The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-17
Thirteen Buildings are
Burned by Great Fire



caught IRE Chief Sanders instructed
that the riot call be sounded. and that
All police ofacers on and on duty be
sent at once to Garden street The
oficsrs responded quickly and as fast
sas they arrived were placed at the dis
iposal Of Chief Biclker. Citizens by the
hundreds volunteered. while hose waa
borrowed from half dozen buildings
/ about The city, and q dozen or more
streams w~Se played on the burning
Buildings. but they could not be saved.
and the hotel building and three cot
tages, the latter owned by Jas NJ Null
don, were destroyed.
While this IRE was at fits height an
other blaze started In q two-story
frame boarding house on Tarragona
street, near the corner OF Garden. Then
II spread 20 what Is known as Rus
selFs hall
\. r. SHOPS ARE CLOSED.
The 7. q n. shops were ordered
closed BY Master Mechanic White, and
the entire force OF worlxmen with
every available engine were sent to
the scene, while the fire lighting
forces with engines from the wharves
joined them. Supt. Saltmarsh. IN Sell
ma. had been advised By wire Of the
fire and he ordered that every assist
ance Be rendered the city, but to take
precautions that none OF the engines
were cut on from the wharves by
lines Of hose IN the event the firs
should reach that section.
The railroad fire fighting forces
reached the scene in the nick OF time
for the fires on railroad street were
burning briskly. The forces quickly
organized. and with tank cars OF wa
ter at hand the engines kept pumping
immense streams on the burning build
ings and also playing on others ad-
: Joining until they were extinguished.
Several times the row OF negro cot
stages along this street caught. but the
prompt work OF the railroad men pre-
vented the fires getting and lead. The
walls OF the two-story brick building
toppled over on an adjoining cottage,
brushing It. but no one was injured.
- BUSINESS CEASED.
From the moment the fires started
on Garden street until 2 o'clock in the
afternoon business practically ceased
sn the city. All stores were closed and
locked and the proprietors and en-
ployes went to the scene, rendering as
sistance wherever they could. PaIafox,
Garden and Tarragona streets were
khronged with people. and although
there was considerable excitement nc
one was injured with exception Of O
colored boy, who was struck by a
bicycle and rendered unconscious for
few minutes.
ENGINE FROM NAVY YARD.
Learning thar the FIRE had reached
serious proportions and fearing that
there was not sufficient FIRE nghtins
apparatus available. Admiral Youns
sent steam FIRE engine and force o.
men from the navy yard to the city
The engine was placed on the tuE
Wauban. which made almost a record
run to the city. landing AZ the dock
within twenty minutes after I'll.
CINE TO Pensacola.
The engine was not used, as the fir.
was under control, but the act OF TIA,
admiral was nevertheless appreciate
~ the ira department and citizens f.
general
NUMBER or SMALL FIRES.
There were dozens OF small IRE
about the city. and It was only thi
klertness OF citizens that prevented
many other buildings being damaged
Burning shingles dropped in many d.
Fections, landing on roofs. which wouIs
blaze up quickly. Garden hose anS
bucket brigades were formed at man,
places, and watch kept on roofs o
dwellings 1t was only these precau
kons which prevented a much heavie