Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25
Entailed a Loss COnservatiyeIy
Estimated at One Million
Dollars.
THREE LIVES REPORTED LOST.
High Wind Blowing at the Time Caus.
ID the Flames to Spread
Rapidly.

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb 25.-This city
was visited by a disastrous fire today,
entailing loss conservatively estimat-
ed at s1,OOO,0O0 Three or more lives
are reported to have been lost.
The fire started at $3.50 O'clock this
morning in the Grand Central hotel at
Central avenue and Chapel street, IN
the southern part of the city.
a high wind was blowing and the
flames quickly spread to the south and
west The plateau hotel the hotel
Moody, the GARNER fats and several
lodging houses were quickly destroyed
the fire department rendered good
service until o'clock, when the water
pressure gave out and the threatened
area was left to the mercy Of the
flames.
Duny's general store. one Of the larg-
est I'm the city, is a total loss
About 100 houses were destroyed be-
fore the flames were checked.
The district between Quachita avenue
and Prospect street was swept by the
flames. More than 1000 people are
homeless Fortunately the cold weather
has passed and spring-llke temperature
prevails. The streets are filled with
merchandise taken from stores in the
threatened district.
The charred bodies Of three women
are reported 10 have been found In the
ruins Of the Grand Central hotel
After the water pressure gave out
bucket brigades were formed and hum
dreds OF citizens and visitors volun-
teered their services.
At o'clock the fire was still burning,
but was pronounced to be under con-
troll.
The spring season always attracts a
large number OF visitors to this resort.
The city has been filling up with visit
ors for several weeks and Il Is estim-
ated that fully 10000 Of these sojourners
are here The three large hotels, the
Arlington, the Eastman and the Park
we're not damaged by the fire,
The 1remen put forth every effort TO
save the county court house and Jail
but their efforts wer Of no avail, both
structures being consumed
Many valuable records were burned
and the twenty prisoners in the jail
were rescued with difficulty.
In the south Hot Springs cottage dis
trict, which was consumed, several per-
sons are missing, but II Is not known
that any loss Of life occurred there.
There is great confusion IN all parts OF
the city.
The jewish synagogue, Central Meth
odlst church and residences Of Mayor
Bedding and Sheriff Ames were among
those destroyed
The district occupied by the bath
houses and the entire government re-
servatlon on the east side OF Central
avenue escaped the flames.
When the fire broke out high wind
was blowing and 1t soon famed the
flames into connagration which
swept the buildings directly in its path
az though they were constructed Of
paper The guests of the leading ho-
tells We're awakened and many Joined
the throngs on the street, doing what
they could In an effort TO check the
progress Of the flames. Mayor Beld-
ing personally assumed command OF the
fire fighters and police, and Sheriff VIII
liams posted his deputies In many parts
Of the threatened district TO prevent
lodtlng, Men, women and children
were seen running In all directions,
many carrylg bundles of clothing and
seeking place Of safety. 10 the west
Of Central avenue Is a wooded park
and this strip Of timber directly in the
path OF the fire arrested It's progress In
that direction The fashionable hotel
district was not damaged.