The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-22

" Faber and Mrs T. F. Hannou. ad- jacent on High Streets.
 Only by work of the Montgomery Fire Department, which was almost superhuman. was disastrous confia- grafton averted.
 Next south of the home of MT. Cody on the corner there Is a row of neat newly-built cottages extending on Lawrence Street, which were threat ened.
 In the home of MT. Cody Mir. and Mrs. Maxie D. Pepperman, MT. and Mrs. A. H. Buchanan, and Mrs and Mrs Ed Bartlett resided. 4
 The houses at risk were wooden dwellings The residence of Mir Faber and the residence of Mrs. Hannon are in close proximity to the destroyed house. Had the wind been strong and the conditions less favorable no human agency could have saved the entire row of buildings.
 All of the contents of MT. Faber's residence were thrown pellmeil Into the muddy streets and they were dam aged grossly.
 The fire originated in the room of Mir. and Mrs. Buchanan on the second floor of the Cody residence. The cause is unknown but it is thought that the electrical storm of yesterday afternoon was an indirect agency. During the severe lightning display it was noticed in the Cody house that one of the wires was emitting great balls of fire. These balls were closely watched and no result was noticed
 Had Looked for Fire.
 At 6:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the cook in the house of Mir. Cody smelled fire. She made a careful exam
 ination of the house but found no blaze. She inquired in the next house and careful examination was there made without result.
 In a half hour the Cody residence was a mass of flames. The Fire De- pertinent made a rapid run to the scone of the fire. All of the companies, save the Five Points company, responded. The houses were situated in a closely inhabited neighborhood and hundreds of neighbors volunteered and organized a salvage corps. Much of the property of the lower floor of the Cody house and all Of the property in the Faber house was removed from the building. A number of streams of water were thrown on the burning house but the flow of sparks seemed to doom the
 home of MT. Faber and the home of N. Lobman on the opposite corner. In fact the Faber house caught fire more than once but the watchful laddles controlled the flames, A stream of Wal ter was kept on the home of MT. Lob-
 man and none of the sparks caused | damage.
 Loss Estimated at e17,5O0. The damage to the Cody house and contents will probably amount to $l5,- 900, and the damage to the Faber fur niture to $2,500.
 Fhe Cody residence was valued ct ss. 900. and the house is a total loss. aIr Buchanan and Mir. Bartlett lost everything. among the losses being the wedding presents of Mir. and Mrs. Bart lett, who were married only few weeks ago They are valued at over $3, 900. He carried s1,50O insurance, Mir. Pepperman saved practically cv- erything He is clerk of the First Bap-
 tlst Church and his first thought was to save the records of that institution. With the assistance of his neighbors he got out from the house practically all of his property.
 Mir. Cody last night was unable to say what he' had saved. Much of his furniture was damaged. He carried about 5000 insurance on his house and furniture.
 Mir Faber said that his loss would be fully $2,5O0. He had $1 900 insur- ance on his furniture. The house oc- eupied by the Faber family and owned 1 by Mrs. Hannon was not damaged. Probably 5.000 people assembled around the fire and the police had to l establish fire lines. The fire occurring | just when business was suspending in l the downtown district. and the great reflection of the flame against the skies thousands of men and women hurried 1 to the scene.
 There were many expressions of sym pathy for the loss of the fine home and l it's valuable contents.
 A word of praise for the splendid work of the Fire Department was 1n l the lips of every one present.