Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-30
Fire Believed to Be Of Incendl-
any Origin Cuts Dozen Build
ings at Loss of $4,000 to
$4,000,
HOTEL GUESTS FLEE TO
SAFETY IN NIGHT CLOTHES


Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journai.I
! Clovis. \. A. April 80. -~Firc, which
started here at 3l0 this morning and
believed by many to have been of In
ccndiary origin, destroyed nearly
dozen buildings, az a total loss OF be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. and but
for the hard work of citizens, would
have guttcd the entire city.
Tho explosion of lamp In the
Cameo cafe On South Main street. Is
assigned by some az the cause OF tho
eonflagration, and another theory ls
that II was started on the second floor
Of the hotel whose guests barely had
time TO escape With their lives, leav-
ing the building In their night cloth
ing
The inccndiury theory is generally
efedited In view of the fact that pre-
Nious attempts have been made 20
burn the town The fire spread rapid
" north destroying the Senate, Eagle
aud lulon saloons ana the Eagle bar
Der shop the Bon Ton and @. *. res
taurants ana the Williams rooming
house The flames lcaped across the
street aud burned also the new Dear
born ANA iiaSless two-story brick
VAS saved by the heroic work OF the
citizens, Who turned ont 20 the last
man to save the town.
The Redoria hotel also caught fire,
but was saved BY desperate rally OF
the fire fighters. The GOODNESS and
presence OF mind OF Mayor Hart.
whose forethouEh prevented the
flames from sweeping from the
starting point 20 the eastern extremity
of the city deserves special mention.
The list of losses, estimated. Is as
follows
Cameo cafe loss $4,000 insurance
81 ZOO, Eagle barber shop. loss $500.
insurance $500 Senate saloon, loss
$4,000, small insurance on building.
Eagle bar, loss $4,000, partially in
sured. O IS restaurant loss $500, in
suruucc $500. Bon Ton restaurant.
loss $1,000 no insurance. Union sa
loon, loss $4,000, partially insured:
keidura hotel, damage $1,000, IN
surcd johnson furniture store. dam
ago $500, Nanderwart Bros, damage
$500, Williams ronming house, loss
Sd00, mo- insurance, Dearborn and
BaYloss buildings, loss $1,000, lnsur-
lnco $4,000
Tho guests in the Redoria hotel al
90 fled hastily from the building. not
'toppmg for thor belongings and re-
'ciNud shelter at rooming house
further up the street Several ef the
. hifi' hNliNAlhH Ailtil nllHiu dttOuit~
lated roomcrs IN the upper stories, all
# whom however. escaped
Bids are already being received for
lcW brick buildings 10 fll up the gaps
made by the fire, and although the
linze was q serious blow TO the city,
"a bigger aud better Clovis is already
he slogan, and In few weeks time
ho burned buildings win have been re-
ilaccd by new ana moro modern
tructurcs
ono of the heaviest losers in tho
ire is Dr. Bayless. one of the own
rs of the magnificent tWO-story build
ng just completed onc-half of which
sas occupied by the Dearborn Hard
yarc company Dr BaNless lnsur-
nco policy expired q few hours be-
orr tho fire broke out and his loss
5 complete. IN, insurance on tho
)carhorn Hardware company's half of
le building would have expired at
oou tuda.
lnvstigation discloscs that the Re-
oria hotel was quite badly damaged
81 tho heat and Il Is beloved that
hc south wall OF the building will
ave 20 be- torn down and rebuilt