The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-10
BURNED !. SECOND FINE.
MONTEZuMA HOTEL,LAS VEGAS
The Principal stopping Place at the
Famous New Mexico Resort
Again In Ashes-The usual
Sensational Stories Fires,
Irowninss, Etc.
Burned to Death 10 a Hotel.


LAS VEGAS, N. M, Aug. 8. The
Montezuma hotel at Las Vegae
caught fire in tho kitchen basement
last night and burned nearly 60 the
ground in an hour. The loss will
reach 100000 Eight eastern guests
perished in the flames. The hotel was
owned by the AtchitOG Topeka &Santa
Fe railway. 1t was opened in April
last. The cOmpany'e hotel on the
same spot burned Is months ago.
Tho fire was OF ineendiary origin.
II broke out in the fourth story
attic near the main tower, in tho
servants quarters. Seventy-five
guests were in tho house. 1t cannot
be definitely learned yet whether all
escaped or not. The building burned
like Under, and the heat was so great
that no baggage or furniture was
saved. Special trains have taken No
both the Las Vegas fire companies.
the loss will be nearly $25a,t00. The
dispatch reporting the loss of eight
lives came by telephone and has not
been confirmed.
EXAGGERATED.
TOPEKA, Aug. 9-LaTe dispatches
received hero regarding the burning OF
the Montezuma bOtel, at Las Vegas
Hot Springs, New Mexico, prove the
first kilograms to have been exagger-
ated. There was not only no loss OF
life, but nobody received any
injuries whatever. The building was
only partially destroyed and the
guests were moved at once into the
company's other hotel and cottages
and all made comfortable. - N
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
DENVER Col, Aug. 0.-The Tribune
Republican Las Vegas special says;
The fire at tho MonteZuma hotel, a.
Hot Springs, last night originated st
$50 in tho lobby of tho fourth floor, at
an attic near stairway Leading to ,he
top of the grand tower. The general
alarm was sounded In the Offices, and
guests were warned OF their danger b.
tho sounding of electric gongs in all
the apartments OF the house.
There were about 10 rooms
occupied. Everybody escaped ana
nearly all the personal effects of the
guests were saved. Immedl al
ter the general alarm had been
sounded, tho chief clerk and three
others, employees of the house, rushed
to the fourth floor and unreeled
n fire hose attached to
various hydrants. Some delay was
Occasioned by ineXperignce hands lay
ing the lines, and in most instances
the hose was too short to reach the
flames. In a worry few minutes the
flames had burst through tho
roof in several places and all hopes
of saving the building were abau-
doned. Tho volunteer department Of
Las Vegas, six miles distant, was
called by telephone. A special train
took Hose Company No. out in Is
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
il9mes had been raging for four hours
when tho fire gradually worked TO the
ground floor, making q complete loss
of tho hotel. Tho furniture on the
ground iluOr only was saved
The guests were COMPEL.
ed 10 imprOvlsa lodgings on
the ground and went into camp for the
night, while tho tiramen worked with
relief forces until long after day The
stone walls OF tho third story were
saved and remain standing, and may
possibly be utilized in rebuilding. The
loss is 100000; insurance S250,00O,
distributed among large number of
companies. Tho origin of tho fire 50
attributed TO wires lighting and liz
hitting tho wood work, 10 ia believed
the railroad company viii rebuild.