Arizona republican., 1895-11-27
AT TIE MIDNIGHT BLAZE Damages Sustained by the Bremen. Figures as to the Losses and
 Insurance. Due to Defective Electric Light WlrinR-FortUnate Insurance
 Renewal.

The fire laddies were worn out yes terday after a hard nights battle with the fire that consumed the Hambrook & Schorr and Plattner buildings. The boys worked hard and are deserving of all possible credit. As far as say ing the buildings was concerned that was impossible on account of the rapid headway the fire gained before the stream could be brought into use, but the departments work was effect i've in keeping the flames from spread ing to the adjacent houses.
 The Pioneer hose was the frs. to ar rive on the scene and although only five members were on hand they worked nobly, utterly disregarding the danger to themselves. Two of the members, John Lewelling and Jack Buckley, were disabled. The former had two fingers cut off, while the lat ter had a very narrow escape from being crushed to death. He was standing by the west wall of the furnl- ture store when it toppled over. AS luck would have it he was right in front of a window and when the wall began to fall he jumped through the opening and saved himself from being pinioned under a mass of debris. AS it was, his right hand was crushed and his arm broken in three places. He did not know of the extent of his in- juries for several hours afterwards. but continued working until the fire was out.
 Both the injured boys were placed under the treatment of Dr. Helm, the department surgeon. LeWelling' s finger, the physician states, will have to be amputated.
 The origin of the fire is still mys- tery, but Messrs. Hambrook 6 Schorr are of the opinion that the blaze was caused by an electric light wire. They state that no stove was in the building nor anything that would cause a blaze unless it was the electric wires.
 Officer Sam Bayley asserts that he saw just at the time of the fires dis covery, a. man running southward and away from the blaze. He called to him to stop, but the man continued on in his wild flight. Bayley thought of taking a shot at the fugitive, but the street was filling up with people at the time and an innocent person might have been hit.
 One of the fire boys who first reached the scene states that the rear door, near which the fire started, was un- locked, Lewelling finding no difficulty in breaking in.
 ! '. A. Plattner, the harness dealer, ysucc eeded in saving about $500 worth of sto> K. In shed in the rear of his shnn w.0re stored eight buggies, which were badA'y charred, the loss on them amounting to s1,5OO. He carried a s1. 900 poIfc,- with the Svea and Phoe- nix insurance companies. The insur- ance covered pat of the fixtures and saddlery, but tb.9 loss to the main stock was about $2,6Al0.
 Han1brook & Schorr estimated their stock at at least s10,C0O at the last stocktaking in July Since that time it has added to and can be approxi- mated at S11 ,000. The building cost and was valued at $2 ,000. On the prop erty were the following policies of in surance: On building, S1 ,250, with the Svea; on stock, S4,O00, with the PhOe- nix, of Brooklyn; S1,000 with the Hart ford of Connecticut, s2,000 with the Fireman's Fund and $1,000 with the North America of Philadelphia.
 With the three policies last men toned Hambrook & Schorr were es peciaEy fortunate, as they had run out but couple of weeks ago and had been by the agent renewed on their credit and without advising them.