Saranac Lake, NY Apartment Fire, Jul 1925

SEVEN PERSONS DEAD in BLAZE

Trapped in Apartment House Fire They Are Victims.

By The Associated Press.

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., July 4.----Seven persons lost their lives in a fire which swept a three-story wooden apartment house early Saturday, either trapping the victims in their rooms or cutting off their escape. The origin of the fire was undetermined. The flames started in the rear of the building, either in the basement or on the first floor.

The dead:

GEORGE MARTIN, 65, of Chateaugay.
GEORGE DUCKETT, 21, of Saranac Lake and his infant daughter.
PETER DWYER, 35, of Saranac Lake.
KENNETH MONIKEY, 11, of Saranac Lake.
ROBERT McGOWAN, 15, of Burlington, Vt.
JOSEPH McGOWAN, 21, of Burlington, a brother of Robert.
Mrs. George Duckett is in critical condition at the General Hospital. She sustained serious burns and was injured by jumping from a third-story window.

When the firemen were able to enter the building they found the baby dead in its crib.

The bodies of the McGowan brothers also were found in bed.

The other victims were found in the hallway, with the exception of George Martin, whose body was lying across a window ledge.

Mrs. Sarah Monikey, mother of Kenneth, was taken to the General Hospital, but it was believed that her injuries were not serious.

The burned building formerly was a hotel known as the Adirondack House, but recently was made over into apartments. It was damaged to the extent of $15,000.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 5 Jul 1925
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!