Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-17
EARLY
BLAZE
Fire Destroys Ware
Houses of Indepen.
dent Hardware Co.

4
disastrous FIRE In several years at an
early hour this morning. II was about
4:30 when the first alarm was turned
in and it was soon discovered the
fire was In the building near the river
and the San Juan Flour mills and
used by the Independent Hardware
company as warehouse, plumbing
and tin shop, storage OF farm ma
| chinery, windows. sash. doors. etc
Ten 10 fifteen minutes later an ex.
| Dlosion took place which scattered
| the fire and caused a second alarm
| also loud footing OF locomotives in
the d. g. r. @. yards. The fire started
| in the building west of the road lead
ing to the Lightncr creek bridge. In
the south room. It was gaining con
siderable headway when the explosion
took place aud Mr.. Jalfway is at u
loss TO account for It, In the plumbing
shop was possibly two or two and
half gallons of gasoline md part of a
box of giant caps. and this was almost
seventy-five feet from where the fire
originated. the building being 3Ox1O0,
the fire starting In the south end
while the explosion was almost in
the north end. which makes Mr.. Jak
way believe the fire was of Incendiary
origin There is fire plug ten or
fifteen feet from the south end of the
building, but 1t was too hot for the
flremen to tap ana connection was
made with the plug about block
away. BY this time the fire was un-
der full headway aisd two streams of
water appeared Ia. Esa,--s------ 49,. !.
rhifd line was run from plug on
Main street near the Savoy hotel. The
only good the three streams accom-
plished was preventing spreading OF
the fire beyond the two buildings
When the explosion took place fire
brands were thrown across the road
to the shed covering wagons, light
rigs. farm machinery. etc. which
caught fire and was consumed with
the other building. This shed was
also 3Oxi00. Although with an open
front not vehicle was run out. In
fact. not thing was saved from either
building, both being a complete loss
buildings, vehicles. farm machinery.
etc.
The loss OF buildings and contents
will run close to $4,000. The build.
ing where The fire originated con.
tanned goods valued between $4,000
and $4,000, and the storage shed 49,
500 Total Insurance is only 5000.
represented by companies principally
in the Local Security, Gallotti and
Henry Berri agencies. The fire. there.
fore, means direct loss of $4,000 to
$4,000, which is severe one for Mr..
Jakway and his company.
When the explosion took place the
fire team made lunge. one OF the
| horses breaking a single tree. pulling
the driver, John Conway, over the
dashboard aud throwing him between
| the horses and he fell to the ground
In such a way as to permit the heavy
wagon pass over his body without
the wheels touching him, and
he fortunately escaped with slight
| ly damaged ankle, remarkable escape
from death. II the wheels had passed
over his body 1t would have been In.
slant death The team ran only a
short distance when It struck a lum-
Der pile and stopped. One Of the
horses, either In the runaway or the
run to the fire. calked a hind foot
causing It to bleed profusely. and
while not permanent. the horse will
be unfit for use for two or three
weeks.
A large crowd congregated at the
hre--men. women and children. The
blaze illumined the early morning sky
and to many on the mesa looked like
a big First street fire. The freme1
poured water on the fire nearly three
hours and Ill did not get away until
after 10 O'Clock.
The stock OF implements was large
at this season of the year and Mr.
Jakway considering the danger yer,
slight in the building where the wag
ons and carriages were stored. carried
very little insurance. cutting dowr
the amount some time ago.
Allen A. Buck viii open plumbing
heating and sheet metal business al
soon as suitable location can be Sc
cured. Mr. Buck has been In line o
business in the city for the past ST,
: years and Will be glad to welcome al
old patrons as well as new.
Mr.. Buck had charge Of the piunl