, 1877-11-15

Inc northeast corner ntl IHefc "aa II
pretty sharp blazc Of It. It seemed tn
cntnc ,1p sonic sort of l,atcllway and to spread
about as It pleased. The first fireman / saw
was a man who vent up ladder and knocked a
hole In window on tho Washington street Fkfc.
Then said to the man next nc: Now they
hnsc male slraught, sud there will be q
what.-hts-namc nf fire. And sure en0ntf
II t1!i come. With Tho exception Of tho one
fireman who cared in the glass, Didn't Sec an
other man for sornc minutes. II was not less
than len OF fifteen minutes thereafter when the
first stream was THROWN"
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
Of tho origin OF tho fire Is basetl nron
the account given hy M crnployc in the
lower part Of tho building. lie says that he
was In the building WHEN tl'c 0rc broke out, and
when he rushed TO tho scene, being IN the lower
part Of the house, he saw the flataes ro!rg up
tue western elevator on the north side Of thu
building. This gentleman gave l,fs natnc {ns
near as could le understood In the crowt1) as
Knox.
The erImy, dirty, mtsscd-up, but rel1-intcn-
toned figure Of
Rem nrLIw1NELH
showed mp before reporter for q moment in
Bur1cv 4 ryrrcll's sture. There rms no tuo to
Wnstc. Wherefore this:
"Whcn did ron get tho word, Captain I"
"Dun't know the minute, but was here first
Of any Of tlien,."
"Whcrc did you think tho blnzc vast"
Why, they told inc It was In hero No. ST,
nnd Cit out pane Of glass aud came In.
Then went up to the roof, an1 couldn't Cml
spark. Then cutne down., md went mn on
the top Of that other building, but ! couldn't
ln,l light anywhere. Then came back here,
anil VT went up IN the roof nRalp. AMI whi}c
there VIC saw tho flames bursting cut on tho
roof next to us. We went downstairs anil into
tho ncSt building, aud covered np What VIC
voull.n
MR.. c. r. COLES,
proprietor Of tho English Restaurant. located In
tho four-stnry building adjoining the burned
structure, ktntctl to TRIBUNE reporter that he
heard one OF Field. Letter t. Co.'s watcllmcn
call nut TINT the upper part Of l}urlcy &: Tyr.
upon looking out he saw volume Of smoke
Issuing from Field, Letter & Co.'s urper floor.
The i,rc patrol canio anil cndcavored
IN cut down somc Of the iron
shutters on Burlcv .S Tyncl's store,
hut were unable to do 50. Mr.. Coles eattl that
MI c,dcayor was 1nadc to get the flrc~rump in
the building at work. but 1t provcl fruItlrs..
III thought tue lire run along tho cornIcc from
hurley Sc TyrFcll's building to Field, Letter Il
Co.'s
ar. Coles upper floors we're damaged by wa.
ter to the extent OF al,out $40. Iic has ample
Insurance on his property. Notwithstanding
tile damage to the upper portton OF hts houfc,
hir. Coles will open his restaurant as usua1 TO-
t1ny.
MR. ALBERT II. Hl0atSnornAM,
vhc crc,lt 1uau in tho wholesale eture. inter-
viewed late Inst niv1t as tn the origin of thc 1r
matte the following stntcmcnt:
"sfr, Field and l,oye lust sccu tho two
wa,clnncn in The retail store and asked thcrn
o,o,,t this matter, Thcy say tt,cy had been
their rounds unco aftcr the story closed. and
wrre lust ruatlv to 70 tt,u second time
They gu around tile whole building u,lpe
every hour. As ti.cy we're about to start
The second time they hcar.l tie alarm frotn thc
outside, As yct they had no idea that tfu5r
wns fire In Tho building, unc Of them satf
sI} ro to tho door, and You 70 to tho roof. and
we'll scc wlero the fro ts Tho man vim ,rcnt
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tic work.rootn without di.coyerInr any,h,nr
wrong, From, there IN thcro ia abort nioht of
stairs, NJ the head at which il n
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mt M tn nrcycnt burglars fro,n ,ct,Inr +, frn,n
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