The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-13
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Las VEGAS, \, NJ, Aug. @. The
M1ntoguma hotol ~ Las Neg1s
caught hto In tho Litohon bssemenl
las, night and burned noarly 10 tho
around In an hour. The loss VIII
roach S2OO,OOl Eight eastern guests
persisted In tho illmus. Tho hotol was
owned by the Atchito Topeka ~ santa
Fo railway, lt was opened Ia April
last, The clmpany'f hotel on tho
same SPOT burned Is months ago,
Tho iire was O. incondinry origin
Il broke out IN the fourth story
attic nOar the main tnWtr IN the
lOryau,s' quarters, Seventy -hNe
guests wore Ia tho mousse, j. cannot
be- definitely learned yet whether all
ESCAPED OF not. The uui ding burned
ike tiudor, aud tho heat was 50 great
that no baggage or furniture was
saved. Special trains have taken mp
both tho Las Vegas lire companios'
Tue loss will DO nearly S2bl,GOJ, Tho
dispatch reporting tao loss OF eight
lives camo 10y telephone ana has not
been confirmed.
EXAGGERATED.
TOPEKA, Aug. . Late dispatches
received nero regarding tho burning OF
the MouteZumg bOtel, NJ Las Vegas
Hot Springs, New Mexico, prove tho
hrst kilograms TO have been CNngger-
atod. There was not only no loss OF
lite, but nobody received any
Injuries whatever. Tho building WAS
only partially destroyed and the
guests were moved 40 once into the
company's other hotel and cottages
and all made comfortable.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS,
DENVER Col, Aug, 0--rhe Tribune
Republican las Vegas speCl Al says:
| Tho tiro ~ tho MoutCGuma hotel, at
Hot Spripgs, last night originated NJ
| 1880 In thU lobby of tho fourth iljor, at
an attic near a stairway leading to me
top of the grand tower. The general
alarm was sounded IN the Offices, ami
| guests werO warned OF their danger by
tho sounding Of electric gongs In nll
| tho apartments Of tho house.
! There were about - rooms
occupied. Everybody escaped ans
nearly all tho personal Cil5cts o! the
guests were saved. Immediately At
Ter the general alarm had b5en
sounded, the chief clerk and three
others, employees OF tina house, rushed
to tho fourth floor and unreeled
fire hose attached "a
various hyd,ants. Some delay WAS
occasioned by iueXporience hsnds lay
| ing tho lines, aud in most instances
the hose was too short to reach the
| danes. In n very tow minutes the
| flames mad burst through the
roof in several places and all hopes
of saving the building were aban-
doned. The volunteer department. OF
Las Vegas, six miles distant, was
called by telephone. a special train
took Hose Company Nc. out in IL
minutes. Another train brought
No. . company later, and some eight
or ten lines were soon put To work. The
pressure was low, however, and the
streams barely reached the roof. The
flames had been raging for four hours
when tho fire gradually worked TO the
ground floor, making q complete loss
Of the hotel. The furniture on the
ground flOoc only was saved
| Tho guests were compell'
ed to improvise Lodgings on
tho ground and wont into camp for the
night, while the firemen worked with
relief forces until long after day. The
stone walls OF tho third story were
saved aud remain standing, and may
possibly he utilized in rebuilding. The
| loss is 100000; insurance S25O,OOO
distributed among a large numher o!
companies. The origin Of the fire II
attributed to wires lighting and IL,
niling tho wood work. IL is believed
the railroad company will rebuild.