Show I NT TT I I I fJ- fJ j Several Are Injured in Disaster in Stylish Residential District of Van on S Sunday J V. V VANCOUVER B. B C C. June 21 21 Five Five ire f fire r known to have llave died and several ere t were vere injured in the fire that destroyed destroyed the Balmoral apartments a story six fashionable family hotel early today The They are Charles Dennehy a clerk of or the Canadian Canadian Ca Ca- nadian Pacific Steamship company S S. S A. A Spencer Janitor Two men unidentified Miss M M. Clennan a a. clerk in the Cana Cana- Canadian than dian Pacific telegraph office ottice Apparently ah an explosion In the tae furnace fur na nace a e room started the bla blaze which within ten minutes minute wa was fU burning the ther r roof Scenes of frightful confusion contusion oc oc- oc At Atone one time more than a dozen dOHn persons were leaning out of oC windows window imploring for tor help Persons Persona on th the sidewalks urged them hem not to leap but butto butto butto to wait walt until the firemen appeared JANITOR OVERCOME Spencer the janitor ran from door to door trying to awaken aken the tenants until he fell tell exhausted and died Many 1 of ot the twenty five families were still sUII In bed when flames burst bunt along the second floor corridor DOORS LOCKED Corridors were immediately filled ClUed with smoke Doors Door of ot apartments apartment had automatic locks and when some of or the occupants occupant rushed into the nail ball to find I esca escape they co could ld not return turn to their 1 rooms b because UM the doors door we were looked locked l. l Charles Charle Dennehy Dennehy's death was moat I sensational He U. leaped from the sixth floor and missed mined the tb-e net which firemen i held for him He lie was wa wa a clerk with Ith the Pacific Steamship company He U. wa was wa a anar I war nar veteran taken prisoner b by the Germans Oar Ger I mans at Ypres and hi his leg lee was waa amputated amputated amputated while he was a prisoner of ot war |