The Forrest City times., 1911-12-29
BEAUTIFUL HOME DESTROYED
Residence of MT. and MT. Chas. E. Delano, in Russell Addition.
 Burned Tuesday Night.

! which the family had enjoyed to the utmost, was turned into sorrow and
 regret by the unfortunate destruction | by fire Of the beautiful home of MT. and Mrs. Chas. F.. Delano. in the i Russell addition on Tuesday night.
 December 26, 1911.
 MT. Delano was away from home,
 at his work at Goodwin, where he is | engaged in building a'residence for
 Mrs. Dyal, and the happy little fami- ly were gathered about the cheerful sitting room fire, chatting about | Christmas and their many joys.
 when Miss Nellie heard something
 fall in one of the upstairs rooms. She | hurried up the stairs, and saw at a | glance that the house was on fire. She knew that there were no lights
 burning in that part of the house. and she feared to open the door of the
 room whence came the glare of light, lest 1t give impetus to the flames.
 She gave the alarm, and it was at once turned into the central tele- | phone exchange, by some of the neigh. bors, but there was high wind blow
 ing. and even before the fire alarm
 was rung, the house was doomed to | destruction, burned tiereely and rapid l ", and In 30 minutes. or there abouts
 was heap of smOuldering cOalS and ashes.
 Neighbors gathered quickly, and citizens generally hurried to the scene, and nearly all of the house.
 hold goods on the lower floor were
 carried out, and some few articles from one of the upstairs rooms were
 saved, but in the rush and jam of
 passing and going through doors,
 much of that which was carried out
 was broken, scratched or damaged, 50 ! that their loss is great, indeed, and | the treasures Of years. which money cannot buy or replace, are lost 10
 them forever.
 MT. Delano carried S1.5OOOO in- surance on his home, and S3OO. % on his household goods, but this is small compensation for his loss even from financial standpoint, and no amount of money could compensate them for the loss of their home and
 treasures from standpoint of love and sentiment. Mrs. Delano and the | girls are heart broken over the mis.
 fortune, and have the kindly sympa- thy of the entire community in their great loss. It Is not known how the
 tire originated, but 1t is supposed to have been from defective fue or | that the pipe fell, but at any rate the | blaze was issuing from the roof near | the fiue when the alarm reached the
 writers home just block away, and
 must have been burning some little time before discovered.
 The fire department reached the scene in due time, considering the long distance and primitive transpor- tatl0n facilities, but their hose was too short, and they had to phone for the other reel to be sent out before they were able to get stream onto the blaze. By this time the greatest danger 10 adjoining property was over, and the Delano home was in ashes. They did the best they could how eyer under the circumstances. and soon had the flames subdued. It is only one more occasion of emphasis upon the danger of depending upon the men to take the place of horses to haul heavy hose cart through the mud 10 fire, and of the necessity Tor horse or horses and a keeper. i The next occasion may be your home MT. Reader, or mine. and in either case, IL will almost be miracle if the department can get there in time, 1 unless you happen to live near the i hose house.
 The house next to Mir. Delano's and l belonging 10 Mandy Robinson, color ed, Who lives in Little Rock, was ni1 saved by the heroic efforts of .oi ateers, and with buckets they Aefs able 10 prevent it catching fire.
 ltf toWs were broken, doors torn lra4 their hinges and the household ga44, removed and the house greatly dana-ed in the heroic effort 10 save IL from the flames, but they succeeded
 in their efforts, otherwise it, too, and l perhaps the others ad Joining it on the south, would have been food for the i flames.
 MT and Mrs. Delano and family
 have our sincere sympathy in their great loss, and we hope they will soon
 rebuild and be again as comfortable
 and happy as in days of yore. They l have lost their home. but they have l found their friends. and in them
 there is great consolation. They are
 deeply grateful for the many kind ex-
 pressions of sympathy, for the assis-
 tance given them IF saving their
 household goods, and for every act or word intended to lessen the terrible | loss they have sustained.