The daily sentinel., 1905-09-08
Fire Destroys Haly
Restaurant At Early
Hour This Morning

This morning at 4;10 O'Clock an
alarm was sent in to the fire depart
ment from Gatt's restaurant on S
Second street stating that the Haly
restaurant IN the brick building Just
north of the Gait restaurant was on
fire.
The department made a quick run
with Chief Rogers driving. Two CON
nections with the water main We're
made, one near the Valley hotel and
the other at the corner of Second
and Pitkin.
The department found the whole
interior of the building in flames.
The fire had evidently been burning
quite a while when discovered.
Nothing could be done toward saving
the fixtures, furniture or any portion
OF the contents of the building. The
department confined its efforts to the
work of keeping the fire from spread
ing to the large rooming house ad-
ioiug the restaurant ON the north.
The water was also constantly play
ed on the fire and within n short
time the flames were eNtinguished
and the interior of the building was
a smoldering mass OF ruins The
brick walls remained intact and the
Roof was only partly destroyed.
The regular fire boys We're as
sisted by six volunteer tiremen who
quickly responded to the call.
The fire was first discovered by
the night cook at Gatt's restaurant.
He states that in looking out on the
street shortly after four O'Clock he
saw a vertible wall of fiames in
front of the Haly restaurant and inn
mediately went to the telephone and
sent in the alarm.
a.. .l. A..
and in just what part of the building
il first started cannot be ascertain
ed. Judging by the general appear
ance of the interior the fire must
have started in the front of the build
ing. Around the big range which
is located in the rear on the south
side of the building the woodwork
and plastering is not by any means
as badly damaged as it is nearer
the front of the room. The lathes
around the pipe at the point it ent-
ers the ceiling are hardly scorched,
showing conclusively that the fire
lid not start from the range. In the
front of the building the ceiling lathes
are completely burned out. the
window frames are totally destroyed
and all along the walls the plaster
ing is completely burned away. There
is much indication that the fire was
of an incendiary origin.
During the past week the restau-
rant has been closing about the mid
night hour for the remainder of the
night. Employees of the restaurant
state that no fire of any consequence
was left in the big range last night
and that the fire under the large
coffee urn or heater was turned of.
The Haly restauran, occupied the
brick building formerly occupied by
The Best Laundry" About two
months ago ]. II. Haly came to the
city from Salida and opened up the
restaurant. He installed nice fixtures
and was conducting a restaurant of
a most respectable class. He has been
enjoying fairly good patronage
since he opened apd had five or six
employees.
Mr. Haly has been very i'll with
rheumatism for several days and
stated this morning that he had no
idea how the fire originated. He
stated that he carried several hun
dred dollars insurance on the fiXtur-
es but declared that would only part
tally cover his loss. The building is
damaged to the extent of $500 or
5000. The restaurant fixtures were
valued at about $500.
Nearly everything in the building
was totally destroyed. The range Is
not badly damaged and can be used
again, and few of the heavy cook
ing utensils are not ruined.
The fire drew quite a large crowd
as the whistles of the engines in the
railroad yards awakened the people.
The fire last night was the first
that has occurred in the city since the
latter part of July.
The building is owned by John
O'Boyle. Insurance to the amount
of $500 was carried upon IT, In
surance to the amount of $500 was
carried by Mr.. Haly on the restau-
rant fixtures.
Mr.. Haly stated that some trouble
had been experienced with the cleo
trical wiring and it is believed by
some that the fire was caused by
an exposed live electric wire, how
ever there is little prospect of the
exact cause of the fire ever being
lscertained. Fire Chief Rogers after
making n thorough examination be
lleves the fire started from the oil
stove upon which the coffee urn sat.
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