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Hostelry at lisle of Palms, Razed By Flames—Not to RebuildMr. Tfaoa. H. Wright, Mayor of Wrightsville Beach, and prominent lo-« cal business man; returned last night r from a business trip to Charleston, S.C., bringing to this city its first in-c formation of the destruction by fire S| early last Thursday morning of the handsome Seashore Hotel at Isle of Palms, the popular resort near - Charleston. Mayor Wright was told that the owners would not rebuild at r this time, that the property would'be used by the government in eonneo-t tion with mobilization of troops, and that Charleston people were going to pull for Wrightsville Beach as the , seashore resort this year.Wilmington people will regret to = learn of the loss sustained by Isle of t Palms. They will be glad to note, however, that Insurance covered practically the full value of the hotel.' t They are also glad to know that In . the event the hotel is not rebuilt in : time for this summer, which does not ' seem probable, the Charleston people ■ wilt recommend Wrightsville Beach » to the hundreds who formerly visited t Isle of Palms,The following story of the fire is taken from last Friday’s News and 1 Courier, of Charleston:: No clue was discovered yesterday; as to the origin of the fire, which , razed the Seashore Hotel at the Isle of Palma early yesterday morning. The hotel owned by the Isle of Palms Development Company was valued at $90,000. The greater part of the loss entailed will be made up by fire insurance to the extent of $70,000. It was due to the direction of the wind that the pavilion was not burned, after the hotel nearby had been in flames for several hours.“About 2:30 o’clock yesterday morning Mr. T. A. Izlar was awakened by his wife in his house just back of the hotel. She had discovered that hotel was on fire. Mr. Izlar, caretaker of the hotel, immediately dressed and ran to the scene of the conflagration. At this time the entire north wing of tbs hotel was in flames. The wind was blowing from the east, carrying the flames away from the pavilion. Mr. Izlar then attempted to get in telephonic connection with the city, but was unable to do so at the time. He then did what he could to keep the pavilion from catching fire by using what fire extinguishers he had. Several residents of the island came to lend assistance, but nothing could be done, aa the flames slowly ate away the building.Mr. James Sottile, vice president of the Isle of Palms Development Company, was notified at the Charleston Hotel. He immediately went to the fefry wharf and ordered the steam yacht Evelyn to, return to the city. Instead of waiting for the yacht to reach here, however, he chartered a small launch and set out for Mount Pleasant, meeting the Evelyn on the way. After reaching the .Mount Pleasant wharf Mr. Sottile boarded a car and was taken to the Isle of Palms, reaching there after 4 o’clock. The new wing of the hotel had just caught fire when Mr. Sottile arrived.“When the conflagration began the wind was blowing from the east. Gradually it changed to the south, and when the fire was in Us last stages, to the west. Had the wind been blowing from the west when the fire started there would have been no chance of the pavilion being saved. It was raining heavily when the fire was first discovered by Mr. Izlar. About 7 o’clock Mr. Sottile returned to the city, since there was nothing to be done at the Isle of Palms.MOTHER ONCE . WAS AFRAID■SATU0- -T.Even in the€ us, we believe price® caft be 1lt; this time.We are now want you to sh could better dc We invite ylt; doubtedly a big Lady Bess Pun Nine inch Boot Special @ . Men's $1.00 L $1.00 Olous U Boys’ Blue Ser Boys’ Koot Clc Boys’ Wash Su Men’s Straw H Children’s Aprlt; Ladies Muslin Ladies’ 50c Cot Ladies Coat Sui shade® @ . . Ladies Splendii Ladies’ Bungak 36-in. Black Ta 36-in. Silk Pop Remnants of 36-in. Wash Cc Palmolive Soap Ladies Gordon 1 2 1 -2c Dress C 36-in. Sheeting One lot of Ladilt; day for . . . .CHARGED WITH STOREBREAKINqWilliam Kermon, Fitzhugh Seller* and James Rising Arraigned.In a session of Recorder’s court this morning devoid of any unusual interest, Recorder George Harriss had before him three young white boys, charged with housebreaking. They were William Kermon, Fitzhtigh Sellers and James Rising, The former .two have been in the Recorder’s court many times. Kermon and Sellers drere sent to jail penqMng trial,, and, - Rising was paroled.- -The boyst are thought tp have entered several places lately.Lottie Sparks was arraigned^ on a charge of keeping a disorderly house. The case was continued until Saturday. David Willie, colored, was ordered to pay the costa for a larceny charge. Galloway Henry, colored, wasWatchmen have been placed at the Isle of Palms to guard against any possibility of the fire rekindling, and to protect the other property.When asked what plans bad been made by the company, and whether or not It intended to rebuild the hotel, Mr. Sottile stated last night he did not know, saying he was too tired even to think about the matter, after having been up the greater part of the night. Of the $70,000 insurance, $55,-000 is for the building itself, and $15,000 is for the furniture it contained.”
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Wilmington Dispatch
Wilmington, North Carolina, US
Fri, Apr 13, 1917
Page 6
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