Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-19
Enormous Orders for Goods
Sent by Wire to Replace
Damaged Stock While Fire
Still RACES.
LOSS YESTERDAY MAY
REACH TO 100000
Big Force Of Workmen Busy
Clearing Up Debris While
Business Operations Proceed
as Usual.

The Evening Herald has published
some very strong interviews durlnr
the past two weeks regarding the
favorable outlook for business in Az
buquorauc and New Mexico this year
But tor vigorous, confident optimism,
none Of them have equalied the brief
interview given a Herald representa-
tive this morning by u. T.. putney,
owner of the Putney wholesale groc-
cry house. this morning az he stood IN
Overcont and rubber bots dirccting
the clearing of the ruins Of his bis
warehouse and cold storage plant
practically destroyed by IRE ycstor-
day afternoon.
Il am not ablo to give you any
thing accurate us to the loss caused
by the lire az yet" said Mr. Putney,
"but il will be not less than $4,000
and Il may go as high as 100000.
I'VE have taken tho i}cavon ware
house and the damaged stock here
is being removed there az rapidly az
possible The Beaver house viii be
used by us as temporary warehouse
until such time 80 We can replace
the buried buildings, which VIII be
ms quickly as the work can be car
rled out cur coid-storagc plant had
a capacity OF twcnty-ihree ears and
Il was practically allied yesterday.
The plant and contents are a total
loss.
we placed orders yesterday by
wire for immediate shipments OF
goods to replace those burned ana
! damaged and our whole stock Will bee
| aa complete as ever within few
days. or az fast as tho stun can get
Ia here over the rails.
Contractors are figuring this
morning ON plans which call for the
Immediate rebuilding 90 our wars
houses and the cold storage plant
Tho work viii be rushed as rapidly as
possible"
Mr.. Putnoy indicates that some adj
ditlons and cnlargcmcnts may De
made Go the plant The IRE, while
IL ala some damage 90 wallis ana
windows In the office building 'front.'
ing on Central avenue, did compare
/ lively little damage there. The rest
81 tho blR wholesale property, how
ever. is practically a wreck
The origin OF the IRE Is not deter
/ mined Employees Ut the Wholesale
house were In tho building AL morn
ing, and Thomas Danrhs, the ONCE
manager. was IN the office until atter
| 4 o'clock. MIR. Putney himself was
in the building a few minutes before
| z o'clnck and less than quarter OF
an hour before the IRE broke ou',
\ The blaze seems 90 have originated
| In or near the south front Of the coid-
] storage plant which WAS al the rear
OF the property and Mt Putncy thinks
| ID originated in the Siwdnst insulat-
III q -.
1 flames had made considerable head
i way before the fire was discovered.
II Both departments responded 90 q atili
/ alarm and the central station equip
mcnt got into action az once Win
three lines OF hose attached TO the
i engine. There was little delay 10
getting pressure for the Highland de-
III partment but this was hrieL
The department did excellent work p
80 good In fact chat Mr PutneS last
h ntaht issued signed statement
II thanking the department and others
assisting Ia checking the hrc' in adj
\ dillon 10 which he sent cheek TOT
500 To- Fire chef Klein for distri-
button among the men Of the de-
pnrtment az an indication Of Ms uP-
probation of their WORK.
CAPTAIN Fred Russell OF the eentiA'
station was overcome hy smoke "hii.
working In the cold storage plant anu
had "a narrow escape from death. hs
was hurried back 20 the station wheh
mis- condition was discovered ana re-
ylyed after some fast work by attena'
lng physicians. ,.,..
ii Aside from broken windows WHICH
IA was necessary Go smash 90 seehts
ventilation. and damage TO the Waln
from smoke. the loss Ia the n'Hi'
bullaine ~ the wholesale plant W..
eiIaht ana the offices were w use th''
| n,aruiuu "a usual,