Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Dwelling House Burned.

The fire bell sounded an alarm
between ten and eleven O'Clock Wed
nesday evening. 1t proved to be the
dwelling house owned .iby Miss Efost
Ratio, and rented to GlIas Head .;h3
miner working atstAes Kennedy 1.-The
house is'loeated at the north end oil
MainI. street opposite the bridge!
When the fire alarm was given the
place was all abfaze!si flames issuing
from every window. The fire house
is located in THAT nelghborEood@ and
IN short time a strong body of
water was playing on.the flames which
put it out in short order {Yhe build
ing was completely gutted,' every
room being more or less burned. THE
entire contents of furniture were.aito
completely ruined The buildfng was
uninsured, and the damage it sus.i
talned is about equal''to it's total
destruction. 1t will cost nearly as
much to make it habitabIb as to 'build'
anew. ~''''.'
The furniture was insured for five
hundred dollars, which will not
suffice to cover the loss Nothing was
saved, except the contents of, the
front bedroom, which was compare
lively untouched by the flames but
damaged by water. A piano was
charred SO badly as to be worthless.
Ihe dwelling house belonging to
MIS- 'Brescia is within q. few feet on
the north, 1t was not damaged in the
least, not even the fresh paint being
scorched: As soon .as the hremen. got
to work the flames wilted and died.
Charles Head was the onfg one in
the house at The time. He was slight
ly burned about the left hand, also
one foot. 1t is wonderful that he
escaped without serious injury
As SO many wild reports are ahoat
about the affair, representative of
the Ledger interviewed Mr. Head at
the residence Of Jas. Forshay, where
Mr. and Mrs Head found refuge after,
the disaster. He says, he was prepar-
ing to go to work on the IL O'Clock
night shift He had risen from bed,
and took the coal oil lamp; whioh
bad been left burning. and he was.
in the act of carrying it INTO the
kitehen>where he was IN tFieshaDit4 rof
laeing his boots. As he got to the
door the lamp exploded in: his hand,
scattering the burning of over his
face and clothing, also ttrougout the
room. The place was in flames in
stantly. He was staggered by the
AS soon, as he recovered
himself he tried to get out. By this,
6ime smoke and flames we're every
where He rushed through TO the
front door, aud fell on the front
porch, where he was taken by persons
who had gathered TO the scene bY
this time. His clothing was on fire
when rescued. His socks and dover
part of his pants we're burned. His
injuries are superficial, and he ex
poets to be able to. return to work III
a few days.
Mis- Head was not at home at the
time. When her husband has been
on the night shift, she has frequently
stayed at Mrs Forshay's. She had
arranged. to do so this night. She
had been to the skating rink, and in
with Mrs Ieorshay, was
returning to the home of the latter.
They. passed the Head home and were
near to the .Forshay residence, when
the fire. bell gave the alarm. Both
rushed back, as the illumination
indicated that 1.-THE fire was in the
neighborhood of Mrs Head home.
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