Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-25
$4,000 BLAZE AT
LOCAL INDIAN SCHOOL
COmmissary Building With
Contents Destroyed by
Fire Last Night.
BUILDINC WILL Be RESULT

a blaze which WIS discovered short
~ after Z clock last nleal Ia The
Commlssary building "a the Indian
school near this city. destroyed that
Building with 81 ils cOntenis, entail.
ing loss estimated at between
si0.ou0 ana $4,000.
The origin Of The ffe n a mystcrs,
A. there was no FIRE 81 any kind IN
the building shortly nj er o'clock
one % the lnuinn roy discovered
namea and smoke lssning from. the
roof Uf the structure gcaf the middle
and Ne gave thr alarm by ringing the
Dire bell on the grounds, fupcrlntend'
ent Allen appeared ON the scene NJ
most Immediately after the turning
In OF Toe alarm ana ordered out the
hrn brigade az the school ~ the
meant ime he. with several other ON
clala Al the school entered the build
INK. but there was not n trace 81
Ore ON the Hfst nDof.
A. coon ~ the are department ~
the school got q line strung 90 the
burning building and q stream Of va
ter playing on the hauics. MT. A.lot
sent Ia a telephone message 10 Chiel
Burlloas. Of the Albuquerque IRE de
partmfnt. asking assistance. The 70
cal department responded and pro
ceeded az far AZ Mountain road Here
II war discovered thst the plug con
noctionl at the school were for one
and one half inch hose. while the cigi
department only carried hose for
twoinch connection, therefore !
would have been useless for them q
proceed further and they returned u
the hose house However. Fire Chic
Rurtless continued 10 the school anl
rendered much assistance IN direct
ing The school brigade how 20 sight IN
danes.
Fire Burned Flercely.
Owing 90 the lnHammabie content
Of the building. the ire burned iierc'
IL and the anmes sooa gOl beyond COZ
troll A. the c0mmissafy building !
situated quite distance from an
main buildings u1nger from the hr
spreading was not great and all eftort
were turned toward trying 70 save a
loaat portion Of this building aud 4
contents The Gre fighting apparatii
aud the water power were entirel
inadequate 10 cope with the FIRE, hov
ever. and II burned throughout u
night and until late this morning.
The hfe made d big blaze and coul
he plainly seen frnu this city an
created NO little excitement. - n.
FIRST report that WAS received was
the eject that the indian school wa
III danger OF being totally destroyed
Quite number Of people made IN
trip OF n mile and a hnlg 20 see II
are. while many walked np into "a
Highlands where they could get
good view Of the burning building.
Less Almost Total.
Superintendent Allen reported {
The Citizen today that the loss .
the building and ccE,entA would B
almost uHal. as there was no inau
ance. The greatest loss, Mr.. Ale
says. w.ll be OF clothing ana subsl
tenco. a. which the building contall
cd practically a years supply with
value 81 perhaps $4,000. Iho Duildin
WAS valued nj x2,500. With whit,
comlng rn this loss win be- keenly r.
until new supply ~ clothing an
foodsfuIis can be gotten In. There
left on hand enough subsistence
last for week or ten days and :
that lime the school authorities "a
they vii be able TO get In more "a
plies and there Will be no danger
any suffering among the pupils al q
school
To-day the boys at the school wei
busy going over the ruins and saylr
what they could. Quite a quantity
canned goods OF all kinds. beans. q
Zee. etc, was taken oul ~ the rilli
which had not been damaged In q
least and this win aid much Ia bel
lRg out until the arrival Of the ne
supplies.
Perfect Order Prevailed.
One thing worthy Of more thi
passing note and which reflects gsel
credit upon the school authorities
the perfect order that prevailed duriF
The are. when tbs alarm WAS turn'
IN the little tots ~ the institution. hi
retired for che night. A a precantio
AIRY measure they were awakened 81
dressed and marched IN perfect ord
from the dOrmiiory 20 the yard, The
they remained for several hou
watching the Are. III every other Z
parmenl there was very Iittle excii
ment ana Ia no instance was the
she least sign of a panic. The val
1T the daily nre drills at the scho
was plainly demonstrated last nigl
Superintendent Allen last night D
iilsed he Interior department BY eel
graph OF the burning ~ the buildlI
aud today received assurances lh