Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-30
COMMUTE RUN
MADE To GARCIA
PLACE, THEY SAY
firemen on Stand at Klein
Hearing Deny Assertion,
That II Was an Hour Before
They Were Throwing Water

When the Klein defense turned It's
guns on salieuts in the prosecutions
ease. Friday night. Judge W. G. Hea-
cock. directing the fire. did not over
look the CLARK and Garcia fires. The
testimony of witnesses for the prose-
cutlon that the motor engine hau
stopped at Twelfth street and Noun
tain road on the way to the fire az
the Clark home, il01 North Twelfth
street was denied by flremen.
Lieut. Bin Ctllister Of No. | com
pany said the machine slowed down
ut Twelfth and Mountain road but did
not stop. The slowing down was
accounted for by him In the state
ment that the alarm, which came oV-
cr the telephone, said the fire was
at that street intersection He said
there were four fircmen on the truck.
Maximum Speed ~ Miles.
Capt. j. W. burnett OF No. ! COM
pany corrohoratcd Colistcf, saying
the engine had not stopped although
speed was reduced almost TO a stop
AT Mountain road. Speaking Of the
speed Of the engine on the way there.
Burnett said after II got to rolling
he did not think tHc indirator drop
ped below thirty miles. The maxi
mum speed was forty -seven miles
The fire could not be seen from
Twelfth and Mountain road, Burnett
said. Ilc saw II group OF persons
standing Ia front of the Navajo no.
tel on North Twelfth, and though the
fire was there. The engine started
| Tor the hotel They had not quite
reached the Navajo when someone
shouted, and looking back they saw
the fire. The fire was in the kitchen
on the north side.
Plug hidden by Weeds.
MI Vcnable cross examined Bur
I nett. asking him about the location
of the hydrant He said he knew
I about whore the plug was and hack
ed the machine 60 It, 4 native boy
found the hydtant in the weeds. IL
was even with the radiator OF the
engine. Chief Klein testified that G,
+ Wade, receiver for the American
/ Lumber company. promised to have
the weeds cut Klein talked to him
the day after the fire.
Rurnctts statement of Chief Klein s
Instructions were: Vet the number
fright. lie sure YOU know whore YOU
are golng and 80 quickly-at sate
speed" His estimate of Klein was
"a mighty good fireman" and equal
to any chief he had worked under.
lie said that Herbert Huxley, one OF
the fircmen, who was on the stand
the night before. had been given IN
struetions.
Not Away Hour and IIauf.
Replying to the testimony OF one
Of the witnesses for the prosecution.
who said Il had taken the firemen
from an hour t. an hour and a halt
to reach the Garcia place, l40i South
broadway, after the alarm had been
turned in, Assistant Chief Cosgrove
asserted tho company could not have
taken more than ten minutes. after
the alarm, To throw stream on the
tlrc, Tie did not believe the COM
panv WAS out Of service an hour and
half
6. 4 Anderson. who drove the en-
pine from the central station TO the
Garcia fire, also testified about the
promptncss of the departments re-
Spouse. lie said the No. | company
WAS there within ten minutes after
the alarm WAS turned IN, He also
told OF Chief Klein's instructions TO
him
About That "Itltching Post"
CosgroVe testified also about the
,"hitehing post incident, 10 which Joe
. Montana testified the night before
The company was running to the Gar
: leila fire At Broadway and Garfield
the man on the back of the engine
was ordered 10 lead Oft \ low posi-
stoud in the street u looked like q
> hydrant. Cnsgrove said.
Chief Klein also referred 10 this IN.
eident When he reached broadway
and Garfield ahead Of the central sta.
itlon engine. he saw man standing
lat the post. dc wheeled his cal
aruund md met the central station en-
Z CINE in the next block north Conncc
ton WIS made 10 a hydrant there
. Hose nom both engines was used.
, After the fire had been put out
Montana asked him WHY connection
/. had not been made To another by
ldrant Klein told him Il was a post
: thinking he referred 60 the post wher,
the highlands company had lied off.