Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-08-03
LIVE STOCK CREMATED.
The F. H. Kent Barn in the Rear Of
his Residence Destroyed by Fire.
TWO HORSES, CALF AND DOG BURNED,

Last night, at 1915 o'clock an alarm
of fire was sent in. and the fire depart
mcnh, followed by a number OF citizens.
made has west IN Copper avenue. AZ
the corner Of Tenth street Is the resi-
dnce on h. III. Kent, the real estate
agent. and In the rear, just across a six
teen-foot alley, mis- barn and outbuild-
ings were on fire.
a few minutes before the alarm OF
fire was sent In by one of the first ut the
fire, that being w. s. Strickler. a Mexi-
can oma called at the residence OF
Attorney +. w. Clancy. adjoining the
Kent property on the east, and on going
to the front door yelled out 'lumbre"
Interpreted mea fire.) Mr.. Clancy
got out of bed and for "a failed
to understand the However.
she soon made herself understood and
said: The barn Ia on fire." Mr.. Clancy
then investigated and discovered a shed
next to the barn ablaze. He then ran to
the barn door and was unable to open
1t. He then returned to his own house
and secured an AK with which to break
In the door and lIberate the stock in
side. In returning to the alley me
flames had gained such headway tina
the barn was enveloped. but Mr.. Clancy
ran through the flames and smoke Ia
the hope of doing some good work with
the AK. This flames forced him away.
not until the right side OF his face ana
right leg had bee badly blistered.
II was then that the fire department
put in an appearance and soon there
after they had a fine stream OF water
playing upon the burning barn n out
houses. Nothing alive In hat fiery fur
mace could be saved, and in consequence
two buggy horses. u Jersey calf n a
dog were cremated. A carriage, a road
wagon and a blackboard, with a small
quantity of feed. were also consumed.
The two mules, which Mr.. Kent uses
In driving TO the mountains, were in
the corral and of course were saved.
The residence Of Mr.. Stricken. a
handsome ~two-story frame, is just
across tenth street from the burning
barn, and for a time, owing 20 fiying
embers. was In danger. However. the
hremen kept the flames pretty well on
ind, and no further damage Mas done,
although several large shade trees in
the immediate vicinity were badly
scorched.
Miss Margaret Kent was seen this
morning at the real estate Office on
Third street, and she was considerably
%unnerved over the unfortunate disaster
Since the absence of her parents, whc
are at Lead. South Dakota. Visiting
Miss Kent has been the guest OF Mis-,
Lora Fox, on the highlands. she did
not reach the scene until the arm anC
contents were smouldering ruins Their,
was IN insurance OF $3.50 on the barn
and 1915 on the contents, which included
live stock, buggies, etc. Miss Kent es
Inmates the loss greater than the insur.
ance, and states mat her father would
not have parted with the two horses fol
any amount OF money-they having
been a part and parcel Of the Kent fam
ny FOR twelve or fifteen years. and wer,
two faithful driving animals.
The boy who had charge OF the BARI
is Pablo Anzures. He was e q by Tn,
Citizen representative and stated tina
he left the barn at 6;l5 O'Clock las
evening, Everything was all RICH
then" said Anzures, and there was N
fire of any kind In or around the barn.
He resides In Old town. He has bee
/ with MIR. Kent for the past four months
Several theories are advanced as /
the origin Of the fire, Some are OF tn
8 opinion that II Mas the work OF AN In
cendiary; Others h a some person 1
/, passing through the alley tossed asld
a lighted cigar or cigarette. and other
aye equally positive that the fire wa
the direct cause of cigarette smoking