Hot Springs, VA Hotel Alpin Fire, Aug 1910
HOT SPRINGS HOTEL BURNS.
Patrons Help the Firemen When the Alpin is Being Destroyed.
HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 5. - The hotel Alpin was destroyed by fire to-day. The hotel was crowded. The patrons worked vainly with the fire departrment in an effort to save the buildings while the patrons of a nearby hotel assisted in saving personal property.
No one was injured. The property loss will reach $100,000.
The New York Times, New York, NY 6 Aug 1910
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