Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-03
ATLANTIC CITY.
Almost Wiped Out by
Fire.
The Famous Board Walk
Suffers.
Eight Hotels and Many Other Build
ings Were Destroyed.
\l0SS IS $1,000, 900.


out this morning in the Tarleton hotel
at Illinois avenue and The Board
Walk. A south wind is prevailing and
the flames have communicated to the
Luray hotel, which is adjoining on the
north, and this is now burning. Hotels
are crowded close together at this
point and as nearly all are wooden
structures a great conflagration is
feared. Atlantic City has called upon
the Philadelphia fire department for
help and three engines left for the
scene of the fire at IL o'clock on spe-
cial train. So far as known no request
has been made of the Camden, N. j.,
department for assistance.
At IL: 55 a. m. the Tarletcn hotel had
been completely destroyed, and the
Windsor, Luray. Berkley and Stratford
hotels are now burning. The wind is
high, making the work of fighting the
flames most difficult
The fire is reported to have started
in Brady's bath houses on The Board
Walk near Illinois avenue. In a few
minutes 1t communicated to Smith s
photograph gallery and the two small
shops adjoining. Within twenty min
utes all these fiimsy structures had
been destroyed and the Tarleton hotel
was in flames. The wind drove the
blaze toward the Windsor and .Luray
hotels, and these too, were soon mass
of flames. The Stratford hotel, at the
corner of Kentucky avenue and The
Board Walk. one block north of the
Tarleton hotel, also caught fire. These
three buildings, it is feared, will be a
total loss. The Hotel Berkeley, adjoin-
ing the Stratfor., caught fire and was
soon burning fiercely.
The Board Walk is crowded with
thousands of spectators. All hotels on
Kentucky and Illinois avenues adjoin-
ing those on fire, have been emptied of
their guests and furniture, in expecta-
tion that they, too, will be burned.
At noon the fire is still raging, hav-
ing spread to the block north of that
in which it originated. Young's Pier is
ablaze and will be total loss. Famed
by high wind the flames are rapidly
spreading eastward along the beach
and the local fire department is unable
to cope with them. Marine Hall, on
Young's ocean pier, is on fire and 1t
looks as though the entire pier will be
destroyed, as 70 line of hose can reach
that point. Fralinger's fine Academy
of Music is on fire and doomed. Fra
fingers drug store. Partridge q Rich
ardson's notion store, Woolworths 5
and 10-cent store, Berry Bros. art
store, and Moore Bros. art store, all
on The Board Walk, between New
York and Kentucky avenues, are burn
ed out. Hotel Bryn Mawr, Hotel Rio
Grande and Hotel Mervine, adjoining
the Academy of Music, are afire and
likely to be burned to the ground. The
Board Walk has now been destroyed
between New York and Illinois ave
nues, as well as a half dozen cottages
in Westminster avenue at the rear OF
Hotel Berkley. which has been totally
destroyed. The loss at the present
writing is estimated at $4,000 600.
Eight hotels are entirely or partially
destroyed in the fire besides many
other buildings. The wind is blowing
in a direction to carry the flames away
from the most valuable hotels and cot
tages. II is reported six men are
burned to death, as two policemen. two
firemen and two musicians are said to
be in the ruins of the Berkley hotel
The hotels destroyed are the Windsor
Berkley, Stratford, Stickney, Luray
Tarleton and Evard.
2:20 p. m.-The fire is now under
control, the firemen having checked II
at New York avenue. The estimated
loss is 100000.