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• * ►Recruits for .. Branch of Service HP.• -;i jh. *.'• .1V./..PORTLAND,. Me,. July 7—Destruction of the Ottawa1 House on -Cushings .Island hy (;flra Monday; evening;'is-^ch regretted,*as It was .the last of-■tbe-old-tlrrie :big ^houses Vfoiv:''Summer tourists in thlW vicinity./ Both a; mndmhr^and' a.seamark, it towered high on thosky line from whatever point it was; viewed1 and;. served ! to ■ enUven, with its m£ny guests ; in . ; Summer, the ’ quiet, which;tiar8ct1lt;lt;r.ctv.ri]cittfVccIcotherwise reigns on the island..:• CushingisMs the' .most charming; of.the nearby * islands, .an exclusive resort and situated conveniently^fOr easy access.Y: Canadians have! acquired the habit of booking at the Ottawa in large numbers for years, largely because'of the Grand Trunk Railway advertising along , its route • and offering inducements to bring its patrons here.Americans from distant - cities came here year. after' year;1 as well, attracted byr'tlie scenery of the island and excellence ;of service invariably provided.It 'was' not a profitable pieoe of property,';, but was. kept- in excellent repair ,by the corporation that' owned it: the ( ihterior' was beautifully furnished^and ,landlord E. W. Boyce of Sharon, Mass.an experienced : and capable manager, gave personal attention to all details ] looking to the comfort of his guests. .While the: fire is regretted, there is considerable-consolation that1 it did .not start Hate-atnight while; the house wap well filled, as danger of loss of lifewould have been proportionately greater. It is possible; that- another hotel will be;.built on, the same Site, but the IFederal• Government, haB been negotiating for tlie purchase of the property several: years as an addition to the , trapt now. owned as the site for Port Levetc;The War ^Department has favored buying the property; but at a less pricethan • was’Set;: Powerful rifles are set in Ihe.fortifications; for sweeping the ocean side in connection with Williams arid McKinley,, one on either side. Soldiers from ‘this fort worked with desperation', first to handle the hose which Avas.: inadequate in length,' with weak pressure, to reach! the attic where the fire started, and later in removing what furnishings could be taken out before the flames rirrivA thftm a.wav. ^i]c•1*(*
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Boston Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sun, Jul 08, 1917
Page 42
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