The Terra-Marine Hotel Fire.
4月29日，Huguenot的Terra-Marine Hotel，里士满的自治市镇，长期180英尺长，由一个主楼，有两个翅膀的主楼，被火灾摧毁，从烧焦遮阳篷上- 其中一个翅膀的窗口。它非常迅速地向建筑物的中心传播，并迅速进入二楼，从酒店前往玻璃圆顶，从酒店前面投射到玻璃圆顶。在20分钟内，整个结构都被曝光，尽管是那些在附近的人的努力，但是已经达到了涂料罐和罐头的罐子，这些罐子被用于让酒店才能让酒店成为本月开放的订单。三家志愿者消防公司进入行动，但被雪，高风，以及令人缺乏水的缺乏。他们打电话给Tottcnville，4英里的城市消防部门，出现在发动机，并看到事务状况，在曼哈顿发电。派出灯船;但是，由于水的浅薄，她无法靠近任何服务，要么搁浅，要么不得不留下100英尺。远离岸边。然而，到那时，即使经常付费消防员到达，任何拯救建筑物的企图都是无望的。伟大的圆顶落入并赋予火焰更多的空间来蔓延;两名志愿消防员被玻璃剪裁得很严重。 Fortunately the wind, which was very high, blew away oceanwards, and the firemen were able to save the adjacent cottages, although at one time, owing to the showers of sparks and burning embers, there seemed every probability of these also being burned. The loss was $200,000. As the hotel had not yet been opened for business there were no guests, and, except for the injuries received by the two volunteer firemen already mentioned, there were no casualties. The whole firefighting force on Staten Island should be supplied by the city’s paid department and not intrusted to volunteers. The borough is becoming too thickly populated and built up to be left without adequate fire protection. The big fires at the Sailors’ Snug Harbor, the Castleton hotel and at Tomkinsville show the necessity for this.
The accompanying illustration shows the hotel building as it was before it was burned and before the great dome over the diningroom crashed in through the roof. Notwithstanding the damage done by the fire, however, through the energy of the management, the hotel was open for guests on the Sunday following, and 600 persons were entertained in the diningroom, which was rendered habitable for the occasion.
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