Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-02
HOTEL HIGHLAND FIRE
The East Railroad Avenue
Building Food Tor Flames
Last Night.
Il MAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED

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A sad scene oi .oaoiatou and riin
greeted the large crowd which gather
Cd about the late Hotel Highland IN
me cold morning hours or today the
general feeling wat a realization OF
the true saying that nre is au lndia
Donsahlo servant uut destructive
master.
Last evening there stood ore OF
Albucuorque's best hostelrles attrac
tive IN design. popular with the poo.
pie. an agiow with i'ght. ani hum.
ming with the coming and Voing o'
guests tho busy labora of employees.
and tho other sights aud sounds which
pertain 90 the aasemhlare Of many
people within the precincts OF a aingle
Dlsce Such was the picture 'aat eve.
ming This morning few "herrcd
ralla umoldIug iobris Interpreted
between. fee formed by the water
which freely flowed hut failed % save
and shiverIng crowds hooking on IN
sad dismay Two pictures moro %.
soluiely dlssimllar would b. dinoreu.
20 conroivo And YET q required hut
4 brief interval OF tin 10 change thc
active scene OF peace into the caring
0f flames. the upleadlug Of the rcd
tongues og ruin. of roar OF discharged
waters. the hoarse commands q those
arhtlng the demon % obstruction.
with the ultimate reductions Of an that
vas valuable 20 a refuse heap of wet
aEhos
When and How.
soon aftor 7 O'Clock iaEt night two
alar1na were turned into the Gre DO
partment in rapid succession, and On a
voty short time tho boys were on On.
ground Though Il was evident 81
once that the building could not b.
saved. no effort vas spared ana the
men heroically fougha q losing game.
chief Nash turned Ia third alarm for
ne railroad hose company which
came promptly % the roacur under
direction Of roremau Tounfl Nying
two additional linfa b.
But. az Chiof NASH said. had there
boon twenty hose companies they
could not have saved the property
There are two theories AZ 10 how
the nre started. One attributes Il 10
defective wiring for tho cali bsll aye
tom. which was yesterday repaired
Mr. Nash thinks Il caught from 4 nue
which started la tho cellar and ran
through both floors. But there ls no
difference of opinion aa 30 the fact
that tho Gre was fully under way
when discovered. II originated IN a
spaoe between the aOo- Of the second
story and tho ceiling of the hrsL This
spare 10 in somo places four feet
deep tho roof OF the hrat story not
having been removed when tho second
story was added The result waE that
the space acted as a cue. and the
flames spread an over the building
and was just ready 10 burst forth
when hrat perceived,
Rapid Destruction.
lhe rapidlty vita which tE5 entire
building was onvolopod, may DO an.
dorstood from tho fact that scarcely
anything was saved Wearing appa.
rol. yalsca and trunks OF guests, fur.
nlturo for the bed rooms once. din.
Ing room, kitchen and parior furnish.
inu; contents OF pantfIea and linen
closets, supplies OF food on hand-ail
we're destroyed before anything could
he saved. tho exceptions being few 90
number and lnslgnincent 10 value.
Ten thousand cigars had but recently
been put ln They could not be saved
but contributed 20 the Wholesale
smoke
Tho bar but recently established in
the hotel. wac 10 charge OF Geo. High.
bargain the fixtures being those ehiea
had been used by Andy Robinson.
when he ran the Club on second street
and belonging % the Anhousor. Busch
Brewing company OF g. foula They
had been leased 20 Mr.. H3shhavsaip
by o. W Euhns. the local agent
These fixtures we're an gotten out eK.
cept the hack bar and the leo chest
Mr. Hlghhargain alsO saved q eohsid.
erable part OF hlg stock. with the Aid
of Baohochi a GiOmi and others. only
20 have a large part Of tho goods
stolen on the streets,
Loosea Incurred.
Among the more expensive articles
of furniture, which were total losses
we're a nne plano belonging 10 the
Whitaoh Music company. and an eH.
ponaive Angolua the property of j. g.
Raynolds q. v. Collie and Biie Wara
guests OF the hotc' Il he was abaont
AZ Beion. Mr. Collie ia a commission
merchant ot ST. Louis, and 10 On the
city for the benefit OF hin health They
had four trunks ladened with wearing
apparel Three Of them we're totally
destroyed oHtailng a loaa which be
estimates az between sab0e and 81
600, Mr. jameson. representing Brad.
streets. lost both his trunks. But thor1
"a sot space 10 tell Of an the losses.
Quests and Locatlon.
The hotel contained forty rooms
and hrHlfna hnIn r0ulH afVa arrurnnrfi-