Aspen, Colorado
Centennial Hotel Fire
September 17, 1897
MONDAY MORNING FIRE
The fire department was called out at 1 o’clock
yesterday morning and for several hours the boys
had a hard fight of it. The fire started in the
old Centennial hotel building, 529 East Hyman
avenue, formerly owned by
Henry Hull. The
building is a two story frome [sic] structure
and both above and below is partitioned off into
small rooms. When discovered the fire had gained
considerable headway and was located in the
small rooms near the center of the house. The
hallways are only about three feet wide and
these were filled with great volumes of smoke,
making entrance to the building almost
impossible.. The boys worked long and faithfully
and by 5 o’clock the blaze was extinguished. The
building and contents were practically ruined.
How the fire originated is a mystery. The
building is little used now, and at the time of
the fire. Mr. Hull,
who sleeps there, was the only occupant.
Mr. Hull
used the place as a bicycle repair shop and on
his tools, bicycles and outfit carried an
insurance of $500. On his furniture stored there
he had an insurance of $800. or $1300 in all.
The building is owned by the Fidelity Trust
company and it is not known what amount of
insurance was carried.
Aspen Weekly Times, Aspen, Co 18 Sept 1897
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
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