The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
RESIDENCE
 DESTROYED Fire Consumes Dexter Avenue Residence. LOSS ESTIMATED AT 5000 Was Partially Burned on Previous
 Night. Dlase Said to Have Originated in Top sf Roof of Mr.. MeCai1's Boara- ing House from Unknewn
 Causes.

From a little bit of 6 flame In the top Of the room of 5oS- Dexter Avenue. fire Friday afternoon completely gutted the residence that was barely saved from destruction from the same cause the night before. The blaze spread rapidly, and for some time threat ened to consume the adjoining resi- dence, 515 Dexter Avenue. and few barns on Monroe Street. Only quick work on the part of the fire depart ment confined the principal loss to the residence in which the blaze started [. The damage Is estimated at 35,000 to the building, and S1.000 to contents.
 Servants passing from the kitchen discovered the small blaze in the roof of the boarding house that was partly burned last night. and a telephone alarm brought a quick response from the Madison Avenue. Scott Street and Five Points fire stations.
 On the arrival of the firemen. 1t was thought that the flames could be easily extinguished by the chemical stream. but on climbing to the roof. 1t was found that the entire structure was blazing fur1ously within, the smoke being confined.
 the entire roof was blazing flercely. the strong wind flaming the flames, and spreading them to the house ad- joining with remarkable rapidity. Quick work of the nremen. however. soon gained control of the flames, con- inning them to the first residence.
 The fire was most spectacular one. although not as dangerous As the one the night before. in which the lives of many boarders of Mrs. W. M. Mo- Cain, who occupied the house at 506 Dexter Avenue. were seriously Jeopar- dixed. Yesterday no lives were threat ened, and no one was injured with the exception of one fireman who tripped over the hose leading up the. stairs |. The fireman sustained slight out on the chesk.
 The rssidence occupied by Mrs. Mo- Cain seems to be q Jonah for the fire- men. Thursday night at 10 o'clock the Kitchen caught aire, choking the house with smoke and seriously en- dangerinE the lives of many boarders. In the rescue work a fireman and a policeman were overcome. and several boarders rescued in an unconscious condition.
 The large crowd which quickly col lected yesterday afternoon made the work of saving household goods sim pie. Cadets of Starke's University School, which is just across the street from the fire, assisted materially in getting furniture from the adjoining residences.
 Fire Chief Browder was unable to explain the origin of the fire. He said that 1t was impossible for sparks from the fire the night previous to have smouldered so long a time without dis covery, and that as there was no cleo tric wiring in the roof of the house near the origin of tho blaze. the fire could be accounted for only by sparks dropping on the roof from chfmneys.
 The loss on the pestdence occupied by Mrs. Mccain was yesterday est at $11.000 The loss Is covered by in- by Miss Lillie Bingham and is valued at $11.000. The loss Is covere dby in- surance. The loss on thesresidence ad- joining, occupied by Mrs. E. A. Brad ford and owned by Mrs. George Jan- ney, is estimated at s200; covered by insurance. The loss on the household goods of Mrs. Mccain is estimated at $1,000, with no insurance.