Arizona republican., 1898-06-23
PHGNIX THREATENED
UQlieSf Looking Fire Ever
 Witnessed Here.
III Was Promptly SUbdued by the
 of inc Department.

QuiCk ana WCu OlfHCTe0 ETI0rrS
 of inc Department.
 Phoenix had a fire last night which threatened the destruction of an area
 bounded by Washington, Center and
 Adams streets and First avenue The fire department, however, performed the best work in it's history and within an hour the flames were extinguished with comparatively lttle loss by fire, though there was an immense destruc- fi0n of property by water and break Agc.
 How and just where the fire origi- mated is not known. About 10 o'clock flames were seen breaking out between the Capital harness shop and the Goodrich building on Center street An alarm was turned in and within a very few minutes the Pioneer Hose company was on the ground. A mo- ment later the engine company was brought into action, closely followed by the Yucatecs and the Victors. By this time the interior of the harness shop was ablaze and the flames were breaking through the windows. The stairway leading to the second story of the Goodrich building occupied by the family of Dr. Cottrell was in flames and escape by that avenue was cut of. A long ladder was run up on the north Bide of the Goodrich building and the occupants were removed.
 By this time there was a terrific ex- piosion of rifle cartridges in the har- ness shop and young man standing on the porch of the Goodrich building was throwing cartridges by hand fuls into the street. Before water could be turned upon the harness shop and the blazing stairway the flames were running along an awning on Gen. fer street toward Washington. The lire was eating it's way northward and smoke was pouring in increasing vol- tune out of the Iront of Goodman's drug store, the Wellington, H. A. DiehPs shoe store and the room of the Phoenix Stationery company. Within a minute after the first stream was turned on the flames died away, but the smoke from the storerooms in- creased. The nozzle of a hose was thrust into the door of the drug store. but was removed as soon as it was dis covered that there was no fire within.
 Suddenly the smoke in the Yelling ton grew denser. It came boiling out of the front doors in a black cyclone and was heavily charged with the cdor of burning oil It rose in col umn seventy-five feet high, lighted by a growing flame. It looked than as if the block was going. The assault was continued from Adams street and a hose was carried into the Wellington, which was swept from end to end. The smoke soon began to lessen in volume
 and so thorough was the drenching
 that within an hour after the alarm sounded, the fire engine ceased work Ing and the firemen were reeling the hose upon the carts. There had been two casualties Dick Tobin, who had climbed to the top of the building with a hose nozzle, became entangled in live wire. His yells could be heard above the din for block. He fell back from the fire wall into network Of wires and an electrician went up and cut the offending wires. Tobin was assisted down the ladder and soon re- covered. He had been severely but not burned. George Mo Donald was injured by falling avn ing.
 It was impossible last night to even estimate the extent of the de- struction of property. The loss of Herman Goodman, the druggist, was the greatest. There was comparative ly little damage to the store, but it Is that the loss of drugs in the cellar will amount to $8,000. This is fully covered by insurance. His stock was worth $20.000.
 The Wellington was badly damaged, l but to what extent is not known. It | will be necessary to entirely remodel | the interior, and it may be necessary | to replace the huge and costly mir 1 rors There was room in the rear 1 of the building occupied by dental | The contents were utterly 1 destroyed. Diehl's shoe store was af- lected only by smoke.
 A considerable part of the stock of i the Capital harness shop was carried put. The loss will not likely exceed BOO, on which there is no insurance. The shop belongs to the Holzebusch state and was under the management l. ,f the administrator. Oscar Leckler. The offices of B. J. Bennitt and the daricopa & Phoenix railroad company n the lower story of the Goodrich ,uilding on Center street were de ,uded of furniture. It was greatly damaged in the removal. MT. 3icknell of the railroad company .stimates the loss of the company by ,reakage and the cost of replacing Y, fixtures at about s200. All the build ngs on both streets kissed by the fire Ire owned by Dr. L. H. Goodrich. As ierce as the confagration seemed the Iamage to the buildings was compara- lively unimportant-
 One incident of the fire worth loting was the manner in which the Victor hose cart was ,rought into action Van Johnson was zUMMER