Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1902-04-03
Eight Hotels Have Been
Either Partially or Who'll
ly Destroyed.
LOSS is ABOUT s2,0O0,Oo0
Rumored That TWO Policemen, TWO
Fireren and Two Musicians Bad
les Are Buried Beneath the Ruins
Fire Checked Late This Afternoon.

Atlantic City, April 3,-The mostdis
astrous confagration that ever visited
the city is now raging along the beach
for distance of over three blocks.
Eight hotels. the Windsor, Berillsy,
Stratford stickney, Luray, Tarlton,
New Holland and Evard are either par
italy OF entirely destroyed So far
as known no lives amcng the guests
were lost, but It is runored two police
men, two Gremen ana two musicians
were burned to death in the Berkley
hotel.
Three engines arrived from Philadel-
phia at | o'clock and assistance has
been asked from Camden as the flames
are beyond control
The fire is rapidly spreading and is
famed by q strong southwest wind.
Practically all the property on fire is
attached to the beard walk, frame
structure forty feet wide, skirting the
edge of the ocean and consists mainly
of iEimsy wooden stores and bath
houses. Fortunately the wind is car
rying the flames away from the section
of the city in which the most valuable
hotels and cottages are located.
Assistance Arrives.
Later-fimely assistance from Phil
adelphia aid Camden aided materially
in stopping the sweep of the flames.
The hotels Windsor and Evard were
only partially destroyed. The New
Holland was saved
iictels Keepers Hard Hit.
The dre VIII piGve a great hardship
On many letel nen who had Just rent
ed and opened for the spring season.
They have lost all they Lad with very
little insurance as Insurance compan-
| les would not take risks on the beach
front
How Biaze Started.
The fire IS reported to have started
in Brady's bath houses on the board
walk near Illinois avenue. In few
minutes it communicated to Smiths
photograph gallery and two small
shops adjoinins. Within twenty min.
utes all Of these flimsy structures were
destroyed and the Tarlton hotel was in
flames. The wind drove the blaze to
the other hotels which We're soon burn
ing lercely.
Hotels Enptcd.
Hotels on Kentucky and illinois ave.
nues adjoining those on lire which the
ire is raging have been eInptied of
their guests and furniture.
Raging at Noon
Atlantic City, April 3.-At noon the
fire is still raging. The flames are
rapidly spreading along the bsach and
are now beyond the control of the 10
cal fire department
Marine hall or Youngs pier is
/ ablaze and the entire pier will prob
ably be destroyed.
Academy Of Music Doomed.
/ Fralinger's fine Academy OF Music
on New York avenue and the beach
is doomed. Thomas Shea is now fill-
linS an engagement there, and, all his 4
costumes and properties were lost.
Marry Fire Buildings Gore.
Fralinger's drug store, Partridge s.
Richardson's notion store, Ncol-
worth's stores, ErIico Bros art store,
Moore Bros art store all on the
board walk between New York and
Kentucky avenues, are burned out.
Three Hotels Burning.
The hotels Brya Mawr, Rio Grande
and Maryine on New York avenue are
aflre
Cottages Go.
The board walk has now been de-
stroycd between New York and Illi-
nois avenues, as wellSas half dozen
cottages on Westminster avenue, in
the rear OF the Hotel Berkley, which
has been totally destroyed.
Loss May Be S2,ooo,ooo.
The loss at present is estimated at
So 100000
Numerous citizens are fighting the
| flames.
A number OF hotel guests have re-
ported the loss of valuable papers,
jewelry and baggage,
The firemen and others are in dan
ger OF shocks from electric wires
Fire Under Control
| Atlantic City, April 3.-2:20 o'clock.
The fire is now under control the
| firemen having checked it at New
York avenue. 1t is estimated the loss
| is $2000,00D.