The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-04
Atlantic City Fire Havoc
Causes No Despair.
1 BETTER TOWN is PROJECTED
Arrangements Under Way for
Constructions of New Hotels.
Upon Burned Section Structures That

from Illinois Avenue to New York Ave
nue., where yesterday morning stood
twenty-five hotels and score OF shops,
the dust and smoke are settling over the
guarded ruins. Only the blackened walls
OF one building still stand. those OF the
Quilted Academy Of Music, which now for
the third time in five years has been re-
duced to ashes.
The rest is but a broad black path. made
by flames which were driven by a north
west wind Of such violence that for sew
eraI hours the whole adjacent district
was in the gravest peril
Had it been anything but an od-shore
breeze which drove the fire the loss would
have enormously exceeded the present
estimate Of 81. 5ooOOO
Making Ready to Rebuild.
The fire havoc is not regarded hope
lessly ~ the men who have helped to
maxi Atlantic City. They claim it paves
the way for a rebuilding Of the burned
section in a more substantial way.
Arrangements are already under way
for the erection of two immense modern
nreproof hotel structures on the 7OO-foot
stip OF beach cleared by the flames
The property IS owned by three men. G.
7. Waters. Joseph Brady and Josiah
White. T. was announced today that
they would begin rebuilding operations
al once.
said TODAY
The land which has been stripped Of
hui 5iass is more valuable today than it
was before the fire. The two squares are
now available for the erection Of two
magnificent hotels. The improvements
are needed, and they viii come"
VIII Benefit Resort.
Mayor s5oy said:
The FIRE practically means the rebuild
ing OF Atlantic City. and it VIII be re-
built from end 90 end. Wooden buildings
viii not be permitted AT the time the
fire started number Of us we're with
Governor Murphy al Trenton advocating
his signature 70 a bill providing a new
and broader charter. Under IL we VIII be
able 20 pass more stringent building regu-
lations. We viii have nothing hereafter
but structural iron and brick or stone
structure
Order throughout the city is being main.
tanned to-day by the Morris Guards. a local
military organization and Company L. OF
The state militia They are patrolling
the burned district and protecting prop
erty.
Destruction Was Complete.
The destruction in the are-swept area
was remarkably complete. Two brick
walls only of the Academy Of Music
stand. or eight hotels. the Berkeley
Luray, with its annex called the Nor
wood; the stratford. Sdckney. TarIton.
Brvn Iawr. AIervine. and Rio Grande.
only the chimneys are left Two others.
the New Holland and the Evard. although
not wholly consumed. are virtually ruins.
One wing Of the Windsor was burned and
the entire building badly damaged.
The burned district extends 200 feet
along the beach and some 200 feet inland
Within f. besides the Academy Of Music
and the hotels mentioned. we're twenty
three stores and shops Of various sorts.
restaurants and lighthouses. Not a valI
or chimney, not even charred beam of
any OF these stores and shops is left
They were al literally reduced 10 ashes.
and this indicates very clearly their she'll
like construction.
To Rebuild Boardwalk.
All the deck Of the boardwalk in the
200 feet between Illinois and New York
Avenues was burned, but the steel sup
ports were not damaged
The city council met last night and ar
ranged for the immediate rebuilding Of
the burned section Of the boardwalk.
The local board Of insurance under
writers, after a meeting last night an
pounced that the total loss would not ex-
coed $700.00e. and the loss 20 the insur-
ance companies would be about Si75 OOO.
and that 70 Individual insurance com
pony would sustain a. greater net loss
than $500
The loss 20 the municipality in damage
TO the boardwalk. etc. is estimated by
the underwriters as between $500 and
SO 900.
The reports OF probable loss Of life
nave proven without foundation Several
Eremen were injured and Mrs T. H San
oerS0n ls Frustrated as a result Of her
narrow escape from being burned to death
i1 the LUray
Her escape was due to the bravery OF
her eleEen-year daughter Ethel and
Arturo Coru, member OF the ROYAL
Italian Band
Hrs Sanderson's Escape.
Mrs. sanderson and her daughter were
asleep in a second floor room when the
Luray caught fire. They dressed and ran
into the hallway, but at the head OF the
stairs Mrs. Sanderson tainted from fright.
The child ran on an6 G.. ied for help. Corti
beard her and dashed into the building.
He took Irs. Sanderson in his arms. but
the flames prevented him from carrying
her down the stairway. He carried her
into a room and shouted FOR a ladder.
When one Was brought II fell five feet
short OF reaching the window Finally
two meg lifted TIE ladder. and. bracing il
On their shoulders. held IL wtye the
musician carried Gown the fainting wO-
man.
Many persons who went to YCungs Pier
70 get view Of the FIRE were trapped
Wien the music hall on the structure