The Globe-republican., 1903-07-16
BAD FIRE
YESTERDAY
\ Garner and Bell Livery Barns
Totally Destroyed
SEVERAL HORSES BURNED.
lyBrand Home Totally De-
stroyed. Greater Danger
Was Threatened.

ASothuHy AVAouoVu DON6o wy w.
\ perienced one Of the big fires Of its hls
tory. The fire started In Garner's livery
barn, an immense frame structure, and
To- few minutes It was in ashes, and
H, B. Bells livery barn adjoining on the
wesi and the LyBrand house across the
street to the east were also totally de-.
stroYed.
Four Of Mr.. Garner's best horses, and
jack valued at $3.50, were burned, and
itall happened SO quickly that 1t is re-
inarkable that more Of the horses were
not lost. All Of the stock and the bug.
giles were saved from the Bell barn.
Ira hard wind lad been blowing from
the south 1t is probable that at least a
dozen residence houses would have been
swept away, and a north wind wonld
have destroyed the brick block across the
street to the south. AS II was 1t took
good work to confne the fire to the quar-
ter block occupied by the barns Soon
after the fire started 1t crossed the street
to Judge LyBrand's house, and the
O'Neal house occupied by Ehe Charles
family. About this time the first hose
cart arrived and the fremen began work
with poor pressure. If they had bad a
good pressure at the start the LyBrand
house might have been saved. A little
later the pressure was increased and the
CHI les house was saved and the fire at
tb 5Brand place was stopped In the
H frame building to the east.
|The whole town was out and nearly
everyone was working with will to
prevent the fire from spreading, The
heat was so intense that the flremen and
all of the Others who were engaged In
the fight deserve much credit for their
work.
The two houses owned by Mrs. Balm
bIdge across lhe alley to the north Of
Garners were saved by hard work
Great masses of burning brands were
carried up from the barns and dropped
for several blocks around. Two or three
times these started fires a block or two
away but they were checked before do
ing any damage.
The Garner property was valued at
$500, and there was $4,000 insurance
carried on 1t. Thc Bell barn was +
smaller building and had only $500 in- {
surance. 1t was reported that Mr.. Gar |
ner had disposed of the barn few weeks /
ago, but Mr.. Garner states that the deal I
was not completed as he had otrecelved k
payment and still had possession Of the r
property. Il
The loss on Mr. Garner and Mr.. Be ] /
will be heavier than 1t would be other 8
wise, from tile fact that they can not re. o
place their barns with frame buildings b
on account Of their places being within tl
the fire limits. h
There were five buggieS burned in the
Garner barn. One belonging to Mr. h
Babbitt, Fred Gardner's and three Of Mr..
Garner's
The loss to Mr.. and Mrs. Ly Brand Is ir
severe. Their home was mot Of
insured and nearly everything in the cl
house was lost They are an aged couple I
and have not the means. with which to II
rebuild. "a
I.is believed that two small boys set D
The barn on fire. One of the men at the In
barn claims that two little boys ran from W
,be barn and one said to the other "You W
nave get the barn on fire." The next to
moment the blaze was all over the center III
)f the barn. be