Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-10
BRYAN STEAM
LAUNDRY BURNED
CAUGHT FIRE AT II O'CLOCK AND
BURNED RAPloLY-A
TOTAL LOSS.
WILL REBUILD At ONCE
Proprietor VIII Take Care Of All Gus
toners Through Houston untit
He Can RebuiId~

Our litue city suffered another seri.
Gus calamity this morning in the total
destruction OF the Bryan Steam Laun-
dry by fire. The fire alarm was sound.
ed about IL o'clock and the fire wa.
goD with Driver Calhoun and several
firemen made a quick dash for the
scene. In Just a few minutes great
columns OF black smoke could be seen
boiling up and II was evident that a
serious fire was under way. Mayor
Maloney and some Of the firetaen at
tached the chemical engine 70 a dray
and drove with all possible haste TO
the hre. I, had burned 50 rapidly.
however. that II was utterly lmpossl-
BILE Tor them 10 accomplish anything
after they arrived They did turn the
chemicals. however. on a coal shed ad-
joining the laundry and with the assist
ance OF bucket brigade succeeded In
saving the she'd and the coal, The
hose company could do absolutely moth.
ing as the nearest plug was a thousand
feet or more away.
The fire started In the wash room
and spread very rapidly. II was so
quick and so fierce that some OF the
employees could not get their hats and
coats The building was a frame
structure. and famed by the strong
north wind that was blowing. II burn.
ed rapidly and hercely. Fortunately
the flames were blown away from ths
nearby buildings and they were NOT
damaged.
The Eagle learns there was bis
run OF work In the laundry. including
the Allen Academy bundles. and much
OF Il was lost The loss from thi.
source. however. was not as great as
az first thought Quite a lot was hur
riedly removed from the building wher
! the flames first started. and after the
FIRE some Of the washers were opened
and the clothing inside OF them were
found 10 be all right
The property was owned by Mr. W
4, Hearn and was valued at $500
with only $1,000 insurance. His loss
Is very heavy. and he has the sym
pathy OF his many friends in his mis-
fortune. He Is made out OF tfe right
kind OF stun. however. and Is not go
ing TO give up the fight The plant
will be rebuilt at once. and work will
begin just as soon as the material car
be gotten on the ground. New ma
chinery will be ordered and by the
time the building Is completed II will
be here ready 20 be installed. In the
meantime he will take care OF all his
customers Trough a Houston laundry
and his wagons will be going tomor
row morning the same as ever. Nc
doubt his friends will rally 10 him
now closer than ever. which Is GER
tainly the right and noble thing to do
Another bad feature about the fire Is
that IL will throw quite a number OF
people out OF work until II can be
rebuilt. This is not only a heavy loss
TO them. but TO the city. as every cur
tailment OF payrolls hurts just that
much.
Mr.. Hearn requests that all patrons
phone their orders TO the laundry Of
fee down town as heretofore and the
wagon will call for their bundles, and
they will be returned promptly.
A wire was sent this afternoon to
machinery man 70 come at once. and
the order for a new outht will be
placed In a day or two
The FIRE this morning emphasized
the great necessity for extending the
water mains TO Allen Academy and the
placing OF a FIRE plug at that point
The city council now has this matter
up with the water company and II Is
greatly desired by all that the matter
will be acted upon tavorably without
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