Manchester, New Hampshire
Massabesic Hotel Fire
May 14, 1903
FIRE AT MANCHESTER.
The Massabesic Hotel Destroyed---Probably the
Work of an Incendiary.
Manchester, N. H. May 14.---The Massabesic
hotel in this city was destroyed by fire
tonight. The hostelry, was one of the landmarks
of Manchester, situated on the shores of Lake
Massabesic where it had been a public house ever
since the old stage coach days.
The fire was doubtless of incendiary origin, all
the circumstances tending to make significant a
postal card message received at the office of
the Manchester Union, this evening, to the
effect that there would be at brilliant
illumination of the heavens to the east of the
city about 8:30 o’clock tonight. This was signed
“Fire-bugs,” The fire was discovered at 8
o’clock and at the hour predicted the sky was
red from the blazing structure.
The building was not occupied and contained but
few hotel furnishings and as it was out of
repair the loss was slight, amounting to about
$2000. On the premises was stored a hobby horse
outfit valued at $2500 which was utterly ruined.
There was no insurance on either the building or
its contents.
Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME 15 May
1903
Transcribed by Helen
Coughlin. Thank you, Helen!
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