Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1910 — NEW ELMS HOTEL BURNS [ARTICLE]

NEW ELMS HOTEL BURNS

Excelsior Springs Resort Destroyed in Morning Fire. The New Elms hotel at Excelsior Springs, Mo H was completely destroyed with all of its contents early in the morning by a fire that started in a shed adjoining the hotel on the east side. Although there were 143 guests registered in the hotel Saturday night, only one was injured. This was Julius H. Gerdes, a wealthy ranchman of Santa Fe, N. M., who suffered a broken arm and severe bruises. The loss was S2OO 000. Mrs. Ban Johnson, wife of the president of the American League Baseball club, had a thrilling experience. She was rescued from a second story window by a fireman who had climbed to the window on a ladder.