The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-09

building was a most spectacular one. |
After the roof ignited, clouds of en- |
like a fireworks display. When the
first and second floors and the roof
gave under. the crash sounded like sal
vos of artillery.
A Thrilling Moment.
One of the thrilling moments of the
fire was when a combination ladder,
reaching from South Seventh street to
the roof, collapsed under the burden of
heavy hose, and fell toward the big
crowd standing outside the fire lines
on South Seventh street. Cries of
the ladder is falling" and run for
your lives" went up and a panic en-
sued. Fortunately the ladder was
prevented from falling to the street by
telephone wires. This ended the STAN
pede. While the ladder reclined
against the wires the firemen on the
roof were left to the mercy of the
flames. but it was soon placed back In
position.
Cornice Fell
While two firemen were playing a
stream OF water into second story
window at the southwest corner Of the
building a large section of the heavy
tin cornice fell. The firemen dropped
the hose and fed for their lives. The
falling cornice only missed the two
men about two feet.
Buildings Tenants.
The store rooms on the ground floor
of the Colonial block were occupied
| by the following concerns: The Mod
ell Clothing company, the Watson Pi-
ano store, the Colonial barber shop,
the Knox Five and Ten Cent Store,
the Rose Sharkey Millinery company.
! the Model Grocery company and the
Cunningham Commission company.
| The various rooms on the second
and third floors of the building were
occupied by the following persons and
concerns: DR.. Martin, DR.. Herbert
Lopez, the Richmond Loan company
the Indiana Loan company, the F. Nj.
Price Loan company, the Mary Ennis
dressmaking establishment, Mr.. Rife,
the Elks Lodge, the Regis club, Ar
chitect John Hasecoster, Architect
Mansfield, Henry L. Johnson. w. c.
Converse, the Metropolitan Life In
surance agency, the Photographers
School, DR.. A. b. Price, B. G.. Price &
Company, the Western & Southern
Life Insurance agency, John Dingley.
George r. Dilks, the Ada Cause dress
making establishment and the Celia
Stanton dressmaking establishment.
SchiIIineer on Scene.
Mayor Richard SChillinger was on
the scene of the fire from the time it
started until day dawned this morn
ing. He was here and there and ev-
erywhere and he did much to aid in
fighting the blaze.
When Fire Chief Ed Miller for the
third time was dragged out of the
burning building in a semi-conscious
state and was taken to the Frank
Macke store and thence to his
home, Mayor Schillinger immediate
~ saw that there would have
to be a head TO take charge Of
the rapidly increasing blaze. While
hurrying here and there, ordering the
fire department as to the best of his
ability. the mayor sent a call to the
/ fire chief at Dayton, Ohio for assist
ance. This was after eleven o'clock
The fire chief at Dayton Immediately
telephoned that engine company /;
and hose company were sent Il
: the Pennsylvania railroad where i
awaited the arrival of a special trair
: consisting of an engine, passenger
2 coach, car and caboose. This de
l layed the department from the Ohio
S town for almost two hours but whel
the special did arrive the fire fghtins
apparatus was loaded and the traiI
3 started, making the trip TO Richmons