Arizona republican., 1910-07-29
SPECTACULAR
 NIGHT FIRE RedeWiI M1iC House Goes
 Up In Flames OTHER BUILDINGS MENACED
Easterling & Whitney Un- dertaking Establishment, Griebel Grocery and Westberg Studio Saved Only By Heroic Work

Fire of an origin as yet uudeterm ined. completely destroyed the build ing owned and occupied by the Rede- will Music compan on West Washing ton street shortly after 10 o'clock last night, and for a time threatened the destruction of the grocery of Frank Griebel, the undertaking establishment of Easterling X Whitney and the Westberg photograph studio. But for the prompt and effective work of the fire department and the stability of the fire wall and iron shutters in the building adjoining the Redewill prop erty the damage would have been much greater Despite the headway which had been gained before the fire depart ment reached the scene of the blaze, the flames were confined to the Rede- will building and the damage in the other buildings will be due entirely to smoke, water and breakage.
 Westberg, the photographer, occupies flat over the Griebel grocery, in the building owned by pr. Ancil Martin. He with his wife and baby were pre- pairing to retire to their beds, which had been placed upon the rear sec ond story porch. MT Westberg upon going out upon the porch observed flames creeping from beneath the caves of the roof of the Redewill building, and first calling to his wife to get the baby and make her way down the back stairs, started down intending to sound an alarm. He had hardly reached the ground before an alarm was being rung from Box 33, a passerby having seen the flames at about the same in stant. Mrs. Westberg, having caught her baby up in 'her arms started down the back stairs, which were already being Tapped by the flames and with the assistance of her husband made her way to a place of safety.
 When the department arrived the en- tire rear end of the building was a seething furnace, the flames mounting nearly as high as the roof of the ad- joining building and sending aloft great clouds of smoke which were waited up the stairway of the Martin build ing at the rear and pouring out the front windows and down the front stairway gave rise to the presumption
 
 Chief Sullivan made a nasty eXamina ton of the building and deciding that there was no immediate danger and trusting to the effectiveness If the fire wall caused all streams to be directed upon the Redewill building.
 In the meantime a general alarm had been sounded and the reserve steamer brought out and stationed at the Ford hotel corner Excited but well mean ing persons rushed into the Easterling 6 Whitney establishment and started carrying out collins and caskets and piling them upon the pavement sev- eral hundred feet away from the seat of the flames. Others made efforts to gain admission to the Griebel grocery, but after having battered the door open were dissuaded from their purpose. Some water was thrown into the store but this was quickly discontinued when il was ascertained that there was no fire in the building and that there was no smoke issuing from the ground floor
 In the RedewilI building were be- tween forty and fifty pianos, besides a S2.5O0 stock of Columbia phonographs and records, a large stock of sheet music, as well as a large number of smaller musical instruments. such as violins. banjos. guitars. etc. These all furnished excellent food for the flames and so fiercely did the fire burn that not ap instrument was saved When the fire reached the front of the build ing. the stationary overhead awning furnished a medium which for time threatened. to carry the fire around the fire wall and cause it to communicate with the adjoining building
 Bremen armed with hooks and ladAl ders managed to pull down the great CT portion of this awning and from then on the danger of spreading flames seems to have been reduced to a minimum
 While the fire was at it's height, Pho tographerWestberg made his way back To his studio, which was filled with dense clouds of smoke, and managed 10 rescue the lens of his larger. or stu dio. camera, probably the most valu able article in his establishment His principal loss will be to stock, which is practically ruined from the smoke.
 Upon the same floor s. F. Turner and w. II. Gault, assistants to MT. Westburg, have rooms and were pre- pairing 10 retire when the fire was discovered. They made their way out after securing most of their valuables. Across the hall Assistant Lassond, of Easterling & Whitney, and Mrs. Las sond have rooms and they made a