Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-19
FIRE CUTS PUTNEY
WAREHOUSE; Loss
OVER $4,000
Firemen Save Main Building
But Flames, Water and
Smoke Ruin Practically En-
tire Stock

fiNN HflglirullN ttHileNrf ho ls ft
HUME warehouse, en- taM Central
utenuc curly yesterday afternoon.
rhe loss including thc damage 90 thc
iMeel ahd ,he buldue is estimated
10 mere than $4,000
rhc ere whch originated iu che
p0gth ond 81 tho lunE iuW warehouse
/ 90 i've fFar of thp two-atofy Hfiek oi-
Iuec building burned through One
Not. ion probably thrty minutes be-
Iqrfc thc smoko belching from lhc root
.apptsol Dafsersby that the establish
mont was aflrc The alarm was roe
thcd ai tho Central station at 1859
Iorlopk Both stations responded
When thc Ccntfa station motor
|tucr turned ON Second street and
Central avenue q column Of dense
Ismllc 0aa descending high above ne
building The fire. began to burn
rapidly WhCu il ate through the roeL
The water pressure was light This
ldld not handicap the Central CONE
IrarF Hhe engine Naa connected 20
NO hgdunt in font Of The building at
once and three leads attached to the
pump. The Highlands company exc
porienccd difficulty iu fighting the
fire with only sixty pounds pressure,
until the pumps at the water supply
.compunHs pumpns station were
started The pumps thcro hid been
ehut or AZ noon by ~ " Vaughn.
engineer Ne was on his way home
when Ono alarm was given and be
hurried hark 10 tire pump house,
stocked the flres ana within d few
minutes the firemcn fclt thc hose
jump under l0O pounds pressure
'to chict jacob klein directed the
hieaknR Of the door on the east side
of The warehouse nearest the office
ana sent hosemen In there with the
first lead They were stationed bo-
l,ween the ere and the office and sae-
uo1ed ln heading Off The flames,
saving enc office from actual fire loss
lWtheugh smoke damaged stock on the
second floor of this building Another
load Was fun through tho office into
the warehouse 1hp 0thn alecGma
,wtre plugged on .he fift through thc
iretf Finally nhcn the boxes ana
talas uear lho office were WWcr-
auakod all atrcams We're brought TO
ffar Ga the centor of The furnace iu
use mlddle ana north ana ~ the@Vure-
house and flnalB cyrugaishei 49,
l1rte kree1ish-yellgw Hmnka sac
ncnsc nrcensA-yrlloW smoke. Stature
ated with poisonous carbon monnEilc
filled Tho second story d tho office
huiihlng clouds 81 this smoke Also
we're produced Whie lnc fire WAS oai-
lng inside ,ho reffiserune plant IA
Che moth end q tho warehouse ana
the fhe hero completely DESTROYED enc
lttubula ~ the plant
Captain Fred Nussell af he Gem
ul company. tan ana onsciors On the
lrefrirHatmg reom D. " Ryan.
foreman OF city ban construction
Sang. volunteer frcman, assisted
hm unisidc iusscll collapsed pf.
b. s. Rice eltp physician was called.
Russell wan taken to The fire sutton
in am automobile and tho physician
InNl,cd him hefe llla condition was
oritlcnl fnr nrlrly nn hour
Che moke m thc second story &C
/ thc office building forced me frcncn
meh Wen Time they attempted 10
lenlsr They Nttu NOT sure whether
FIRE vHs -mnldorlng n There ana
Finally A lust RESORT street Come
missioner 80 s. rierncy who was
hemlng lho flremen, broke the vim
f allows uilh fdl,r When the smoke
I fclehed eu, Che windows ihc frcmcn
hH0ned thit ihc smoke had drlilcd
iu This part 90 The building from the
warehouse trc stock on the second
. floor Nas destroyed almost aa effect
lively as Il lhe l1c hud reached a. bui
The huldng waH not damaged with
the exception 81 lseoloration of tha
lrsilc wallis
The warehouse section was Quilted.
+ The greater part of the total loss Us
fur Is represented n the destruction
OF grueories by the, water aud smoke
Chief Klein refused to hazard a
nuess ua tu the loss. Il II. Pulney
! The oNngr would not give an esd-
mate saving chat was for the adj
justors io determine lie said lhs
/ building and stock were Insured hnl
+ aid not give Use figures
sir puineN eoula effcr mo- theory as
+ to- the origin ei the fire except thai
la aWtk from 8 switch engine might
. have iuicn an the roof chief Klein
itoand nothing to Indicate how tal
Thames sarled lle sugg,stod. how
Icycr, thar afee quantity 81 matches
was stored at Che place where u evil
Idenilf had or.snatcd and that mic,
lmight huye snaWed through the
noNes Tho dire destroyed an posi-.
/ tive evidence af 60 how it originated
Del lar as enc chief could ascertain
Mr puuVy WIS plcascd with ths
+ Wolk of the flremeu They ah every
thing men could De, he said Il,
sent them q check fer SfoN last night
OWING to Tho smalness OF the iir'
+ department. thu police. and ierme'
f fremen, Ney Robinson ana Leon All
4 ION assisted them patrolmm
i charles MalnE Who h under suspen
sion pending the nvcStigauon 81
charges thar he ciuhhed s. man under
arrest was one oi the Imost ACTIVE
volunteers
NJ INTERRUPTION q.
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