Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-09-07
mall stores in Ouachita avenue.


 nue and Olive street, four stories in height, was soon on fire and the flames from it spread to woodward in the rear. A butcher shop in Qua chita avenue. and the handsome residence of James M. Anderson former representative of Garland County in the State legislature, were soon licked by the flames.
 The firemen crossed to Ouachita avenue to fight the flames, but found themselves powerless. The flames were now burning from Ouachita city blocks. and the spectacle was awe-inspiring as the flaming brands flew into the air and fell in many places starting many small fires.
 Into Ouchita Avenue
 Down the south side of Ouachita avenue the flames spread, taking il Dillards laundry The Peoples laun- dry in Malvern avenue had been de- stroyed previously by the flames.
 The Sigler apartments five stories high, next caught, and as the big building burned the flames leaped across the street and attacked the Mooday hotel. one of the finest struc- lures on Ouachita avenue. This doomed residences for blocks around.
 When the Moody started to burn Hamp Williams hardware store. a three-story brick. soon caught and the flames spread with greater fury along both sides of the street and down Olive and Orange streets, de- stroying the many handsome resi- dences in these streets and leaving nothing but ashes.
 The flames continued along Ouachi- ta avenue to Hawthorne and after destroying the courthouse were stop ped on the lower side of the street, as a big lot saved J. H. Ermey & Sons furniture store from destruc- tion. The flames, however, continu- ed along the upper side of the street and the McChafferty undertaking stables, the residence of McGrafferty and many small stores were burned.
 Residences On cuapaw
 The flames then spread along Qua paw avenue and burned the many handsome residences that lined that street, as well as the many houses on the interlying streets. The flames then burned into Prospect avenue, destroying the residence of Dr. J. s. Horner, which was the last building to be destroyed.
 The flames practically burned themselves out, although the firemen fought every inch of the way. They were handicapped by the fact that the broken pipes in the lower levels of the city caused leakage of water SO that on the higher levels there was no water to be obtained from the hydrants.
 Dynamite Used
 In many instances citizens formed bucket brigades of the old-fashioned sort, Martin A. Elsie, former super intendent of the United States reser- ation in this manner, thanxs ts his recollection of an old abandoned well, saved large building on his property in this manner and thus saved at least a block of buildings and perhaps more, for the flames were checked from spreading noth- ward and eastward.
 The dynamiters were busy all the time destroying buildings to check the flames, but the quick spread of the conflagratioa made their task useless.
 Business Houses Saved
 The business men of Hot Springs were relieved when the firemen checked the flames before the entire business district was destroyed.
 We are glad that the business dis trict was saed," said one of the business men Saturday morning. "as