Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-06-01
TIRB EARLY rms MORNING..
Barns and Sheds in ward Three Make a
Big Blaze.

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Zig Blaze.
What might have been a very disas.
trOus fire early this morning, breakfro
out as IL did In the center OF a block Of
dwellings, was, by the prompt and Of.
ucient work OF the fire department. con.
lined tD a limited territory, and the dam.
age, which will fall on a number Of Ina.
dlyiduals, was not great.
Shortly before 3 o'clock an alarm OF
ure wac turned in from the box az the
corner OF Lead avenue and Fourth street.
and m a remarkably short space OF time.
considering the hour, the Gre apparatus
was on its way TO the blaze.
While No. 2 hose cart was being hauled
at a break neck speed up Gold avenue the
boxing OF one II the wheels gave way.
and the wheel flew of. taking "A spin for
Itself out towards the fair grounds.
lihe fire started In a barn i'm the rear OF
the residence occupied by Eugene Muir.
ray &C iOS Lead avenue. Il o spread
20 two adjoining stables and sheds on
'ither side, totally destroying these be-.
fore the flames could be subdued.
Al. Newton, who lives in the next
house west Of Mr. Murray, was n of the
1r5t 20 discover the blaze. In removing
his horse from his barn, he received a
BADLY burned hand. One side Of the
horse was scOrchei.
Mr.. Newton rents his house furnished
rom VIM. jerks and has the use OF the
barn. Mr.. jerks Is a mining man, being
superintendent of the Mammoth C0ypar
cOmpany's works in Pinal county, Ari-
IONA
he had stored In the barn a cabinet OF
1ne as7aying and other mining tools. The
cost Of which will not be- known until
Nc. jerks ia communicated with. He
viii doubtless bo the heaviest loser by
The fire.
Mr. Murray had a carriage burned and
Mr Newton Lost q buggy by the Ore.
Mrs Henry L0ckhart IS the owner OF
he house occupied by Mr.. Murray. She
had also a number NJ household goods
stored m mn OF the sheds.
Mrs. d. Phillips and August Klein are
also light losers by the fire.
Chief Ruppe places the loss to build
ings aud contents, outside OF Mr.. jerks
ss ON tools, at about $500.
During the progress OF the FIRE Mrs. d..
d. Perry, % nearby resident, kindly pre-
Jared coffee aud gave IL to the Ore noys,
ana they are saying to-day that coffee
f"'N'N w hNhlH AlNg nlf IlAtN
gratetul 70 the lady for her cOnsidera-
ion.
A. the fire started in a shed that il
kept constantly locked, II is generally be-
lle'ei to have been Of incendiaFy origin.
LATER.
Henry LOckhart stated that Mrs Lock
harts loss was about $500, insurance
5000 on five small buildings and their
contents that were destroyed.
Mrs. 7. $. Austin also had some goods
|tored in n OF Mrs. LOckhart's store
houses. Her insurance is $500, which
viii more than cover the loss sustained
ny her.
The other buildings we're owned by
Col Sedgwick, OF san Diego, Cal, and Il
cannot be learned whether he carried
any Insurance or not.
Ia connection with the FIRE, Eugene
Murray states that along about dusk last
evening two tramps appeared In his
nelghbOrh0Od 10 ask for food. Later
Hked Mr.. Murray II they could sleep in
Che barn ON his premises. he refused
them, but he Is OF the opinion that they
afterwards returned, and during the
night accidentally or Intentionally set
lire to the building where the flames
stRTtni.