Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-15
Big Fire
In Roswell
NUMBER or BUILDINGS BURNED
AND BIG STOCK DESTROYED
FAIR INSURANCE.

Roswell was visited by another de
structive fire last Sunday ..iorning a
the south end of town, sa. $ the RIOS
well Register. 1t was discovered
about 4 o'clock and the shouting and
nring Of guns took place. The iire is
said TO have started in the Gem res.
taaram and soon spread with the Ut
most rapidity, as the buildings were
OF the most inflamable material, and
before long the entire block back to
the alley was in flames, Some oil the
occupants OF the builuius eUs
little time in which TO escape.
The tire department arrived on the
scene IN very quick time bat iii reai
ity could do little. They were hindereI
by a lack Of water. From the low
wooden structures occupied by the
restaurant, Silver Dollar Saloon, Star
Meat Market and the Roswell Plumb
ing company the fire soon spread to.
the store Of Whiteman Brothers, and
before a great length of time the roof
OF that building fell in and nothing
then rema. ned for the flames but I 0
burn themselves out.
Much of the stock of the Whiteman
Brother was saved and carried from
the building, as was also some OF the
materials in the plumbing shop. The
barber shop, saloon and restaurant
together with the plumbing shop were
entirely eaten up by the flames.
The safe in Whiteman's store was
opened before it became too hot and
the yaluables that it contained in
cualns about Two hundred dollars in
money was saved. This was done by
Lincoln Wfhiteman who slept in the
store.
The stock saved from Whiteman
Brothers store amounted to some
4ll aiia dollars in value. The
gooas Hill NsGe save, from this store
were on the south side Of the building
and consisted mainly Of wearing ap-
parel and some provisions. Much OF
this was taken by persons who helped
TO carry it from the store. The Mex
leans in particular got away with a
number of things, consisting OF tobae-
co, -four and etc. The goods are now
in the Gauilheur block, where they
have opened up their store, and are
now doing business.
The space left vacant BY the fire
will Dc built upon BY modern struct-
ures.
The names of the owners of the
property that was destroyed are given
herewith, also a list. of the losses and
the amount of insurance.
Charles Whiteman and Brother.
store building cost $4,000, insurance
$500; stock in store cost $4,000, in
surance $4,000; insurance on adobe
ware house $3.50, costs $3.50; merchan-
disc in ware house cost $4,000, insur-
ance $1,000.
Insurance on the plumbing house
owned by Charles Whiteman and
Brother, $500, cost $1,000. Instance
on the block is come $1,000, cost 81
500. The little house adjoining own.
ed by Charles Whiteman & Brother,
cost $3.50, instance, SIS.
The Silver Dollar Saloon building
owned by Charlie Barnard, insurance
$500. value $1,000; stock and fixtures
In the saloon, owned by Dewitt Scott
insurance $1,000; value. $1,000.
Gem restaurant, owned by a man
named Shaeffer, insurance, $1,000; val
ue, $3.50.
The buildings occupied by the
restaurant were owned by William
Devens, insurance, $500; value, about
500. sHl
There was no insurance on the meat
maket, baber shop and Chill joint,
and the loss Il about $3.50.
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