Evening journal., 1922-02-07
FEAR "a Died
in RICHMOND
HOTEL BLAZE

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and fve escaped by making ropes OF
bed coverings. lowering themselves
from floor TO moor.
sheriff Johnson. trapped on the
third floor. jumped for the FIRE net.
missed II by six feet and was crushed
to a pulp. every bone in his body
being broken.
Fox's neck was broken as ne
jumped. and he died in Memorial
Hospital a few moments after his
arrival there.
Austin died in an ambulance.
The Western Union Telegraph
ONCE. across the street from the
hotel, gave temporary accommoda-
tons 10 many guests who led In
their night clothes, among them
women. They were made comfort
able. while clothing was being OBJ
tanned.
Police are now checking up the
guest list. the register being saved
In an effort 90 account for those In
the hosiery. J. L. Cox. who with
l.. b. Pettus. are the new, owners OF
the Lexington. IL believed lost. He
was sleeping on the fourth floor and
has not been found
Among the unaccounted for are,O.
&. Dodd. said TO be a member Of a
wealthy New Jersey family who
simply registered from ~. j. Cap
tain r. l.. shaw. a conductor on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. and
pourOria. OF Yonkcrs ~ Y.
- I4I.
Legislature. now In session here. had
narrow escapes. while the checking
Of those In hospitals show many
with bad burns eyebrows and hair
being scorched completely on n.
several Instances.
At 10 o'clock the IRE was under
control
No search Of the ruins has been
attempted a. yet.
Fifteen persons were reported "a
he In serious condition at the Vir-
ginia Hospital, 2 They are
Charles c. Benton. Richmond. Va.
architect. back sprained and Internal
injuries.
b. H. Trice, aged IS. address, I'M
known. back sprained.
George r. Curtis. New York City.
Injuries undetermined.
r. F. Harold. address unknown
sprained back and fractured ankles.
W. W. Baughan. address unknown.
back sprained and internal injuries.
]. II. Webb. Fincastle. Va. hips
fractured and ankles sprained.
Bernard c.. White. address I'M
known. slightly injured.
T. L. Parker, Atlanta, Ca. slight
ly hurt.
J. f. Scott. Rocky Mount, n. c.
conductor on the Atlantic Coast Rail-
way. slightly hurt.
Andrew Gallas, Buffalo. n. Y
fractured ankles.
A. J. Harrison. fractured ankles
Herbert Dodd. Lexington. Va.
bruised back and body injuries.
r. r. Howell. Norfolk. Va. sprain-
ed back
f. r. Deffenbaugh. Newport News.
Va. spraned 5aci.
A. c. Dodd. Newark. n. j., sprain-
ed back and internal injuries.
shortly after midnight an auto
mobile drove up 10 the hotel bear
ing New York license 563.254 The
occupant said 10 be from Yonkers.
y. Y, registered and was assigned
to a room. The machine is still
standing in front Of the hotel lead
ing to the belief that the owner per-
ished. no trace OF him having been
found.
NJ. Mittledorfer. who escaped By
sliding down a rope. said this morn
!ng that he heard a woman's screams
as he reached the pavement He Is
sure the woman was trapped and
buried alive.
Eye witnesses told OF seeing Sher-
in Thomas. his figure limned against
the roaring inferno within. balance
for a moment on the ledge outside
his window and then leap for the
net which was stretched beneath
him.
He missed the net several feet
Almost every bone in his body was
broken. He landed feet foremost on
the concrete curbstone, and crum-
pied. a broken mass, on the v~
pavement