Bodies Identified After Fort Wayne Hotel Fire
Rescue workers identified several victims of the Fort Wayne hotel blaze. Detroit salesman Charles Benjamin was confirmed by associates from the Polk directory office, while Morris Hirsch of Chicago, a Pacific Coast Borax salesman, and two Mishawaka women, Miss Sarah Hathaway and Miss Mary Burkett, were also named among the deceased. Relatives arrived from Chicago and Mishawaka as investigators sought the unknown remains and traced identities through rings and distinctive features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Baxter
Bloom Undertaking
Charles Benjamin
Detroit
Louis G. Huge
Harry Andrews
Polk Directory Office
Benjamin
New York
Hirsch
Logansport
Ankenbruck
W. W.W. Fuson
No. 2
A. M
Sarah Hathaway
Mary Burkett
Mishawaka
Wellman Undertaking
Tooms
M. B
Ira Hathaway
Harry Hathaw
Miss Hathaway
Children’s Aid Society
Fort Wayne
Klachn & Melching
Sehene & Company
Maurice Hirsch
Klaehn & Molching
Langley Avenue
Chicago
Herman Hirsch
Isaac Hirsch
Howard Club
J. B. Reese
Pana
Robert S. Johnson
Joseph W.deviney
Schone Undertaking Rooms
Deviney
Crawford & Lehman
North Front Street
Philadelphia
Nolice
Evansville
Tie Bloomer
Bloomer
Wabash
Register
Hipkins
Bellas
Cper
Auley
Charles Bloomer Safe After Fire Rumor
A telegram from Evansville raised concern for Charles Bloomer traveling representative of Crocket Shoe Co. It was thought he might be among ruins. W P Breen later received a call from the Fremont House in Wabash reporting Bloomer spent Sunday there reading about the fire and it was believed he perished for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eivansville
Charles Bloomer
Crocket Shoe Company
W. P. Breen
Fremont House
Wabash
Bloomer
Building inspector warns of hotel fire risk
Indianapolis May 4 Special D H Spees chief deputy in the state factory inspector's office said he was at the New Aveline hotel in Fort Wayne a few weeks ago and stated the hotel would be a dangerous fire risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Losses by Fire at New Ave Line Hotel
The New Ave line hotel fire caused about 108500 in losses across the building, furniture, tenants, and nearby properties. Heaviest losses fell on Mrs. Shoaff, George Brown, and Lee Ivins, with insurance partly covering stock and fixtures. The Postal Telegraph and Commercial Bank escaped major damage, while tenants seek new premises and repairs proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveline
Shoaff
George Brown
Aveline Furniture
Jones and Stevens
George H. Brown
Lee Ivins
Co. B. Woodworth
Arate
Postal Telegraph
Commercial Bank
Banedone
George Streicher
Bass
Charles B. Woodworth
East Berry Street
Mr. Woodworth
Lee Ivin
Ivins
Strauss Brothers
Messrs. Strauss
Lehman Book and News Company
People’s Trust Company
Western Union
Chicago
Ehrman
Postal Company
Streicher
Mr. Streicher
Bank
First National Bank
Insurance Shortfalls in Fire Hit Mrs Shoaff Property
Attorney Fred B Shoaff, for owner Mrs Susan Shoaff, says building and contents insurance totals 41 200 while total loss reaches 62 100 with the biggest impact in rents. Jones Stevens carried 5 000 use and occupancy and Philadelphia Underwriters insured the building furniture and rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B. Shoaff
Susan Shoaff
Jones & Stevens
Philadelphia
Setiacte
New Aveline Guests Reported Safe in Fort Wayne Hotel
A May report from Fort Wayne lists guests at the New Aveline Hotel who have been accounted for. Names include John Sneke South Bend E V Alty Wabash J P Strohocker Cleveland Ralph C Hipkins Cincinnati and many others across Chicago Columbus New York Detroit and Cincinnati. The roster covers guests from multiple cities with several families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Aveline Hotel
John Sneke
South Bend
E. V. Alty
Wabash
J. P. Strohocker
Cleveland
Ralph C. Hipkins
D. J. Leahy
Cincinnati
Jack Hendricks
Columbus
Detroit
Charles Baird
City
S. D. Davenport
Chicago
Olauge BH. Varnell
Burford Killson
Kalamazoo
W. D. Tracy
Marietta
W. S. Slack
Zanesville
Ed Hamilton
Charles—Fiass
O. F
Phillips
Calumet
Mich
Miss Anna Block
W. OF. Irwin
J. F. Collver
Pittsburg
J. W. Adams
Pittsfield
Mass
J. E. Wirt
Markle
M. Hirsch
New York
H. G. Goldberg
G. H. Lockhart
Frank Wessel
Wheeling
W. Va
M. Dillon
Xenie
O. PF
E. Lewis
John Long
W. R. Mahaffey
Lima
F. Irwin
John McAlery and Son
George
HH. Bowen
Henry Campbell
O. A. Samek
N. T. Moran
Boston
H. Fisher
E. F. Rasmussen
Gus Robson
Rockford
Wife of Fire Victim Says Husband Would Return Today
Chicago May 4 Edgar J Ellis a Fort Wayne fire victim and traveling salesman for Carson Pirie Scott Co left Monday for a trip through Indiana and expected to return this week His wife Mrs Ellis and her daughter Ruth 7 believed he would be home yesterday or today The news of his death reached the Ellis home from neighbors who found her unaware and later confirmed the fatality causing her profound grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edgar J. Ellis
Monroe Avenue
Fort Wayne
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Indiana
Ellis
Ruth
Frances Glover
Fire Victim Charity Worker Remembered Across Indiana
Mrs. Sarah Hathaway, longtime Mishawaka Orphans Home superintendent, killed in the Fort Wayne hotel fire, was famed for charity work in Indiana. She left South Bend with Miss Mary Burkett, who also died, and a feeble minded child placed in care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hathaway
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mishawaka
Fort Wayne
Hathaway
Indiana
South Bend
Ind
Alexandria
South ‘Bend
Mary Burkett
Hath Away
Wheeling Magnates Varnell and Hendricks Safe After Crash
Wheeling officials and business leaders applaud Claude Varnell and John Hendricks for escaping unharmed after a terrible catastrophe last night. Messages from Mayor Schmidt and bank cashier McKee thank fate and express relief as telegrams of congratulations flood in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. V
Claude Varnell
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles C. Schmidt
Claude H. Varnell
John C. Hendricks
R. H. McKee
Ohio Valley National Bank
Young
Western Union
O. Boyce
Hendricks
Quarantine Lifted After Aveline Hotel Fire Rescue
Jesse L. Scott, a well known insurance agent, narrowly escaped death in the Aveline hotel fire. He had been staying at the hotel while his home was quarantined due to a child’s smallpox. Scott left to go home after consulting Dr Bruggeman. His fifth floor room No 41 was in the southeast corner where many fatalities occurred. a man who slept there is believed missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Scott
Aveline
Mr. Scott
Dr. Bruggeman
Fourth Fire Tests City Fire Department Strength
The fire department endured the most strenuous day in city history on Sunday. Many firefighters worked all day and were called away twice from duties to extinguish several smaller blazes. Some later sought rest around 11:22 PM amid ongoing incidents.
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Fire Department
Porter Burke emerges as fire mystery at New Aveline Hotel
William Burke, a hotel porter once listed missing after the New Aveline fire, reappears with a conflicting account that challenges the theory the blaze started near the boiler. He describes an elevator incident and rapid shaft flames, while his sisters search for him among unidentified deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveline
William Burke
Burke
Peltier
Miss Florence
Grace Burke
Grand Hotel
Appointed Committee Helps Fire Victims and Kin
The local United Commercial Travelers officers named Joe Getz A C Barber and Barry Tolan to a three person committee to aid the afflicted and their relatives. They will ensure fire victims receive proper treatment and support for the dead's relatives and friends. Abraham J Beery age 81 a longtime Adams county resident died at his Decatur home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the United Commercial
Joe Getz
A. C. Barber
Barry Tolan
Abraham J. Beery
Adams County
Decatur
Ohio
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Charlies Falls
B. H. Hamilton
Lorain
J. J. Sullivan
W. F. Erwin
D. Davis
Ho. G. Goldberster
F. C. O’donnell
J. M. Diller
Xenia
B.willson
Frank Wessell
Toledo
W. D. Tracey
E. S. Louis
William 3. Hawkins
L. Jones
H. J. Goldberg
W. R. Mehaffey
Joseph G. Selway
William T. Moran
Fraker
Brown
Randall
F. E. Brown
J. B. Edwards
Fred Jenkins
Auburn
Paul Rose
Mr. Jacobson
Bloom
Fort. Wayne
F. Bowser & Co
Wille
Morris Hirsch
Pacific Coast Borax Company
J. Hirsch
Howard Clup
R. A. Johnson, Pana
Watsoa-Plummer Shoe Company
W. A. Pitcher
S. F. Bowser & Company
Detroit, Mich
Freemont House
New Aveline
Hartford
U. & Niagara
Lumbard & Co
Schrader & Wilson
Aetna Royal
P. Scherer
Aachen
Munich
Hanover
BD. Co. Fisher
Glens Falls
Che Winle
Hale A
McCracken & Sons
W. Fitch
Anti German Alliance
Peonie's Trust Career Tebe
Commercial Unioneennart & Ortlieb
Atlas Beene
S. C. Lumbard & Co Ppene
Brooklyn
Fite National
Pew
Chrader & Wilson
Royal Ae
Lennart & Orttieb Springfield
Strat
Paul Pa
Maga
Varnell
Fated Hotel
Porter Burke
Hotel
A.C. Barber
U. C. Ts
Fort Wayne - Ind
W. Wayne
E.F
D.D.S
Calhoun ‘Street
Oa Frale House
Cere E Henex
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