Nearly a century-old, Gold Rush-era California hotel destroyed by fire

Hotel Marysville was renowned for its floating dance floor and once hosted stars such as Babe Ruth and Bing Crosby

An almost century-old historic hotel in northern California that once hosted Babe Ruth and Bing Crosby was destroyed by a fire over the weekend.

Crews responded to Hotel Marysville around 10pm on Saturday night and tried to save the long-vacant 98-year-old inn, but the flames burned away the building's internal components and left only a skeleton", Kyle Heggstrom, the Marysville fire chief, told the Sacramento Bee.