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

building was most spectacular one.
After the roof ignited. clouds of en-
bers and sparks lighted the heavens
like 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 combination ladder,
reaching from South Seventh street to
the roof collapsed under the burden of
d 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 a 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 Euks 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 Cell;
Stanton dressmaking establishment.
Schllnger on Scene.
Mayor Richard Schillinger was OF
the scene of the fire from the time i
started until day dawned this morn
ing. He was here and there and CIV
; erywhere and he did much to aid il
/ fighting the blaze.
: When Fire Chief Ed Miller for tn
third time was dragged out of tn
burning building in a semi-consciou
state and was taken to the Fran
/ Macke store and thence to hi
{ home Mayor Schilhnger immediate
5 ly saw that there would hay
L to be Il head to take charge c
l. the rapidly increasing blaze. Will
IL hurrying here and there, ordering tn
;, fire department as TO the best of hi
q ability. the mayor sent call To III
Il fire chief at Dayton, Ohio, for assis
II ance. This was after eleven O'CLOCK
g The fire chief at Dayton immediacel
n telephoued that engine company l
and hose company were sent I
/ the Pennsylvania railroad where
d awaited the arrival OF a special trai
+ consisting of an engine, passenge
e coach, car and caboose. This d.
IL layed the department from the Obi
is town for almost two hours but whe
the special did arrive the fire tightin
apparatus was loaded and he trai
lg started. maksg the trip TO Richmon