The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-02
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nail cast over the city, Flags fly all is or has been suspended grim lurkd falling walls and without warning summoned souls before the high tribunal What were gay and animated homes the habtation of sorrow ge and despair press the fearful wall of
 widows and orphans waited upon the bez and the stricken hearts m not be consoed weep her youngest bO and the grief of Nobe laughter comparison The widow for e~ husband lover The entire city gericen untimey death of its public citizens and servants Yuma cup indeed filled overoWing It greatest disasters that ever occurred m the territory nun de dollars goes up smoke but that of moment compared 0 the loss of life
 The establishment of E F. Sangunei Wednesday morning was largest mercantile institutions in the territory
 large clerks and employees employed and he did bus mess over large territory and the most popular merchants in the West
 Niobnan BayIev passed by the store and tested the doors on his regular beat about three morning the block and up evy when heard pistol shot giving the alarm The fire evidently discovered shortly after 1t started The alarm became general population piled beds made run for the conagaon. But few minutes and the block on which was located the burning building swarmng people and m usual circumstances much excitement prevailed The reen prompt respond and the bvdrans block hose also attached plug in front Mayor Shaneys establishment and three vigorous streams turned the building but the pressure was not strong enough be avail the second story without the assistance oadders However, all that could be done under the circumstances was being performed.
 While many busted themselves endeavor 10 exnguish flames others made effort what vuab that could be ed Some packing goods others working the building literally swamng with people when of them danger and escaped before the crash The second stOy which merchandise of every description fell almost without warnng and certain degree learned beyond doubt that five people had pshed in falling structure and thought that many more ae appears that only fye were we-known were buried beneath the burning debris.
 Soon after building Lad collapsed found that Councilman Harry Neahr Jimmy Tpa of Councilman Robert Iapa Julian Precado and Rego Rveras had been ushed eternity by disaster and the consernatOn of the entire city better be imagined than described
 Many barely cape lives injured less Richard caught by the falling mber5 and injured to such an extent he de from his injuries the day with he Q some happened be Hesohered badly burned but was not seriously Nwachman Barley says he does known escaped the period cervenng between his exit from the falling debris his appearance the all blank He was dazed by falling timber and only good 9ck responsible for his existence today.
 Narrow escapes were many County Treasurer Archie Priest were working combination the safe in which the county funds kept part the upper story fell All was suddenly darkness and oonson and the smoke and dust were ufcang good luck they found their through the back end oi DeVane employed by 1It quine office located the store building, but as far as countya vaIuabIes safe. Mir Dyane
 e in removing Many escaped with scratches, but if the cnt walls had fifty hundred people would have perished
 M soon as was possible and the hot bricks had become coon sure search missing instituted The fire could scarcely m kent e control and even yet smoking, but was continually piled and wo.Eodi1 the water and heat. The day was unusually but ked Everybody worked with will and everybody did tae best they couid
 Judges Thua Nengsr aommoned coroner jury comps- m the blowing gtyaan Capt F. s. Ingalls,, J. c. Elliott Tom Bell M L. Yemen Jhonuy Dasz. The jury repaired to Doen's blacksmith shop where the bodies carried when recovered Tn the meantime he excavation for the missing bodies progress
 Elzta:o RIVERS.
 qrr.,v Joe found eas ha. of esgo Hiyoas boy sixteen ,a IEs 5a. jo front of the building and while not aa.t @ r .---,,o and dscei almost beyond recognition