Show DUCHESNE LANDMARK LANDl GOES UP UPI IN N SMOKE Sl Old Arlington Hotel Reduced to Heap of Ashes Origin Ashes Origin of Fire Unknown r Another Duchesne landmark went vent up in flames shortly after midnight Sunday when the old ld Arlington hotel was reduced to toa toa a heap of ashes The origin of the fire is un un- un- un known It was first discovered I by Mrs McRae who was in t the o employ of Mrs J Jos os George Whether it started upstairs or oron oron oron on the th ground gro floor is not definitely definitely definitely flown but Chas the first man to enter the burning burning burn burn- burning ing structure is of the opinion that it originated in the northeast northeast northeast north north- east room of the second floor When he arrived the blaze had succeeded in getting so well under under under un un- un- un der way that s saving ving of the property property property prop prop- erty with buckets of water was b out t of the question and the smoke both upstairs and down so dense that it was possible to remove a few articles I IThe The building and its contents consisting of hotel furnishings furnishings' and bedroom furniture furniture- for the i entire hotel were insured for I IThe I IThe The Arlington was Duchesne's first pretension of a hotel and was vas built in 1905 one ye year r after after after af af- af- af ter the open opening ng by Mrs Tom I Firth Lumber on the reserva reservation reserva-n reserva reserva-j reserva tion was a scarce commodity and the was entirely constructed constructed con can of picked logs Later these were covered with siding I an addition addition- built and a steam heating plant installed and until j Duchesne began to progress with i brick and cement block buildings was one of the towns town's most imposing imposing im- im j im-j posing structures Fortunately Sunday night was wasas wasas was was' wasas as calm as a mill pond and with comparative ease a bucket brigade brigade brigade bri bri- gade prevented the flames from i spreading across to the Hotel I Duchesne and the C. C I. I residence I |