The Portland daily press., 1896-07-06

horses on the dead run, the fremen cling
ing on for dear life. Only few seconds
behind came the hose carriage of En-
gine 5, followed in quick succession by
Engines and l, and the other pieces of
apparatus which responded to box 412.
By this time dense column of black
smoke intermingled with flames was roll
wind whom it reached above the roofs Of
the surrounding buildings and swooped
down again onto Fore street, making
that tloroughfare west of Cross street as
black as night and binding and choking
the firemen who were running towards
the burning building.
Chief Engineer Eldridge in his wagon
accompanied by ex-Alderman Fran H.
Little on his wheel, dashed down Cross
street few minutes after the engines
The chief took in the situation at a
glance.
THE SECOND ALARM.
Pull in the second alarm, Frank, !"
he cried, tossing his keys to the ex-alder-
man who dropped his bicycle and ran to-
wards box Ala and sent Gin the second
alarm. Ex-Assistant Engineer Hodgdon
heard the chief order @ second alarm and
ran for box 412 and he and policeman
attempted to ring in An alarm from that
box but theyalarm would not work until
tine door of the box was first closed and
then opened again. This thing neither
At L
t o do and so the alarm went in from box
414 and all Of the engines and ladder
trucks in the city hurried to the scene of
the fire.
The building where the fire occurred is
wooden structure two stories high in
| front and three stored in the rear. 1t is
owned by the Delano Planning Mill com
pauy of which Walter S. Hall is the pres
| ident, W. E. Wordsworth secretary, and
Walter Corey treasurer. The building was
also occupied by the Walter Corey COM
pany's furniture factory and the stair
building shop connected with the Delano
company. On the ground floor were the
planning machines and in the northeast
| erly corner are..the engine and boilers in a
| fire proof brick room separated from the
rest of this floor. On the second or street
| floor was drying room for the lumber
of the Delano company, few more plan
| ing machines and saws and in the south
west corner the Delano. company's Office.
On the second story above the street in
| the westerly corner was another drying
room andsthe rest Of this floor was de-
voted to the Walter Corey company s furn.
iture factory and on the floor above were
the De1ano company's moulding ma
chimes and lum Der rooms
In the rear of the main building ex
tending back into the yard towards Com.
mercial street pro jected two, three storiec
wooden buildings sheathad with iron.
Between these two small buildings was
space about ten yards wide, forming c
sort of alley way running up to the maiI
building. These two small building
were connected with the main structure
by wooden platform only and the
ground floor, as was that of the main
structure. was open and unsheathed
The building on the left looking toward.
Fore street, was occupied as the storage
room for mouldings and lumber ant
that on the left was used as a stall
building shop and on the ground
floor of this building in the southerly
corner was the stable " here a horse be
longing TO the Delano company was kept
On the corner Of Cross and Fore streets
adjoining the Delano company's mill, il
the brick building Of the Bslknap Motor
company.
On tile westerly side of the mill is the