Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-24

csught fire or exploded and was
thrown outside where it ignited the
shop which was OF frame construction
and burnud like pine knot
INFORMATION IS LACKING
There are several things which
prevent the general acceptance of
this theory, one of which is that so
far az is known NO one has found
out Just who was in charge of the
ten pin alley on Monday night,
whether or not the stove was being
used that night, and other MINOR de-
tails which are necessary to establish
the correctness Of the whole SUPPOSE
tion. Another thing is that the
bowling alley is said to have been
closed for the night some time before
the fire started and that this place
did not catch until after the shop
in the rear. This latter fact
would be accounted for, however, by
the supposition that whoever threw
out the stove. while taking care to
sse that it did not endanger the bowl
Jog alley, showed not so much concern
in the welfare OF the other
place. The old stove was found in
the ruins yesterday marking the spot
where the fire started. Mar it was
q receptacle which some Of the in.
vestigators took for q gasoline can,
but which in reality was what re-
NAMED of q water cooler
THE OTHER FIRES
Concerning the fire some two hours
later at the Beverley it Is claimed
that this undoubtedly was cAused by
sparks from the johnson street DIS
trict which found their way to the
interior Of the building through a
manhole on the roof which in some
way hal bean left open.
There is no explanation foythcom-
ing as to the blazs in the rail road
yards yesterday morning which de-
stroyed q small frame tool house. bit
it is pointed out that shacks in this
vicinity have burned down regularly
in the past and there is no reason to
suppose that this was the work of an
incendiary.
THREE EARLY MORNING ALARMS
Tired firemen, who were on duty
all of Monday night and practically
all day Tuesday, were aroused from
their we'll earned slumber to look
after the blaze at tina tool shack. and
after this interruption to their rest
twice again were they summoned by
alarms before day dawned yesterday.
Shortly after forr O'Clock an alarm
wss SAINT in by some psrs IN who mis-.
took SMOKE arising from fumigating
operations 1T Fallon's greenhouse
on North Central Avenue for an incip.
lent CONFEDERATION and not long after
ward another alarm, which was for q
chimney fire, was ssut in from North
Augusta.
As ON Tuesday hundreds Of people
visited the burned section YESTERDAY
there to learn at first hand from piles
of brick and stone and smol6ering
nav and q no ass of twisted steel, still
hot, the story OF the conflagIation.
Many OF these were from ont Of town,
even q greater number of country
peopls being prsssnt than on the day
before.
DIED PROTECTING HER YOUNG
There was only one fatality in.
cident to the fire and that was at the
Braxton place on Tuesday afternoon.
Guarding her four small kittens
which she had plsced in q box and
refusing to leave them when the
flames burst forth an old mother cat
was hit By a powerful stream o.
water issuing from the noe lie of the
hose and killed. Brave efforts were
made by DR.. >. G. Neft to revive her.
hut it was OF no use. Poor kitty was
dead. The little ones escaped.
TO REBUILD WHOLE DISTRICT
AS soon IS the losses have been ad-
justed by the insurance companies the
work of restoring fire swept district to
better condition than ever before
will likely be commenced Several of
the firms who we're wipsd ont by the
blszs have secured new quarters and
are continuing their business as II
nothing had happened. Among these
are KivliRh N and Hyer. Hugh q.
Braxton and B. W. Orum and Bro.
and W. E. Tribbstt.
Plans are being discussed to have
the city acquire q strip Of land in tbs
burned districs with q view to ex-
tending Central Avenue 50 AZ to
connect with Middl ,brook Avenue.
Other plans are on foot, aud are back
ed with enth usissm, to have the old
business block rebuilt with modern
buildings which will make the sec-
tion one Of the most attractive in
town.
Master Harry Wissman, Of Green.
vile. who had his jaw bone broken by
being kicked by . horse, has been
brought to the Augusta sanitariun
and will have 1t set today. /