, 1902-04-10
HOT SPRINGS MOTEL BURNED.
saratoga's sanitarium Destroyed by
Fire Last Thursday Evening The
Loss was Complete Hotel Company
Will Rebuild at Once.

Last Thursday evening. about
D o'clock, the people of the west
side of the river were startled by
the rapid firing of a gun and up.
on inquiry they found ont that
the Hot Springs Hotel was on
fire. The citizens enmasse ran TO
the rescue and did what they
could to save the burning build
ing. The smoke and flames were
seen to be coming out of the sec
ond story of the bath house which
adjoins the hotel, and by the time
that anyone had gotten there to
render assistance the flames were
under such Roadway that it was
seen to be impossible to do any
thing to save the building, So all
hands set to work to getting out
what furniture they could. This
had to be done so hastily that
much that was taken from the
building was badly wrecked. AZ
ter ii was seen that the entire
building was sure to 20. the crowd
turned its attention to saving the
barn. which stands north of the
hotel. By heroic efforts the bull
ding was saved.
The building was found to be
on fire at 5 minutes past 5. when
IL of the girls came out of the
bath house and reported to H. D.
Galbraith. the manager, that the
second story of the bath house
vas in flames Mr.. Galbraith
rushed to second story of the bath
house and found that the fire was
in Ole orne of the ladies' loung-
ing room. He threw a bucket of
water Oh it, which seemed only to
spread the flames and IN n NOM
ent the room was enveloped in
fire, driving him out. He then
attempted to make his way to the
large reservoir in the roof where
there was some water, but found
that to be also impossible on ac-
count of the flames and smoke.
In seemingly but Il moment after
the entire roof of the bath house
was enveloped in flames. Mr.. Gal
braith was badly scorched in his
attempt to subdue the flames.
There was great excitement
among the guests and children
and Mrs. Galbraith, the wife of
the manager, was not able to save
any of her belongings scarcely.
for the reason tina. she had to look
after her children. who were
screaming with fright and quite
hysterical.
When the FIRE began the wind
was blowing from the east. In
less than ID minutes it suddenly
veered around to the northwest,
and the change was what enabled
the men to save the barn, ms it
drove the flames away from that
structure. As all the furniture
that could be taken out. and the
safe, had been removed, there was
nothing to do but stand idly by
and see the structure burn, which
it did with remarkable rapidity.
Within 20 minutes after the fire
reached the main building the
whole structure was consumed.
Fortunately there were no lives
lost, and no one hurt, though Rev.
"a. f. Brundage and Il. G.. Ash
ley both had very narrow escapes.
Rev. Brundage had gone to the
third story of.the building to try
and save his rmo and some of
his books, which were stored in
the attic. He not realizing the ra-
pidity with which the flames We're
spreading, remained too long, and
when he fled to the second story
he found the stairway e%nveloped
in flames and had to make his ex-
list over the portico and Chamber
down one of the pillars to the
ground. with Il G. Ashley a close
second. Both of the men had
their hair scorched Mrs. b. C..
Fay was taking a bath in the sec
ond story of the bath house, at