New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-08

GUESTS DRIVEN FROM THEIR KoOM'
IN THE EARLY MORNING.

IN THE EARle MOI.Nl->N''
Tho Garden city Hotel was burned yesterday
morning. with large quantity OF FURNITURE o'D."
Ing and jenclry belonging 10 the guests Inc
flames we're discovered little before clock' o"
the third floor I'm the northeast part Of one or the
wings. ,
The fro was caused by defective nue. Mc""''
Klee one Of the mead walters IN the MOTEL sa"
flames Issuing from room No. 15s' across the nan
from his room the third story. f0eoel"A =.
Franklin the head belman Of the hotel, occupied
the room in which the fire was discovered A"st7
were less than thirty guests IN the mousse h'H''s
all # whom were in their rooms. some Ne"-ioiN
business mon who were among the guests were III
the dining room At the breakfast table as they
we're TO take an early train for New-forK. Inc
call hoys and other attendants Of the house went
10 the rooms which were occupied, and announced
that the hotel Was on fire clerk Mea'A'n' 'e''-
phoueI 10 Hampstead. Mneola and other places
asking that the ire companies there be sent win
our delay The guests did all they could 70 save
tbo,r ror.onal property hut some 81 them hai %
abandon their trunks. where the rames burned
most herceiy
Rv the time the fire companies arrived the upper
stories were enveloped IN flames. and the hremeh
endaavored 10 connne the fire 10 the upper part Of
tin. building The hotel employees and some ctizehs
who live near by worked energeticauy 10 remove
the furniture. brc-a-hrac and other property from
~. lower Noor Of the hotel and in this way con-
siderable property was saved -
In response 70 the alarm large force OF hremeh
came 10 the hotel including several companies
/ from Jamaca
when the fire alarm Was sounded through the
/ building great confusion prevailed among 'he
guests Mn. women and chllren ran ou' on 'he
spacious lawns in their night robes leaving NA'ud
biz property behind them. r. e. GAdersl'eNe' ol
New-York. offered $1,000 reward 20 any one VINO
would save a lot OF papers which were in his room
80 one volun 'eered and Mr.. Glders'ee'e ""' iO
an hour a greatly excited man
clerk Mcachim. after sending out the alaF'n' rs
cuod TWO children from the third s'oFS ""0S7
names IL was Impossible 10 learn
Whom II WAS seen that the west wing OF the
but.dtrc could rot be saved attention was turned
- saving the liquors. wines ana tNi"'eS u III.
ctre which occupied the hrst floor oil tn4' Wing. T..
was not long before there were scores OF afp''1"
willing hands 10 assist III this work ana i"ars i
,ho hepers helped themselves literally. me cro"II
nn.d the cafe and billiard rooms n 81 the
noutd refreshments as they could possibly NO. %
George Asbbe the ma s4 bs. an" ma S2 bu; they
resisted 4 riot see med imminent whea M" me-
sae'ln Henry ro,nio swore in several men spe
[ ciaf deputy sherins and placed them on s"arIG
wt,n V1nrs s . 'T Th"rS Vas no further trouble
At 1890 o'clock the entire structure Wa IN ma II,
ol naii OF water Garden CITY has waterworks
nni IN, ~. ,nniV is obtained from the Henri
p Stead Water COMPANY The works nave cap1'",
OF 1000 salioHs, t o' Hotel was one Of the fines
structures Of its KIND IN the cpuhlt! ~ We
- f,,-ft,,l example Of Colonial architecture IRON %
sitHs ~ Mc<irn Mead x White. It's situation wa
, eNtremelv picturesque. surrounded AS II was ny
INK nf thirty acres. thckly wooded ana lah GU
tr.itS lawns d0ral Oeds fountains ana drlve"aSs
, The hotel was built by \. 7. stewart IN 1913 AT
cost ~ Sig1 600 4 few years ago u was ltlS'ls ~
Z MI, ana renoaeled and equipped with moder!
annlanrcs and improvements at considerable c9s'
D. ~ Us huf OF Flemish bond ana nlach hrtN,
Il Trick making rather odd but striking cohtIas'
,f,,r. ~. windows and entrances were mar"
70 t.,.ton.s II mad ground brick arches, ana wa
% s4vtooth cahlel with extensive plaZIds on ul"1
q frort and rear which We're incloS'd win BlaS
y during the winter months \ prettly design
cIuola from which lookout the view tor H i.Cs ,
every direction was perfect. cohlI,,tp Stc ~,
u,. The huildinA three stories hlsh VIZ
" ., ,,,r.lrJ roof and had acrominoi ttoh ior Nc
= tween two hundred AMI iitN anu VI ~, !,,sr,
,,,esfs IA EXPENSE had been spared III nlerl
innings and decoration. The rooms on IN. NJ.
- foor we're extremely large for notei OF US s,L
ware upholstered with heavy tagcsVies anu ny ~
l. WIN tail old fashioned mirrors. hr hotl 40 90
n mated almost directly opposite u me 'othruia -"
. near 10 81 Mary 9ch'ol i"r ''''' ''' W
Military Academy a., ,ro,,o,o,,,,p 90
Assoriation the hotel WAs made ilr h"diludls a.
o. th. rioxcr- the links being only four hulut'
le Yards away. The hotel has been used as an d.
year house. and WAS fitted 'spcrtli IL .al a.
' winter guests The busy season OF 'he MOUSE '"
. An incident in the history of the hotel MAS q
IT, boarding there OF the Jury when trlep Mart
- Thorn for murder. During the occupancy or Can
, Black by the troops il was used as ne"uVu"''c
for the officers 81, ,.,or., II
loss IL is estimated that the buildings ana "a
n nishings were valued AT &oo COO but az some OF
contents were saved the total loss may MOI I
coed $4,000