The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-25
AN EAELY BLAZE
AT FAIR GROUNDS
(concluded from First Page)

abla2e. He rashci through The dta.c
smoke, crawling q part Of the way
upon his hands ana knees 70 prevent
suFocation. AMI awakened l. F. JEFF
fries, the STEWARD
Rushing to the stain Fay the parry
found all means of exit in taat dt
reotion cut off by the Games a1d
smoke, when were rolling up the
tairway The smoke came in great
puGs and clouds. lighted by the lur.
ia flames. A hositancy Of but mo-
mcnt, and then n rush was made, but
the flames drove back the imprisoned
people, For a moment ii seemed as
though they were t. be cremat,l
within the builling, which within a
few minutes more wosli he 4 sceth'
ing fur1acc Escape seemed almost
Impossible rs before long they would
be overcome by the smoke.
fastening to The front Of the build
ing, they galncl acce a. to the rlot
of the veranla Here an avenu Of
safety presented 1t self. Clos t. the
verania there is growing large OAK
tree. This was their only hope and
the party of four. which by this time
had beel Joined by Timothy Madden,
the night Waterman, who had disciy-
cred the flames about the same time
as Hickey. climbed down the fire cs-
cape. which nature haA ready for
them.
Mrs, Rrc,n tho col rai servant waa
unable to help hersolf
Almost overcome with fright she
would have died in the hutlEng had
he not hcen carried 70 the yeranda
BY Jeffrio who also carried her
down the tree
Wallace the jefferson guard who
had turned Ia the alarm, reached
the building iust az The occupants
were escaping by means of the tree.
Brown was the first man % reach
the ground. Unconscious Of his own
danger he rushed into tue burning
bulldog and reached the fire hose
which is kept upon the first floor. In
but a moment he hal a atream Of wa
ter playing upon the flames. He
fought for the stairway reached It,
md was working his way up the
stairs when the fire department ar.
rived
No power could have extinguished
the fire with the start it hal when
discovered
Upon the arrival OF the hremen in
response to thu first alarm the fire
had a very dangerous aspect II
looked as though it would reach to
adjoining hsildings. II It lid this 1t
was feared there woull he no know
ing whore the flames would top. The
Hoo Hoo building was Of frame and
was filed with specimens of iian and
rare wood Burning shingles ware
carried Ey the ~ial toward the TeX4J.
German. Oregon and AIines and Met,
liturgy buildings.
The second alarm brought other
companies, AMI by that time those
gho had reached the scene hal tn
fire under control anil the danger OF
| It spreading was pas,
While the fire was in progress Tex
10 women gorkcl heroieally to save
precious relic OF state history in
their pavilons Sheets were tori
from the beds ia tho building an
sseI to carry the relies to places Of
greater safety.
One point Of the star shaped build
ing Of Texas IS within 10 feet OF Hoo
Hoe. and in the larg1 first floor room
II thia point the relies nave been OF
exhibit They include pictures. hook.
papers aad various articles identified
with me early hi tory of ths state
anl they are priceless.
The room is in charge Of Miss
Crane, & Cuero. ald Miss Hall %
San Antonio They werc sleepini
in the building, rs was Mrs Emerson
the host S, and six per3ons who arr
her guests. Including Mr. and Mrs
| Edward Knott.
Work was begun clearing away tn
sight before no,n.
n. W. Mcleod, president of the 10
cal order Of Hoo Hoos, states tina
new, though less elaborate, build
ing will probably be erected.