The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-03
WHERE
HOTELS STOOD.
Two Million Dollar Conla-
grafton at Atlantic City,
New Jersey.
Six Men Reported Burned to
Death, but Guests All
Escape.
Flames Beyond Control of
Local Firemen and Phila-
delphia Sends Aid.

Atlantic City, N. j., April S-The most
disastrous confagration that has ever Wis.
tied this city is now raging along the
beach for a distance of over three blocks
Eight hotels have been either entirely o,
partially destroyed. A strong southwest
wind is blowing and the fremen seem
unable to cope with the flames
The fire originated In Brady's bathhouse
located on the board walk between New
York and Kentucky avenues and now ex-
tends from Illinois avenue to Tennessee
avenue, three blocks. The hotels SO fa1
destroyed are the Windsor, owned by e.
Jason Waters; the Berkely, owned by
Bew Bros; the Stratford, owned by Bew
Bros: the Stickney, owned by Myra G.
Stickney; the Luray, owned by Josiah
White: the Tarlton, owned by e.. Jason
Waters; and Evard, owned by Richard
Binder.
The New Holland hotel on Kentucky
avenue, and Young's pier are burning
fiercely.
So far as can be learned no lives have
been lost among the guests.
Six Victims.
There is an unconfrmed report that Six
men have lost their lives in the flames
The men are two policemen believed to
have been buried in the ruins of the
Berkely hotel; two firemen and two mu-
sicians, members Of the Royal Italian
band, said to have been in the Berkely
Practically all of the property on fire is
attached to the board walk. a frame
structure forty feet wide skirting the edge
of the ocean and consists mainly of film
sly wooden stores and lighthouses.
The brisk wind is carrying the flames
away from the section in which the most
valuable hotels and cottages are located
Three Philadelphia fire companies ar
rived shortly before O'Clock aud imme-
diately began an attackeon, the flames
y Joseph "Fralingelss fine Academy Of Mt
sic at New York avenue and the Beach
is on FIRE and Is doomed. Thomas e. Shea
is filling an engagement there and all
his costumes and properties were lost.
Fralinger's drugstore, Partridge & Rich
ardsons notion store, WoolWorth's five
and ten-cent stores. Errico Brothers
art store and More Bros. art store, all
on the board walk between New York and
Kentucky avenues have burned out. The
Hotel Bryn Mawr. the Hotel Rio 3Grande
and the Hotel Mervine. all on New York
avenue adjoining the Academy of Music,
are likely to be burned to the ground.
The board walk has been destroyed be-
tween New York and Illinois avenues as
we'll as a half dozen cottages in West
minister avenue in the rear Of the Hotel
Rerkely, which has ben totally destroyed.
Two Millions the Loss.
The loss at present writing is estimated
$2,OO0OOO.
Hundreds Of citizens are fighting the
flames. Some hotel guests have report
ed the loss of valued papers, jewelry and
baggage. The busmen and expressmen
reaped a harvest conveying passengers,
baggage, furniture and all manner OF
goods to places Of safety.
Under Control.
y 2:20 D. m.-The fire is now under con-
troll, the fremen having checked it at
New York avenue. The estimated loss
remains at $2,O00,OO0.
The Morris Guards, local military or
ganization, has placed the use Of Its
armory at the disposal Of the sufferers
Chief of Police Eldridge ordered out the
entire police force to care for property
in the streets. Several negroes were ar
rested for looting
The burning of the board walk placed
the firemen at a disadvantage, as they
were compelled to retreat to the beach
In some instances the fire companies were
unable to get their hose off the board
walk and it was destroyed The fremen
from philadelphia and Camden pumped
direct from the ocean to the flames wher-
ever practicable.
The Luray hotel had the greatest mum
Der Of guests and there were many scenes
OF excitement. Fashionably dressed
women helped carry trunks and ,yalises,
while not few ran out onto the board
walk in negligee. Most Of the hotels
burned had comparatively few guests.