The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-20
FIRE BELLS STRIKE
TERROR To HEARTS
OF CITY'S Citizens
Small Rubbish Fire In East End Alley
Calls Out Fire Department and Be-
cause Of Water Shortage Citi.
gems Become Much
Excited.

What the people of Maysville have
feared for the past several days SEEM
ed to have come shortly, after noon
today when an alarm of fire came in
from box SO in the East end and when
the big bell in the fire tower rang out
the alarm the faces of persons living
in that section of the city became
white while all residents feared the
worst.
Fortunately when the fire depart
ment arrived on the scene, they found
that there was but bon fire in Will
low alley near the Forest Avenue
school, which was put out in very
short time to the credit of a bucket
brigade, 1t being unnecessary for the
department to use water from the fire
hydrants.
The fire was started by the burning
by a neighbor of a small bundle of
papers which had been thrown into
the alley. The burning papers, how
ever, caught dry leaves and tree
limbs in the alley and quite little
fire blazed up in a very snort time
which was making for a residence
nearby and as the residence was
threatened the firm alarm was sent
in.
20 thn Rnhtin0 of Hrnc
are better todayq than they were yes
terday and yet they are far from nor
NAL and every possible precaution
should be taken by every one. No
rubbish or paper should be burned in
any alley or yard. Everything is so
very dry that the least spark might
start conflagration that would cause
the loss of much property and possibly
lives. The local fire department, with
the water system so badly crippled, is
in no condition to fight even the small
est fire and citizens are charged to
even watch how they throw lighted
matches in, their yards where the
grass is ~ dry as to possibly burst
into blaze. Fire Chief Ruff Newell
this afternoon issued an official no
tice on this matter which is published
elsewhere in this issue.
The water condition in Maysville is
much better today than for the past
several days. The large pump at the
Water Company's station is in opera
ton. The major part of the water
taken from the river by this large
pump is taken directly into the city
mains but the cutoff valve" Is partly
opened and small stream is going
steadily into the reservoir which re-
mains closed for fire emergencies.
Acting with the authority conferred
on him at special meeting Tuesday
by City Council, Mayor Thomas M.
Russell has rented two large fire
pumping engines from the City of
Cincinnati. He has been advised that
these engines were loaded today
aboard a freight car in Cmclnnatl ana
they are expected to arrive in Mays
Vile over the c. & o. this evening or
tomorrow morning These engines
will be used in case of emergency and
to test them out thoroughly, Mayor
Russell will probably use them to ex-
tinguish the city dump on Bridge
street which has been giving residents
in that section of the city great
amount of trouble. One of the engines |
will likely be placed on float at the |
mouth of Limestone creek to pump |
water from the river and the other |
stationed at the dump to give force
o the water. This will be indeed good
Jews to those who have been so much
bothered by the terrible odor from the
turning dump and they hope that the
ngines will work we'll at this job.
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