Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-04-22
THE STREAM ON.


THE STREAM ON.
1t As the fire was i'm the southeast
g draught and in consequence the fire
g smouldcred in its confinement
y among the dry tinder, straw, and
boxes of the cellar. Without
difficulty the rear cellar way was
4 broken open and nozzle turned in
/. that direction. At the east side eel
f lar door an opening was made and
p stream was turned Oh, but the heat
! was 80 great, the smoke so dense
and the fumes so suflocating that
the hose was managed with difficult
".
BEACHiNG THE FLAMES.
1t was several minutes before the |
exact location of the flames could be |
determined, as each opening gave
additional suction aud the smoke
rushed out with binding force. A
hole was chopped through the floor
of the store room and hose insert
ed. The struggle for supremacy be-
tween the fire and the water was
great, But five powerful streams
were pouring into the cellar and
were conqucring the blaze.
LEAPING HIGH.
In the meantime the hungry
flames had leaped up through the
inside stairway in the southeast !
corner OF the building and were
licking up the oils and taking a +,
strong hold among the combustible y
doors, boxes, partitions and cases.
For time the building inside ap-
peared n
VAST SEA OF FLAME. I,
In the vicinity of the prescription $
case all was aflame, while the little {
ware room behind it was wrapped v
in flame. From the street i'm front {
the scene was alarming and it look "
ed as though the building could not V
be saved. Just as onlookers had n
given up all hope of saving the o.
block n,
A SHOUT OF VICTORY I,
went up from the rear of the build C,
Ing. Here with crowbars and axes
the men were trying to break open
the iron fire doors, now heated red n
hot. They had succeeded. Tearing =,
ont the double frame doors inside, y,
two streams of water were upon the
ilames which were subdued and l..
the building saved. The stock was ~
badly damaged. -
DAMAGES AND INSURANCE.
Viewed by the light of day the S,
stock, which invoices $4,000, Is found III
TO be almost total loss. 1t was in &C
sured for $500, equally divided in ST
-he Home Mutual and Royal COM
panies. Adjusters will arrive in the 81
'ity this evening, il is expected, and co
viii assess the damages.
HOW 1T ORIGINATED.
Indications would bear out the is
'elief held by II very large number pc
hat the fire was of incendiary origin. su
I would have been an easy matter en-
or man 10 raise the rear cell Hi
ar door, enter the cellar and kindle SUI,
lire among the intlammable bl,
materials In the cellar. This We
pinion is held by Mr.. Cox, owner a /
the drug store, Ed, McAfee, per- DO,
'ription clerk, and 7. NJ. Patton. mn,
wner of the block. Mr.. McAfee 10
iosed the store NJ about ten O'Clock,
which time all was well. In less
nan half an hour the alarm WAS
ven' Many persons are slow to ",'
link the tirc was the work Of an i''
'cendiary, They attribute it 10 'w'' w
'ontaneous combustion, the deadly '"'
gar stump or rats aud matches. ,%''' %
hot
SOME ACCIDENTS.
Several Iiromcn sustained Injuries
ore or less serious, JAY Phillips y
as struck ON the arm by au axe bus
d hasa most painful wound. A. pet
haNey, while trying TO push the aga
mi door open WAS struck ON the hou
list 10y n piece of falling plate he
ass Il cut his wrist badly, Jap
into has mashed hand, the
'role soda fountain having fallen II
1t with considerable force. folio
stat,
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