nal injuries.
 M. J. Cox, Williamsport, Pa, died of internal injuries and broken back while on way to hospital.
 c. M Thomas, sheriff of Albermarle county, Va, broken back and inter nal injuries.
 E. T. Cox, aged Ga, Richmond, Va; Captain F. L. Shaw, C. & o. Ky. con ductor, Richmond Va, and T. D. Pierrer, Yonkers, N. I. The bodies of the last named three still are in the ruins, according to police. Those reported missing or unac- counted for follow:
 The MIssingi
 Samuel Ash, Richmond; D. E. Amos, Charleston, S. C., C. (. Eberly, address not given: E. J. Bush, Richmond; w. E. Hubble, Richmond; T. F. Riley South Carolina; l. H. Crowder, Fin castle, Va; H. c. Cahoon, Fincastle, Va; E. T. Carter. United States Navy; T. w. Jones, Norfolk, Va; Mrs. T. w. Jones, Norfolk; T. ". Crannen, ad- dress not given; T. r. Hilliard. Rich mond; IL o. Bailey, address not giv- en; Frederick Keller, United States Navy; T. l.. Parker, Atlanta, Ga; T. D. Turrier, address not given; J. l.. Keliam, Hempton, Va; c. B. Bowen, Richmond; C. w Hawthorn, address not given E. r. Taylor, Jr., North Carolina; J. R. Nelson, Florence, S | C.; T. R. jones. Norfolk; T. T. Left wich. address not given; w. $. Hamin, address not given; E. T. Cox, address not given; F. L. Shaw Richmond Those reported as probably fatally injured are:
 Fatally Injured
 J. N. Hager, aged 3s, farmer Boyd ton. Va, injury to back
 John R. Cochran, oS' lumoerman' New York. E P. Howell, 36. salesman, Norfolk.
 Thomas Flagman. 3s, pressman'
 George Cutter. 47, salesman, Buck T James Foiden. ss, salesman. Patton. 1 W. Va.
 B. G. Wright, 2e, clerk. Newport News.
 Elmer Diffenbaugh, S2' druggist Newport News.
 E. H. Trice, ss. travelling salesman. tGlobe, Va.
 Hubert Dodd, 1s. farmer, Lexing- ton, Va.
 Joe Webb, 24, laborer, Fincastie' Va. injury to righl foot and hip 1 Andrew Gales. 30. dye maker Buf- 1 falo, N. Y. 1 J. B. Harivel, salesmanfi Portland i Me.
 | A. H. Harrison, 57, artist, St. Louis, Mo, head, left hand and ankle in- jured.
 l Less Seriously Hurt l Those whose injuries are reported as probably not fatal are:
 Mrs. Clara Cochran, 62, New forK'
 w. W. Bourne. 49. lumberman' Spartanburg,. $. c. st.s,5f 1 C. Goodman. 4s, publisher, Ricn- mond, Ky.
 Ernest Staples. 27, iaborer. Rich mond, Va.
 Charles Benton, s3. architect, Will son, N. c. J. E. Ford. Rockingham, N. c. | T. Lease, Hinton, Va.
 M. Austin, Philadelphia. 1 l vlI lhf ll~