Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
ROSWELL FIRE
Swept By a Big Blaze early SUNDAY
Morning,
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Roswell vac wished BY another de-
atrucuys Gre last SUNDAY morning a.
she south end of town. says the Hos
veil Register Il was discovered
ahoHt 4 clock and tho shouting and
nrlng Of guns took place The IRE 10
aaid 10 have started On the Gem res.
taurant and soon spread with the Ut
most rapidly. as the buildings were
OF the most mnamnblo material. and
bci0rs t1ng the ontIro block hack Ia
The alley was in flames Some of the
occupants OF tho bindings had but
hiue slime ia which 20 escape
The are department arrived 90 the
scene In very Quiog time bot In real
~ coald DO little noy we're hindorod
~ a lack 81 water Prom the low
wooden structures occupied Oy the
restaurant silver Dollar saloon. Star
Meat Market and the boswell Plumb.
ing company the lire soon spread 10
the store OF Whiteman brothers. and
before a great longtn OF time the roof
OF thai building fell ga and nothing
then remained uut for the flames to
burn themselves out
Much Of the stoCE on .lc Whltoman
Brothers was saved and carried from
the building. 40 was also some OF the
materials 10 the plumbing shop. The
barber shop sptoon and restaurant
together with the plumsing shop were
entirely eaten up ny flames
Tho safe in Whitemans store was
opened before IL became too hot and
The valuablps that u contained 10.
Guiding about two hundred dollars To-
money was eavea. rms was zone by
Lincoln Whiteman VINO slept IN the
store.
Tho stock saved from WhItoman
brothers store amounted 20 some
three thousand dollars in value. The
goods that we're saved from this store
werg ON the south side OF tho build.
ing ana consisted mainly OF wearing
apparel and some provisiOus. Muca OIL
ahis uaa taken BY persons who helped
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leans In particular gos away with a
number OF things. consisting OF tobac.
60, hour ana etc Iho goods are now
in the Gaullieur block. where they
have opened up their store. and are
now doing business.
The space left vacant by the nro
Will BE- built upon ~ mouern struct
urea
The names OF the owners OF the
property thar was destroyed are CIV.
on herewith. also q list OF he losses
and the amount Of insurance:
Charles WhItoman and BROTHER
store building cost $500. insurance
tl,SUO; stock IN store cost $4,000,
insurance 5000. insurance on adobo
sare house $3.50. cost $3.50; morchan.
disc In ware house cost $500. lnsur.
ance, $1,000.
Insurance on the plumbing house
owned by CHARLES Whiteman and
brotacr, 5000. cost ~ 200. Insurance
on toe block Ia same ~ 900. cast 81.
500. The little nouse adjoining owned
~ OhAFlta Wnlteman A. bhutner. cost
$3.50. insurance $40.
fhe Silver Dollar saloon building
owned BY Charlie sa.iara. Insurance
$500. value 1890; stock ana axtuFes
m the saloon. owned by Dewitt Scott
Insurance $500; value $500.
Gem restaurant owned by a man
named schaoheF. insurance 800. val.
ne $3.50.
TIE buildings tnat were occupied
BY the barber snop. meat market ana
tho restaurant were owned by VIII.
lam Dovena. inBuranco $500. value !
about 500.
There was no insurance on the |
meat market. barber shop and ch.l
joint contents, and the loss is about |
$3.50