Windsor Hotel Fire Claims Dozens In New York Blaze
Windsor hotel fire on Fifth Avenue and Forty seventh Street kills or missing scores as flames cut off exits. Fire originates from lace curtain, music parade nearby, rapid spread and many injuries, with victims including Mrs. Elizabeth Leland and Helen Leland and a long list of missing and injured. Fire concentrates on escape routes, debris and scalding steam hinder search. Insurance values and guest losses noted as responders aid survivors.
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Elizabeth Leland
Warren Leland
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Amelia Paddock
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N. Y
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Windsor Hotel Fire Deaths and Rescue At Windsor
New York reports 14 killed and 15 missing in the Windsor hotel fire with 52 injured. Fire engines and 100 policemen remained on scene. a search for bodies began at noon. Edward P. Wells and family escaped via a fire escape rope, saving his daughter then his wife from the seventh floor inferno. The Windsor, opened 1873 on Fifth Avenue, was once a Wall Street hub and hosted notable guests including Presidents.
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Windsor Hotel
Fifth Avenue
East Forty-sixth
Forty-seventh Streets
Windsor
Wall Street
Commodore Vanderbilt
Daniel Drew
Mckinley
Edward P. Wells
Jamestown
N. D
Mr. Wells
Rescue at the window ends in safe return for Wells
Mr Wells clung to the window sill as a rope was used to reach safety after tying his hands with towels to avoid injury. He slid down with no blisters, and a crowd cheered as firemen and helpers brought him to safety and reunited him with his family.
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