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Show 2 DEATHS IN HOTEL FIRE LAIDTO PANIC JERSEY CITY, N. J, Dec. SO (JP Death of two employes and injuries in-juries to nine other,persons in the Plaza hotel fire waa attributed today to-day by Police Chief Harry Walsh to panic and a 25-minute delay in turning in a fire alarm. "There was no negligence," he said. William Marx. 24, houseboy, overcome over-come by smoke as he aroused guests, and Mrs. Ida Thomas. 50, negress head maid, were killed in the fire yesterday. Helen Sullivan, 26, telephone operator oper-ator who remained at her switchboard switch-board to notify guests, was on the critical list today from burns. |