Stratford Hotel
Stratford Hotel Fire
Wheeling News-Register, March 22, 1936, Reprinted with Permission
The old Stratford had 84 rooms and was known from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi valley. There was no more popular resort in this part of the country. It was opened May 1, 1907. It was very commodious, having a fine, big veranda, spacious lobby, public dining room, three private dining rooms, ball room, billiard room and writing room. The approach to the hotel was by way of a circular road through a beautiful lawn of flowers and shrubbery, with several tiers of stone steps mounting to the main entrance. The view was remarkable, affording a vista that extended for miles around.
Among the guests at the time of the fire were:
Mr. and Mrs. Alex B. Paxton
Mr. and Mrs. R.A. McCabe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Whitaker
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pfarr
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooke and children
Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Burt and children
Mr. and Mrs. Moscovitz
Mrs. Sam Hazlett
Mrs. C.J. Milton
Mrs. L.C. Stifel
Mrs. Helen Alice Pilcher
Miss Zelda Blanchard
Mrs. Mina Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Therquiel
Mr. and Mrs. George Maxwell and children
Mrs. J.B. McKee
Miss Virginia McKee
Mrs. Gertrude Holliday
Miss Katherine Pfarr
Mrs. M.M. Alderson
Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Alderson
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Tappan
Mrs. Adelaid Egerter
Miss Eva Egerter
R.A. McCabe, Sr.
George Bremer
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