Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-10-27
BESIDES HUMAN SACRIFICE, %
HORSES ARE LOST IN
HOLOCAUST.
HOLOCAUST.
PROPERTY Loss WILL
TOUCH ABOUT $4,000
niaze starts at Lee Bros Barn and
Spreads East and North-First
y. E. Church Destroyed
Entire Business Por-
ton Threatened.

Fire. which started in the big liver,
ana reed barns Of Lee Brothers, a
Liberty and Jefferson streets at
o'clock Sunday evening, did about $50.
ooo damage burning Lee Brothers sale
stables covering almost a block. /,
brick storage building owned by j. w
Fox; the wagon factory, the black
smith shop and carriage painting de
partment of G. NJ. Haskell and Sons
the h~orseshoeing shop of J. D.. Pratt,
and the First NJ. E. church. Sigh,
Damage was done to a house occupied
oy negroes just north Of Haskell,s and
to the buildings Of the Luckie Marble
yards, both owned by A. X. Luckie
The property loss was made more hor.
rible by the burning Of 20 horses In
the stables Of Lee Bros.
The entire business section Of Mex.
leo was seriously threatened with de.
struction, the fact that the loss was
not much heavier, being due to the
excellent work done by the fire de.
partmcnt and volunteer work Of citi.
zens. DR.. W. T.. Kendall, a veterin.
arian with his Office In Lee Brothers
stables, was fatally burned while
attempting to release horses from
the holocaust. He died at the home
John Lane at 2;25 o'clock Monday at.
ternoon.
FIRE STARTED WITH FURY.
The fire was first noticed by en-
ployes at the livery barn, who were 10
the front portion Of the main build.
ing.
These employees say that the fire
covered a large part Of the rear Of the
main building when they noticed it.
An alarm was turned In and efforts to
llberate the animals from their stalls
were made. Only a few were saved
and one precious human life paid
for those few DR.. Kendall rushed u
the stall section and while trying tc
get out some Of the horses was knock.
ed down by a frenzled beast, the fire
closing 10 On him as be fell. Others
about the stable brayely rushed 10
aud carried the doctor out. He was
burned about the head, arms and up
per part Of his body. His Condition
was pronounced very critical and be
died later. There were several narrow
escapes.
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY.
What was done ~ save human and
equine life wal necessarily done quick
vas the flames spread with indescrib'
able rapldlJy; almost before the alarm
had been rung In, the livery barns were
a mass OF flames and could not bt
fought TO any advantage. BY the
time the lire department had gone In
To action the flames had leaped across
Jefferson street to the east and tC
Haskell g. Sons and J. D. Pratt's
buildings across Liberty street TO the
north; soon afterward the spire and
roof OF the First M. e. church were
in flames and alarm for the safety Of
the entire business portion became
general. There were six lines Of hose
being played by the tiremen, who tool
many risks and Occupied some hot
places to meet the threatening ad
vance Of the flames.
After a two-hour fight control o.
the fires advance was gained, tht
check being held between Haskell'i
and a two-story wooden building Il
the north, used as a dwelling houst
and barber shop by negroes. Thi'
building was damaged slightly. 1t II
miraculous that the course OF the
flames could be stopped here.
Danger from a spread Of the tiend u
the city hall, Hathaway's large three
story grain house and three dwelling
houses 10 the same block threatene'
seriously and it was only by a concen
trated attack all along the north iron
OF tine furnace of buildings that th'
fires advance was checked.
A large force of men was kept BUS
on the roofs of the Luckie Marol'
ward, the Lacrosse Lumber COMPANY
and other buildings further north. all
being saved only by continual ehort
The marble and lumber yards TO Tn
west and northeast were In the mos
danger.
Flying fiame-carring brands from 10
burning building were scattered 10
blocks in the track Of the heavy WIN
: trom the south and southeast A
; me time while the M. Z. church wa
buraing fercely, the wind bacame al
|, most a gale, and it seemed that 10
w,nd-carried embers must kIndle OIL
, er horrors, but happily did not
THE LOSSES SUSTAINED.
Lee brothers, loss on furnishings an
and stock, 81, 500; insurance ~
Mrs. Hisey, on livery ouiiuins'
a. 900: insurance $1,000
+ w Fox, loss on building east |
livery stable, $1,000; no insurance.
! q M. Haskell s. Son, loss, so'VV
insurance $500. .,
]. D. Pratt, loss $1,000 no inSu
ance. am n I,
surance $1,000. . "a,
n. Ballew, carpenter tools ca
ried out, but stolen, $500. o,,
w y Hathaway, loss In tlmoIl
sod bay and straw, stored in e
Sn,Id,ug, about $500; fully insured,
ID There we're many indivlous, O''
=, horses and rigs, some insured
oil MOST WILL REBUILD,
Most Of the places burned VIII DC !
built as soon as possible ,..h,,
Il is not known whether the s's .n'
will be rebuilt on the old ste, II w
are the city ordinances Will requ"'
e brick structure. u-.A,,,d Z