Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-28
EARLY MORNING FIRE UAmAUrS / bUllUINGS
 Wlln Sl5,UUU LUSS
Hughes Block and Emporium DuIlolng Are Swept by Flames; Nj ny inrliilng Rescue" Aod to Excite ment.

Fire of undiscovered origin, which starIeu III Ine rear oI the burlington
 MaILIess FactOry, yesIerda! morning swept Imougn the huSnes BLOCK anu Lne Emporium DuliuLns, opposite Ine
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 gIn III me mattress lacLOry was runnhs when Gne names DIche out ana IL Is DeneVea tnaG an elecIrIc tuse may nave blown out ana ignlIed d quanuly of mattress material lp the place. Darlington 5 place was swept nom front to rear by the names, ms loss beng DeCWeen SI,OUU anu S2 ,UUv. Inc nre spread through the rear of the place 10 the Emporium building, the roof of when was quIcKly oe- strOyed Mrs. Perry Monet, proprIe- tor of a rooming ana boarding house in the Emporium was the heaviest loser in the building, ire ana water aolng damage to the extent Of about Sl5UU, ol which but small percent was covered by insurance. The Owen Cleaning establishment was consider ably damaged by water.
 "nescues" Are Made.
 The roomIng house in the Hughes ckle, was damaged by ire, water and smoKe, the loss being in the neighbor- hood of SI2O0. The building itself was left in a forlorn condition by che fire, one floor sagging several inches, almost. the entire interior. drenched and halls and exterior badly scorched. Whether or not the building will be repaired is not known. It was report ed last night that the city council would investigate it today to decide if 1t should be condemned as a fire menace.
 Several thrilling "rescues" were made while the fremen were battling with the flames, which furnished much for several hundred per sons who gathered around the build ing. One women risked being injured by climbing down ladder that threat ened to fall any minute, when she could have walked leisurely to the other end of the balcony of the build ing and stepped to the ground but a few feet below. Another woman calm ly threw personal belongings over the balcony in spite of the warnings of her would-be rescuers who, in their eX- citement, were certain that she would be burned alive.
 Although the loss is the greatest from any fire for years, it was the of opinion yesterday that it is comparatively small. considering the fact that both buildings were of entirely wooden construction. and have been looked upon as bad risks by insurance men and fire fighting ex- perts. The speed with which the flames were eXtinguished by the local department was conclusive proof that the Bisbee .smoke-eateRs are not lag sing behind in their knowledge of modern fire fighting methods
 With the exception Of Jack O'Laugh- in, whose hands were slightly burned while he- was carrying out furniture md other articles, no one was injured. Several men and boys, whose actions ed officials to suspect that they were attempting to rob rooms in the house, were driven out in quick time. The 'nly loss of this kind was reported by Miss Lorena Stapp, who occupied a room in the Hughes block Miss 'tapp reported that a pocketbook co: aiming S150, which she had hid in the on her bed, had been re- moved during the excitement The Hughes building is owned by William Hughes, of Tombstone,