Marriage : Jan 1883
ST JAMES HOTEL, Cimarron, New Mexico
It was a beautiful drive from Taos to Cimarron. When we arrived we were enthralled with the historic old buildings and the history of the Santa Fe Trail. But, through it all, the charming old Saint James hotel beckoned to us. We entered and approached the desk, with no reservations we were not sure whether we could get a room or not, and in Cimarron there aren't that many choices. I asked the desk clerk if they had any rooms and she replied, "Yes, what would you like?" From nowhere came the words, "something interesting". "Oh, I have just the room for you" was her smiling reply, "Room 17". After we checked in she offered a tour of the old hotel (there's a new section and an old section). We gladly took the tour and received a lecture on the ghosts of the St James Hotel, the good ones and the bad ones. It seems room 17 is the forever home of Mary Elizabeth Lambert, second wife of the builder of the hotel, Henri Lambert (formerly personal chef to Abraham Lincoln). She loved roses so that her presence is known when you smell the roses in the room.
Right across the hall is the room of an ill-tempered ghost, Thomas James Wright. Mr. Wright was in a poker game one night with Mr. Lambert and others when, with much good luck, he managed to win the St James Hotel. As he was walking down the hall, someone shot him in the back several time. He lunged into his room, number 18 and died. No one was ever convicted for his murder. His door is securely (we hope) latched and locked with a huge padlock. But, we were told that if the transom over the door was ever open, that would mean his ghost has escaped. Now, whether you believe in ghosts or not, you never pass that room without checking the transom. We hauled our suitcase up the stairs and settled in for a pleasant evening, and it was. No ghosts but some great stories.
ST JAMES HOTEL, Cimarron, New Mexico
It was a beautiful drive from Taos to Cimarron. When we arrived we were enthralled with the historic old buildings and the history of the Santa Fe Trail. But, through it all, the charming old Saint James hotel beckoned to us. We entered and approached the desk, with no reservations we were not sure whether we could get a room or not, and in Cimarron there aren't that many choices. I asked the desk clerk if they had any rooms and she replied, "Yes, what would you like?" From nowhere came the words, "something interesting". "Oh, I have just the room for you" was her smiling reply, "Room 17". After we checked in she offered a tour of the old hotel (there's a new section and an old section). We gladly took the tour and received a lecture on the ghosts of the St James Hotel, the good ones and the bad ones. It seems room 17 is the forever home of Mary Elizabeth Lambert, second wife of the builder of the hotel, Henri Lambert (formerly personal chef to Abraham Lincoln). She loved roses so that her presence is known when you smell the roses in the room.
Right across the hall is the room of an ill-tempered ghost, Thomas James Wright. Mr. Wright was in a poker game one night with Mr. Lambert and others when, with much good luck, he managed to win the St James Hotel. As he was walking down the hall, someone shot him in the back several time. He lunged into his room, number 18 and died. No one was ever convicted for his murder. His door is securely (we hope) latched and locked with a huge padlock. But, we were told that if the transom over the door was ever open, that would mean his ghost has escaped. Now, whether you believe in ghosts or not, you never pass that room without checking the transom. We hauled our suitcase up the stairs and settled in for a pleasant evening, and it was. No ghosts but some great stories.
Marriage : Jan 1883
ST JAMES HOTEL, Cimarron, New Mexico
It was a beautiful drive from Taos to Cimarron. When we arrived we were enthralled with the historic old buildings and the history of the Santa Fe Trail. But, through it all, the charming old Saint James hotel beckoned to us. We entered and approached the desk, with no reservations we were not sure whether we could get a room or not, and in Cimarron there aren't that many choices. I asked the desk clerk if they had any rooms and she replied, "Yes, what would you like?" From nowhere came the words, "something interesting". "Oh, I have just the room for you" was her smiling reply, "Room 17". After we checked in she offered a tour of the old hotel (there's a new section and an old section). We gladly took the tour and received a lecture on the ghosts of the St James Hotel, the good ones and the bad ones. It seems room 17 is the forever home of Mary Elizabeth Lambert, second wife of the builder of the hotel, Henri Lambert (formerly personal chef to Abraham Lincoln). She loved roses so that her presence is known when you smell the roses in the room.
Right across the hall is the room of an ill-tempered ghost, Thomas James Wright. Mr. Wright was in a poker game one night with Mr. Lambert and others when, with much good luck, he managed to win the St James Hotel. As he was walking down the hall, someone shot him in the back several time. He lunged into his room, number 18 and died. No one was ever convicted for his murder. His door is securely (we hope) latched and locked with a huge padlock. But, we were told that if the transom over the door was ever open, that would mean his ghost has escaped. Now, whether you believe in ghosts or not, you never pass that room without checking the transom. We hauled our suitcase up the stairs and settled in for a pleasant evening, and it was. No ghosts but some great stories.
ST JAMES HOTEL, Cimarron, New Mexico
It was a beautiful drive from Taos to Cimarron. When we arrived we were enthralled with the historic old buildings and the history of the Santa Fe Trail. But, through it all, the charming old Saint James hotel beckoned to us. We entered and approached the desk, with no reservations we were not sure whether we could get a room or not, and in Cimarron there aren't that many choices. I asked the desk clerk if they had any rooms and she replied, "Yes, what would you like?" From nowhere came the words, "something interesting". "Oh, I have just the room for you" was her smiling reply, "Room 17". After we checked in she offered a tour of the old hotel (there's a new section and an old section). We gladly took the tour and received a lecture on the ghosts of the St James Hotel, the good ones and the bad ones. It seems room 17 is the forever home of Mary Elizabeth Lambert, second wife of the builder of the hotel, Henri Lambert (formerly personal chef to Abraham Lincoln). She loved roses so that her presence is known when you smell the roses in the room.
Right across the hall is the room of an ill-tempered ghost, Thomas James Wright. Mr. Wright was in a poker game one night with Mr. Lambert and others when, with much good luck, he managed to win the St James Hotel. As he was walking down the hall, someone shot him in the back several time. He lunged into his room, number 18 and died. No one was ever convicted for his murder. His door is securely (we hope) latched and locked with a huge padlock. But, we were told that if the transom over the door was ever open, that would mean his ghost has escaped. Now, whether you believe in ghosts or not, you never pass that room without checking the transom. We hauled our suitcase up the stairs and settled in for a pleasant evening, and it was. No ghosts but some great stories.
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