The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-11-24
VISIT OF THE FIRE FIENp.

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Powcll's Opera House Goes up IN
Smoke, and SO Does Portion o.
Font street.
On Saturday night about 8:15 q
small blaze was seen issuing from the
upper window in the rear of Powell's
opera house. In few minutes the en-
tire stage was on fire aud in an hour
the building was totally destroyed.
Nothing could be done by our citizens
to save the building and 1t was too
late to save the piano and other furni-
ture when tho alarm was given, The
opera house was finished last year and
was the only hall IN town furnished
with stage scenery and fixtures and
and it was also the favorite place for
holiday dances. The loss of this place
Of amusement will be felt by our citi-
zens. The building and stage proper
ties probably cost $4,000 and was in.
sured for $4,000.
The FRONT STREET FIRE.
The fire on Front street occurred
Monday night about 1:30 and broke
out in the rear of Dick Knights saloon.
1t spread rapidly to the adjoining
buildings and in few moments the
entire wooden row from the Berry to
the Murphy building was in flames
and in ashort time only a mass Of
smoking embers was all that was left
of that portion of the street known as
wooden row.
The buildings destroyed were all
frame and cheaply constructed and
were owned by Babbitt Bros, G. F.
Manning, Thos. Drum. E. X. & w. c.
Bayless, ]. F. Daggs, Julius Aubineau,.
and Mrs. Emma Gonzales. The occu-
pants of the row were w. A. Switzer
who occupied the Bsbbitt building
With restaurant and fruit stand, a
small portion of his goods were saved.
The restaurant had been leased day
or two before the fire to Doney and
Dillaha. Switzer's loss was about
81 600 insured for 500. John Abeel,
occupied the Manning building with
stock of notions cigars and tobacco.
but little was saved of the stock and
the loss is placed at $4,000, insured for
81, $50.
The next room was occupied as a
saloon by Chas. O'Dell, and the stock
was total loss. No insurance.
The next place was occupied by
Dick Knight with a saloon and was
where the fire originated, and nothing
was saved, no insurance on stock.
Jules Aubineau owned and occupied
the next building with a stock of
liquors and cigars. There was but
little taken from the building and that
was afterwards burned. His loss is
81, 600 insured for $l,l00.
The Bayless Bros. occupied one por-
ton Of the Daggs building with bar
Der shop and bath room. A portion Of
the furniture was saved, and their loss
is placed at 81, 400 with $500 insurance.
Wiley Moffett had saloon in the
east part of the Dagg's building and
his loss is about $500 with $500 insur-
ance on fixtures.
The next place was also occupied as
a saloon by - Cooper. A few of
the fixtures were saved. No insurance.
The last building to the east was oc-
cupied by w. L. Dykes with fruit
and cigar stand and by John Coates as
a bakery. The former lost about 5000
and the latter about $500. Coates had
800 insurance on his oven.
Babbitt Bros. had $500 insurance on
their building.
Daggs had $1,000 On the other
buildings burned there was no iusur-
ance.
There was plenty of hard work by
our citizens to keep the fire from
spreading to adjoining buildings. The
residence of 2. DeTf,yj; was saved by the
hardest kind of work and the fire kept
from spreading in that direction which
saved all the buildings on Lereaux
avenue. The frame building in the
rear of Henry's place was also saved
and the fire prevented from spreading
in that direction.
The Arizona Lumber & Timber Co.
sent their water tanks down and after
their arrival, more generous supply
of water was had.
The fire was a lucky one inasmuch
as the night was calm. If it had been
otherwise the fire would not have been
confined to the front row.
1t is anticipated that the new north
and south road will be ready for bust