Coney Island & Far Rockaway,
New York Fire
April 24, 1925
NEW YORK RESORTS SWEPT BY FLAMES
Coney Island and Far Rockaway Visited by Fire
Causing Damage Estimated at $500,000.
New York, April 24, -- Coney Island and Far
Rockaway, two of New York's best-known seashore
resorts, were visited this afternoon by fires
that caused damage estimated at $500,000.
A tiny spark, flying from an electric mortar
machine, set the blaze in Far Rockaway, that
destroyed the 350 room hotel, Tack-A-Pou-Sha,
and 3,000 bath houses on Ostend beach.
The New Travmore hotel of 230 rooms and the
Ostend hotel, 400 rooms, directly in the path of
the fire, were saved from destruction by the
prompt work of firemen of four seashore towns,
who answered the fire alarms.
Swept by the west wind, embers from the beach
fires carried to the far side of Far Rockaway,
destroyed a $25,000 summer residence, caused
slight damage to an old railroad station and
started a brush blaze that swept across two
miles of flat land before being halted.
A dozen beach bungalows were damaged. Five
firemen were slightly injured.
Three old buildings on the Bowery at Coney
Island, including INMAN'S casino, a landmark,
were destroyed. The loss was estimated at
$30,000. Four alarms were sounded for the blaze.
While the seashore fires were at their bright
seven alarms were sounded in Manhattan, Brooklyn
and the Bronx, so that between 3 and 5 o'clock
in the afternoon more than 40 per cent of New
York's fire departments were on duty.
The Atlanta Constitution Georgia
1923-04-25
Submitted & transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
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