The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-09-16
The Grand Canyon Hotel and a
 Dwelling Burned.
Loss Estimated at S,OOO- Nothing Saved-SOms or the Inmates Narrowly Escaping With
 Their Lives.

were awakened from their peaceful slumbers by pistol shots, bells ringing, locomotive whistles and the startling cry of "fire!' which caused almost every mau, woman and child in town to repair to the scene of the conaa- grafton.
 The house on tIre was a dwelling situated on the south side of the Santa Fe Pacific railroad track owned and occupied by Jack Harrington and fami- ly. The fire was under such headway that it was impossible to put out the flames or save much of the household goods. Mrs. Harrington had been ironing the evening before, and had kept up u fire in the stove during the time and It is supposed to have caught fire from the stovepipe or flue.
 The loss of house and household goods amounted to about $500. which falls very heavy on Mir. Harrington. as he is not overblest with this worlds goods, and has nothing to fall back on to repair his loss but his labor. He had $400 insurance on the building.
 After the fire the citizens repaired to their respective homes and retired for the remainder of the night, not anticipating any further disturbance of their repose. but they were disap- pointed in this, for about 2;SQ in the morning the inhabitants we're again awakened. by the sound of pistol shots. ringing of bells, and the cry of '.fire, firer' again brought out almost the entire population of the city to the fire, which was easily located, as the mad flames leaped out of the openings of the Grand Canyon Hotel and lighted them to the place of destruction. The hotel was situated on the corner of San Francisco and Aspen avenue. and in close proximity to the following buildings: Babbitt Bros, wholesale and retail mercantile establishment, built of red sandstone, situated on the corner of the avenues named, oppo- site and north of the hotel; Mrs. Nora McCabe's lodging house, built of wood, situated on the corner of said avenues, the same being northeast of the hotel; small wooden building unOccupied joined the hotel on the south. and adjoining this on the south is Coffin Bros grocery store, a wooden building; across the street and directly in front of the hotel stands Harry Jacoby's saloon, wooden building; adjoining this on the south is MOhleppah < Mudersbach's meat market, wooden building; just south of this stands the Carrollton hotel. a two-story wooden structure. covered with corrugated iron, and owned by W. H. Carroll.
 The farthest building mentioned was not exceeding one hundred feet from the massive, roaring flames that reached out from the hotel and illumi- mated the surroundings for several hundred feet. It looked for awhile like 1t was beyond human power to save the buildings mentioned, but by heroic work with water and wet blank cts the buildings escaped damage. ex- cept the front of Jacoby's saloon, which was scorchcd, and a number of blankets that were used on Rabbit Bros. mercantile house were scorched so much es 10 render them almost worthless.
 The inmates of the Grand Canyon hotel barely escaped from the buildI ing, half clad, bewildered and almost crazed with terror. The flames and smoke was so stifling when the inmates were aroused from their deep slumber. that it was almost impossible to re- move any furniture or articles from the burning building, and conse- quen.ly ihe furniture, fixtures, trunks, valises, clothing, jewelry, books, pa pers and other articles of value were I,,,rnai