The herald., 1895-04-17
Resolutions of Sympathy With
Walter Raymond
THE HOTEL TO BE REBUILT
New Buildings in Course OF Construc-
ton
An Incendiary Fire-Large List of Hotel Green
Guests-Interesting Budget
of News

PASADENA, April 16.-At a meeting
If the board of trade and ci items of Pas
adcna, held at the Office of the board of
trade this afternoon, the following pre-
amblc and resolutions were unanimously
a dopted
Whereas, The people of Pasadena have
always recognized that the Raymond ho-
tel and its admirable management have
been two of the most potent factors in
attracting travel to Southern California
and especially to Pasadena and its vicin-
ity.
Resolved, That the board of trade and
citizens OF this community extend co
Walter Raymond this expression of our
sympathy in his loss through the burn
ing of this noted hotel.
Resolved, That we esteem its destruc
ton u business injury to all Southern
California and hope that immediate steps
may be taken to insure the rearing of
new hotel On this incomparaby beautiful
and accomm odating site and to the ac-
complis hment of this end we pledge the
hearty cooperation of this community.
committee consisting of President C..
II. Keys, Hon. Z. Nj. Green and Hon. L.
4. p. Lukens, was appointed to communi-
cate this action to the public press and
g 10 walt upon MT. hay mona immediately
upon his arrival and lay before him this
expression of the board.
Genelal Wentworth received this morn
ing the following resolutions from guests
of the Arlington at Santa Barbara:
SANTA BARBARA, April IA, 1895.
We the undersigned, recent guests at
''the dear old Raymond" and now So
journing in Santa Barbara. on learning
of the recent calamity that befell the
noted hosiery, in an impromptu meet
ing in the parlors of the Arlington.
passed resolutions uf regret and extend
to the management of the late hotel and
to General Wentworth in particular cur
fullest sympathy, and trust that Phoenix
like, new building may arise out of the
p. ashes, full panoplied and equipped, to
serve the public as satisfactorily as that
of the past.
DR.. B. f. Dake, Mrs. Robert Pitcairn.
Miss Susie Pitcairn, Mrs. c. L. Taylor,
Miss Lillian Taylor, Miss Blanche Street,
Mis-, E. Locke, Mrs. Louis II. Whitney,
Miss Whitney, Charles Hickox Mrs. A.
: L. F. White Mr. and Mrs. A. G.. Cone,
I Mrs. E. b. Pond, Mr. c. G. Clarke and
: family, Mr.. A. Mitchell and family, Mr..
Wellington and family, Miss Caroline
H. Voorhees,. Fred n. Voorhees,.
2 This morning. the safe having cooled
/. off sufficiently, it was opened and the
contents found to be well preserved. The
greenbacks and coin a large amount OF
J winch were the naru-edTneu savings OF
the employees of the hotel, were found
intact. to the great Joy of the owners.
Z many of whom had been lingering about
Z The ruins for some time awaiting the
z opening of the safe.
- "A valuable India shawl that had been
left in the safe was found in good shape,
$ with very little odor of smoke about it,
1.-The railroad tickets belonging to guests
], and employees were as good as ever, the
only contents of the safe showing much
3 evidence of the long roasting it had been
T through being the binding of the books,
which showed it only slightly.
Some cartridges that Mr.. Bean, the CASH
Ter, had left in the safe, were not even
Z exploded by the heat showing that the
=. thick sides of the safe had been ample
protection for all it's contents.
The conviction is expressed on all sides
that the hotel will be rebuilt at an early
date, and all Pasadena will welcome the
advent of Il strictly modern hotel-fire
proof-on the site the old Raymond. ~.
Mr.. Woman of the firm of G lasscock IL
4 Nroman secured some fine negatives of
the burning building at different stages
in the progress of the fire, which he has
since developed, and they show how
hopeless was the task of saving the hotel
from the first, his first negative being
secured almost the moment the alarm was
given. He is an accomplished amateur
T. photographer