The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-10-07
Three Business Houses On Front
 Street Go Up in Smoke.
supposed to'Be the Work of An In. csndiary--Loss AboutslO.OOO- No insurance Carried Ny
 the Hsaviest Losers.

UreamS aOOut O'CLOCK MOhuny mOru' ing by the shril whistles of the loco. motives near the depot. This familiar signal had called our people from their beds SD Lftea In the past that they knew at once that the fire fiend was at work.
 In an incredible short time the heavens were lighted up by the blaze and 1t was an easy matter t0 locate the fire. It caught in the rear part oi J. K. Kilpa,rick's grocery store on Front street, aud the flames swrp, around to the west aud set fire to an adjoining building built of wood, the front room of which was occupled by M. J. Bagnall and J. P. Arnolds. The former kept boot and shoe shop and a stock of shoes and the latter kept . jeweler shop.
 Mir. Baguall and family were sleep ing in the rear part of the building and barely escaped, without much clothing, but unhurt. Before Mir. Bagnall quit the building the flames scorched his whisk.rS. His loss amounts to about $S.OO0. over one thousand dollars of which was in money. His loss falls heavy on him as but little of his effects was saved, and he carried no insurance. The building belon ged to Dr. Manning and its value was his loss.
 The jewelsr, J. P. Arnol,ls. had just received large lot of material and the loss of that aud the principal part of his tools, fixtures, clocks. &c., run up his loss to about $1 ,5O0. with no insurance on the stock.
 J. K. Fitzpatrick lost his entire stock of groceries. The estimated value and the insurance on the same we failed to learn.
 The building adjoining Kilpatrick's grocery store on the east, occupied Dy l.. s. Drum with saloon, caught fire and some very hard work was indulged in to save the building bu. the flames were too much for the iremen and soon consumed this building aud the contents. The rear part of the build- ing was occupied by Chinsman with a restaurant. He saved his traps by carrying them out the back way.
 While the Drum building was all ablaze 1t looked like Julius Aubineau's saloon building, with only brick wall betweeu 1t and the hot flames, would surely burn, and if so. the en- tire row of buildings on Front street were doomed, but by well directed work the fire was checked at the Drum Some of the glass in the front of Mir. Aubiueau's building were
 ' melted and the walls blackened but his damage was not AS large as the other losers.
 We did not learn the loss on Mir. Drums stock and fixtures. He had no insurance. The buildings occupied by him and Mir. KIlpatrick are claimed by several parties and until the dis pute as to the ownership of the prop prty Is settled, 1t is unknown who will 'ust4iu the loss. The buildings were worth between &, 3,500 and $4.000.
 Mir. Bagnall heard persons walking n the back part of MT. Kilpatrick's tore few minutes before the fire was but believing it was the proprietor and his son who had come o open up the store he paid little at- ention to it. He is satisfied now that | he persons he heard were preparing or the devilish deed that they soon fterward accomplished. |
 If the authorities have any person T persons spotted as the perpetrators f this black crime they are keeping it till, but one thing is certain, that hey will do all in their power to hunt own the demon or demons and bring hem to justice They are also backed Y public sentiment, full of indigna- ion and determination. A night 'stchmau or two will be put on and very prccaution taken to detect and !