The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-22
MRS. DOUGLASS HAS: IA NARROW ESCAPE
 FIRE RACES TWO HOURS
Blaze Originating from Vulcanizing Plant Causes Unusually
 Heavy Loss.


 occurring in Conway since the install lation of the waterworks, and the most complete destruction of build ing and its contents, occurred this morning when the big two-story building of T. R. Douglass at 1O4-1O6 West Oak street, together with it's contents, was totally destroyed.
 The loss will aggregate close to $2O,00O, the total insurance amount ing to approximately $11,000. The losses are sustained by T. R. Doug lass, T. R. Douglass & Son, c. V. Douglass, the Missouri Moline Plow Company, the Spaulding Buggy Com pany, Dr. George S. Brown, Frank E. Robins, G. E. Owen, Jeff Moss, J. C. Cabe and N. c. Harris.
 The fire started at 7:30 o'clock this morning, and it was two hours before it could be gotten under control.
 Mrs. c. V. Douglass, who was in her apartments in the second story of the building, was rescued with diff culty and narrowly escaped terrible death.
 c. V. Douglass was filling a gaso- line tank on his automobile tire vul- canizing machine, when the tank sud denly became enveloped in flames, severely buring his hands. By the time he could turn in an alarm the blaze was spreading in every direc- tion and the building was filled with ,stifling smoke. Julius Parker, H. I. Anderson and Marshal J. R. Piercey ran through the smoke and carried Mrs. Douglass to place of safety. She was SO nearly overcome by the fumes of the smoke and the excite ment that she had to be given medi- |cal attention.
 Although the hose companies quick ly made connections, the dense smoke made it impossible for the fire fight CTS to enter the building and reach the seat of the fire. Immense quan- titles of in1ammable material made the fire spread so rapidly that it was soon realized the building was doom- led and attention was directed to sav- ling adjoining buildings.
 The water pressure seemed weak, but Supt. E. V. Leverett said this was due to the long lengths of hose used, the water having to travel through about 800 feet of hose, the friction of which reduced the pres sure. MT. Leverett said the reservoir was almost full of water, and both pumps were forcing more water in the reservoir much faster than it was being consumed. The guage at the electric light station showed 80 pounds of pressure, he stated.
 Falling walls damaged the roof of the office building on the east of the burned structure, owned by Dr. George s. Brown. Dr. Browns office equipment, surgical instruments and library were taken out and suffered considerable damage. The west walls of the building also crushed in the roof of frame building at 10S West Oak street, owned by Frank E. Robins.
 A large part of the contents of the Douglass building was owned by the Missouri Moline Flow Company and the Spaulding X Company, T. R. Douglass & Sons being the local agents of these concerns.
 c. E. Owen, Jeff Moss and J. c. Cabe, a Hendrix student, had cars in the burned building for repair and these were total loss. A large 25- horse power gasoline engine owned by N c. Harris of Perry county was also stored in the building. The en- zine was worth probably $750.
 The list of approximate losses and the amount of insurance is as fol- lows:
 T. R. Douglass, two-story brick building 40x140 feet, loss practically total, $5,000; insurance, $3,000.
 T. R. Douglass & Son, contents of building, $3,000, loss total; insurance, $1,500.
 c. V. Douglass, household goods, piano, etc., upstairs, shoe, harness and automobile tire machinery, down. stairs, loss total, $3,000; insurance SLIGO.
 Spaulding Buggy Company, buggies and hacks, loss total, $2,500; insur- ance, $1,750.
 Missouri Moline Flow Company, farming implements and machinery, loss total, $5000; insurance, $3,000.
 Dr. George s. Brown, damage to