The Forrest City times., 1914-08-07
FIRE IN TIMES OFFICE
Early sunday Morning Blaze Docs Much Damage to Paper Stock
 And Material.

Just before three o'clock S9nday morning fire was discovered in The Times office The first to see the ire was Mrs Walter Stevens. who resides up stairs in the Stevens building at the west end of the block. She had been aroused by the cries Of her baby, when, gancing out of the window, she saw the west side door of The Times office in flames. She immedi- ately arousedlher husband, who quick ly gave the alarm and, with the aid Of a colored employee, began 10 play upon the blazing door with a garden hose-the only fire-fghting apparatus at his command. MT. James Murty, who rooms in the Mcdaniel plumbing shop across the alley skirting The Times building, was aroused by the clamor and he in turn aroused our Col. Landvoigt, who rooms In The Times building. Col. LandVoigt, bareiooted and clad only in pajamas, seized a bucket and applied the finish ing touches to the extinguishment of the burning door But in the mean LltIlt IIit AIt Ildo Gl NiIC oil alJh into the ceiling, and in a moment the roof was ablaze. The fire laddIes had arrived by this time. and, with their usual promptness, soon had two streams of water playing upon the roof, but could not get through the tarred paper which formed the cover ing. The ceiling was soon eaten thru and brands and sparks began to drop laz ftufi it.gf g{ vt ar \ hose was brought in and stream turned upon the ceiling, but the water from below seemed to have little effect. An almost perpendicular stream Of water was sent up, and fell back upon the tiaring roof, holding the fire in check so far as possible. A large quantity Of straw and cotton had been carried into the att by sparroWs at nest ng time, and this caught and added 10 the trouble pro. duciug dense volumes Of acrld smoke, which permeated every part of the building, binding the tiremen and rendering it almost impossible for them to breathe. Finally an opening was effected in the ceiling, hose car ried through and in i've minutes the danger was past. We feel that we can never adequately thank our fire de- partment for the heroic work they did in saving our property. At one time u seemed d hopeless task, but they stuck grimly to their work, and finally victory crowned their efforts as 1t usually does,
 The roof and ceiling wer- burned out from within few feet of Col. Landvoigts bedroom to the south end of the building.
 While yet en dislabille, Col, Land voigt, aided HerDert Nogel, a valued employe of The Times job department, !, who entered the burning building barefoOted and in his night clothes covered the presses with canvas and blankets and quilts from the Col. $ bed, and also saved number of print cd jobs. These costly pieces of ma Chinery were little damaged and are now in as good shape as ever.
 A conslderabl~ quantity Of type W aS pied and the cases injured by water, but things might easily have been a great deal worse.
 Most of the damage came from the water thrown into the building 10 eX- ting uish the flames, Practically all all the stock of print paper on hand, much of 1t of high grade, was badly damaged or totally ruined. The room was flooded and many articles used in the printing business were in a sorry plight. The entire Times force was on hand soon after daylight, how ever, and went vigorously and cheer fully to work cleaning up, clearing of cinderS and putting things to rights, All day Sunday they toied in water sometimes half-shoe deep, straighten- ing up type, oil rubbing machinery and iron and steel accessories, and and otherwise laboring to overcome the damage which water, fire, ciuders and smoke had wrought.
 Monday morning force of carpen- ters began re-rooting the burned DOT. tion Of the building, but in the alter noon were driven to shelter by one of the hardest rains that has visited this section in years What stock the fire and water of the previous morn- ing had spared was about finished up by this downpour, Again, however, the presses and other machinery were covered with tarpaulins, as were also thecases and imposing stones and there was little damage added 10 these
 Bright and early Tuesday morning