The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-05

Bitch. Messrs. Wartmann & Crosby
and Mr.. y. A Fort. The Carmichael
& Son CO. lost only about 800 worth
Of beer instead of a carload, as was
reported.
Origin Unknown
When seen this morning Mr.. Thorn
as the secretary, said that several
men had been at work ell day laying
flooring on the second floor in the
northwest corner of the building. They
had only stopped work just few
minutes before the fire broke out and
gone home. Mr.. Brazelton and Mr..
Perry were in the office and heard
some one shout fire. They ran out
and saw the blaze. then quite small.
and Mr.. Perry seized bucket of
water and tried to put it out. but it
was spreading too rapidly. The alarm
was turned in but in an incredibly
short time the fire spread throughout
the building. The property was of
yellow pine, very dry and inflamma BILE.
Mr.. BraZelton has been criticized for
putting a shingle roof on the plant.
but the roof had nothing to do with
the fire, either is in origin or spread.
Mr.. BraZelton was almost sick this
morning over the loss and eXertions
made last night and from overhead.
He felt like he had lost near rela-
tive 1t seemed, said he, that he was
about To realize his fondest ambition.
and it was wiped out in an hour.
The loss on the stock in the Masters
warehouse will not be very large and
practically confined to damage by wa
ter. 1t will require several hundred
dollars to replace the damage TO the
building.
Will Probably Rebuild
Mr.. Brazelton is not gutter how
ever. and must stand we'll in his home
city Atlanta. He had many tele-
grams from there this morning and
other places offering sympathy and
financial assistance. The Star man
saw one of these telling him to draw
for $4,000 and the tender of financial
assistance from others amounted TO
$4,000. Mr.. BraZelton could not say
what he would do but it is the i'm
OPPRESSION here. among those who know
him best that he will rebuild in fact
h. did say that he believed Ocala
would see a much better plant in six
months than the one that went up in
smoke last night.
Mr.. BrazeltOn said of one thing he
was certain. no one would lose dol
lar except himself 1t is to be hoped
that Mr.. Brazelton will marshal his
resources and marvellous energy and
go ahead with new cold storage and
canning factory With the plans and
ideas he had. carried out. the canning
factory would mean more for this sec
ton than one can we'll understand
Mr.. observation-disclosures we'll at the
hands of the people of Florida and the
Star hopes to see him yet realize
something from his plans and believes
he is the man to succeed and rise
superior to this crushing blow.
The fire smOudered all through the
night and would blaze up at times and
it was necessary to watch it and keep
water playing on the ruins all through
the night Chief Hamp chambers
came to the tatiOn and changed his
wet clothes and Went back and stayed
on the job till 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Chambers says that some malic-
iouS person or persons cut the water
off or greatly reduced the pressure by
closing the openings at the MIGRANTS
several times during the fire. An eff
fort will be made to find who this was
and deal with them. While the water
prcSsur. was not as strong as was
needed il was aS good as could be eX-
pected. Mr.. Campbell says the tank
vas full when the fire started and was
! kept full during the fire. Mr.. George
Chambers of the paid department. fell
from a plank into the fire and had his
feet burned. one of them we're severe
ly He returned to the station and
remained on duty there after having
his foot dressed.
Those who did good work at the fire
are too numerous to mention. Among
them. though. Mr.. Chambers mention
I'd Ed Tucker Frank and Claud Gates.
/ Lawton and Peyton Bailey, Adolph
| Dame Ed Bennett. Charles Ieitner.
J Leland and common Smoak and George
! Woods.