Great Fire in San Francisco.
EIGHT SERVANT GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH. DAMAGE, A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS. The Baldwin Theatre and lßtel»f' jne of the largest buildings inTSan I Francisco--the hotel being second Dnly to the Palace, the finest hotel io ■ ■ i America — was burned down on the 23rd M November after the performance of the 14 Secret Service." The hotel wafi crowded with patrons, and when the I alarm was given, so quickly did rah i flames spread that many were unable to escape, and were burned to deatlk i ! Eight servant girls, who slept on the top floor, were burned to death, Many other employees are unaccounted for. While the roof was in flames a man, clad in a nightdress, clambered on to an upper window, but wasL^eii to fall back into the flames. JqPW many were killed is not defittkjnr known, neither are their names, burlt is thought not to be so great as wan expected, owing to the prompt alarm. The building and furniture were worth 1,500,000 dollars. ,/
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Manawatu Herald, 14 January 1899, Page 2
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173Great Fire in San Francisco. Manawatu Herald, 14 January 1899, Page 2
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