The morning news., 1899-12-30
s150,ooo IN RUINS.
(continued From Eighth Page.)

wall on the Barnard street s.de bOlzed
dangerously. and the loss On The building
will probably exceed $1,000.
Asked il his building We're covered by
insurance, Mr.. Hogan said he
thought the building was IN
sured He did not bsleye he would
lose on that. About the stock, he was
not 50 positive. He thought the insur-
ance was below It's value. OF the insur-
ance. Kollock & Screyen had $500 on the
building S. 600 on the STOCK ahd $500 on
the fixtures. Dearing & HUI are also
caught by the Hogan fire.
II was when me herceiy hot fire IN
Lindsay q Morgan's had reached It's cii-
max that flames We're seen 10 break OUT
on tho roof and in the window castings ot
ehe TOP floor OF Hogan's. Near.y all spec
tators thought that the fire was the NOT
test they had ever witnessed, ana II wa
10 marvel that Hogan's and other buifd-
ings caught.
The fremen did the best they could at
Once So intensely hot were the flames
from the Lindsay & Morgan building that
il was impossible for a man TO get close
TO it and endure the heat. Il was not un-
til the fall Of the walls which collapsed
IN rapid succession, beginning few min
utes after Ii o'clock, that the department
was able TO get to work in earnest 10 cave
the Hogan building and, for that matter
the entire block Of which 1t was the NORM
west corner.
Fortunately. the wind had fallen some
what by this time. AT the inception OF
the Lindsay & Morgan fire it was blowing
a spanking pace. catching sparks up In
it's sweeping breath and whrlng them on
for the ruin OF other property that they
nearly accomplished. 1t was noticeable
that the wind was not so strong as the
fire burst forth on the roof and topmost
story of Hogans and fireHnen and spec
tatorS found relief in that
Brave fellows climbed to the third story
of the building and strove to put out
the flames above For a time there were
several in the top story, sending stream
into the rafters, where the flames could
be seen steadily eating their way. Driven
back to the third floor. the fremen con-
tinued their efforts, but they were finally
driven from there and had TO confine their
work TO the second floor, and from that
stand heroic efforts were made that out
siders could neither see nor judge of the
effects.
Those within In the meantime, were be-
irg aided by those without The aerial lad
der was brought TO the front of the build
ing and fits stream was directed into the
windows of the third floor. Other streams
were in play from the front side and
rear, the falling of the walls of the Lind
say & Morgan building having removed
danger Immediately and excessive heat
scoa after on the Barnard street side, en-
abling the firemen TO get in some good
volk for the salvation of the property to
the eastward.
II was an anxious and furious battle
with the flames. Spectators were inclined
TO believe the firemen would noI be sue
cessful-that the Hogan building was
doomed and that il would be but by the
grace of God that the building adjoining
1t, that occupied by Mr.. NJ. S. Brown,
gentemens furnishing goods and cloth
ings. and owned by Mr.. Samuel Meinhard,
was seen that the firemen were to win.
Slowly the flames seemed to lose their 10
tenssty, and the most careful scrutiny from
wi hout failed 10 reveal any flames on
Inc second floor. Now and then, however,
from the front falling spark could be
seen through the windows, drifting down
the e'evator shaft to the first floor, Fire
men must have been on the watch there,
however, or, there would have been blaze
started where they fell
With the extinguishment of the flames
In the Hogan building. the glare of the
fire died away There was a glow left and
some little heat from the sull lively flames
that leapt from the fallen debris OF the
Lindsay & Morgan building. but the g eat
crowd of specta tors saw that the firsmen
had the conhagration under control and
that il would be but matter of time AMI
more hard work before everything was
out, Gradually parties broke off from the
crowd and started homeward, and at
about 1890 O'Clock there were but oompar-
atively few remaining. The air had be-
gun to grow crisp and cold again, the
fierce heat having departed with the fire.
and spectators were ready enough to seek
comfort elsewhere.