The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-19
BljoU THEATER BURN Ed
WILL BE REbUlLT-LosS ESTI.
MATED ABOUT $4,000.
Actors Booked for This Week Lose
Heavjly-Fire Department Handi.
capped by Construction Of Ed.
tice-originste in Cafe.

The Biiou vaudeville thoatcr, to-
gether with the most Of the con.
tents was destroyed by fire at IN
early hour this morning The csti-
mated loss amounts TO about $4,000
and was partially covered by insur-
ance. The restaurant I'm the base
ment was complete loss as was the
box ball alley. The actors were all
heavy losers and none Of them car
ried insurance The estimated loss
of costumes and property amounts TO
about $4,000.
/ The fire originated in the kitchen
of the cafe from the stove, as it is
thought
a cold north wind and the peculiar
construction Of the building hamper.
ed the department in fighting the
flames, which were under big head
way when the alarm was sounded
For a time it looked as II the sur.
sounding structures would also furn.
ish fuel but the hard work Of the
department assisted by the volunteer
corps Of fire fighters kept the blaze
within bounds.
About 1890 o'clock the alarm of
fire was sounded and the department
made quick response When the
boys arrived at the scene the blaze
had already begun to lick out of the
rear end of the basement and the
denscncss of the smoke kept the
workers from in any way getting to
the flames. Three strings Of hose
were soon put TO work The chemical
engine was called into play but Of
no avail. The building this morning
had the appearance of having been
gutted.
The fire was a long and strenuous
one and it was about daylight before
the fire was gotten under control.
The building is owned by r. Har,
dy Of this city and was but recently
erected at a cost of $4,000, on which
NJ. Hardy carried $4,000 insurance.
The Bijou theater which occupied the
second story of the building was the
property Of stock company. Tho
loss is estimated at about $4,000,
while they only carried $1,000 insur.
lance The Rijou cafe in the basement
suffered a loss of about $1,000 and
no insurance. The box ball bowling
alley, the property Of c. S. Vancicle
was destroyed at a loss Of $500, nc
insurance The company of actors
who were engaged to play at the thea
ter this week all sustained losses
/, The heaviest losers were Leslie 6
, Williams, two of the leading actors
of the week. They lost two trunks
of costumes valued at $500 each. Y
Preciados, the Mexican magician, who
, was on the bills for this week, also
, lost about $1,000 worth of costumes
with no insurance. other actors and
i, actresses sustained losses. None OF
, the troupe carried insurance. Charles
d. Brown Of the Biiou, also lost tools
! and implements to the amount Of $1GC
: without insurance
= The fire was one Of the most disas
! trous the city has experienced in some
, time, and probably a smaller amount
, Of insurance was carried on thu
amount lost, than in any fire loss II
, the city. About $4,000 was lost VIII
, only $4,000 insurance.
q 80 plans for the rebuilding Of th'
p building have been arranged, al
: though Mr.. Hardy states that he vii
, in all probability build soon. Th'
theater company has formed no plans
but II was stated by members Of tn,
stock company that the theater woul'
open arain as soon as possible.
The loss coming just as it did Il
Z severe and hits the losers heavy. !
q was stated by the manager of the Bi
q iou that the past week was one o
n their best and they had prepared Il
Il put on the best bill Of the 9easol
4 this week