The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-29

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until the walls cool how much Of the
damaged wells can be used sgain. A
great deal Of work is ahead, however
1t is possible there will be more or
less delay in some instances. This
will Of necessity result from adjust
ment Of losses.
Captain Smith will have repairs
started at Hotel Lsgomarsino ct once.
The Mcssrs. Michael will begin to re-.
build as soon % the insurance 10 set.
tied, and other buildings will Likewise
be repaired or rebuilt &C once.
The Western Union now has tenn
porary Office at the Palmer house, A
number of wires Of both companies
were burned, but the Postal, which is
across the srteet from the hotel, 10 do.
ing business ct the old stand. Z q
MANY sIGHTSEERs OUT. RI
A large crowd has surrounded the
smoking debris all day. From before
daylight until press time there had
been large throng inspecting the
ruins. The front wall of the Michael
building was pulled down about IL 80
and the electric power, which had
been shut of for three hours, was
turned on again. Partly burned pa
pers, cinders and ashes were blown for
many blocks and were found oil over
the northern part of the city today.
Many people, however, did not know
there was fire until morning despite
the heavy explosion or two of powder
during the fire.
EX MAYOR LANG'S ESCAPE.
DR.. James NJ. Lang, former mayor,
was painfully hurt in the fire and
came near being killed. In fact his
escape was about as narrow as the av.
erage man would care 70 have in life
time. He had been busy superintend-
ing the carrying out of goods from his
drug store when the flames began get.
ting pretty close. He went back af
ter some Of hrs books, and while he
was near the prescription case the
walls feir from behind and he wal
struck by flying debris. No one knew
he was inside, but in few moments
+ he era xled to the front door, covered
with blood and dirt, and son of Mr..
Alonzo Elliott happened to see him
and assisted him outside. He said he
had been unconscious for . minute or
two, and suddenly regained his senses
and crawled to the front door. He
was assisted up the street, very weak
from his injuries and sent to the home
of his brother, DR.. Waddie Lang, on
North Eighth street, where he is to-
day resting easy. He was cut and
bruised and his left leg was broken be-
low the knee. but he will DO able. II
is thought, to go to his home on West
Clay street this evening.
1t was learned today that DIR. Lang
found when he came to his senses in
the burning building that his overcoat
was pinioned down by the debris and
he had to twist around and get out OF
the garment before he could crawl
out
MEN OUT OF WORK.
A large number of men are thrown
out of work by the fire. There are per-
haps thirty or forty at Michael's. not
including the travelling men and office
force. MANY Of them did not know of
the fire until they came lown at the
| usual hour to 60 to work. Several
drummers will be out Of jobs owing
to the burning Of the two wholesale
houses.
MANY ON HOUSETOPS.
Many people were on top Of the sur
rounding buildings during the fire as
sisting IN the work Of preventing 9
spread. Several small streams Of wa
ter from hose stretched through the
hatohes were kept continually play ms
on the roofs and sides Of some of the
larger buildings until all the danger
was passed.
HAE A BARREL
Some one att mpted to roll Q barre
Of whiskey away and steal IL. accord
ing to the statement of the hremer
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