Arizona republican., 1899-05-23
HERBERT ALLAIRE.

people of Arizona
 HERBERT ALLAIRE.
 STORY OF THE FIRE.
 Jerome, Ariz, May 19.-(Special correspondence of The Republican. J. 1 For the eighth time dn it's history this
 unfortunate camp has been scourged | by the fiery element. A list of the cOnfiagrati0ns would look like a cata- | Iogue of annual dates. On Chris m as ] Eve 1897, fire wiped out the camp in one hour and forty minutes. It spran g
 Up again like a mushroom after a
 shower. On the 11th of last September the demon appeared again and in less
 than two hours had laid the town
 waste once more. It was rebuilt aneY
 this time with partial attempt at su-
 lidity and fire resistance. Then the ln-
 corporation Of the town occurred and
 an edict was issued by the oty council
 forbidding further erection Of wooden
 buildings within the corporate limits.
 Some suits on ticts head were pending when the fire of this morning wiped them off the record, and at the same
 dime again devastated the suffering community
 At two minutes past ten o'clock this morning the cry of 'a small boy shout. ing ''fre!'' alarmed Dr. E. T. Cody. whose office was in the second story of the Leland house, conducted as q lodgings by Mrs Charles Sut- ter The doctor rushed down the stairs and seeing smoke issuing from the small office hurried into the apart ment found the room in a blaze. He grabbed 2 blanket and ende3vOrad to smother it. but it had gained too much headway and he was forced to desist. The house burned like finder. and Dr. Cody retreated into the hall and made for his office to attempt the sal wage of v2liaible surgical instruments and his library. diploma and valuable papers. So rapid was the progress of the flames that before he could get down stairs he was severely burned about the face and hands, and suc- ceeded in saving only a few 1nstru- ments. In a tTice the roof was afire and the blaze had spread to adjoining ON the north and the fiery tongues reached across the narrow street and lapped up the frame houses opposite. Everything on both sides Of the street to the north was con- suIned- The fire then turned the corner to the west and licked u;i tiia wooden saloons and shacls In it's course in that direction tc and be yond the Red Light bagnio. Thence it | ate on south, taking in both sides of the street up to Dave Connzr's new | brick hotel where for 3. time it stop ped. being fought bitterly by force of men from the smelter who | had come tumbling down the hill at | the sound of the great siren. Con- | ner's building offered a stubborn re- sistance. But finally the P. 6 B. | roofing caught and in a short while | ] section as large as a dining table | fell in and in second the light fur lituTe and woodwork of the upper story, utilized for lodgings was in James. In the meantime the fire had gone around the corner of the building o the west and attacked Jennie Bau- CTS m2Gs0n de jOie and travelled from hence to Japanese Charley's restau- ant and the G0Ioldrina saloon. and lp0n reaching the latter for a time it ooked as if 3he new hospital was lO0med. It was an even fight for half m hour with the odds on the fire, but plenty of water and hard work finally saved the magnificent structure. Dr. Woods has been moving into the building for two days and had tt ,One up in smoke the loss wuld have 'een almost irrepaT2ble.
 While all this damage was being lone, Master Mechanic w. M Adam on was on the top ol3 the new Ma onic hall building directing a gang of nen in attempts to save that pile. The floors had just been put in and he windows were simply rough cased nd seemed to invite the licking ames from across the street At the anne tims a force of men were ?. york tumbling down the shacks and lowing up with dynamite such as threatened to acU as venIas along which the fire would ttack the Part of town yet free of 
 Never did men work harder. Tom .ampbell, clerk in the post office, and n ex-fOOt ball player, tugged, hauled nd tore around at a rate that limped is shirt collar in short order. J. L. ummeTs was flying around seven laces at once. his face begrimed with mOke and scot, lending a hand where would do the most good. Tn fact all f the better element of the town were Oing hercule3n work. Only the va- rant classes were idle spectators. hey grouped themselves picturesque 7 around on counters, barrels, bed ing and bales Gf goods. and seemed to njOy the spectacle. And they were nc principal losers.
 The saloon in the basement Of the .uchler block caught fire and the New ork store. directly above seemed to e gone The heavy iron street doors