Show SIX LIVES LOST LOS LOSTIN IN Ill HOTEL BLAZE Burning of Salvation Army Bar Barracks Barracks Barracks racks and Refuge for Home Homeless Homeless Homeless less Men in St Louis MANY INJURED CANNOT LIVE FRENZY OF THE UNFORTUNATE INMATES IN MATES MATESe e St Louis Mo Nov Light Lighthouse Lighthouse house hotel a structure on the northeast corner corner of Ninth and Mar Market Market ket streets utilized as a Salvation j Army barracks was damaged by fire early today when probably pro roo OO homeless men no were lodged within it Six SIz lost their lives and probably were Injured about half that number being seriously injured some not being ex exit it to live Four were burned to death and two died from injuries re received received received in jumping from upper windows Six others of those who Jumped are lying unconscious at the City hospital and are not expected to recover Burned Rapidly The fire started on the first floor and andt t swept through the old building rapidly F Men fought at the windows to secure 1 the lifelines lifelIne and slide to the streets but so ro great was the frenzy with which the th ropes were seized and held hold that they v were ere of little avail and those who could i Jot ot escape by the stairway leaped from the windows A large number of those vi who rho ho jumped were caught in nets but J many ninny jumped before the nets were stretched and were injured There was but one stairway T and the n men surged down only to find the street door locked A jam resulted and probably greater loss of life would have occurred had not firemen promptly burst the door open op n permitting the tile frenzied men to pour out into the street Three months ago the Salvation Army barracks at the corner of Eighth and Walnut streets was completely de destroyed destroyed by fire and one man was killed Cigar or Cigarette Stub The Lighthouse hotel has hns been used bv by h the Salvation Army as a home for forthe forthe the homeless hom less during the past twelve sears Steam heat and electric lights AX were ere used As no lamps or other burn burnIng lag Ing lights were permitted It is now be believed believed that the fire originated from a alIghted lIghted cigar or cigarette stub care cast aside by one of the inmates Building Commissioner loner Smith stated today toda that since March 1905 he had bren been trying to have tire fire escapes put on the file building in compliance with the law The building is owned by the Laura B Hilton HUton estate and he said he had iad been unable to fix the exact act responsibility responsibility responsibility for the failure to comply with the law and his efforts had not been b u The representative of tile the Hilton es UP ite insists that the duty of complying ing v with ith the fire escape e Cai e law rests with the Salvation Army Arm u i |