Creston,
West Virginia Fire
March 27, 1917
THREE MEN BURN TO DEATH IN HOTEL FIRE
BUSINESS SECTION OF WEST VIRGINIA TOWN HARD HIT BY FLAMES
CRESTON, W. Va., March 27-- Three men were
burned to death today when fire destroyed the
Stephen hotel.
Gas leaking into the basement of the hotel
exploded. The dead:
ERNEST STEPHEN,
proprietor of the hotel
LINDSAY TRICHER.
HERMEN MEHL.
At noon, two hours after the blaze started,
eleven buildings in the business section were in
flames. The loss at that time was
estimated at $100,000.
Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, IN 27 Mar 1917
FIVE HOTEL PATRONS ARE BURNED TO DEATH
PARKERSBURG, W. VA., March 28. -- Five
persons were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed the Stephens Hotel and ten other
buildings at Creston, Wirt County, early
yesterday. The identified dead are:
Ernest and Lindsey Stephens and
Mrs. Henan
[Herman?] Mehl.
The fire originated in the hotel, believed to
have been caused by a leaking gas pipe.
The loss was estimated at $75,000.
Of the identified bodies, one is a man, the
other a woman. Both hotel patrons.
Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, NJ 28 Mar 1917
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