Arizona silver belt., 1888-06-23
| RIsAsTRoUs FIRE.

streets were startled by the sudder
 and ominous illumination of the heav
 ems toward the south end of town, in
 dicating the outbreak of cenfagra
 tion. The cry of fire was at once
 raised, and the alarm being communi
 cated to the congregation in the
 church, their numbers were quickly
 added to the af'righted crowd that was
 hurrying to the place indicated by the
 blaze. Upon reaching the school
 house, there was nothing to obstruct
 the view of persons approaching from the north, and the appalling scene of Alonzo Bailey's handsome residence
 wrapped in devOuring flames, was re- vsaled te them.
 The fire had gained such headway before assistance was procured, that it was useless to attempt to stay its progress, except to prevent the spread of the flames to adjoining property, and even then It looked as though the attempt to save Jerry Hyndman' s house, on the south, would be futile, as already the fierce heat was begin ming to have its effect on the dry and resinous timber of which the building is constructed; but by an hsrolc effort upon the part of resolute brigade, water was supplied Tn abundance and the house saved. Others worked man. fully to prevent the spread of the flames to outhouses in the rear, and although the heat was intense, the fire was checked after partially de- stroying a woodshed on Mir. Bailey's premises.
 Mr. Bailey's version of the fire and its or1gin is briefly as follows: Mrs. Bailey went to church, he remaining at home with the children and was in the dining-room playing with them. About half-past eight he went into the bedroom adjoining to get light, and, after lighting lamp which stood on a bureau in rear of the room, seeing that the flame was too high, endanger- ing the chimney, he suddenly dropped the match from bis hand without nO- ticing whether it was out or not, turned down the wick and then taking up the lamp he went back into the dining-room and turned his attention to the children.
 The lighted match which he drop ped must either have ignited some newspapers CT a bunch of matches winch lay on the bureau, and the fire communicated to the bureau and then to the wall. The fact of there being a double partition between the rooms, afording deep closets, and the door connecting being near the front while the fire was at the rear of the bed room, and 4r. Bailey and the children at the rear of the dining-room, made it possible for the fire to burn some minutes before it was discovered. Mr. Bailey's attention was called to the roaring sound that the fire made, by his little daughter Wynette, and he started to go to the parlor, but in passing the door opening into the bed room, he discovered the fire.
 Thinking first of the safety of the children he ran and picked them up Tn his arms and carried them into the street. Running to the side of the house he fastened hose TO tfo pipe connecting with the big tank in the yard, kicked in the bedroom window and, bose in hand, jumped in, but found the ceiling a mass of flames, be- yond his power to extinguish He then took hold of a trunk which he supposed contained his wife's most valuable effects and dragged that out. Although the flames had spread to the front bedroom, dining-room and par Tor, Mir. Bailey again entered the house and reached the rear bedroom before realizing his danger, and he then made nasty retreat, not, how ever, before large patch of hair on the crown of his head had been burned and his scalp and ears blistered. Frank Boston saved a couple of chairs, and MT. Bailey tke trunk mentioned, which, however, did not contain what he had supposed. Everything, the house and its costly contents, was con stunned and being uninsured, repre- sents loss of about $7,O0O. Mir. and Mrs. Bailey have the sympathy of the entire community.
 Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Downs eccu- pied the furnished house of Jerry Hyndman, adjoining They lost noth- ing, but were somewhat disconnected by having the house stripped of every thing movable, and carried inte the street for safety