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The deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history killed at least 72 guests, but General Tom Thumb and his wife escaped under a firefighter's arm.
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- 1857–1883
Newhall House HotelHotel
The deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history killed at least 72 guests, but General Tom Thumb and his wife escaped under a firefighter's arm.
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