Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-26
TUCU MCARI FIRE
Loss TO REACH
ONLY $4,000
Three Thousand People See
Spectacular BIazei Origin of
ConfIagralion Remains a
Mystery Landmark Gone.

Mystery Landmark Gone.
Especial Correspondence TO Morning Journal
Tucumcari. N. M, Aug. 24.-Tu-
eumcari is taking account Of stock ar
ter the disastrous fire of Tuesday
night and the net result it is believ-
ed will be a bigger better city,
as new modern buildings viii replace
the one destroyed. 1t was q spec
tacular fire while it lasted:
ON Tuesday night at 2 o'clock, fire
broke out in the livery barn of Tom
Buchanan on Main street, and at A
o'clock everything had been swept by
the fire from the barber shop on
North Second street to the stone
building occupied by Joseph Spencer
on East Main street and owned by
Perlstein Bros.
The flames broke Que near the Of
flee of the livery stable. but no
was in the building at the time, and
the origin of the fire still remains Il
mystery. The fire spread Sc rapidly
that soon the pool rooms of Sam
Brewer, west of the livery barn was
burning, and then the Legal Tender
saloon, owned by Fowler and Lani-
gan caught and was soon destroyed.
The adobe building north of the Legal
Itiihti MdS Uuliltu ltdNillS OillN -
part of the walls standing. The
adobe building was occupied by Il
Chinese restaurant, and a barber
shop. Mr.. Sandusky succeeded in get
ting all of his fixtures out of the bar
Der shop. and his only loss viii be
some articles in the bath room. Tho
proprietor of the restaurant had a
small loss.
In the livery stable there was a lot
- -. 49, E-- 49, La-sAH
saddles and eight horses. All of the
horses were gotten out, but the bug
gies. harness and saddles were all
burned.
East of the livery barn on Main
street were the offices of VIM. Troup,
John Bell, The Hamilton Insurance
Agency, and The Evans Realty COM
pany. These were all burned but the
losses Of the occupants were small.
Joseph Spencer occupies the build
ing east of the Hamilton Insurance
Agency. 1t is a stone building ana
was saved. Mr.. Spencer suffered
quite 4 loss to his stock by having 1t
dragged to the street. Before he
reached the scene of the fire his stock
had been taken out of the building
by those present. In the Hittson
building across the street from where
the fire burned there are four or five
temporary quarters. VIM. Troup,
John Bel, Evans Bros, and G. 3.
Hamilton are occupying the building
Fortunately there was no one iniur-
ed. one of the firemen, Mr.. Shep-
pard, suffered a severe cut of n foot
by stepping on a piece of broken
glass.
The following persons occupied the
burned buildings: c. b. Hamilton.
Evans Realty company, Chinese res
taurant, NJ. b. Fowler. VIM. Troup
Sam Brewer, Bell Transfer, Oscar
Sandusky and Tom Buchanan
1t is said that the total loss will APP
proximate SIS 5000. Nearly all Of the
losses are covered by insurance, eth
er in whole or in part.
The following insurance companies
had policies: Niagara, $1,000; New
York Underwriters, $500; Norwich,
600; National, $1.750; l.. J.. and G.,
$500; German American, $1,000; Scot
fish Union, 5000; Royal. $3.50; North
$1,050; Atlas, $500; Springfield,
$3.50; Colonial, $3.50; Continental, ST.
Connecticut, $400. Total. $13,-
COS.
Mr.. Adolph Vorenberg. who owns
two corner lots on which the
Legal Tender stood, had $4,000 insur-
nee on the buildings. Fowler and
Lanigan had u total loss. j. Daugh.
erty owned the building in which the
Insurance company ana the
Realty company had their Of
fees. The building is a total loss, COW
cred by insurance.
The Legal Tender was the Oldest
business house i'm the city. 1t was
built in the fan Of 1901 by j. A.
street and l.. r.. Smith and was open
I'd for business December 23d, OF that
wear. 1t was purchased by Mr.. Voren-
berg in June, 1910. Mr.. Norenberg |
to Tucumcari from Wagon
Mound. n. NJ. and this was one Of
his first investments. In an inter-
view with a News reporter the morn
ng after the fire he said: Well. I |
nave the lots left. and tomoNow we
Will commence removing the debris
md | am contemplating the erection
At once of a hotel that will cost $685.
100. 1 cannot give the definite plan
the building. but IL will be a good
modern up-to-date hotel. / have un-
bounded faith in the future OF Tu-
-umcari. and / propose TO show my
'aith bv my works.
This was Tucumcari's biggest fire.
The blaze shot almost a hundred feet
Ugh, and although the electric lights
we're cut off. the down town part Of
he city was brilliantly lighted. II Is
aid that there We're at least three
thousand people at the fire.
The city fire department was on the
enc in a few minutes after the alarm
vas given. and they did good work
n preventing further spread Of the
ire. Several til res the sheds in the
llev. in the rear OF the buildings.
we're on fire but were quickly exiting
.ished. The +. +. and S. w fire de-
'artment did excellent service also.