The age-herald., 1900-06-01
$4O,OOO FIRE IN
 TWENTIETH STREET
Building of Majors, Morrow & Sinnige Badly Damaged.
HEROIC WORK OF BREMEN
Constant Streams Were Kept Playing on the Building, and Flames Were Confined to the Cellar and
 Ground Floor

The handsome fve-story brick and stone building in Twentieth street, between First and Second avenues, owned and occupied by Nabers, Morrow and Sinnige, wholesale and retail druggists, was badly damaged by fire early yesterday morning, and for a time the entire structure was threatened with destruction. The total loss on stock and building is estimated at between $4O,- 900 and $50O0O, which is fully covered by insurance.
 While the flames were at their height the enterprsing firm purchased the stock and good will of the Wholesale department of the Amzi Golden Drug company, in Sec ond avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, and within two hours were open for business and had their en- tire force at work.
 The fact that the entire building and ad- joining property was not destroyed is due to the excellent work of the fire depart ment under the direction of Chief Mullin
 The fire was discovered in the cellar of the building where a large part of the stock was carried and burned through into the retail department on the first floor which was almost gutted by the flames
 The third, fourth and fifth floors were damaged by smoke which was communi- eated by the elevator shaft, the second floor which is occupied principally by doc tors offices suffering little damage by req son of the fact that the steel ceiling on the floor retarded the flames
 The store was opened by Dr. Frank D. Nabers at 5:30 o'clock, who busted himself in getting things ready for the days busi- ness About GAS o'clock the porter who had gone into the cellar, rushed upstairs and gave the alarm of fire, and little time was lost in sending in an alarm to the North Side department, which was on the scene in a few moments. A second and third ,alarm was turned in, calling out all the preserve forces of the department and the brave laddies set to work to squelch the rfames.
 q heavy volume of black smoke was S;pouring from the cellar, and spread 1throughout the building, and the hundreds Nof spectators who had gatheed in the streets expected every moment to see the handsome structure burst into flames. One of the fire engines was attached to the plug at the corner of Second avenue tand Twentieth street, and the other at the corner of First avenue and Twentieth ' street, and with "Siameese'' attachments / six streams were soon playing on the build , ng, being directed principally to the eel ar, where the fire was located.
 Chief Mullin and his men kept bravely at [! work and after hard fight succeeded : getting the fire under control, although everal times the flames burst through he floor and threatened to climb to the op of the building.
 During the progress of the fire, Chief Mullin ordered the drainage sewer stopped up, which flooded the cellar, and in a measure served to check the fire. Ch7sief Austin of the police department aHtationed number of men around the abutlding to keep back the crowd. and as- sstst the Bremen in handling the hose.( grThe loacubaRts af the adjoining building, tsialzaats th st the entire block was doomed. bsgHn-so move out their stocks. The First National bank, which is located on the cor ner of First avenue prepared for the worst and under special guard, moved much of the money in it's vaults and its books to a place of safety
 Chairman Jones of the fire and water committee of the city council rendered val uable assistance to the firemen by keeping them supplied with ice water and in other ways.
 The water pressure was excellent and the officers of the water company called attention to the fact. inviting city officials and citiens to examine the gauge in the companys office in Third avenue which showed an average pressure of about 90 pounds.
 The firm carried a stock of about $S0,000 and estimate the damage on same al about $30000 to $35,000. The building which cost $250OO is practically new, having been built only few years ago and was damaged to the extent of about s10,00O.
 The damage is covered by insurance which is divided among the different com panies doing business in the city.
 As soon the loss is adjusted the work Of repairing the building will begin and in the meantime the enterprising firm will carry on business at it's new stand.