Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-06-16
FIRE TN GLOBE.
The Business Portion of the
Town Destroyed.
FORTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
The Total Loss 100000; In
Suranes Nominal.
FORTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
Gazette.

| GLOBE, ella County, Ariz., June u
Almost the entire business portion OF
Globe was burned to the ground today,
making almost clean sweep down the
main street from the store of the old
Dominica Commercial company TO the
crossing Of the creek.
No cause is known for the starting of
the blaze. l. commenced about neon
on the property Of j. Saltan 4 Bros, and
famed by strong breeze blowing down
the creek, defed the efforts of the towns
| people TO extingush it.
Hundreds OF men assisted in moving
The efforts from he buildings 90 the line
of the flames, but the lack of any fire
apparatus rendered II impossible TO
save more than couple of houses.
The total loss will not fail far short
OF 100000 Several OF the most i'm
portant bu-iuess houses were insured to
about half tee valua ion, but with the
oth-r the loss will be entire.
Every building was destroyed on the
v est side of main street.
First was The large general merchan-
diZ'ng establishment of julius Sultan
Il Bros, carrying a stock valued at
about $40 600, and insure perhaps for It's
value.
Below vas the store of Sam Kee, with
stock of at least $1,000; insurance un-
known, if any.
A barber shop came next, and then
the large saloon OF W. L. McNelly, carry
Irg stock worth several thousand dol
lars.
Back of the last three establishments
n4' ed was The largs livery stable of
Thomas T. Pascoe. III outfit included
long lines of barns and WING and steam
pumping plant costing about $1,000.
Total los, $500.
From this, across a narrow alley the
flames In few minutes wiped out the
large frame structures occupied by the
old Dominion cOnpauy's restaurant and
Il gers' and House SALOONS.
S. Kein's store aud the two-story
Masonic hall followed, then a long
frame building of no particular value.
At this point the channel of PInal creek
intervene against further spread, Van
Wagenel's clothing store across
IT, creek, bsing uoinjured.
Ga the east side of Main street, the
damage was nearly as great. Opposite
SuItan's on the hIllsi Ie, stood the lodg
house OF Mrs. NJ ore; b-low it, i'm
mediately on the street, was large one
s,oFy frame belonging 20 Heine man IL
Gill. Then came two story frame
worth anOut 81 coo, toe upper story oc-
cupied 5y the ODD Fellows as hall.
was the property OF Mrs. c. Anderson.
Adjoining was the fine two-Story brick
occupied by the merchantIle firm OF b.
f. Kellner IL Co. L. had cost about
$1,000 and was nlled with a $4,000
stock, A considerable portion Of the
stock was saved, though the street vas
licked across its width by the fiames.
The high brick wall of the store kept
The blaze from the old store adjoining,
which has been used as a warehouse. |
Ii was Of adobe, with an iron roof, and |
was scarcely harmed.
b ok of the wareh ouse was the dwell |
ing house of Mr.. Kellner, worth, with
lis furniture, about $1,000. 1t was en-
tireiy destroyed. Kel!rer's loss will
dggregate at least $4,000 with an in
urance o. about $4,000, in companies
represented by G. W. Hoadiey, in
Phoenix.
Ncrth was a corral, then a small
adobe occupied as a butcher shop By
Dennis Murphy, then one-story vacant
adobe tuildlng owned by Sultan Bros.
and a two-story adobe, vacant, the pop
erty of Mrs. Or. johnson.
Next was the restaurant of Ben Pas
cosa, The bui ding sets back from the
street, and by enerietic acton was saved
Adjoinicg was R9dman's butcher
ebop. In front of this S ards the his
toric hanging tree" a giant sycamore,
that screened the building from the |
flames on the opposite side of the
street, and the street was little injured. |
The buildings beyond were bu. ned,
however, embracing Taylcr's news |
stand and saloon, the clothing store OF
Meyers & Sons, KIein's residence and |
MrF. Graydon's blacksmith shop and |
corral.
The better and more modern portion |
of the town was not harmed. embracing |
two merchai tile establishments, the |
Silver Belt Office, two lodging houses, |
the court house, ETC., and business will |
not he paralyzad by the blaze.
This evening a number of property |
owners are expressing their determine
ton to at once rebuild with better
structures.