Burning of the Windsor Hotel, The
Title:
Burning of the Windsor Hotel, The
Additional Title:
First Line:
'Twas in the early forenoon of this St. Patrick's Day
First Line of Chorus:
Creator(s):
- Mowat, Carolyn V.
- Line, Hans S.
Additional Names:
Publication Date:
1899
Instrumentation:
Piano
Voice
Subject:
N/A
WIMA Collections:
Irish Fest Collection
ID:
IF SL 02-708
Publisher:
Windsor Music Co.
Publication Place:
New York, NY
Historical Notes
On St. Patrick's Day 1899, the Windsor Hotel located at Fifth Avenue and Forty-Sixth Street in New York caught fire while people were gathered to watch the parade. The fire may have started after someone tried to throw a match out of window; the wind blew it match back against the lace curtains.
The hotel was destroyed within 90 minutes leaving nearly 90 dead (although estimates vary).