The herald., 1895-04-16
Widespread Interest in Ray
m0nd Hotel Fire
SERIOUS, ACCIDENT AVERTED
Large Accession of Guests by the
Hotel Green
City council Business to colnmbia
& Hill Tennis Club at Hotel Green.
News Breyeties

u PASADENA, April 15.-The burning of
5sthe Raymond is still the all-absorbing
E3topic of conversation. On the streets, in
&business houses, hotels residences and
Neverywhere Pasadenans are bewailing
Hthe loss of the big hotel which has been
8such great factor in the upbuildipg OF
Pasadena, particularly in the years gone
Mby, when it was the only large hosiery
IN this part Of the country. The demand
Sfor papers giving an account of the fire
Shas been unprecedented, and has seemed
Ito grow even greater as the day pro-
ssgressed, many people wishing to send the
f.account to friends in the east. The Her.
Sald agent had calls for nearly 200 more
Spapsrs than he could supply, although
Gsmany extras had been sent out with the
Irregular papers.
sg There is considerable discussion as to
Ethe probability of an early rebuilding of
sthe great structure, and the general opin-
Zion seems to be that it will be rebuilt, if
#not by Mr.. Raymond, by others; for the
Nsite upon which 1T stood is SO peculiarly
sadapted for tn, purpose, and the location
Gpffers such easy access to the finest rose
Sgardens, orange groves and beautiful
Nhomes of Southern California, that it
EJnust be rebuilt, in the very nature of
sthings, as offering fine investment for
.iind It out-as indeed Mr.. Raymond has
Elong ago found out, by the practical
demonstration of proved facts. General
3Wentworth received dispatch from him
this morning. stating that he would start
Nor Pasadena within a day or two, and
sthe General hopes he will rebuild at once.
II Many kilograms were sent both yester-
sslay and today by those who had been
astopping at the Inflated hotel, ANNOUNCE
Ding. to friends that they are alive and
speriehce barringthe loss of baggage and
slnore or less ,valuables on the part of
some, matter which is hardly thought
,pf. however, in the general thankfulness
lot escaping with life and limb.
u General Wentworth is commended on
:agement during the excitement of the
catastrophe, working like Trojan him
Self, and directing that the guests prop
;erty be saved at all hazards, whether any
thing belonging to the hotel was recovered
COR not. He and Mrs, Wentworth are now
sthey are kept busy attending to the nu-
amerous calls for lost articles and superin-
BENDING the search for valuables.
a young boy Is reported to have found
Ave diamond rings in the grass this after
noon, which will doubtless be restored to
the owners, as well as other yaluables
found, for guards are stationed on the
grounds to see that nothing is carried
AWAY except by the rightful owners.
n DR.. Fraser lost surgical instruments in
the fire. valued at 5000, but saved most of
his clothing, as it was already packed up.
q A lady left the Raymond only few
days ago who had been burned out in the
IRE at Redlands, at the Hotel Terracina.
She was just in time to escape second
burning out.
The safe was taken out of the ruins to-
day. and as soon as it cools off slifficieftly
will be opened. 1t is thought that every
thing will be found all right, except per-
haps the papers.
Hotel Green contains about eightx of
the guests whose sojourn at she Raymond
was so suddenly ended. MI a