The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 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 tizens of Pas
adcna, held at the Office of the board of
trade this afternoon, the following pre-
ambc and resolutions were unanimously
a dopted;
Whereas. The people of Pasadena have
always recognized that the Raymond no.
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 TO
. Walter Raymond this expression of our
sympathy in his loss through the burn
ing of this noted hotel.
Resolved, That we esteem it's destruc
ton business injury to all Southern
California and hope that immediate steps
may be taken to insure the rearing of
new hotel On this incomparably beautiful
and accomm odating site and to the ac-
mplishment of this end we pledge the
hearty cooperation of this community.
A committee consisting of President e..
II. Keys, Hon. p. Nj. Green and Hon. T.
p. Lukens. was appointed to communl-
cate this action to the public press and
u
upon his arrival and lay before him this
expression of the board.
Gene al Wentworth received this morn
ing the following resolutions from guests
of the Arlington at Santa Barbara:
N'' SANTA BARBARA, April H. 1895.
We the undersigned, recent guests at
'the dear old Raymond" and now So
- iourning 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 Of regret and extend
RI 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
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. G. L. Taylor,
Miss Lillian Taylor, Miss Blanche Street,
Miss E. Locke, Mrs. Louis III. Whitney
4: Miss Whitney, Charles Hickox, Mrs A.
Y Mrs, E. B. Pond, Mr., G. G; Clarke and
y family, Mr.. A. Mitchell and family, Mr..
Wellington and family, Miss Caroline
z; H. Voorhees,. Fred N. Voorhees,.
= This morning. the safe having cooled
h off sufficiently, it was opened and the
k contents found to be we'll preserved. The
\ greenbacks and coin, large amount OF
2 which were the hard earned savings of
the employees of the hotel, were found
intact. to the great Joy of the owners,
y many of whom had been lingering about
The ruins for some time awaiting the
opening of the safe.
VI "A valuable India shawl that had been
n LEFT in the safe was found in good shape,
.Awith 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
evidence of the long roasting it had been
Z through being the binding of the books,
which showed it only slightly.
2 Some cartridges that MIR. Bean, the cash.
ier had left in the safe were not even
exploded by the heat, showing that the
~ thick sides of the safe had been ample
s protection for all its 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 a strictly modern hotel-firt
Z proof-on the site o the old Raymond.
Mr.. Woman of the firm of Glasscock 4
2 Nroman secured some fine negatives o.
y 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 hote
from the first, his first negative being
secured almost the moment the alarm was
given. He is an accomplished amateur
I. photographer.