The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-04-09
ATLANTIC CITY is IN ASHES.
Eight Hotels and Many Other Buildings
Destroyed by Fire.
30 LIVES LOST. 50 rAR As KNowN.
The Fire Department of Atlantic City
Being Unable 10 Cope With the
Fire, Owing 10 the Strong
Wind, Assistance Was SUM
moned From Pbiiadcl-
phia and Camden.

Atlantic City, n. J., April 3.-The
most disastrous con1agration that has
ever visited this city ragged along the
beach front for a distance OF over
three blocks.
Eight hotels have been destroyed.
A strong southwest wind was blowing.
and the firemen were unable to cope
with the flames. Assistance was asked
from Philadelphia and Camden, and
the former city sent three engines.
the train making the run in So min
utes.
The fire originated in Brady's bath
house. located on the board walk be-
tween New York and Kentucky av-
enues, and coon extended from Illinois
avenue to Tennessee avenue, three
blocks. The hotels 20 far destroyed
are: The Windsor, owned by G.. ia
son Waters; the Berkeley, owned by
Bow Brothers; the Stratford, owned
by Bow Brothers; the Stickney, own
ed by Myra G. Stickney; the Luray,
owned by Josiah white; the Tarlton,
owned by G. Jason Waters; the Ev-
erard, owned by Richard Binder.
The New Holland hotel. on Ken
lucky avenue and Young's pier,
caught and burned freely.
Practically all of the property on
FIRE was attached to the Board Walk,
frame structure 40 feet wide skirt
Ing the edge OF the ocean. They con-
sisted mainly of fiimsy wooden stores
and lighthouses. Fortunately the brisk
wind carried the flames away from
A.. 1R 4ff in Trhf ma
most valuable hotels and cottages are
located.
Shortly after 1880 O'Clock assistance
arrived by special train from Cam
den, Sc miles distant, and six fire en-
gines were added to the force.
Young's pier and the Marine ballroom
of the pier was entirely gone and the
inner portion of the structure was
torn down to save the adjacent prop.
critics.
The FIRE was gotten under control
at $3.50 p. m. the firemen having
checked II at New York avenue.
The loss is roughly estimated at
s., 000, 900.
The timely assistance from Phila-
delphia and Camden aided materially
In stopping the sweep OF the fame
With the Philadelphia companies a
number of officials came down. inelud.
ing surgeons from the Jefferson hos
pital. Fortunately the services OF the
latter were not needed. as no lives
were lost so far as known.
The Hotel Windsor, which appeared
to be doomed, was only partially de
stroyed. The east wing was burned
but the flames spread no further. The
Hotel Richmond, on Kentucky avenue
which was in the path of the flames
was saved, to the surprise OF all, the
fire being stopped at the New Holland
house. The Kenuworth Inn has been
saved, although the Evard housS
alongside was partially destroyed.
AT the Hotel Traymore, where II
was expected the fire would reach
from the Windsor, the guests hurried
ly removed their belongings, and hose
was run through the hotel to be ready
in case of an emergency.
Tho fire will prove great hardship
on many hotel men, who had just
rented and opened for the spring sea
son. They have lost all they had
with very little insurance, as the in
surance companies would not take
risks on the beach front.
Even while the fire was burning
several of the losers were talking OF
getting to work for immediate re
building, not wishing to lose the sum.
mer's business.