Bisbee daily review., 1910-04-27
UGLY BLAZE IS
SMOTHERED IN
QUICK ACTION
lOvrea'S Meat Market Badly
Damaged But the Fiiemen
Prevent Spread by Skill AM
Prompt Work.

O.Ea.- through IRE that 'lr a
time threatened to wipe out the bus
mess section Of Brewery avanue and
being able an hour afterwards 10
continue serving choice steaks and
chops to their patrons was the ex-
perience underwent By the Toyrea
meat market about AGO yesterday
afternoon.
Flames were discovered bursting
forth from the house n the rear Of
the market where chickens are
cleaned and even now the origin
is mystery. although supposed to
have started from the stove which
heats the vat in which chickens
are placed after being killed. to re-
move the feathers
Quickly the fire spread to the roof
Of the market itself. however. and
dense clouds OF flame ald smoke
threatening not only the business
blocks adjacent TO the market. but
the Copper Queen hotel. the Postal
telegraph Office and ether buildings
Whereabouts. This was the condition
of affairs when the alarm was
turned in. the fire having gained con-
siderable Roadway when discovered
Smoke poured out over the market
roof onto Brewery avenue in such
dense clouds that those who were
running TO where the fire was had
to turn back and race in the other
direction to avoid being half smoth-
cred.
When the fire department arrived. !
however. they went after il in great |
style. Three lines of hose were laid
from the Brewery Galch side. lad
ers were quickly placed. and the
siremel clambered to the roof. des-
pie the smoke sufficient TO
,uffocate them Two stream ofwater
we're also put on from the back Of
he Copper Queen hotel In twenty
minutes they had the blaze under
control. and ten minutes later were
picking up their hose and return
ng TO the barn
On every hand is heard loud praise
Of the manner in which the fire de- |
partment, under direction of Capt.
Barney Norton. handled the blaze.
upon the roof with the
smoke binding and choking them.
they would play the hose upon the J
burning roof of the meat market I'M
til forced To retire for air, when
their places would be taken By fresh |
hands. Capt Norton was every !
where at once. directing the work. /
and for the start the fire had, il was !
in about the quickest |
time Of any blaze of similar size in
Bishee.
The roof of the market was burned /
of and the machinery of the refrig |
erating plant damaged. The build |
ing used as a place for killing and !
dressing poultry was entirely destroy i
cd. The loss will reach about So 000 |
or between that figure and $1,000
+. A. Tovrea was informed OF the
fire when he alighted from the af- !
ternool train. returning from a trip |
to Cananea. He stated that he did
not know just how much damage |
was done to the cold storage machin-
cry. and that this cannot be de- |
termined uatil the wires are con
nected up again. About $500 worth
OF meat was destroyed. but none of
that in the cold storage chamber |
WIS injured. The place. as well |
as the store Of the Bisbee CONNER
cial company next door, were dam
aged by water, but the fire never
reached the front portion OF the mar
ket beyond the roof. A false roof
underneath the one destroyed was
rot materially damaged
Mr.. Tovrea wants to thank the
tire lads for the excellent work they |
lid. Capt Norton especially for the
able ma11er in which he conducted
he fight and the nIany people who
sided the firewen in their efforts.
Once the pressure of the water
vas so strong on the hose held by the
iiremen that ii slipped for mo-
nent from their grasp. The crowds
Dn Brewery avenue all received a
good ducking before they could get
'ut OF the way. quite a number be-
ng drenched to the skin. the streams
carrying nearly half a block
The only ACCIDENT reported was
hat TO Frank Carleton. butcher en-
lloyed in the market, resulting in
he loss OF one finger which was
lmputated. He endeavored to shut
# the machinery OF the refrigerator
plant when the flames we're first