Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-07

f&EE WAS uaSe0*GfEA M& A0@MA 1@@
ter 10 twelve this morning I'm the
barn NJ the rear Of the lot owned by
Mrs. Fetterman on th eorner OF LIN
coin and Seventh streets. When the
alarm was given the building was o
mass Of flames and the eonflagration
spread rapidly and for a while threat
ened the entire business section ot
East Las Vegas. The barn was totailf
DESTROYED and also the barn OF j. G.
Sohnsen 4 Son. undertakers. the san
sage shed and other outbuildings OF
the Pete Roth butcher shop. the Optic
company warehouse and oatbuildings
Il Is the general opinion that the
fire started from burning trash pile
IN the rear Of the corral on the Fetter'
man lot. A young fellow told Tom
Johnyen that he saw a fire smoldering
In the manure pile close TO the build
ing early this morning and stamped
Il out II probably burst into flames
again later and ignited the building.
Both the East Las Vegas and the Il.
Romero hose companies did excellent
service. although the shacks were 80
old and the fire had gained such gy-cat
headway before the alarm was turned
In that nothing much could be done
excent 10 confIne the damage 10 the
buildings on fire. few people are
dssnosed 70 criticize the east side do.
nartment for de'av IN throw'no water
hut this r. unjust. The iadd'es ffrs1
tried 10 tan the plug at the alley be-
side che hmrn'ns building 10 save
time and give them q greater length
Of bose % work with. but the man
who attemnted TO make the connection
bad the shirt burned from his back be-
fore he could accomplish his purpose
and the department was forced to take
up the hose and attach 10 a ping at
the corner of Grand and Sixth streets.
The f. Romero hose company made a
splendid run, being soon on the scene
and did efficient work.
There was a great deal Of risk In
fighting the fire as electric light wires
which were supposed to be alive were
burning In two and dropping down
around the conflagration and there
was also a tank containing about for
ty gallons of gasoline in the Optic
warehouse. Fortunately the gasoline
burned up without exploding.
J, c. johnson & Son used the barn
on the rear Of their premises as a
warehouse. and had two wagons in the
building. Both were taken out IN time
to save them and no serious damage
was done to either except that the
rear of the ambulance was scorched
Considerable furniture and coffins
stored in the building were consumed.
the loss being estimated at about
$4,000.
Pete Roth's sausage shed was ser.
iously damaged. and other buildings
were destroyed. He lost two tons or
hav and his sausage machine and ket.
ties were injured bv the flames.
The ortic romnanv lost all ~ TIE
Tiles NJ the naner extending hack for
over thirty wears. which were honre
and kent in storape IN the warehonee
hhnrt haIf carload NJ narer was
rn'ned nv the fIames. water and
| smoke shnd containing MACHINERY
largo crro1w ~ coaI a,d fnrtr val.
lions of gasoline was burned to tho
ground.
The Fetterman barn contained a
horse belonging to Mrs c. Y. Prescott.
buggy. harness and considerable
amount OF feed The horse escaped
from the flames during the progress
OF the fire and although badly burned.
ran down Lincoln street and was fin
ally caught at the feed and livery
barn of Clay g. COMPANY. where It =,
being kent. It is badly scorched and
although It is being treated. the beast
win probably have to be shot.
The horse was a pitifuI sight when
1t came out G. the barn. It's tail and
name was abIaze and the bair had
been burned entirely of its back. tt
was crazed with fright and main ann
charged as hard az It canld oallon
against the rear OF the Optic office. II
backed of and tried to enter the rear