The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-25

Nv Hearst News Service n.
-11.2S Nc Ian. 24-The Port
7ond " hall was destroyed in a rag
;na FIRE which got beyond control Oh
+he citv fremen, and threatened the
hyefness portion Of the city. with q
IN northeast wind tanning the
sonas many big buildings in the
peighborhood of the were danlageu,
among them being the Union mutual
MOCK, valued at 100000.
Fire Chief Hurt.
Fvre lief VI. n. Eldridge was badly
bn-t having been struck by a heavy
1isce oF hose pipe. which was swung
! srross the street, knocking him down.
Thrilling escapes were numerous, out
no fata...es have been reported.
Two thousand people attending a
dance given by the Pythians in the
sscopd story of the city hall had a
narrow escape. A panic was avc'5Hd
Nv the coclness Of the Officials in
charge of the ball. who led the
dancers out in safety. So little time
MAS ere 10 lose, however, that
many Of the dancers made their es-
cape in full ledge regalia.
Fire Starts.
Inc FIRE started in the big operating
room of CITY Electrician George w.
= Hardy. on the third floor OF the city
'ha.-. Since the entire electrical sys-
TEN Of the city Is controlled from this
|pfice. no public fire alarm could be
ng. and telephones had been called
Into use.
Il is probable that all the valuable
records and books of the municipal
tv as well as of Cumberland county,
Til be found TO have been lost In the
The Do~-,e Falls.
Al l:o5 O'Clock the top OF the enor-
nous gilt dome CT the citv hall fell
Eith terrific crash. and thirty fire
nen and a score of r~IIce-nan a"1
rlti7Ons narrowly escaped when the
5crcwd shouting 'tChA'~ ooinoi" o"vo
Them warning. The dome in it's fall
BROUGHT down a tanele of 1--we wires
3lrectly In tha center OF Civ Hall
ouare. and these kept the firemer
uSv for s~re time. The building is
FSlned at 100000, and is insured for
t?5OO0O.
Neu-Snorer Men.
The FIRE was discovered at 2:13 q.
?. bv two naDermen who were
ralking up Exchange street toward
ne front Of the building. The fire
tera-tment nf this town sent out a
raI for assistance to outside towns.
attn and Biddeford sent aDparatus.
NE Chestnut Street Methcd'et church
mo the bic Fulton Trust Company
ere amOrg the buildings damaged.
% latter having caught FIRE several
mes. only 10 he extiroIlished by the
Cert treTen The high wind bore
marks to great distances, and small
waves were constantly startip0 here
pu mere, hut watchers succeeded in
started
The Chestnut Street Methodist EMS
1pal church then caught, but was I'M
sT control.
The Citv Hall.
The lOs= on fhe ritv hall. which cnst
rnsn built ssn0 ono to the CITY and
"anty. is estimated. with building.
L., 80 anu VdTlHnt6 QarorS, at
''WoO0. The methodist EpisccnaI
aur'h Is valued at $50 mo. but the
nase tn the church will probably
0' exceed $4,000.
Other Fires.
"n'ie the fire was racing in the
Wv nan and church f'ras started in
US in Salem street, West End and
'lNN"h'e street.
w was rrehN6 here while the fire
b., ''rH-'+an'ne thA whole c'+v from
4 n, ord. Sarn. Auhurn and Pafh.
a - c'rv rA"~r1s were saved from
a = 'n""'"~ huild'n0. hrt the rerords
ma '0' Nerlard corntv. dating back for
'e7rS. were all lost.
e,,-, I0s7 IN valuable PAINTINGS alone
- we've kert in the different
IT the c'+v buiI@'-o Sc r~~a1-
- r0~a than sion no0. CITY
=, '"~"-''1oe ~ovs tre+ 40 frsu~-
a.. "~'N8 ~ the city hall is not
NO7s tNan so 600.
T7-A Wafer F-eezes
No. zeal ti-res. fannea bv q fierra
~, esse wind the Union sNu1uel
* eaueht fire from SHARKS which
NJ Ecm the burning citv hall. It
nsst STrusVle for hours with the ele-
5lD1os s OF wind and flame. which was