The border vidette., 1904-06-11
NOGAIES FIRE.
Thousands Of Dollars Worth of Prop
 erty go up in Smoke.

The expected happened Thursday evening when the Southern Pacific depot was entirely consumed by fire
 For several months past attempts have been made, to no purpose how over, to destroy the railroad company's property at this place and since the first attempt to burn the depot two months ago, a small reward has been offered by Assistant General Manager Nauge of the Sonora road for the arrest and conviction of guilty party or parties.
 Experienced Southern Pacific detec- tives were sent to Nogales to work on the case, with a view of running the culprits to earth, but as yet little pro- gress seems to have been made and now the company is about SI7, ,OO0 to the bad.
 When it was learned Thursday evening at o'clock that the depot was on fire little surprise was expressed. Many people knew of the various at tempts previously made to destroy the building. Agent Jordan who at the time was dinning with 0. NJ. Burk- halter, division freight and passenger agent of the company, remarked 'well. Mir. Burkhalter, they have got us at fast"
 In very few minutes after the alarm was sounded the Nogales fire department and the entire town rush. ed to the scene. The structure being frame-for a long time considered a fire trap-the flames spread wioh re- Haarkable rapidity, so fast that Agent Jordan who had gone to his office up stairs to save papers and records of value, and Collector of U $. Customs Baker, who also was on the second floor of the burning building, only made their escape by going through the window. Both gentlemen had a close call and do not care to do the trick again.
 Only a glance was needed to see that nothing could prevent the build ing from total destruction and heroic efforts were made to save nearby prop erty and the entire town from ruin. The evening was calm and cool and the fire fighters, while they were handicapped on account of not having the proper facilities at the right time and place, won the fight, which many times during the battle appeared hopeless. The main building was oc- cupied by the ticket, baggage, freight and other offices, the Western Union Telegraph office, the reading room. Agent Jordan's living apartments and the United States Custom House. Wells-Fargo x Co.,, occupied the smaller building to the north; this was the last to burn.
 The buildings most in danger were the big warehouse of Theo. Gebler, George B Marsh's store and under taking parlors, The Monte Carlo, and The Oasis. All of these were saved only by the splendid efforts of the fire fighters. Mir. Theo. Gebler was the only person reported njured; he was pretty badly burned about the neck and hands, net seriously.
 The losses are estimated about as follows:
 The Southern Pacific building, four cars. freight, etc. S17 900.
 Wells Fargo & Co.,, $500.
 Western Union office, $500.
 United States Custom House, con- tents S3,OOO.
 Freight in cars burned S7,OOO
 Zellner Piano Co.,, three pianos.
 Collector Baker, personal effects, $500.
 Agent Jordan, personal effects, $500.
 Frank Main, The Oasis, The Gebler, George B Marsh, S2OO.
 Express Messengers Charley Fowler and Jack Kelley, who roomed over Wells Fargo, lost all their personal effects.
 The railroad company will at once commence the erection of large and substantial fire proof buildings for it's own and Wells Fargo Company's use
 No place in the United States can .I,