Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-12
THE NEW
 HOTEL BURKE.
Opening of Prescott's Splendid
 New Hotel.
Description of its Construction and Equip ment. Its Value to Prescott. The Men Who Have Carried the Enter
 prise to Completion.

Among the long list of splendid
 and magnificent buildings of various - characters that have sprung up almost a as if by magic in Prescott since that ,. terrible conhagration on the 14th of July, 1900, there are nonethat standou :, Tn greater prominence or beauty than !. . the new Hotel Burke, which will be formally thrown open to guests this evening at 5:30 o'clock when the din ing room doors will be thrown open
 and the first dinner served.
 When the thousands of people who
 stood helpless on that memorable night and saw the hungry flames de vour the old Hotel Burke, there were
 many sad heart among the throng,
 for they saw being swept away one of
 the finest buildings in the city at that
 time, and well knew of all the hard
 years of patient labor and planning it
 had taken Messrs Burke X Hickey to
 make it the leading hotel of north
 ern Arizona, and as these men were
 the friends of nearly every man,
 woman and child in the vast throng,
 it was no wonder that a feeling of
 great sorrow went over the heart of
 every one when it was seen that the
 building. with everything it contained,
 was doomed. The blow was a terri
 ble one, and less brave hearts than
 theirs would have been crushed by it,
 but not so with Messrs Burke lS
 Hickey. They had started at the
 first round of the ladder and climbed
 well up to success, and were not the
 kind of men that misfortune or adver-
 sity could conquer, but went to work,
 with iron wills and brave hearts. de-
 termined that from the ashes of all
 their former achievements. there
 should arise much greater and
 grander structure, which might stand
 as monument to their energy and
 names long days after they had pass ed of the stage of action. How we'll they have succeeded the new Hotel
 Burke speaks for itself.
 Before the last embers of the old building had ceased to smoke work had been begun to clear the founda- tion for the new building and never ceased, until today there stands on the old familiar corner, hotel that has , no superior in the territory, and doubtful if any in the west.
 A short description may serve to convey some idea of the building. The extreme dimensions of the build ing are 100xl50 feet, having a stone basement and three stories of brick: trimmed with native tufa. giving the structure a magnificent, stately and inspiring appearance, and q stands out with wonderful prominence. $ being by far the largest building in Prescott, having over 60,000 square ( feet of floor space, containing no sleeping rooms and about p store I rooms, offices, etc, making 135 rooms Tn all. All these are arranged in the q most artistic and convenient manner ! possible to conceive of. I
 The entire building is lighted by electricity and heated with hot water. r The hall ways are carpeted with !, brussels carpets and rugs, Il giving an effect of richness, comfort | md beauty. 4 large number of fire T are distributed through
 put the building and are so arranged s hat every inch of the building could a De played upon by the hose in nm O lte's time. At the end of each hall ' way, from the roof to the ground. P here are large iron full stair fire tl ,scapes, so that it would be impossi- E ole for fire to prevent one from es- a ;aping with ease from any part of the I building. fl
 A large court in the center of the p furnishes light for every b oom Tn the house, and practically a makes every one of them outside tt ooms. This will also furnish a per V ect ventilation. st
 The basement is the full size of the building, 100xl50 feet with cement Il lOor throughout, and is divided into F tore rooms, of which there will be r even facing Montezuma street and Il wo facing Gurley street. In the rear Tt ,f the basement will be the laundry o ooms for the hotel, where the heating sl Dlant Is located for furnishing heat tC or the entire building during cold ii weather and hot water for the toilet Il he year round. The immense bins Ic or storing several cars of coal are tr Ilso here. In the basement is also c; l large cellar and cooling plant and SC he wine cellar which is always filled d. with the best brands of liquors and h. .igars for use in the hotel bar. il
 The first floor of the building will ir De occupied by three store rooms. the h. lOtel barber shop and bar room facing
 lontezuma street. In the rear of H hese is the rotunda or lobby, 3Ox4O D eet in size and one of the most com il ortable and handsomely arranged J. obbies of any hotel in the west. It fl s entered from Montezuma street lo y large hallway and from Gurley p treet up a short stairway, the latter m