Arizona republican., 1903-12-28
THE DOLL CORNER BURNED
This Time so Badly That it Probably
 Cannot be Repaired.

That architectural eye-sore, main tained at First avenue and Washington streets, by L. M Walker of Indian Territory, for the last dozen years al- most went last night. It did in fact so far go that it is doubtful if the old adobe structure can be repaired.
 About o'clock fire broke out iT the rear of the grocery store of Deaton & Cope. adjoining the saloon of Robert F Doll. It is not certain how ths conflagration originated but shortly before the flames were noticed a lamp was seen hanging not far from wood- en wall. The heat from the lamp may have ignited the wood or there may have been an explosion.
 At any rate that building was the storm center of the fire for it was en- tirely gutted. The stock was utterly ruined. There was an insurance of S1,O0O taken out by the late J. F. Thompson and 1t was transferred to the new proprietors. They intended to increase the amount of the policy but had not yet had time to do so. The loss is said to be far in excess of the insurance.
 The fire troke through this room room into Dolls saloon which has all along been regarded as the keystone, the sheetanchor of the Walker prop erty in times of fiery tribulation. MT. Dolls enemies have said that the req son that # was impossible to destroy the place was that he kept his whisky so watered that it rendered the whole vicinity infiammable. But last night MT. Doll ceased to lead charmed life for everything around him was burned Still, there were not many marks of the. fire upon his proper ". Whatever damaged it suffered was by- water. The roof is practically burned off the building and the water was dripping in through upon the bar which was lighted by lanterns.
 The response of the department to the alarm was prompt and the work was most effective. The buildings. at least the shell of those which were threatened was frame. but the fire was prevented from reaching the out side except at the roof and there i- was quickly met and subdued.
 The firemen were greatly handicap ped by net work of electric light wires which stretched diagonically across the Doll corner. The insulation caught fire and was burned off and the crowd scattered, thinking that there would soon be a deluge of live wires. A fireman, however, at con siderable risk cut the wires.
 The meat market of Joe Bush was also damaged and the places of H. Griswold and the Lightning Delivery on First avenue were threatened. The removal of the stock of the Matthies- sen delicatessen store was begun but before much of it had been moved out the fire was under control. The next building on the east was the store of D. Nicholson. It was not found nee essary to remove any of the goods. The adjoining building still farther east is occupied by MT. Nantilburg, the jeweler. He has formed an almost un- trollable habit of moving in times of fire but before he reached his place of business last night the danger was all over. It is perhaps well enough for him that it was so for there has been some talk in the city council of charging him rent for his occupation of the north side of the street in times of confiagration.