Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-09-06
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Hot Springs. Ark. Sept Fire
which started In negro cabin at $3.50
o'clock This afternoon. was slowly dy-
me ont at the foot Of West Mountain
the southern extremity of Hot
Springs. at midnight after reducing
TO smouldering mass of wrcckage
an area more than mile in length
and from seven TO ten. blocks wide in
the eastern section of the city Tho
monetary loss IS roughly estimated at
}l0000,0OO.
Governor Hayes arrived in Hot
Springs late tonight and probably will
order a military patrol of the burned
district tomorrow morning United
states troops also are expected from
Little Rock to add to the guard ON
tho military reservation.
In the path of the flames were man
ufacWrng houses. hotels. a number
of more pretentious residences ana
public buildings which are i'm ashes.
It is estimated that 1000 persons
are homeless SO far as can bc ascer
tanned. there were no fatalities and
the few persons hurt. suffered only
minor injuries
Among the buildings destroyed
were.
The citys light water and power
plants
County court house.
High school building
Park hotel
Princess hotel
ST. Louis, Iron Mountain q Sonth
eru railroad station and shops
The Arkansas sauitarium.
smaller buildings by the hundreds.
were reduced to ashes.
Hut few of those whose homes were
burned saved any of their household
effects and guests of the hotels gave
lhtlc heed to their yaluables ana lug
gage In their efforts to escape tho
flames
The fire originated within several
blocks of the United states Army and
Navy hospital and took south and
east course
Driven by high wind the fire
spread rapidly Within fifteen minutes
Nf'r % I'IAi tiiA AIisAA AlA' ~ y l'~iihtifF
force of Hot Springs was Inadequate
and am appeal was made to Little
Rock for aid Apparatus and men
We're sent aboard "A special train, but
The fire was then beyond control Dy-
Mantle was resorted To when it was
apparent that water would be of no
avail, but this also failed to check the
progress of the flames.
The burned district for some dis
tance skirts the business section and
several times shifting winds headed
the fire for the principal business
section but each time the free use of
explosives and an opportune change
in the wind saved it. Before nghtfall
Inc task Of checking the flames was
abandoned and the combined fire
lighting forces turned their efforts to-
ward keeping the fire away from the.
center of the city. In this they were
successful.
The city at midnight was in dark
ness except for the glow Of the dFiaeI
hro which cast shadows over a sc"ne
of desolauon.
Early in the evening Mayor McClei-I
and ordered all saloons closed and
called mass meeting of citizens 1t'
'ne city hall. Two hundred and ii.iE
special officers were sworn in to pa
lfol the fire swept district All the
homeless have been cared for ter
PoTaiily ana plans have been s'art'd
'o %stematize the work Of srccnr 90
morrow
as result of the destruc len Of the
water light and power plants, street
car service was abandoned and news
papefs and other industries which
nave depended upon motive power
Ifom tho city's plants. IRE crippled,
General Manager Dill)n OF thc pub
Ic utilities commission, states mat al
temporary light ana povcr service
"lll be established within thirty DAYS
ana within three months Tho public
I1'hts viii be working again The
natural gas supply was not inter-
Tered with