Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-11
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Correct s~~erd % the I've fires ges-
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Corre~, a-~ord % the I've sIFes Ies.
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Owing 10 the fact that n rush" arti
cl" about the fires yesterday AFTERNOON
appeared IN print, THE CITIZEN made
some errors ia regard 10 the AIN ,unt of
losses aud the insurance held upon the
property. The following J., corr-cted
account
The Journal hotel building was the
property ~ Hugh sullivan. lie valued
the bulIdlng at about ks.OOO, upon which
there ~ gu insurance u $l,OoO 10 the
i.oudon Lancashire company, represent.
ed 10y +. II. Kent. lie had some turni.
ture IN the building, which 10 fully
insured Tor 800 In the Providence
Washington company, also represented
10y Mr.. Kent. Mr., sullivan did not know
anything about the tiss, until after the
iiremcn had ceased work. lie was Gu.
deavorlng tn cell the property, and there.
fore does not know what be will do in
tina way OF tearing down the burned
umbrrs and improving the valuable lot
by erecting thereon q substantial build.
,ns. lie is o! the opinion that the Hre
orig mated somew here 10 the stairway that
lead mp into the second story from the
west side OF the building. aud that q
spark from some Of the chimneys 10 70
spunsOle for the blaze.
The general theory. however, 10 that
II defective tlue, or the stove pipe that
= Issed through the roof Of the kitchen,
caused the tire.
Mrs. l. ID. Griswold, who occupied
,ne house, has an insurance OF sGOO on
the furniture in the North American
company, represented by Henry Lock.
hart. The lady estimates her loes sev.
eral hundrsd dollars more than the In.
surance. The goods that were saved,
not amounting TO q good load, we're
badly damaged in removing and by
water All her''personal effects, together
with everything that belonged 10 Mr..
Gr,swold we're destroyed. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Gr,swold, we're away at the time OF
the tire-the husband at the freight de-
pot At work, and the wife up town Ut Q
lawyers office. Miss Emma Stern, the
dining room girl, was asleep on the
lounge 10 the dicing room, and know
nothing about the Gloss proximity Of
fire until aroused from her slumbers by
n fireman. Al that time the flames were
fast entering the dining room, aud the
girl barely had time 10 save herself.
She had few hours before taken all her
dresses out Of her trunk TO hang up.
Her personal effects were slso totally
destroyed.
The dodgers In the rooms In the SEQ.
ond story OF the building, where the
tire had secured big head way, famed
by a fierce wind storm from the south,
lost everything. amounting to probably
SiG0.
The estimate In regard 70 the loss sus-
tanned by Dwight Wheeler. the oarpen.
ter, was outrageously exaggerated yss-
tsrday after the dire, although the cond.
ton Of his shop when the iiremeu got
through was excuse sutliclsnt for any 60 |
innate. lie went 70 work cleaning out
the debris this morning. and figures his |
loss at about $50 upon which he has no |
Insurance. The building. al old frame,
one.story, and formerly occupied by Ed. |
Strasburg in the early days 40 q paint
shop, was owned by Mrs. Fannie Sutton,
OF University, Cal. The building was
worth probably t225, and there Ia an 10.
surance Of si00 on 1t 10 the Western CON.
pany, represented by Mr.. Kent. Ip the
rear OF the building there 10 small shed,
which 10 used by Mr.. d. Slsystsr 10 which
to keep alfalfa. by some means. Q spark,
or FROM some tire tiend, the slfalta caught
ire, the hames eating their way through
the cracks OF tho carpenter shop, which
was lined by paper all bssmsarsd with
oil aud paint, and onoe on the inside OF
the shop IL was easy for the flames TO
get good start. The building 10 located
III the fire limits.
The chief OF the department desires 10
state that at each tirs there were three
streams OF water turned on, and that the
pressure was most excellent. The fire
men worked mapfully 70 save the town,
battling against hsros wind storm from
the south, and II any person doubts the
efficiency Ut the volunteer hre fighters,
under the present department, they are
invited to inspect the two burned build
ngs. and ponder upon the question,
'how did the boys save the adjoining
buildlngsS" Every fireman got . very
uncomfortable bath, hos such little 10.
that of absolutely running
suit Vt olo'hlns, is always In the count 4.
Shen fellow becomes q hpsmsu.
At the fires W. L. Rogers. OF tho Scott I
Moore hose company, had the mlsfor. q
uns to lose his exemption badge. Mr.. q
rogers Ia tina book keeper at L. b. Put. 1
'ey's, and at, ons finding ths badge B
Will please leave 10 ~ the stofs. \
"For all dsranssmsnts OF the thross Q
md lungs, Ayers Cherry Psctoral 10 the