HOTEL DESTROYED
BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK TWO PEOPLE KILLED. <*r«ss Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YoiK, January 4. An invalid woman and the engineer were killed when flames swept tho Hotel Marguery, one of the most exclusive hotels in the city, following an unexplained explosion in the basement. Flames shot up through the entire structure, and through the elevator shafts, driving hundreds of residents, many of whom were prominent people, to the street in their night attire. The damage is not determined yet. Six firemen were overcome when fighting the blaze. Late to-night the police are searching the deserted suites for other fatalities.
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Evening Star, Issue 20375, 6 January 1930, Page 9
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