The Story: In 1940, night clerk J. H. Emsley found a fire in the hotel. He rang the alarm and then died of a heart attack. Thanks to his quick action, the hotel was evacuated and no one else died, but Emsley didn't live to find that out.
The Haunting: It is suspected that Emsley is behind the odd occurances in Room 1007. The front desk often receives calls from the phone in that room when no one is staying there. The head of maintenance once went up to inspect the phone, and saw the line light up as it called the front desk. He picked up the phone to call himself, but his call was disconnected and the second line called the front desk. Once, the phone in the room dialed 911, perhaps to report a ghostly fire.
