The Arizona champion., 1884-07-12
The Blow a Heavy One There being no Insur. anCe on the Burnt
 Property.
Full Description of the Origin and Course of the Flames, Together with List and
 Loss of Sufferers.
People Compelled to Flee for Their Livcs from the Burning Buildings Es. cape sf Mrs. Woods from Burning to
 Dsath-various Minor MishapA.
Special 10 the Flagstaff Champion:--

Special 10 the Flagstaff Champion:-
 WILLIAMS, July 'S.-Our town ha, again been visited by devastating
 fire. Scarcely had the flames died away from the Crawford & Dickey fire, when again the dreaded alarm ls sounded, and in short space of time seven business places are in ashes, to. gether with nearly all their contents, and not dollar of insurance on any of the property.
 This morning, between one and
 two o'clock, flames were discovered issuing from betweed Mrs Woods lodging house and Mackeray's saloon and in almost m instant the two build. ings weIe enveloped with fire. Start ing about midway of the Wo ods build. ing, from the outside, the sleepers had barely time to escape through the hail ot the lodging house, and most of them gained the street only in their night clothes. Mrs. Woods, proprie- tress of the lodging house, in the ex- citement, forgot her money which was locked up in the drawer of table,
 and after gaining the street. she again entered the building, and was rescued by the efforts of Mir. Lew Hurd. The lady is severely burned about the face, neck, shoulders and back of right hand. She is suffering intense pain, but the burns are not deep, and through the skillIul care of Dr. Dickey and many kind friends to ad- minister to her comfort, she will re cover, Mrs. Woods had just com pleted and furnished her building, one of the most valuable properties on thc street, and was doing a thriving business. The building and furniture was valued at sI, 200. All was destroyed. together with SI6s in cash. Of the amount lost, s65 in gold, was taken from the de. brs, Her loss is not only severe upon her., but the town is also a great, loser, as 1t was the only lodging house. Mrs. Richardson kept a res. taurant, and had just purchased the building and had it nicely supplied with dishes and other furniture. Her family had barely time to escape from the burning building in their night clothes with only a pair of blankets Her loss is at least s7oo. Lew Hurd' $ carpenter shop building, the property of C. E. Boyce, was destroyed, and MT. Hurd lost valuable set of car penter tools, and other personal property, amounting to S7oo. Loss on building $500. Ed. Markery's saloon and contents was total loss. valued at $500. The structure known as the Tabor building, was destroyed It was the property of C. E. Boyce, and valued at SI.ooo. John Tracy's building, occupied as an office for the ice business, valued at sI5o, and the office of Judge Scott, Justice of the Peace, valued at $500. mingled with the ashes. Dewitt C. Newell, of Flagstaff, owned the building in which Judge Scott's office was located. For tunately the books and papers of the office were saved, From the Newell building to Murray's saloon and res taurant, a distance of $ feet, the lots are vacant, so the fire closed its devastations here only for want of further fuel to feed it.
 A more complete and total loss among business places cannot be i'm agined. Thece was no time for re. moving goods, and in some instances families and individuals were aroused in time only by great exer,ion. A number of the occupants of Mrs. Woods lodging house lost cash. hay ing no time to gather up their cloth ing and valuables.
 In all probability, few, if any, of the buildings will be replaced, as the dullness in business at Williams, ow ing to the remova! of the railroad of. fices and headquarters of the Division from that point, will not warrant the expenditure.
 Many of the unfortunate ones have lost their all, and the blow to them is a severe one,
 ! Tho origin of the Are js 3 mystery,