Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-27
ONE FIREMAN DIES;
SCORES ARE INJURED
Chicago COnfldgrdtion Destroys
Office Building and Adjoining
Hotel -NeighbOring Towns
Send Men and Ap
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Chicago, Jan. 27.-One fireman was
killed and more than score injured
In fire which broke out in the
Mayer building early this morning.
The flames destroyed property to the
value of 100000.
The fire started in the basement
of the Mayer building and spread so
rapidly that when the firemen ar
rived the entire building was in.
flames. A strong north wind was
blowing and swept the flames TO the
Hotel Florence, adjacent to the May
er building, which was soon in flames.
All the guests were given warning in
advance and were able to get most
of their belongings from the build
ing.
About an hour later the walls of
both buildings collapsed, carrying
down an entire company of fremen.
All were rescued with the exception
of James Gallagher, whose body is
believed to be in the ruins.
Famed by a forty-mile gale, the
fire scattered embers about the south
ern portion of the loop district, en-
dangering many structures. The
guests of the Florence hotel were
reused from their beds by policemen
and firemen, and all escaped.
Adjoining the burned building on
the east Is the partly completed six
teep-story building of the Corn Ex-
change National bank. The new
skyseraper was given severe test
but, with the exception of burned
woodwork, withstoood the flames
successfully.
The entire down town and whole
sale district fire departments were
called out and the firemen swarmed
upon the roofs of adjacent buildings,
pouring a stream of water on the
burning buildings from these van
| tage points.
Dun & Co. occupied four floors of
the Mayer building and their damage
amounts to over $15O,00O. other oc-
cLpants of the building were Page
& Co., electrotypers; Johnson, Koch
& Quin, bookbinders, and Kahn
| brothers, dry goods specialists.
Portland, Me-, Jan. 27.-A fire,
| which threatened for a time to wipe
out the business district of this city
| anu which did cause a property loss
Of nearly $1,OOO,O0O, was confined to
the block in which IL started only
| after ten hours work by the fire de-
partment, aided by the departments
! OF several neighboring towns.
| The fire started in a wholesale dry
goods house occupied by Milliken,
| Cousins and company, and the great
er part of the loss was sustained by
this firm. After several hours hard
work the firemen thought they had
the fire under control, but in a short
time 1t was discovered that the build
ing occupied by A. F. Cox and Sons
was afire, the flames having crept
! through the walls and roof smultan-
eously A stock of boots and shoes
valued at s250,000 was ruined.
Then men, employees, had a mar
row escape from being buried under
| falling walls.
The fire gained such headway and
assured such proportions that Mayor
Leighton called for help from ten
cities in Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire and Maine, and all responded
with men and fire fighting apparatus
| II was only after a hard battle that
the firemen were able TO subdue the
flames, and had it not been for the
assistance given the departments oi
! other cities the flames would uni
doubtedly have spread to the entir,
| business district
|