The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
Damage Is Partially Covered by of Blaze Not Yet Determined Secretary Albertson Injured by Fall ing Wal-Firemen and Police Do Fine Work
 Confagration Is Picturesque

once responded. It was at once seen that tho fire was a serious one, and further calls were made on the suburbs for ap- rGratus. In few minutes IS streams of water were being projected into th. belehing flames.
 The fire was picturesque. At first il poured out of the third and fourth floors of the building occupied by the Barber company on the Twentieth street side. end all the forces of the fire depart
 ment were directed there. Then the flames burst through the roof of the long 15e-foot deep building and water was thrown from the great water towers into the volcano of flames
 Burst Out on Powell Avenue As the firemen yaliantly fought tho flames to the surging crowds 1t looked nearly under control when it suddenly burst out on Powell avenue on the fourth floor of the Meyer Marx Liquor com pany building. Scores of firemen were at once directed to the Powell avenue side, where the flames were now the
 fiercest. and there it was that the fire was fought until the walls fell outward to the street.
 As part of the Powell avenue walls of the building occupied by the Meyer-Marx company fell outward over the huge black cables of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, o. II. Albert son, private secretary of Chief A. V. Bennett. was buried beneath the bricks and narrowly escaped fatal injuries. At that Mr Albertson was so badly stunned that for a few minutes he was unable to sreak coherently and he was removed in an automobile to the No. 1 fire station, where he was given medical care It was, stated at an early hour this morning that he was not seriously injured, although several of the bricks had struck his head and back.
 M. V. Rose, formerly a member of No fire station, also was hurt by falling bricks when the walls fell out ward to the street on Powell avenue. He had volunteered his services. which were gratefully accepted, and he was by rne side of Secretary Albertson when the wall fell His injuries consisted mostly of bruises
 While the phalanx of about 100 fire men were risking their lives from the tops of ladders and water towers. other forces were also at work In co-opera- ton with the work of the fire laddies
 Police Do Good Work
 The police. under Chief of Detectives Sidney H. Darnell were detailed to keep the crowds back and they did we'll Pollee officers were placed at intervals Of 100 feet and long fire rope was placed along the eastern side of Twen- tieth street and the crowds were kept clear of the flames from Railroad ave- nue to Avenue A. There was no trou- ble and no disorder and Acting Chief Middleton sincerely thanked Chief Dar- nell for his cooperation as we'll as sev- eral business men who were on the scene. They stated that the work of the police in handling the crowds and leaving plenty of space for the firemen to work in was the best they had ever seen. Along with Chief Darnell in charge of the work of the police were Capt. Thomas J. Shirley and Sergt. Pete Newman There were at least a score of police officers and detectives on the scene.
 Vice President !. H. P. De Windt of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company was on the scene a few minutes after the fire started as