Telegram-herald., 1886-07-17
M MJRLEY'S BIG BLAZE
A Narrow Escape From Entire
Destruction by Fire.
Az lGsE sent FROM THIS CITY
Warehouse, So LuHDer Sheas, q
Dwelling snu f~o 6srns Destrosea
-intense Excitement Women
who Norked Ike
f1eFoinss

About ha.f pasi 5 o'cloek yesterday after
aeon dispa cl sas reosifel from Morley
os Asyor DlSealau askias o. have az sa-
sine senl there q, o. are ~ 81, raging a. ths
raiiroai slAnau aud there was ln-
nineai danger shat tae ~hfe tasn
seaia be- destroyed Eleas 30 8
together eith 8 eagou load of hose. a4s
immediately ordered % iae y h. q D. depot
aud loaded ou lsa aii ears Accompanied
oy Foreman br9sn Easiaeer 6loooas and
Lnemen JeaninEs ~ No. = and Dosues.
and I.amore of Nu a anl . reporter tor ihe
fElaeaAN- hERAln. fns eKrra iet tAe cay
al nse alinalss oei1re fsar in charge oi }
a nraa. and rs4oaei lrlry. aislaaes of
la,t iorff miles in iorg-aFe mi14irs As
.f Nas uecessar, 81 slide lralk aace CO. meet
a4otner Train. toe actual rlunlne time Vas
4unGf oue mlie minute
A tae station sas approached mass oi
rlfus. stl blazing. w4s passed l4e are
al been disc lFersI aud lae aiaTlu sifra al
ab1ui gusfief fasi % 81 "a. iu oue ai tle
sK she4s ln wlicl shiaEles ssre stored
llsi south Oi The de. .sot Toe losn Is en-
lrely SiIhoui nre prtleculn hui the pre-
cation hal been taken 90 3 aer narre.s of
sater ia convenient places. aua iurn had
been detailed 80 ttcl lle buil luEs aiuAE
tie railroad Wnen lrs. dlscss srred hy
one of these watch nen. Tie blaze
hal just started. bat ln mo-
ment The whole shed va ab AZ
a pretty sun breeze Vas biawias foam tae
uouh lle hames spread sitn ervAi ra-
pdity and d, was ieanci iaal uash a 90 =
large neS roller ulil Jasi s1uia .f inr olrl-
lus sheds would be- destroyed Fortuna els.
however. tne IRE dlc nut react a. Toe
hames worked tlrir N-y nsrtl sari tssar-
ihe depot aud tba saa|d nave been Sc.
str1, 81 had o not been fsr hose which
vas attached Go the rsilrsal tAuk near
0g. several telegraph poles we're
Kas broken down Jasf east
IT the sheds there were about two hundred
cords of wood This sas oaruea and then
The beat became intense acrlss ile street
where tue old t1mmercial Ho ei siauds.
Ion A. Pvitan came O. thr re~cie ~lth
naud- pump blankets were spread dp1l the
roof and hy keeping then constantly wei
Nifh The pump the house Was saved had
90 uDt been saved the ruure hu-luc-s part uf
the town " iuid certainly have oren slpei
oui Fragments OF blrnlHE shingles were
constantly being carried og ths wind fo DIFF
ierent localities and n0es were started in
numerous places. bul were Eeuera lY cAun-
| g4ished promptly A litilc barn near lhe
south end 90 fhe shca-. owned bf The
old National Bank of thls citN. could
not be saved however. ami frsll this tne
/ dame- leapei scrtss the street Cd hafh
| owned by Cutler g. lNuEbt Several umes
/ the ire caughi and sas put out. Dut al asi
/ % got bevoni control and the barn burned
| Then little house Owned hy = Cummings
and occupied by ID NorhCuit bad o.
slccumb The neXf house Wa, occupied hV
/ The barber Spence NIcklus A aefermlued
/ light was made here t0 cox Oh th- pioFress
! oi the fire aud it Suece.-i,-i ou fhe roof uf
/ the house a large Daitei States Gag and a
/ number 81 bankr were spread and by
| keeping these soaked with water fhe house
was saved and ihe IRE goi no farther
when the engine from tbis citr arrived
/ the ire was fUliy uader control. bat The en-
gn q was unloadei aud fhc ruins. ehleb
gere suil burning were Thoroughly Is drench-
ed lest The wind mIehi YET carry sparks
across the reei ani calse iuri1 T trouble
The LOSSES are estimated a. oEs Cat
| Ter a Wrghf Warehou-e c.utiiniHE aEfical.
tura implements 0l0 Dsands II wool
stoves, etc and quantity oi wo'i. 81 800
/ in-urei Henry er0pe shingles. 81 'oi
/ no Insurance J r rHnrkow. hoops saves
aud shingles $1,000. % in-uranoee
= CumminEs house $500 Insured
ID J Nwfhcufi. fnrnnure s3N. nn inrur
ance. olo Nat nal Bank. barn. $50 Mn
| Cutler. OF fhi- cn. 50 d. $50 its.iie,
/ these losses there was Quannrr ~ -hin.
r.e- nftn d in \ ~ NHrfs iu I'd ser shed
/ wh CD bai iusf hee0 q hy Nr Wiley %
! Nei-of. el lelar ~pnuEe.
Toe lad .es nf he village 1ii valiant ser
| vice iD dgntinE t1e fame. mauY - them
| ctrryinE water. two ua'ilois ~ ume
| said The president 81 the viilae zoos
! men may nos ne better thsn other tnea
| bat our women beat the world. -1ne "a
| rne men showed hy their badly singea
/ baaris and almost hIisterei faces that tseF
/ too had done s lme earnest vort
Nhiie The lum per sheds were burr inl
! tire wss discovered in q blildiuE north p
| Ihe depot ani There b. some sI-picIpn fnh'
| "a was fhe work n 81 lnoeaiiarv. ans that
| p1-siblv tbe fire vac also purp0seif scf
| though Do BE- generally supposed that ]
| caught from nassIng ipcsnpuve
The elnd carried tbe hrp acriEs fhe pond
/ into the wood. southeast ~ fhe village. anf
/ " ben the exfrs tram sfsried back at -
haif a. acre or m Bre wss ahlas- and fhfrt'
men we're M gors hshnne ihe fames there
GAMES lNTt4E NATION LEAGUE