The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-20
THE NEWS OF MOBILE
Advertiser Bureau,
Mobile, May 19


 Last nights fire. while bad enough. was no] quite so serious as was at first an .Icipated. A quite night, two powerful steam fire engines and splendidly equipped. officered and manned fire department, and fire doors and walls, prevented what e otherwise would have been a really disastrous conflagration. How the fire origina- ted is not and perhaps will never be known. That the fire was confined to the two buildings. Nos. 57-9 North Water Street was due to the good work of the fire department. The third building, No. 55 St. Michael Street, was damaged by water and failing piece of wall.
 As far as can be learned the esti- mated losses are as follows:
 Bush Hall Shoe Co.,. .. .$50,OOO Mrs. V. E. Mitchell. Uhree build
 ings)........ .. .....''' zo'ooo Mobile Box Factory. .. '''' I.OoO J. E. Duval & Co..... .... 6,0o0 Rickarby & Dunlap.... ...... 1000 William Cowley. ..'' 4oO c. J. Torrey, (abOut).. .. .... 1000 Total ....ss4, 400
 The Bush.HHaii Shoe Company car ried $75,OOO insurance; Mrs. V. B. Mitchell. $15.000; The Mobile Box Fac tory, $3.50O; J. E. Duval and Com pany, S4,oVUI WlllIdAn OOWASS' "''N' Rickarby and Dunlap enough to pro- tect; c. J. Torrey carried no insur- ance.
 The three damaged buildings will at once be repaired. said John b. Mitcn- ell, who is a son of Mrs. Mitchell, who owns the property.
 For some time the fire department committee of the general council mas been endeavoring to secure an appro- priation from that body for improve ment for the fire fighting service. At the meeting of the council Monday night five men were asked for, but the request of the committee was denied. Chairman Max Michael of the commit fee sought to show the council the need of the men, as well as the neces- sity for a third fire engine. He thought, however, the insurance com nanies should show an inclination to give the city some relief. At noon to- dav Councilman Michael received the report of the National Board Of Un- derwriters, prepared from reports or agents sent here in February to inves- tteate existing conditions. The report is in pamphlet form Among the rec concentrations of the underwriters the following. embraced in the report, which is very elaborate, are the most important:
 That sters be taken to reduce the nresent rate of consumption of at least 30 per cent; the pumping capacity be increased by a 6,00O,000 capacity plant, to be held as reserve supply; new res ervoir of 40,0O0,0O0 capacity and addi- tioraI 36-inch main to be laid from the reservoirs to city; additional distribu- tion arteries, locations being named; regular inspection of gate valves; hose No to be changed; engine company with ten men, No. 2, to be increased to fifteen men, No. to seven, Nos. U, and & to six each: aerial truck No. to fen. hook and ladder No. to eight men that two additional engines be installed as surplus; that 2,OOO feet of hose be kept on hand.
 Al a meeting of the directorate of the Commercial Club tonight, for the nurnose of acting in the matter of summer night concerts in BienVille square, the following members were present: President Max Hamburger r. Vice-President W. F. Tibbetts, Wassrs A. S. Lyons. John Craft and IT IT Wefel, Jr. A committee of fve u,as decided upon to solicit funds. the chairman of which will be Hon. John Craft The first concert will be given Tuesday night. The concerts will De given weekly until the end or Septem- Der. =. . certs has been Mir. Hamburger who has interested himself each succeed ing summer in seeing that the poor as well as the rich of the city might en- ioy their evenings In this delightful manner. This is only one of the many little philanthropies which are making MT. Hamburger's name famous among the people of Mobile.
 
 The gun teams of the Mobile Yacht c1ub had their first shoot for the pres ent season this afternoon for the club tronhies. The shoot was on the club grounds across the river The results were as follows:
 Class A, 25 birds. scratch-Goodbrad' 20: Sirmon. 1s; Chamberlain, 21; Vim cent, 23 Fowler 2S; Zimmerman, 2S. Fowler won the shoot off for the tie with nine out of ten birds.
 Glass B. 25 birds, scratch-Johnson, %: Debriere, 22; Mangold, 21; Ladd. 20; conklin. 16 The tie between Johnson and Debriere will be shot off at the next meet.