El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-15

7 noticing the dangerous condition of tn.
south wall on Texas street, asked me
: 10 have the men who were standing un-
! der 1t get out Of the way. 1 replied
that L mad ordered them away a dozer
times, but that every time the flame:
sprang up anew they could not restrain
themselves from getting in closer tt
Iight them To this Mr.. Robinson re
piled: I had rather the whole block
would burn than lose one of the men
With that he went in TO warn them
he had just turned to walk away wheI
he was caught by the falling wall.
1t Is my opinion that the removal
OF the cornice from the roof of the
building had nothing to do with the
( railing OF the wall" concluded the
chief. and nor can I see that there
anyone who can be blamed in any way
for the unexpected and depIorable
death OF the mayor and fireman Ware -
MI Armstrong stated that the sup
ply OF water was at all times adequate
and the pressure good. Eleven streams
were playing on the building shortly
after the alarm sounded. Just before
the mayors death, the fire chief states.
he asked him about the water supply,
stating that the city had just acquired
the water company's plant. and he
wished to ascertain the water facilities
Some the Losers.
The losses TO the tenants Of the Buck
Ter building besides the Calisher loss
while none Of them reaching more than
$4,000 will total several thousand dol
lars as the second and third floors were
occupied by number of tenants The
Knights of Pvthias lodge is the heaviest
loser aside from Mrs. Buckler and the
Caiisher company. The banks loss &C
cording TO cashier J. NJ Wyatt was
$3.50 with $4,000 insurance. making
the net loss $500 Not even a chair
was saved from the banks headouar-
ters, although the burned and charred
desks are now setting in the front OF the
TXas street room
Pythians Lose Heavily.
There were more than 90 lodges which
held their regular meetings in the
Knights of Pythias lodge rooms on the
third floor of the Buckler building. The
knights Of Pythias lost everything. in
Guiding the furniture of the big hall.
al of its regalia and other lodge fix
lures The loss is estimated at $1,000
with $500 insurance In addition 70
this loss there Were % uniforms belong
ing to members of tht uniform rank of
the order which were DESTROYED. These
are valued at $50 each, making an addi-
uonal loss Of $3.50. The Pvthian Sis
tiers, the auxiliary Of the knights of
Pythias. lost $500 worth of regalia.
silverware, dishes and lodge Jewels.
They carried only a partial insurance
on their property
Many Lodges Lose All.
The Modern Woodmen lost all of
their lodge stationery and regalia,
amounting 70 $3.50 with no insurance.
The Royal Neighbors had loss of $50
with no insurance
The Maccabees lost $500 worth of rec
ords. banners, a valuable silk flag. de-
gree team uniforms and badges The
loss was covered in part by $3.50 insur-
ance- The Lady Maccabees also lost
everything belonging to the auxiliary
valued al $500. with no insurance.
The Woodren of the World also lost
everything owned by the lodge. valued
at $500. with no insurance. The Wood
mems Circle also lost property valued
at $500 with no insurance
The other lodges which had their