The evening times., 1900-06-05
MOUNT HOLLY INN BURNED.
Fire Destroys Maryland Hotel
which Was Nearing Completion

Fire Destroys Maryland Hotel
Which Was Nearing Completion
BALTIMORE. June Mount Holly Inn,
the handsome new hotel. which was nearly
completed. at Windsor Hills. west OF Wa
time after midnight, together with the sta
bIes. which were TO have been operated N
connection with it. The fire broke out. it
is thought, about half past IL o'clock. tut
was not seen until midnight Then F. o.
Stitt. who. lives in the neighbo-hood, saw
the blaze. and ran the nearest fire box. and
sent in an alarm Engine No. p. en- North
Avenue, near Tenth Street. responded, and
reached the hotel after considerable trcu-
steep and muddy.
When the engine arrived the building
was mass OF flames. and the hrsmen were
powerless TO save II, Being Of frame, the
hotel was ready prey for the fire. which
ate its way through with marye.oas rapid
ity The fact that the building was not
completed also gave the flames a better
chance. for the rOcms AID corridors we're
Uttered with loose lumber. shayings. bcx 5.
ana the like, that took FIRE almost Ike
tiD1eT.
Long before the engine reached the hotel
the blaze and the roaring Of the flames had
awakened most Of the residents OF Wal
brook, and half clsd. they dOcked to tie
spot. many Of the men being armed with
I buckets. and some with blankets frcm tee
beds they had Just left, thinking these
might be Of some use in checking the
flames. which many feared would spread
through WalbroOk- The heat was so in
tense that number Of trees standing near
the burning hotel. full of green leaV- s.
were shrivelsd up as If they had been dried
in kiln. then took FIRE and burned like
gigantic torches
How the flames started no one seems TO
know. No fires were used about the build
/ ing. and George Dorsey. the wateAmzn.
/ who was on duty until l0:30 o'clock. sal s
/ he made a complete FOUND Of the build ug
/ al that hour and everything was all right
tnen.
/ The only explanation that could be Civ
/ en- was that someone went through the
/ buildings and either dropped a match or a
/ lighted stump Of cigar in some corner.
where il smoldered UnnOticed until il
I broke into a blaze
/ The building was to have been complet-
| ed by July l. and had been leased by the
/ Misses Hammond. who now operate the
/ Hotel Waldorf at the corner of North
/ Avenue and st. Paul Street II was one Of
I the largest OF Baltimore's suburban ho-
/ tells. and II is said most OF its rooms had
/ been engaged for the season
| Designed for both winter and summer
/ use. the new hotel was Of large proper
! tions, with elegant appointments Il was
! four stories high and 200 by go feet.
| There were about 120 sleeping rooms,
| some arranged .en suite, with private
i baths On each floor there were a number
/ Of bathrooms for the general use Of
/ guests Wide pOrches extended around
! most of the main floor. In the basement
| were the Billiard rooms and the buffet,
I with the bakery and servant rooms On
I the first floor was q handsome dining
1 room. - feet wide and 50 feet long. Also
on this floor was a ballroom The archi-
| lecture was OF the picturesque English
/ type The exterior was Of stone and
| shingle
! The building was surrounded by about
I forty acres OF land Of a rolling character
I overlooking the valley Of Gvynn's Falls
and reaching an altitude OF $50 feet above
tide This land was being laid of in park
ing similar 10 z private estate. and q
Z number OF cottages CT an ornamental
character were 20 be distributed through
the grounds. Tennis courts and other
/ smusemsnts were 10 be provided. Daniel
". DwyeT was the owner OF the lew hO-
| tel