Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-03-29 | Page 1 | Old Red Lion Hotel Burned to Make Scene

I OLD RED LION HOTEL I BURNED TO MAKE SCENE l Republican Special abi lf Lon London on March 28 The Thc The quaint old oldRed old nc Red lIeu Lion Hotel at on Hampton Thames well known to man many traveled tta I Americans by its proximity to Hampton Hamp ton tom Court Palace has hu had a curious en end After standing ln for Cor centuries it III I Iwas was con condemned to destruction in order that it might be he replaced replace b by a n. modern building It was ma made e the time object of a faked in order to entertain the people of pC Hampton give the lie local ocal firemen firemen fire fire- men somo omo exercise an and Incidentally to provide c a realistic scene for tOl moving pictures After fter the timber Umber work of the theold theold theold old house houlle had been Leen well wen soaked with petroleum it was set alight and amid an blazed merrily merril while hile the firemen firemen performed gallant deeds c s of rescue which were carefully prearranged