Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-12-16
A NARROW ESCAPE.
One of the Most Stubborn Fires
Ever Witnessed Here.
p. S. BAKERS DRUG STORE GOES
UP IN SMOKE.
WeImer's Cigar Factory and j. w.
McKinIey's Bakery Damaged-The
Whole RIng0 Block Saved.


the same time the most dangerous
fires eve seen in this city, original
ed Tuesday at $50 o'clock a. m. in the
rear of the second floor of the build
ing occupied by z. S. Bakers hand
some drug store, which is situated
on South Jefferson street. The fire
was discovered by a young man nam
ed Lane, who had just come in on
one of the trains from st. Louis. Mr..
Lane had passed up the street, and
as he passed Bakers he heard a
cracking sound, as if from something
burning, but he passed on, thinking
some one was making a fire in a stove.
After going a short distance, be
thought the store might be on fire,
and turned back. When he reached
the store, volumes of smoke were
filling the front room, and as soon as
possible, an alarm was turned on.
The department responded promptly,
and in a very short time, three power
full streams were playing on the
building, one from near the City
Hall, another from the Savings Bank
corner, and the third from the cor
ner of Washington and Promenade
streets. The water-works have never
shown their effectiveness more than
on this occasion, and had it not been
for the position of the burned build
ing, the fire would have been SUBJ
dued much quicker. The burned
building is situated in the midst of a
block, the only openings being in the
front and rear. One of the streams
was played on the building from the
roof of Morris livery stable for over
an hour. The fire worked its way
over the roof, and across the awnings
into the second story of McKinley's
confectionery, cutting this floor and
the water thrown ON the flames ran
through the ceiling, which, together
with the fire and smoke, damaged
Mr.. McKinley's stock to the extent
of several hundred dollars. On the
other side, the fire obtained no head.
way, but the smoke and water dam.
aged Weimer's cigars and to.
bacco stock to the extent OF
$500 or $1,000 at least, while up
stairs over the cigar factory, the Of
fees were flooded with water. Al
4:30, after fire had been in progress
about an hour. a second alarm was
turned in, and it was not until after
6 o'clock this morning that the fire
was tapped out. Again at s O'Clock
this morning flames were noticed in
the cornice work, over McKinley's
and another stream was turned on.
THE LOSSES.
At this time it is impossible to cor.
rectly estimate the losses, and unit.
the debris is cleared away and the
insurance adjusters arrive, the loss
cannot be correctly given; but al
any rate it will not be less than S12,
600 or $4,000. The burned build.
ing will he rebuilt at once, by the
present owners, G. B. Macfarlane, Of
this city, and c. w. Baker, of Kan
sas City. The insurance is as fol.
lows:
On Bakers stock-Commercia
Union, j. H. Hayden agent, $500;
on Macfarlane & Bakers buildings
$4,000 in the Liverpool, London and
Globe, KiIgore & Howell agents; OF
M. Pitchers building, occupied b,
u. 200 in the Merchants
Bassford & Tucker agents, $1,000 il
the Springfield, Kilgore & Howell
agents.
Drs. French & Nichols, $3.50 il
! Oakland Home, Bassford & Tucke
agents; U. Weimer, $1,000 in tn
Norwich Union, Bassford g. Tucke
agents; $500 in the Springfield, xii
gore & Howell agents. Mckinley
, $500 in the Niagara, Kilgore & How
: ell agents, S1,100 in the agency Q
!. Joe Ofutt.
The fire destroyed the clectri
!. light wires in that vicinity, ais
p. burning an electric lamp in the dru
store, valued at about SIS.
Gentlemen whose boards are nc
of the tint which they desire, ca
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