The evening Republican., 1902-04-25
DA MAGED
BY FIRE.


out about O'Clock yesterday Rftef-
noon in the third floor of the BrcwAs
son Library building at Fourth aAd
Jackson streets, and before it couid
be extinguished caused damage to the
extent Of about 5000. On the third
floor of the building the associations
had been conducting successful ba-
zaar and it was there that the fire
first started. The room was besH-
tifullv decorated with bunting which
soon fell prey to the flames.
Before it could be eytinguished it
caused damage amounting to SO, 600,
of which $1,000 is on the building and
the remainder on the furnishings and
the tempting array OF articles dis
PLAYED in the hall On the building,
the loss will be covered with lnsur.
ance, but on the furnishings and
other losses there was no insurance.
TO the Brownson members the loss
is discouraging at this time. as they
have been bending their Jealous efs
forts recently to improve their tinans
cial condition. They were just cona
graduating themselves on the res
suits attained, when the blaze which
by the way, was the third to confs
mand the services Of tile fire depaft.'
mcnt yesterday, was discovered. Fradk
Brandt and companion had been in
the hall in the third or upper story.
arranging articles in some OF the
booths of the bazaar. On all sides
there were tables and booths resplen.
dent in bright bunting, mostly llmsJ
material but there had been no ire
in the room during the day.
The two men had just left the
building when they noticed smeke
curling down the entrance. They
went to the basement thinking the
fire was there and on finding no blaze
started upstairs
lie could get no further than thc
second story, as the smoke was deHse
and binding. Frank RYAN was play.
ing piano in the paror on the see
ond floor at the time. and it WIS with
dii1iculty that he got cut of building.
In groping his way through the blind
ing smoke he was severely lacerated
by breaking glass.
Patrolman Jacob Payne was stand
ing at Second andJacks0n streets al
the time, $50 o'clock, and quickly
struck an alarm from box %, on the
corner, This brought the Weccacoe
and Fame companies into service. By
the time Brandt and the other menl-
bers had left the building flames were
shooting spitefuIly through the win
dOws on the third floor, showing the
speed with which the fire spread
among The llimsy decorations. Cniee
Welsh and Assistants Wiley and Pat.
frey were on hand early, and tele-
phoncd to the Washington and Water
Witch companies to report for ssr-
vice Immediately.
In remarkably short time the
fire had eaten its way through the
roof and had destroyed al the woods
work and furnishings on ths third
floor despite the faithful work Of tho
hrcmcn. =
At 5 o'clock practically evsr-
trace of flames had been suppress-
ed. About the only thing movable
IN the entire floor was au old gas
stove, aud it was OF iron. Among
the contents OF the room destroyed
was new piano that had becn
placed there this week.
Water that had been poured iuto
the upper story flooded the two
lower floors. The flames did not
encroath below the floor in which
they originated, bat the devasta-
ton wrought by the water 10
great 1t perco'atei through the
ceilings, spelling carpets, ch hairs,
another piano and furniture in the
parlor, and even leaked through Ia
the first floor, part OF which 10 MADE
up Of stores. Their contents we're
removed when the fire was dIscova
cred. however.
Fire lines were strung by tho
police as soon as they arrived. A
squad under Captain Kanc, gave
their attention to the handling Of
the large crowd that gathered.
James Mckay OF No. 925 Pleasant
street, had his right ley fractured,
by falling from ladder, while as
sisting 10 extlngulsh the flames.
Last evening there was meeting
of the committee in charge of the
Brownson Libryry fair, which at its
conclusion, issued the following state.
ment:
"On account Of the fire which oe-'
cured at the hal. Of the Brownson
Library Association yesterday after.
noon. the bazaar has been discontiHu-
ed. The articles to be disposed Of
have been entirely destroyed, but ths
association pledges itself to make
roed all losses to claimants. On ae-
count OF the fire the contest FOR the
gold watch will be continued two
weeks longer. The contest for 5he
most popular singer will close nest
Wednesday evening at an entertaiN.
nent and dance to be given S6
Sacred Heart Hall, and 1t is expeeBsd
hat even greater interest than ever
will be manifested in the contest w
be friends Of trose taking part"
ANOTHER FIRE
Shortly after :. 80 O'Clock last night
he tiremen had another rua wtSefs
COX l42, at Causeway and tGuthrisss
Lane, was tapped. The blaze was III
IN empty house along the causeway'
lcar the tiarascle Lane. There
we're two plugs in the vicinity, ann
The fire was soon extinguished.
The hoase is the property OF An.