New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
BIG FIRE At ALLENHURST|
Dunes Hotel Destroyed and Sew
eraI Cottages Damaged.
HELPLESS INVALID SAVED
Firemen from Many New Jersey
Towns Fight the Flames
Loss About $4,000.

AIlenhurst y. J.. July s.-The Dunes,
hotel at Corlies avenue and the beach. just
north of the Allenhurst Casino. was burned
this afternoon. Several cottages in the VI
cinity caught fire. but were saved from de-
struction by the firemen. Many OF them.
however. were considerably damaged. The
Dunes was a four story wooden building
lO0x2DO feet. and contained a hundred guest
rooms The names of lls guests were on
the register The loss on the building is
$50. 900 and on the contents $4,000.
The fire was discovered by Miss NJ Mark
wood. OF Philadelphia. 1t started in a guest
room at the southeast corner Of the second
floor and is supposed to have had its origin
| in defective insulation. The flames were
! famed by a southeast wind. and the build
ing, which was eighteen years old. was
consumed like finder.
There was some delay in sending out an
alarm. and when the local fremen reached
the scene the whole building was In flames.
All the fire apparatus from Long Branch
to Asbury Park was called.
There were few guests in the hotel when
the fire started. J. f. Maui of Montclair,
who is an invalid. was carried from the
burning structure Mrs. Annabel Horton.
also OF Montclair. tainted as result OF
excitement, and was also carried from the
hotel
The hotel was owned and managed by r.
S. Schultz. seventy-two years old, OF Phila-
delphia. He has just undergone an opera
ton. and his condition, rendered worse by
the fire. is serious. He occupies cot
tage just west OF the burned hotel. This
building did not catch fire. but II was in
great danger for time
Harry Content a New York broker, is
one OF the losers by the fire. He owns the
property to the northeast OF the hotel, in
the same block. on II is a fine stucco cot
tage. which has been rented for the sum
mer TO A. NJ Wttenberg and l.. G. Schif-
fer. Of New York The cottage caught nre
and was damaged 10 the extent of about
5000. Contents cement garage. worth
probably $1,000. was destroyed
Back Of the burned hotel. in Spier ave-
nue.. is cottage rented for the season by
Mrs. Benjamin Guggenheim. widow OF the
Titanic victim. 1t was thought for a time
that this cottage would go. and Frederick
Gimbcl Of Gimbel Brothers. headed a party
that entered the house TO save as many
valuables possible Many costly articles
We're carried from the place but the house
escaped the flames. and everything was
taken back again.
The cottage OF s Tate OF New York, in
Spier avenue. occupied by Searles Rabbit,
Of that city. ignited. but tho flames were
extinguished before much damage had been
done
The roof Of the cottage OF Richard II.
Stearns OF New York, occupied by George
Ehret. the brewer took fire and about
800 damage was done.
The iremen were hampered at first by an
inadequate water supply but when the
pumps We're started TO their full capacity
there was enough water TO fight the flames
that threatened the nearby property. The
weather was intensely warm and two fire
men were overcome while at work. but
soon revived. At least ten thousand per-
sons witnessed the blaze Scores came in
automobiles from long distances and the
roadways In the neighborhood were packed
with motor vehicles.
Mr.. Schultz carried $500 insurance on
his hotel property.