El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-26
MISSION GARAGE IS DESTROYED;
MANY AUTOMOBILES ARE BURNED
Fire Spreads So Quickly Employees Have to Run For
Lives Automobiles of Many Ell Pasoans Destroyed OF
Damaged; Building New and Cost $4,000; Quarter
master Depot is Threatened By the Blaze

According TO a statement issued by
K. Crawford, manager Of the serFISS
department Of the garage. 30 auloino-
biles were known TO have been IN .i.e
building. A total number Of "A were
being cared for nightly in the garage,
and had the fire occurred two nouIs
later all would have been destroyed.
~ a+tempt was made to rescue any
Of the automobiles due to the rapidlty
Win which the flames spread, two
a-nDloves being compelled to run 20
prevent being caught behind the wan
Of fire OF the machines destroyed IN
he holding, there were three delivery
t-ucks OF the Popular Dry Goods COM
many. all bang partially consumed, al
though the engines can be used again.
Many Go.
THE fire attracted thousands Of per-
cons both on foot and in automobiles and
could be seen for several miles Many
a. first believed that II was the quar-
fermaster depot. while others worrying
over automobiles in the garage at
fempted again and again TO get into the
burning structure, only 10 De oriven
hack. The police experienced consid-
erable trouble keeping the crowd back
which were in considerable danger due
IT, The proximity OF live electric wires
during the first part OF the fire.
List of Autos.
list OF the automobiles In the
building at the time OF the IRE Were
nov e. Martin. Fiat----------- Burned of
Hector Ramos. Mitchell $50
Ben Brstamentes. American -. -
Cr,zF Mining Co, Chalmers AIS
Southern Package Co. Ford -----------4 $500
p " Mitchell. z NJ F-.--.--.-.--- 90
Pert Orndorff Stutz- zI3l
I N Mcmahon. Buick --S9s
q s Johnson, Do-t.------.-..-.-...- -5See
". B. Martin. Metropolis -----..------- sg4s
J. 4 Keys. Ford $780, ss5e
Ernest Harness, Patterson ------.--.---z lz4
porert Mozart. IT.. Cadillac --141s
9 =. Finley Oakland. Oakland 5000 616l
rf-s- L
Pcuular Dry Goods Co. Buick -.-..-- -
r G. Locke. Chalmers ~
NJ c Edwards, Stutz- ---------.-.-.--- ! =
W II Mccoy. Apperson- -----..-- 80
Mrs A. c Hunt. Winton-- .--------.-- less
Lee Moor Marmon-- ---.-------- - !
n s Stephenson Cadillac .----------- 1Sbs
n 4 Warner. Studebaker. .....-.-.--- 55e Z
779r,--'7- nv Gods Ford -1sss
F. A Payne. Metz ----.---'.-- y ~
.e,s s.u-. o license number. ---------- 5set
Popular Dry Goods Ford ----..-...- e64-
: sr1ericau Laundry. Ford truck. us
{ Rogers Furniture Co, Ford truck .--- +els
/ Rogers Furniture Co. WHY'S truck ISL
Z Mission garage. Kissel ------------ 500
A chassis was elso burned
/ Fireman Injured.
Frank Smith, a member OF the Cen
trai department, was the only one IN
iured in the fire. sustaining crushed
. finger while inside the building Smith
yVas injured several months ago, while
. carrying furniture from the Durning
Country club building. a falling wall
striking him on the shoulder and head
rendering him unconscious
Chief Wray in n statement after the
fire said that he was proud OF the
work Of his men, who ought the IRE
coolly and efficiently i am graIlIled
with the work Of the members OF the
department, as rome flinched but were
fighting tho fire every minute" said
chief Wray. Comments on the work OF
B the fireuen we're heard IN all part OF
the immense crowd