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Show "tKRWBIiE SCENES. n,pwltcllol.Ht(.nfll.oUrge Hold I!fl I" iorl. . uM0tn or pinsoNs reported ' OIADOn INJURED. r,plel'l roi.t tlilInloT ltro- cYleil.nritf!Citlr.r.--Stirabout lcp". aiiiiiiiiniir iiimmi n. ,, .uah u. '- dlsoiter, . ,, main horror, bringing to mind ! ill w urreife atlsrk Hi. in i Jnib Mi -" ru'o ml"J """.T1 eiijesrl) lula nion lug. I lie Din!, thai well-known laud- . v wail a has '"' '' more than l" roi ,crnmryatlhir.j'itliit v Slxlh aveuuu nnl I uilUtli ,,-ti. lur td to llio grouiJ, aul ii numberot lenoin wiro burned, ..... ..! I ,tr,t. i in Ihi ruins. 'i Me urn of lhe dlsa.ler thero ..mull IMguislj lu thu house. Ii iclimtlojuoll tnli numbered ve ur tnl' nuiubtr ol people I thus far haio Km fo iiiJ ileal, , UI in the hospital ana slxt) Ibrcu ,i Inn retrtod nllio. Ono Ired aro itlll missing, lho num. M t iti will il hi ly lint itu i J, Itllsle. I sinuate, till tty. rm scenes were heartrending, and ailed oven the llrcmui and polite. i win aro mill to lurrlulo sights. it slitr the lire broke nut utulu. u-crs arrived fioul llm vatloui ho It- Man) h)alolans wluae real rttmro In llm n.ljhlHirliooi wcru llysnlht scene un I ill I nil they 1'0 lrlle(i the lnllled. Nally i r ouo of llm 1.4 rooim which i til bad ou lis Ave Itoora wire ltd huts night by guests, "'any u in t unsleut, In luct all ot Ilea uiavufour had been tnktll at 1 k file morning whin Illcharl res, tho nuil(ior, went to ltl. ,n lho llamii hunt forth from as mknow n origin near tho olevii. ihatl, llio entire burning was In- n Ur unveloeil In flames. I if dtad inksiui; auJ Injuria are rttuai lollow i. in M. An uukuown woniant 40 jroars olJt &i lurelilcullauU hurumt uhout thu j), an unknown woman, about 23, I 1 liluir, IlKht lomplixlon, ahuif ii f lottilo; an u iknowu man, 4 ,.i )rnm old, dark I r.n hair: , iu.iei rroiu u w luUow, html tmaihrU tint-. An uukiiou man, cood I iliCi''iout 42 jrtara old, fcvldvntly u Htj,Uury t!. Iry, Now VorK. iCJUHkii. BUro-H.K In, SJjcanold, Inw. j, lluflm, l'aj Waitir I,. Valu, ) jm.-iiIJ, clolhlrr, l'hlladilrliln; y.n, lutella Miarrt, irlfo of lho r-Jimlor; r-Jimlor; Utrturt Uanllnir, vuklncvr of In t if), Wally kurnod uhllo trjlu, It ttxn a woman. Mh3ia. I IIadi I Arnintroiii:,Thoraai Ken-rtily, Ken-rtily, IbaiUflLlou. IIULUfcll. W.CI Ilucbauaii,C.H.Honiy,ltuit ' nnl, C. trnnitr, 1 II. Uviuild inj m., i', t Cockhum, U. H Irr, I IHIhr, U (1. llardlug, W. II. rtnott tJwIff.UnitdonSmlth.O H.MHiii, J nnl. t'orr), Mm J. lltua, Mr. H. 8 Kui, of t'likam ; all thcto i fi Irooi ll.o hurnluK tulldluK aud ill Ul en tolhodrduoy Huurr; '. tint, 11. 1". Toiupulm, W. O, IV irn; ' who rucued and taain to tho 1. il Mitrolvle. Al i o'clock tin. IiaLclla Moirti, i f tho n i tlrtor of tho hotel, itiltiwl hir huibind, tolling lilm mr iiui'bp was us min. t i heard tho crackling 11 1 inn and MvimiisocomliiK through tho crovl uf Hie Iwlroom door. Mtaroi had flircllrtd at 1 o'clock and wa nrouiod WlhilillUiiliy. Ho iiriiiBoutof bed Inn. Into ilia hallway. Volunwa I im ko tilled tho hallwaya, nnl tho twin making hodway ripldlylin tho itTator tliaii. rhrlr ananuiiula noro athtblrl floor and forty left from llnulrway. Ouoglaniwat lliu rllu-u rllu-u n wai oiioufh to tf II him lho Hory. lUnnUck to hli wff' room and iuuibI. iow jou fellow m., otcliKl a cuat an I again ran Into tho Uwy. llofouihl hUwnytlialght l Ui lUlrratr, fUMorllng Ills wlfu MUhlnd him. Tho lianagoway noie.1 wlihiicnio imokf, whkli nwtunni,lc bhn. riit.it, throw. '"(kUonrioatuTurlib hfad to i ro. "it uOocatlon, ho btnt hla head ' wnJ(troiiodhUia) tolhohaulitfr, nwblcli ho lai nl lib. ltd hau 1. Tho cirnn wrro hooilni; Irom Wlow hli uuaiihli waa on Ilia rail, lllihand uiiiriiod and hla hair ilngnj. J Ha liiiiUwaiurllout. lorundownlho "iriioriwolllnhu meant death, and Jiovwlogliiglihimlf over thuhond-'l,lr thuhond-'l,lr leitweityfrettntho tround J" . '"' " hl ft wllhout i. . .."'" ""' lul110 lil way lo lho i. .. M"" wai nmong lho flnt lo ..'"i""1.""1"" I ullUluie and when ti,?Id, "'l ,,llii"' oven a llroon. fdarrlviU. Hut oven IiiIIiimo u iuIl Ui ,rae, , ,j RotttMt llm droll niwfalnl uructure and tho itimoa ii .!, "'""'I'll: from all tho wluduwa of ""liir lloori. When Mtarra reached 7 la lho Mrut thiu. ho rcalliod im ww was hot wAii iitsr, W uiomunl u hnofeiaml lald.r Wkli."".'' Tho-'laihkr wo. 3Jfi".,!tl '" reunion lo tho win. r. ., l!"J" ''"I'lKiunii Mirrllt ran. rlSli lSaw lcud wat not In lho toman"."? '". " WM "n "ii.wn fa "' wl' 'Illicitly ile.ipi d on t ) lho ioiaii.ri "'wllowii linafely. .'." t,n ul"lbl Pt helpia(o lho I o il , If' 2kl"!- "P 'ho lJj. r ina.!.'nr." t"." "'"fwifuMiiii t itorVr ' '." -D'i't to tho mil, o ho,, J,,,,l'"l'hliojmlown. H,l''; iirvom, and, In maVUig Uivralk ill.i"1"""1 ?t". '"' " lho "lk wiih a i, rained nnklu and itvoral lruli In tho ineantlmr, I'lllrenian Oaraglur iaii nn nlarni, which wa followed by two cills for ainlulanco. Thiiiccroi nt the flrnhefnro the flro cimiauka or rrlvidweroliiarli ending Ouo man, uami uukuown, apranp, from n thirl itoiy wlnlour anlwai diiibil to death on lho uroun I Ulow. l,onilotutnl their fncoaiway horrl lliil at tho light Thl wai nn tho With arrnuo thin of tho bull llor. A niomtnt later an. other raau lapol from n win I vr on lho rnliotli airi it aide, an I m lu atantly killed ribortly altetwird two women jumped from lho window a on thelxtti iveiino ilde, nnl Wiro deal wIilu I Ickod up. Tliilr iKidlen wtru Ukilltotho riilrlhth iltect lUtlnil bolide, au I afterwardi tho unlJontllli I were reniovod to tho morgui. hevi ml ethers droinioil frjin tho win lows or elld down tbo ioiki Willi which every room In the botil wai j rovldcd, and rata od mtii srKiti III HSU. AM till tlmu lho flro win rnjlr.i; flerrel and It wa ovldint that thu lulldliitf waa dooinod. Tho etructiirt burned llk liliiJIIiiu wook. Tho work ol rescuing the gueits aim went on and n any worn taken fr in tho win. it ,wa by firemen an 1 p ill mien. Her geautWatlaniralrolniau I'lillllpi nt tiro patrol No. J went Inl h ropui on tho 'ourih II or front au I reian-l Va. Ur II. 1'liclpi and win, laklinr thoni down llm liider Mfeli. IlieT mil- iiv.lol 111 aavliiK Atrn. Hiinuel Kniir, who was ibout to leap it m ono of lho windows on th third llior. Mr, I'redcrli k llhl iitiiu h I been n guiht at tho h ilel firiars,nnl IimiI till hla brother Kltii'in unit ni llirMn liw, Tho latter )eUriny went ti tlnr rountri resldenco al I,kuuooJt N. V. Mr. Ulilniami hud guno to btil shortl nllerl o'cliiknn I wajUri Ins aouu lli, when Im was nwakiuoilby the cry of "lire" nn I tbo fi riaina an I ahouls fir lulp of tho Inmalisof lho home. Ho ran Irnin his room on lho own I llior directly ov-r thu oIlUo Into lho hall, found It tilled with sinoku and wits ft reed I acts Into tits room nirnlu. llu malo nnolher at tinit, nitd, fillluir nvor miuiuoIi Irut tlon lu tho paMjo way, Mlecnedt I lu maklnsr his ws) t own ta1rs.Ilu rsotjicl with only an overcoat tj cover his nalttdntss, asionji tub NArnow ntcnu waitlist of II. C. Ihuniplu, of tills dti, who was a trautlent truest nt tint hottl. llo was uwaktneil from his slumbers l lho ory of flro. He irot up ana wmt Into tint ballwo, Lut rfcaioiloutbnsulrs was IlilyMtlhlt. Collecting his atu tides, ,u t'Stnd (lit of the window down a ro In dewill lilts the lUmos from tho tecou I itjowlnlow luruod hla huidsaud scorchoilhlsh Ir. I been es -in a uo urreil iH-fore tiil uaiui or Till nun I1ISU H 1 1, whllntlu flrtmui wero doing tli.lr ulniobt to slip lho I rogresi of tho lianas, which threaloooil 1 1 nvelop lho adlotulinx hulldlucs. Win n tint walls fell js-oi lo wiro steu at soversl windows rn tbo top floor crylutf for help, but thuy fill back and wiro soon buried In tho ruins. lhollaniea of tho burning building Illumined tho city for ml ta around and drew to the scouo un lmiutn.u throng of o lo, Tim flro Hues went strictly drawn &Ld inalulalned tlurlng the vtillro da) , an I none, b-ito pctoiis authorized lo enter by reason of their fllclal tolllons, Were allowed within the hiuudailis, Kews nf tho disaster spread throurli lho length and briudlb of the city, and the friends of thorn who lived In lho hotel turned hurried ti the st In feiraud troiub'lnir. due of tho most thrilling escapts was Ibitt of a oiing man uaniid J.Nojuau nf Jerri y City. Kooimu was rccenlly mirrled and had Juit relumed from an ixtcnded widdlug trip. Ho caino In tho ill) yisierday tocelclrato tbo tvont with lila friends, and aflir a lilj-ltt of It west lo the Hotel lloal auJ took n roum on tho fourth llujr. Noonan, awnkiutdly thoshou a of llrt. lookitl almut for a way to utrapt . 1 lames filled lho bolls and bo went to tho window, swung himself from tbo sill to the wludow I rlow and from ouu wludow to another until bo niched tho ground. I'liu hotol was built ovsr twcnly.llvu yiarsBgo. lulSs2 It was rtmodeltd and an adlitlau built on tbo suulli side. Tho bnusu was tho homo of many rsous In tbo theatrical profession and was iMtroiiIztd chlitly by trsrsluuls. Many fsmlllns, how over, made It their cirmanent I lace of risldetiie. Alter the tiro had tutllclrntly cooled a searill was inado for the dead. It was at onco rowarded by the flndlog or n cbarri d boily, almoit 1 urned to a crisp. It was Heulllled as that of Henry J. I.ovj. Thu low on the hotel anl furniture IsisllmatidnttDiioii. rim building wai owned b) Jlymsn Israel, a lurul luredtalir on thellewery. At tt e morgue tho samo sconss wero roeusctol wnirh charatterircl tho TarK l'laoo disaster. At So'clotk tho first disd wavou arrived from tbo seine of the holocaust, brlnztn four nn known badlos. At 10 II o'clnck llm bo4y of II. J. Itovy, the traveling sslesinan, ws brought In, Miss Mamie l'hhcrty csmoliiwlth two of her friends to euuulru alter Kale Ktily, a cliamliermal I, who, she rail, had gonoon the night watch, nu 1 was without doubt dend. l.llza llrody of No. 40 C'hnrulors strost, unis to on quire for herslstcr Ann, emMoyetl at tlio hotel. Hlin falltid lo Hnd her, nml lift wee lug bitterly, Hovt rsl pi rsous (.a'hil to seo If nMrs, Van Nortion was Among thote whoso bo lies wore rt cove nil. Hhc was tbu wife of a travil Ink salesman. llh hard Mrares, roprlctor of tho the Until Itoynl, said today that hi. went lo tho clerk's divlc atrfiullSt1) and ascertained that all but four of tbo 110 rooms au lsu lies lu the house were tukeu He tstlmated thai thvre wero about ISO (ii 1411 eolo lu tho house, all tolil, at that hour. He learned later, bo said, that the other four rnoins eielski n before 1 a in. llo told his xjierlenco as related, and ulsn various liiclilentscoiimcted with the flrt. Mr. Mean bssjb that whin ho retched tho slrett lu a half-ilAZtid condition lie realized for the tlrst time that his wife was still In her roam, an 1 ran fntntin. ally up and down tbo a rut. Noono was lu tight. I ) vi rlin.il the Harms weru leaping from tho elevator tiitnla Ingrialslitets Hu I Isnly II e eniiuos bigau lo dash up, and tilt lithe air was lllltd with shouts an I cries of dulrru. rim tumults untie Lillldlng had uj denlr awakened to a seuso of their tu f. Heads apiioarett at every wit jow tiulrkly followed ly volunus ofmi.koaiil tiLgumofllaiui, Amid the Hat el of Vt Ices Means dileclcd a familiar or) He appt-nleil to tho fore man nf tho ludler truck, and In an lu stunt the lop of n la liter ruled upon a window litljpj. I'jshlug asldo tho fireman, the landlord scaled the lad derhlmirir. He full III that lie had mlflukeli the window, but inv.il a life, for ho took il iwtinhalf semclwe, white figure, and turned the laldtr until It stood biittiatii his wlfo'a win Isw. this limit nsltmler joungman, astrauger, sti loo quick for him. Misting lilm I the win low I y half lho Knjl'l of the Hit. ladder Half way down, rllhcr thu louugmati mixed his footlug or his stroniilii gave cut fur bo IlloJl 1 1 II Mill. MKAItl4. Half crared, the limbsnl sijs ho tlois, not know whilbtr hu fell or whether hoobmitmio Itloti n the la Ider. Hut Im slant d to llni his wife, whin a big ulln man with a heavy bl ick bear I whose name, husald, ho would give n i oiislileral le sum t9 aactrtaln, stopp. rtl him nnd ilimanded lo l.now his busilitss, "I umtheiiroprlitnr of (bo holtl," ho sal I, "anil 1 loklni; for my wife " At this lliey lsught.il, an I, ilesplle bis urgent t utreille, ho was not pir mlttetl' fu follow Mrs. Miares.und It was not ill lin hour laur that ho learu. l In r fait. Miarts raid that tho spectacle fur twent niinutrs alter bu roiciu I tho strcit was he) nnd his isjucrof fiorlroy. al. Mf ti and women at the upi er win lows, clil only In rco's ila nuif siirii'itd nnl gtsltculatsd frantically, nndweruouh pri vented from umi lug It) Ha llntuvu, wlin shouted en cuiiragt rnent to them. Hut the lianas waxtt! Ilerntr, an I jrisently n huiuaii form limited from the fouith slor) and itrni U lho strut head fureniitt, while blool aid brains splishtd tiKu llm liystaiidurr. Another andnuothtr sliot dnwitwnrtl, until thriu lioJIes lay hleiHling and motionless. Mr, Moars suld ho coul 1 stand mi raort, ami got awn) from thu horrible spot as quickly at iitis'lblf. A -lln from Sevan, laiins, bo waa nit tail) lidured. There wire ........ it. .nu. . ..... i. Miss l.ili n ruriierland Mis. Kllcii Halo wi rocarrltd ituwn lroiutlioro.if by the firemen while the Harms wero e nt rat lug lliu ladders ou which they ifeitendetl William II. (lorlou, nno nf the holtl imilo)ts,stlu that thu flames were f rst dlfcnrtnd In thu I as, mi nt on lho I rill lit street side. What tatisoii tile tire hedlJ lilt know. Ho says tlieru was about ono huudrcil jafiple In Ibo hotel. I it bis opinion not m?io than half of litem is aad. The police ee . mal thsttwiiityortwcntj.ilVuUidlra are still In the ruins. At 4 ilK.m. Ibttnliolo I nil ling fell In an I 1 irtman Ilreunaii w as i rlous-ly rlous-ly If not fatally InJureJ. l't llcetiuu llltii riscuetl two woiut u from thu lop Hour, mil, w hlin tarrying Ihtui tlowu (ho Ndivr the lUrnist burst out from Ihtt 11 tor beneath Ihem and hu waa foritU lodiotioueof the women. Hbe la badl) Injured. Juit then aiiathir woiut'iJumietlfrctnn window above an I struck the ivllctman with his burden. AH fell frmii thu ladder. I loth wnuiuu wiro killed and lho pollciiuau tally Ii Jured, itrotsri in n, Not all the fiersons who engaged rooms nt tho hotel last night reglstt rid, ui'dld all who relstired put tlowu their true uamos, for riosonsbiit known to thinutilvts. rtiuimmvsol thu following persons who rcglstertdi J. 11. riinlth aud wire.Hprlcrllell, Mass! 11. Jaikson, Jirse t.'ll),Mr,auiI Mrs.MiICM-.New Havtu.N. Ii. l.imy.btsniforJ, Conn ; IhoniM (lould ant wife; J, f. Wll Hams and wife, Albnn), N, V.; T. Van Alsllne, l'ouglikeriisle, N. V,; It. Marrong an I wlft, llntoiij K. V. Leuikrel an 1 wlfe,New Vorkj Mr. and Mrs. (J. Jt. Whlli, Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner an 1 daughter, Connecticut; Connec-ticut; I', r, V, Leonard and wife, l'hllailili his: 11. F. Jnlouka, lluert, Out : 1'. A, CI ilk mid wife. Hilton. I,. (). laylor and wife, Nswatk, N.J.; K, l,itsr and wire, ltoston; l'ett r laylor, New fork; Mr, aud Mrs, J. (J. 1'rlcc, eilyj Mr. and Mrs. W. Tairrd, New Hi belle; II, I), Toullu, New York; William I rceze, C'ambrl Igo, Mats ; I'. K n p, lloslou; John 'Ihomsou at d wile, ell); 11, Walker, Allan), A. A. Tuwusend, Naw llavin, II. A, Warren and wife, Ny-aik, Ny-aik, N. V; O. M. Wlilto and wlft, N)aik; It, 11. Wool, Jorsey Cll); J. It, llurgli, New Yoik; J. OiiJit-douk, OiiJit-douk, Dslton, Md ; C. llarrlngtou, New VorL City; John II, 1'arklnson and wife, Clreat Nick, I,. I. Those known to tho dead, wlloso liodfts were recovered, wero not all Idi utlflid. In fuct only ono was Idcutl fled with anydegne of posltlvouin. Ihlllsliollevodlobell. (i. I.ovy. It Is ftarid that a search of the vasl.smuk. Ing tills of dibrls In the cell ir will reveal re-veal many ghastly finds. Itrporli at a late hour toulght aro that uo It is lhan a htiiilrod (oople aro still unaccounted unac-counted for. riiebilgliioftlieflnilsunknown. It stalled In tho I saumeiit near the ele valor shkfl, whlih Is located In the mlddlo of lho bulldlnr. .lhe llamts wero first seen pouring out of the cula on the roor, directly over the iterator shaft, by tbo engineer of the rilxlli avenue elevntt 1 irolu, who stopied his inuliie directly In frout of tie hotel ami blew his lot emotive whistle loud and lonUiniomly. This unusual sound awoku many sleeping eop!u and I rouglit pollcemin to tho sioue, who ntouie sent In n lire nhirm. HAiivnutihoai r. Thn guest who probably had the moit narrow and, at the same (Into, the most luarvilousiscaje was Mr. I,. Harmon, tho traveling salesman for a Kt.Itiiuis whole-alo grocer) houii. llo rcilstaiedatthuhotil Haturday nlcht with hla wlft. "I In I a mom on the sixth floor," said Mr. Hatnuiu, "and wsa nroustd from steepby a lou liracklng nokeani thesounilof-h whittle, which I think was from one of the englntsotithutlj. atidroatl. lopeuoliuy door aud tils iiiveruilheatalrwaylraillngtothelowir lliturslua blaze I thenweuttothewln dow and opentsl II, and tluro leimed to Imas ninth smt ke on Iheuutildens lu tho hallwa), for the room soon tiled. Hottt my wife aud I would havttsulljnatetl In the room, hud we not taken Uo towels, which I soaked with water, Huio we used to keep the mnokii tut of our luugs hy holding tbemov rour itioulhs nutl nostrils. 1 tried lo find a llrotscaru mar the win. diws, but ttteio was uoiie, aini I nought at one llmo that we shoul 1 never gelout of the rioni nllvj. II wa. u. rtalu dealh to Juuip six sbirlte, and, It was i Itlier that or burn to dialh. I sal Itu in) wlfu 'Ma lie, 1 am go. lug lo shoot joti and kill in) self I ion ludid It would U hitler to tilt, Ihstwa) than lie burned lodealb, and, as I always Hcep with a royoltir nu-dtrni) nu-dtrni) illljw.Ihurrltsltothe bed lo get It Hy this time the llames wero einiluguiiibnugU the eraias lu the il ior an I thrniigh lhe craiks of the tlwr Just as I wasalioutto shootmy wlfelbn lloor fell vlth n C""1.'. " i ol dow n robably twr) storlt s. Tbo fl ring iir,iil otjwelto a .window, und my wife jumiie 1 out and lauded tin a portica liuialh A ro was hanging out tills window, au I Willi lhliisltouiel managed to get down anclher slcry, hut hero I sll t and fell Is the tnlllco beside tny Wife. I pt kid lur up, but was unable lo carry lier, nnd wis almost sullotalil and thu fall bal Injured in;. 1 was en di avnrlng tn rtach a ladier when two llnineu took lur from me. How I Had id the slroet I do nnt know." Harmon Is conflnod to Ills bed nt lho Otdnoy bouie. His bands nnl chert area verclyhurnil, and his halranl ayabrowsslugol. lie was told tuJay that his wife was being iare.1 lor at one of the ho Itals, an 1 that she nai not faUlly Injured, It la believed, IhatSllrlsotieof thn dead. rhero w as not nvi u a rot fire escap. lu the r mill un tho second II tor whloti lellx Kraeintr, a salesman for Sleln. way A Suns of New York, occupied, aud had It not tsu for Kranmrr'a t x in Memo nt hotel Una and anumbrilla, Im would be itumbelod aliung the vie-Una vie-Una "Hal not I hstln strong umtirells, I shoul I either have bien turned ur killed by Jumrltig,"aald Mr, Kraemer. 'I bavu men burned out al bolt Is thru Hu eo now. At a fire at Warrens-Lurg, Warrens-Lurg, Mo , ii guest escape I by using an oa.uiimbrslla to tasu bis lllghtfrom au upper slor) win low. I nevir for-got for-got It, and since, lavnJtlwayi l.teu II rovl lid w It la a strong union Ila for an emrrgt in y. As loan ns I rtachs 1 tho window loeund my strong uinbrt Ila utikkly aud rarifully put a shawl- strap over it, so as to I reveul It from turning liiilJti out. riion I male a Imp. I did not ko sailing gratifully out Into the air and land lightly on tho ground hemath, but I landed without any broken llrulis aud nui nil right now." l'lirthir Innulrlea wero made during the etonlng st the West Thirteenth strtttinllee station fir the folliwlug wha were among the inlsslngi Kato lb illy l.llsalietli Donahue, Maggie (lllltr, Msylt)au aud rjusan Hmllli, ClismWriuatds; A mile Ctimmltigs, Mrs. Van Nor Jen, William (J. MUuno snu wile, and O. A. Murph). Am ng the Injured wero Mr. aul Mrs. tiikharl, iimaueut i,uests,wlni lame from bcolland on a visit to this "The ll'urU has the following One of llio scrub womin at lho Hotel ltoyal made a startling statement to a llurftf rtiorter last night, tiheall that at 2 o'clock In the moriilni. when sbu le t thn hottl lo go across the street lo skvp, I.nglneer HarJlug was drunk, stm saw lilm stsgger, shn sslj, nn 1 olhirs told her that Harding was teen under thu lullueuce of liquor tarllcriu tho night. Night Clerk underwood denied the star) wheure)italinlto lilm. Hu aald that Harding was a steady man and was sober Haturday night. Thu chltf of lho huiise sat I yesterday lliatonoof hlscooksmsy imve lelt u i,reaie iot on the stovu and that It might havo boiled over. I ho burning fat In that event could have set fire to llm lloor und an. 1 wall, or I bred up to llio celling, lho fire may halo started Ills wn). AMaielliltlt p. MuKIIIUInk lliu, Cal.I'eb. 7. Thu stage to Valley Bj rings was stopped by a highwayman tills morn-Ii morn-Ii g about four mlks from litre, at the eatuosiiot whore thu stage was ttojtied onthi7lhofJauusry hit. Tlieroubcr wasmatkeit with n gunny sick. He waa a man of about five fret ten Incht s, drisud In dark clothing, whose vilm sounded the same lo thu driver as tbo former hlgliwa) man Tie driver wna ordered to throw out the tx rua box, and obeyed. The patsingers werunot Inliifered with. Information wna brought to town, and Ofllcir Uoodwln and citizens Hailed nut. The liox waa found urenod and emity. The roblier Is thought to bo tho same man that stopitM the stage a month ko. |