The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-03
HEYN'S BAZAAR IS LAID
WASTE BY FIERCE FIRE
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blown down the stairs, almost in the
watchman's face.
Kingston fastened TO turn In an
alarm. Immediately on his arrival,
Chief Broderick turned in a second
and third alarm. which brought more
than dozen fire companies 10 the
scene. II was "A desperate situation
that confronted the firemen. To the
ever.increasing crowd In the street IL
looked as though the entire block
were doomed, but the department
splendid work confined the blaze to
the one building and what other dam.
age was done was due 20 smoke and
water.
Sanders Building AbIaze.
Only a firemans keen eyesight,
however. saved the Sanders building,
Nos. 141.l43 Woodward. Immediately
adjoining the doomed structure on the
south. Water, soaking into the In
sulation OF some electric wires In the
workshop OF John Hcrbst, clothier on
the second floor of the Sanders build
ing, caused short circuit and start
ed a promising blaze In the ceiling
A fireman at work In the alley saw
the glare OF the flames through the
window. and, summoning nelp. broke
through a second-story window and
put the fire out just as II was getting
nicely started
Scarcely ten minutes before the fire
broke out in Heyns bazaar, 20 Young
women who had been at work in the
alteration department on the fourth
floor. left the building. Had the fire
started while they were still at work
escape would have been most difficult
for exit by the stairways would have
been well-nigh impossible, so rapidly
cid the flames spread.
At 1885 the roof fell, sending a
pillar OF flame high in the air, ac'
companied by perfect deluge OF
sparks, which contributed TO the spec.
tacular features OF the fire
The interior OF the store then be-
came a seething furnace. From al
Joining roofs dozens OF streams pour.
ed into the caldron with little effect
at first, but the men stood by their
task unfichingly and at o'clock the
blaze was under control without ser.
ious injury to any of the firemen. A
member OF engine No. was overcome
by smoke in the early stage OF the
fire. but soon recovered after being
assisted to the open air by his com
panions.
HoIton & Co. Heavy Losers.
or the neighboring business places
which are sufferers from the fire, the
heaviest loser is G. J. Holton 4 Co.,
cigar dealers and distributors at No.
145 Woodward.aye Thousands OF
dollars worth OF cigars were stored
In the basement, which was deluged
with water Smoke also did consid-
cradle damage His loss is estimated
at upwards Of $4,000. covered by in.
Surance.
John Herbst's loss from smoke and
the incipient blaze in his workroom,
will be In the neighborhood OF $1,000,
II is figured The decorations In the
sales room were also badly damaged
by water sweeping through. Other
tenants OF the Sanders building. among
HON are Fred Sanders, the confec-
toner, suffered only slight damage.
The WalkOver Shoe Co. was dam
aged to the extent OF about 1000
from water. and Rowland & Ulick, OH
the second floor OF the same building.
lose by smoke in a like amount.
At the outset OF the fire Henry M.
Kuhn, a Michigan-ave. saloonkeeper,
saw the reflection in the windows o.
the bazaar from his back door Think
ing II was only small blaze he hus'
tied over TO the store. climbed up the
fire escape and broke one Of the win
dows. intending TO climb in and put
the fire out He saw then that he had
essayed too big job and quickly
withdrew His wrist was badly cut
by the broken glass and he had II
be taken home in Harper ambulance.
Heyn's bazaar was conducted by
Heyr. Binswanger e. Co. Both Mr..
Heyn and Mr.. Binswanger we're on the
scene early aud scurried about In
great excitement The company had
lust put in its new spring stock.
The building destroyed was owned
lby Louis and Julius Freund and was
an old structure. Their loss is estt.
mated at 100000.
The Carten-Sparling English Co,
Immediately adjoining the bazaar on
the north. and Siegelf& Co. sustained
practically no damage. Representa-.
tives Of all the surrounding firms were
on the scene all night TO protect their
employers interests and combat the
smoke as best they could