Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-05-02
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CouraHesus work.

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Courageous werk.
To day At 1926 an alarm ~ fro WAS
sounded, which was startling In its char
act.r, Tor denae volume VI smoke was
observed issuing from the rear ~ Arthur
Everitt's palace icwclry store on Railroad
avenue and In tho bear, ot the city
Mr.. Everitt aud W. &. Burke had just
returned from dinner, aud were standing
chatting about Silica MICA paint, the
clerks, Henry Book aud Oscsr Nymnn
leaving Tor dinner, when Mr.. Eycrltt ~
turning around exclaimed. Look, the
whole rear II on Hire" Mr. Burke ran
rapidly out ~ the iron, door and gave
the alarm 10y RIGGING the bell, which soon
brought the volunteer fire ounipan!
the SCOTS, the Grants aud the Il,uk,
and Ia few moments several streams ~
water wore paying on the flames, which
were discovered coming from the frame
work IN the rear ~ the jewclry store
The fire. after mantul work.
coupled with cStrcmc danger e. the Ill.,.
men, owing t. the close quarters ~
which they had To- work. was soon under
control, and ono ~ the must disastrous
conilaRratluns IN III. history ~ tlccity
where a whole square ~ business houses
was ia danger. h lpplly arrested Tue
frame work, hoScvcr, hemmed IN 10y
brick aud stone wall, was completely de-
s,royed, aud tn" store ~ NJ Evcritt well
Wgter~l. His goD,ls we're removes with
more care than Is usual y encountered NJ
lire and hls loss ~ nominal lie ~
amply insured IN companies represented
10y J Is, Bushnell aud r II Kent
THE ~ Elmo" building adjoining
suffered som" damage 10y portion 81
the frame on the east side catching fire
but Was readily cxtinguished 10y VH,cr
being turned IN that direction. Tie
building IL insured IN Mr. Bushnell.
companies, and the loss il only trlilr
For time it looked as u the building
wis doomed but the gallaut fire lad lice
saved It from destruction, aud Doc.
Moore hose quarters I, morrow evening.
The origin " the tire IL not positively
known. MIR Book, who had sleeping
room in portion ~ the burned section
OF the building, nd is n loser 10 the TX
tent ~ several hundred dollars ~ valua
bile tools and IA lot 81 clothing, states thh,
no one bnd passed through the store out
into the renr for several hours, aud he
cannot give nu lura what cnns,d the tire.
Mcssts EvrrItt aud Nymaa are hlsn ~
mystery rrI",, oiu the origin Of the tire
It IL Thought 10y some, who nave cS
amined the p,nce, thut some person pass.
Ing through the alley IA the rclr tossed
over haht,d cigar or cigarette, and II
falling on the dry frame soon ignted 1t.
Mr.. Everltt ls prnfuse in his compI.
meuts and thanks ~ the noble young
gent,smen Hho constitute the Albuquor.
que fire department, and that they viii
be substantially remembered there Is M
doubt
Firemeu Chamberliu, Murray and
lieyn were standing on the roof ~ the
west side Of the burning frame 10 the
rear OF the jcaelry store and while hand
ling tue hose. the roof gave way and the
three were precipitated 10 the ground.
The Fall injured Mr.. lle!n and hc wns
carried out ~ Gn unconscious condition
placed in II hack and taken 10 lis home
on the Highlands. DIR. Allison reports
him improving at this hour, o'ciocx p,
M Chambprin and Murray, furtu
nately, were not hurt.
Assis'nnt Foreman Knight, ~ thr
SCOTS, had two streams ~ water laying
ou the burning structure, one each from
the front and rear, aud lac handled his
men, during the absence OF Foreman
Phelan. IN n tirsman's style.