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

lodge rooms on the third floor of the
building and each of which has losses
ranging from 500 to $500 were: Mod
ern Brotherhood, Julian Lodge, Frater-
nal Brotherhood: Degree of Honor. G..
A R., Spanish War Veterans, Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and Engi-
neers, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen,
Catholic Foresters. Royal Neighbors
Blacksmiths union. Cloudcroft lodge,
Locomotive Engineers, Locomotive En-
gineers, lodge No. 1872. Ell Paso lodge
I. o. B. B..
Roosners Lose Heavily.
In addition to the lodges occupying
the third floor a number of rooms were
rented on this floor. DR.. T A. Bray
had his apartments there His loss will
be $1,000 including furniture and instrue
ments, his library and other personal
belongings. He carried but $500 insur
ance.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. StockWen had
their apartments and Mrs. StockwelIs
music studio on the third floor of the
building and were unable to rescue any
thing from the building Their loss is
estimated at $4,000 with $1,000 insurance.
One of the most valuable things which
they lost was costly piano. Miss Mary
/. Stanton, of the public schools, who
had rooms on the third floor. also lost
her personal belongings as we'll as her
large and valuable library. George L.
Smith was another roo-ner on the third
floor of the building and succeeded in
saving only a few of his personal be-
longings. B. P. Bickenbach also lost
practically everything he owned in the
fire. He had room on the third floor
of the building.
Mrs. Harriet Jaccard also had rooms
on the third floor of the building and
lost all of her furniture.
Few Papers Saved.
Everything on the second floor with
the exception of a desk containing valu-
able papers from the Mayfield Realty
company's office was lost The desk
and a typewriter were saved from the
fire. Drs. Reum & Reum lost $4,000
worth of electrical instruments. they
say. including a valuable X-ray ma
chine. They carried $1,000 on the fix
lures and equipment of their office.
The Mayfield Realty company lost but
S150 in the fire.
The Christian Science Reading room,
which was on the second floor suffered
a loss Of $500 including valuable IL
brary and furniture.
The Elite hair dressing parlors, owned
by Mrs. NJ B. Hammil-. lost $1,000 worth
of stock ano hair goods. Half of this
was covered by insurance. Mrs. Ham
mill also lost $500 worth of personal
belongings in the fire.
The D. d. Drake Realty company lost
all of its fixtures with no Insurance.
The loss of the H. F. Mckinney company
was $500 with no Insurance. W. c.
Miller. manager of the Western Weigh
ing association. lost all of the records
of the office in addition to the office |
furniture.
Many Other LOSSES
Other companies and persons having |
offices on the second floor had small |
losses ranging from 800 to $3.50. Few /
of these losses were covered by insur /
ance. r. J. Owen lost valuable engi- !
neering records and a costly library /
with no insurance. L. d. Martin, a l
rriker, lost his office furnishings. Mrs |
Nara 4. Booth. who had a m Isc s'udio |
on the second floor, also lost a piano !
and other furnishings Of her apart
ment.
Notes or the Fire.
crowd was at the scene Of the fro
all day Monday and a squad Of police I
was necessary to keep the people behind
The fire lines
NJ. R. Robinson, keeper Of records and
seals for the Knights of Pythias, got |
from the police department
o take possession of the rituals of the
odge, which were piled in a charred
mass on the lege of the southwest cor
her of the building. He mounted an
extension ladder and secured the rituals
and other valuable papers
Fireman William Robinson and as
;istant chief Sullivan are both reported
much improved and will recover.
The helmets of the firemen who were
taught by the wall are at the Central |
"a ton They are mashed and battered
rs if they had been struck by a heavy
'ledge- These helmets were metal,
which probably saved the life of assist
Int chief Sullivan, as his helmet was
'aved in on one side by a falling brick
The Cactus and the Brock barber
shops were both out of business tempo 4
'artly. The Cactus is in the basement
# the Morgan building and the emit
ance to it is completely blocked The
3rock shop is also blocked add has
several tons Of the Bucklsr building
,ornice on It. Neither Of the shops will
De allowed TO open until the threatening
walls are wrecked
The big flag in San Jacinto plaza Is
loating at half mast IN honor of the
mayors memory, as are the flags On Tie
terald building. the VeIs. building end
| number OF other down town buildings
Out OF respect to the memory Of NAV
II Robinson, all street cars will sion
or three minutes TueS7av ~ IN oor>.,- /