The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-01
Confined From FIRST Pagel


son bull ing. The fire had been car
ed through the ccr ider or hallway on
TIE Brent building 10 that OF Jhe
p GUN Watson cne and had secured
Eood lead upon the men. volunteers
Hifh ladders qul kly entered 1ue
'aa eiy o. tnis ou.lu--i= 'i- ~, ~
r..-.. st--r1 AMI narr.aIIv sue
frs 4,fl tba flames
f- .-ol --rrib1a fury
..-. ..t,., avav
e.
The Hle continued ia s'-H upon
1reuea l-e bFiee s2oIA
house was among ,fe Eie'
5tea state 'aat no 5'ot7
sFaa from several .r'' I'D.
iars occurred -a .l'--
et-s- across ne street. BOT }'e .'l-
lfeF.o9f % me blaze .ea-.-'
pace "orkHen We're engaged ll re-
moving goods from ai or me ''Ie7'
pul WaeE .le explosions @. '-e ~"
Hnd cartridges o-eaIfrt I'D one Ho-ld
venture near Wh-l7 large ahiJulle
q. H2Te-lal Ca lA.s aiac-e- Aad eA
poded during tle time, the heaVy eA-
plosions were caused the spohlalleo .'7
cohou5.lon Dlo"tns GUY 1Ie . gis - -
Teocbo5 tn, NORTON of The Bruce stors
tbe sroali cartridges began tn EXPLODE
-, -@,,,-,5o5 M gs+1fng g71ns fin ac-
tom
o,
ne Os90
seemed 10 De Jne point MheIe ,ile H-e
was mainly centereo- lne ehIIe up
per portion on the stores was III d mass
OF dames. Inc Hremen lousnI OraFe-y
under Chlet Bicker ana az one tille
1t was feared mat TWO or lnree OF lAeH
would euher De seriously injured OF
lose their lives. TINS was dlreclly
aIler an explosion IN lne Dl 1C .5 SUI e.
- 49, CescooIs c11b and tbo awning of
- S,,i1,,i,,.. ,s,,@-tt 60 ebuttino, off
,--lS...,I e.--y,,,, 49,, tba Iodder an
--.,.iat' - - aeoe-5od ArorsboI
$50 - nos -, tbo como ouiclrIy
- ~ ,S,7iti,,v, ~ ~, 49,, ans al
$500 s+roar,- os -,ste7 which nIaved
-, -, nd tbeI1 s5dar vyitb,tbe rasuIf
49, 80, 80 80 10 1eevo tbo burn-
i 10 . ~1 s1tboTqb scrocbeg and
-. 49, c1c4 Lirq- b,,rDod Tho e,-
I -T~e-r - nHr Hrrar rnnrn 81 If
NeN run
/ The Greek fruit store, adjoining the
/ drug store Of Sidney Kahn, was the
next to 60, sparks Ialllng from ABOVE
and it was only few minutes AFTER
/ wards that Mr.. kahn store was IN
! flames. The Forbes Furniture store
was next IN line and here the nre rag
+ ed, the strong wind carrying the Dlaze
up lhe s1alI way anu IeeulI5 l"piuly
upon Ine IulliDuIe Cu'aiil9u lL 10 10
place Inc AIeluen Hau q soooOo ~. a
nsht mere anu more nan ouoe s uii
Chey nave narrow S9o"y9S rum i1ii
ing glass; ana salieIles.
The Big Building.
There seemed to be a iull in the
/ fires southwark progress at that time,
but it went north, first breaking out
on the lower floor Of the BlOunt-Wat-
son building. The flames seemed 90
break out at once in the Offices of the
/ McDavid-Hyer Company. the Gordon
& Brown Hardware Co. and ThOs. G.
/ Watson Co., and it was only a few
minutes before these places were gut
ted. About this time the flames broke
out on every floor OF the Bloune-Wat-
son building, ana IL was quickly seen
that this building was doomed 70 ues-
truction.
Persons who were In the Dulldlng
endaavorin9to save property We're hoIi
fed to leave the building, as II was De
coming dangerous TO longer remain
there They quickly leIt and all turn
ed to saving the properly south OF the
/ Osceola Club.
A Hard Fight
Here the iremen fought. their hard
est. Every line of hose available was
strung. every man Of che department
was on buildings, galleries and at
plugs. in an effort to stop the spread
of the fire south. The idea of the
chief was to stop the fire at the south
end of the Osceola Club, and all et
forts were conferred Jnere- CnleI
Bicker centered his Iorces at Una'
point and Notwithstanding the strong
southwesterly wind and the Dig gan
of the fire, the men neld tneT own 10
the hard fight, receiving Faluanle as
: sistance from citizens VINO were or
the streets and who showed a Wiling
ness 10 help IN the "OlA'
Feared Block Would 90:
For a short time. after the WIND De