Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-11
LIVE STOCK CREMATED.
The +. H. Kent Barn in the Rear Of
his Residence Destroyed by Fire.
TWO HORSES, CALF AND DOG BURNED

Last niGht. az i0il6 O'Clock an alarm
of fire was sent IN, and me fire depart
iuent. followed by a number OF citizens
made hast west ON Crpper avenue. AZ
the CORNER 81 1'enth street ~ the rest
dnce on ~ a. Kent. the real cstat,
agent. and In the rear. juss acrUas six
teen-fuOt alley. his barn and ou< build.
ings we're on nre.
a few minutes before the alarm OF
IRE was sent IN by one OF the first at tn,
fire That beng w. y. stIaoklct, a Moxi.
can woman oalic,l at the residence Of
Attorney y. W. Clancy. adjoining IN,
Kent property on the east. and on iqoine
TO thc frOuA door yelled out '1umbrc
INTERPRETED means iircj Mr.. Clancy
got out of bid ana for a moment failed
10 understand the wuman However
SHE SOM made hcrNclf understood an0
said The barn h on firc." Mr.. CLANCY
then Investigated and discovered "a shed
next 10 the barn abiaze lie then ran n
the barn door and was unable 20 opc7
". Inv then retained 10 his own hous,
ana seCurcd an ak win which 10 breal
in The door and Hibernate the stock IA.
side. Ia returning to the alley ths
flames had gained such Roadway thal
the barn was cnvelopcd but Mr.. Clano,
ran through the ilamcs and smoke b.
the hope % doing some good work win
the AK. The flames foroed him away
NOT until the right slide az his face ans
right lex had been b ily blistcred.
II was then that tne fire department
put In an appearance and soon there.
after they had fine stream OF water
playing upon the burning barn and out.
houses. Noihiug alive in thar fiery FUR.
mace could be saved ana In consequence,
two buggy horses, Jersey calf ana d
dog were crematod. a carriage, road
wagon and a blackboard. with a small
quantity OF feed. were also consumed
The two mules, Which Mr. Kent uses
10 driving "a che mountains. were In
the corral ana uf course were saved
The residence Of Mr. strickler. q
handsome tw0-story frame, is jusi
acruss Tenth atreat from the BURNING
barn. and FOR time. owing % iyine
embers. wa,I IN danger. However. the
frcmen kept the flames prstty well con
ind, and no further damage was done
although seversl large shade trees in
the immediate vicinity were badly
scorchcd.
Miss Margaret Kent WAS seen this
morning 90 the rs,i estate Office on
Third street. and sine WIS considerably
unnorvcd over the unfortunate disaster.
Since the absence ~ her parents. who
are az Lead. south Dakota. WISHING
Miss Kent has been the guest ~ Miss
i.ora Fox on the highlands she asa
not reach the scene until the barn and
contents were smouldcfiug ruins There
was an insurance uf $3.50 ON the barn
ana tgl5 on the contents which included
live stock, buggies. etc Miss Kent -
Inmates the loss greater than the insur-
ance. and states that her father would
not have parted with the two horses for
any amount 81 ns5ney--thcy having
been a par, and parcel OF the Kent fam.
lly Tor twelve or fifteen years and were
two faithful driving animals.
The boy who had charge OF the barn
is Pablo Anzures. He was seen by The
Citizen representative and stated that
he lcfl the barn al els o'clock last
evening, Everything was ali right
then said Anzures, and there was ito
fire of any kind In or around the barn.
He resides IN olc town. He has .en
with Mr.. Kent Tor the past four months.
Several theories are advanced as %
the origin AZ the ARE. Some are 81 the
opinion that u was the work Of an in
cendiary; others INIT some person in
passing through the alley tossed aside
lighted cigar or cigarette, and Others
are equally positive that the fire was
the direct cause OF cigarette smoking.