The Paducah sun., 1905-06-19
Explosion in Tailor Shop Causes
a Furious Fire at II Il. m.
Damage to the Shop, sanford's sa-
loon, the Citizens Bank and
Lodge Room.
FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE

Bodenheimer tailor shop over the Cit
izen's Savings bank at Third and
Broadway this morning about II
o'clock did considerable damage,
cutting the tailor shop. damaging the
hallway and the lodge rooms In the
third story, and causing considerable
damage to the Stanford saloon on
the lower floor. and slight damage
to the ceiling and walls of the Citi-
zen's Savings bank, total of $4,000
or more
Mr.. Bodenheimer was severely
burned from head to foot, and had a
narrow escape. A boy named Iseman
working for him, was also painfully
burned, but not seriously so.
Mr.. Bodenheimer does not know
how the fire started. His pant maxi
er had telephoned for some canvas,
and Mr.. Bodenheimer opened a small
closet where he kept his stock to get
what he wanted. He says that the
instant he opened IL there was an ex-
plosion and the whole room seemed
to be filed with fire. Badly burned
he rushed blindly about and Mr.. Nor
ritz Friedman, who happened to be in
the room when the explosion occur
red, but managed to reach the hall
way. assisted him as best he could
being unable to get inside for the
flames.
The only way the unfortunate
young man, suffering from the burns
all over him. could finally get out of
the room, by this time a mass of
flames, was to roll out. Reaching
the hallway he was taken into the Of
flee of Hummel Bros, at the Broad
way end of the hall, and a physician
was summoned
In the meantime the flames spread
rapidly and fire alarm was turned
in.. The department seemed slow In
getting there, and before 1t arrived
the flames seethed out the windows
and many thought the building was
doomed.
The firemen, once they got the
hose attached and the water on, had
no trouble in putting out the fire, and
in ten minutes the blaze was sub
dued. but tons of water added to the
damage.
Mr. Bodenheimer's shop occupied
the rear room in the second story.
Underneath it Is the Stanford sa-
loon. Mr.. Ed. r. Miller, tobacco in
spector, and Hummel Bros, also
have offices on the second floor. and
in the third story is colored Odd
Fellows hall, The only damage by
fire was to Mr., Bodenheimer's shop
and the stairs leading into the third
story
Mr.. Bodenheimer carries $l25 in
but a large quantity OF cloth
ing belonging to patrons that was
there to be pressed, was burned.
Water dripped through and did great
damage TO the Stanford saloon, the
ceiling falling OFF and much of his
his goods being ruined, He carries
81 200 insurance,
The only damage to the Citizens
bank was from water dripping down
on the steel ceiling. some of II run
ming down the walls. II Is not
thought the damage will be over
$50 to the bank.
The damage to the Odd Fellows
hall was practically nothing. The
total damage TO the building Is prob
ably $1,000. fully covered by insur-
ance. II belongs to the J. r., Smith
estate.
Mr.. Bodenheimer's injuries are
very painful, The skin was burned
from his face and hands and his hair
was badly soorchsd, while his cloth
WAS almost burned OFF him in places.
Soon after he went into Mr.. Hum
mel's office the smoke became SO
thick out In the hallway that the oe-
cupants of the ofiiee could not reach
the stairs. and the fire department
raised ladder TO the window for
them to descend. but the iiames were
extinguIshed about this time and
the precaution was unnecessary.
Mr.. Bodenheimer was taken to his
home. 537 South Fifth street, and al
though his burns are very painful
never lost consciousness, Drs. Red
dick aud Brothers attended him.
lie says he does not know what