Arizona republican., 1910-05-18

CoHtemp"rauenuSiv the -,--ne thin- happened to the ye-,- The Intrn~- heat of the hotel blaze. developed iir- all along the front Of th, ,ios,liu- b'ock which houses the S4ntl Fc oitr offices on the ground floor and th- New York Life Insurance company office above. The same thing hap p,ned tr the front Of the Martin buiij ing adjoining and th- roS of Strucrurr- housing the offices of pr HsUlev. Ur R W. Craig. F. r.. Fascne. loans arl insurance. the Consolidated Truck aud Transfer company. Mohn X DriScpll's undertaking establishment and John s'n's shoe shop. The populSc, iear-.i the firemen were U-gl-ctins th,-- properties, but they had their eyes o= them all the time. and ere they reached Inc limit of overcoming. the hose Wt- turned in that direction and tn,. prSu erty all saved except for rhArr-.i fronts. The contents of ail th-S= places had been removed however. .uJo th,- rear area way. as had those of many other apartments farther back. and In the Goodrich block before described Such a mass of personal eff. cts lnd paraPhernalia had n-v-r befor, found
  streets. in Phoenix All these u.-,nI.- i"~t a little by fire. much more b. breakage-
 Tn" firm in greatest peril ". th. tir Was the Collings Vehicle rDInPau whose stock was carried out until ir filled the alley and block of Fir~- street. They were not removed to.. soon. 'for section Of the wIil fell nu the front part of the one-storv build ing. crushing tweuty-,iv-- toor length of The roof and floor ." tho ground
 The heat of the fire was SD intense the far down Center stree; toward Washington the paint on WpndVor. Was raised m great bliSters. TCt there W.ts no mark left by the heat on tn,. painted woodwork of the Greene .S Griffin building separated from th.- burning hotel "nly by a JWrE;y-l.v- foot alley,
 Alter the goods o: .djaceat concern had been removed To slf-ty the fire was brought under control. though ciu- dcrS and sparks were flying more than at any other time. The hotel wall had crashed in. or most of ;h-n. lud one of the two four-story sections hlf trmbled into Adams street. hurting f,, one. IL could spread no mo-r by the direct heat. save and exerrt Co th,. north. There a huge wal-on- the ale. lowered above the Greene X Grimm two-story building. with itS buruiu- d""rways. a terrible menace in thr event u should topple over the Greene X Griffin building and start another fire in the smaller buildings 0f th.- solid TOW between that and th- post office. All in that block were prppar- Ing for hd>tv exit knowing the depart ment had little apparatus available Go come to their rescue m an emergency Fortunately the wall stood unti itS lumber finishingS had burned out !. then topplcd into the alley. tearing d huge hole in the side of the second story of the Greene * Griffin buiid- ing and piling brick ten feet d...., against the front door. Before night d force of men had most of thi~ cleaned away and repairs were so- ing on.
 A half hour after the first. which lasted from 6 o'clock until after be ofre II was under control. and the -ui- berS of which are still burning. had started, energetic photographers w-r,- dt work. and before night fin. p.,~t- card pictures of the fire Were h-ina sold on the street