Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-12-26
Weeklg Gitizsu
rmE FIRkLAsI Mont.
The Atisn,ic a Pscinc General Once. In
hiss- -Uood Mott by Firvm.n.

The A,isn,ic q Pscine U.n.r.i once. In .
hiss- -oo"d Mott by Firvm-n.
AZ $40 o'clock last night M alarm of
hfe was sounded, aud the fife depart.
ment Responded rapidly. going ~ the
general offices " the Atlantic n Pacific
on south second street. where they dis.
covered the roof VI the building In
flames.
The Ore was hard 10 reach, Tor the tea.
eOn that the flames we're between the
ceiling aud the toUf, aud only In places
had forced ius hery way through. but the
hremen directed the streams PROPERLY,
and s'On thereafter the flames, which q,
one time Threatened the destruction VI
The entire building. were extingui-hed.
For some time, owing ~ all Accumula.
ton Of business, the clerical force VI the
offices. especially under Auditor Walsh,
has worked several hours at night, and
they were present last night
IL seems that the entire force, o..
pecially on the third tiOOr VI the auditing
department, had left tue building except
II, Ilatt, who remained 10 write sever.
al private letters. Al that time there
was no apparent IRE, but at $40 Thos.
Patter sou, night JanitOt, was In the rear
oil volume " smoke coming through
the roof. lie -uImisei that the
building Was on tire. aud rushed 10 IA d.
third tluOr where he informed Mr.. Plat,
lie exclaimed Ia thu latter gentleman
that the building was on IRE"
Where" remarked Mr. platt. and inst
~ he spike flames burst through the
ceiling over the clock on the north side
Oi III" Hue. AMI n minute later flames
made their appearance over the duot, near
TIE electric. teal, uu the south side If Ia.
hoe
Patterson then let the third floor.
rushed dow n-iHli> Hni sent IN the alarm.
whl'" MI Hiatt succeeded Ia placing
away ~ tie vault "a number 1T imIuttAUt
bOnk- AMI trIs'tt-. As hr Wa leaving his
depaTl Inrnt. the flames had made another
passale IN the crlllng Just over the stair.
way o. the second lluut
ny this time 'hr tfrmrn were ON the
ground, ami, Alth Ugh the offices uiI the
second aud third Il ats were thorough,
dtrnrh~i With water aud mhuN durti.
inHnt ruined, which viii entail consider
ALL" rNp-n~e H. replace. II must ha nj
mltt"i that tllrt kpIlr and hi, ifrmrn
did gallant work. Rni their prompt NJ
rival .h'rd the huIllng from total lie.
StTuctlnn.
Receiver smith Is uut NJ the cit,. but
General superintendent wells was seen
TINS m"rhing. \ ter giving the tire Ia.
Ne-tig alton. h" II under the IMPRESSION
that the hue. PLACED IA the building
some Irw months Agu was not the cause
al the lire a. iir~t reported. AMI this upin.
Ion l. shared l., other officials.
CHI {, lrik Walker. who WAS IN the
thickrt II the excitement aud directed
III" nlNrm 'ntS ~ number II men In
the saving oi property, l. at a los IT, IN.
der-tu nj the Origin II the Dire aud when
asked aonli not venture All opinion
NV Hue Wa plncei IN the building
few months Agu, and -uine advance the
thrFN that II was the cause II the lire,
aud a. hers are equally ls'-lti'r that ga-
wd- y, ~ Responsible than anything else
Tor H. hlaL-
III" shop turrr ~ carlrntrT-. hS ORDER
ni VIZ tel Mechanic English. were placed
al W X repairing thr ruut this morning.
Will, fore" ~ wutkmrn are clearing
the T. nis hrrnrhrd With water. work /.
hrin1 pushed forward and all drtAr d.
mrht ~ the general offices viii -o"rl beat
work ~ II nothing extraordinary had
tran lrsd
Al tor walsh Informs IHt tITlZtN
that the building /. insured t"t t1.''u
and - contents lot s2tsn IN The Mann.
factu,'r~' Lln,i- FIR" Insurance com.
pan, I lnui"u. ard that ~ estimate
the s~r- from the lire last night at
I - "n the huililne and 81. on con.
tent, i"irg furniture aud fixtures.
Ilr tItl/t> CONSIDERS the Atlantic n
Pacit : with IT, headquarters here, the
great Il Institution IN the met ropuli-.
AMI Il rrh, registers it, regrets over the
lO-~''s anh incunN rnlrnc"S II will expert
eHcr i,um the hlazr last night