The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-11
TOTAL FIRE LOSS
|SPUT AT S3O,OOO
Alexander Building and
Lumber Yard $ Are
Destroyed.

In the race Of a hiling wind ana
Temperature that registered close +"
the zero mark, mombrrr uf the Gity
fire department FOR over IL hours
Wednesday fought fires IA various
parts of the city and fnally sue
cecded IN n'spylrE The building adt 'in-
ing The Alexander building ?0i-0S
South Main street. from hrstrucIion
although tho banding itself n
complete wreck The department
responded to 10 alarms during the
course of the day OVcthchted =. owes
or furnaces In ~ IRuod hy he de-
partment us the cause OF most oi tlu
fires
The total fire loss In cs.imnfef hy
the department 80 hp app uNimdl'.'
$3.50 600 The Alexander hui'dinf
WAS valued u {,b.ooo. The lId|'
started In this building about
o'clock Wednesday morning ana
probably originated IN the htH'm'ul
Of the building from Wtri h''.''
which was loft burniuT when IN" go
was low. when the grs came on
about'1i O'Clock such an tnt"nHr h'Hl
was created that The building thhSh
fire under The tlrst floor
No sooner hai me fircmcn started
work on the flr- IN THIS hlt'dtug
than an alarm from the [. ''','
Lumbcr yards t fuuslh ana rI1hN.
fort was turned lu, This M wiH
soon beyond control and the ytIdh
are total loss
AtcurAtc estimates OF The i"lal
losses sustained by victims of the
fires are san unknown. owing to
the absence OF H. &, Geek president
of the lumber company who II now
in California, officials OF The concern
were unable to state the amount OF
insurance carried on the properly
destroyed. The Alexander building
was insured for $4,000.
The cause Of the epidemic OF tires
which occurred within The last 30
hours was declared by Chief X. g.
Alder. of the fire department, 10 be D
the Irregularities In gas pressure
Small flames IN slovcs and heaters
due to the low pressure suddenly be
come dangerous hlnzcs when the
pressure Ia Increased
Poor water pressure ana fife
lighting force made inndcquat" ny
the large number OF fares hindcred
the work OF the department and
made II necessary Tor some OF me
men TO remain on duty Tor hours
without relief and they were forced
10 stand III lnr bAll' ppo''i'' uN'''h
that time.
Harold Hunt and e. l. Martin.
both OF tho central station Bua,ained
injuries IN the fire. Hunt Is SUI
fering from- a frozen foot and Mar
tin had hin hand frozen, according
to Dr. II. + link who attended the
men.
Last might ana at noon yesterday
hot coffee and warm food were
served the firmcn by the Women
OF the home service section OF the
Red Cross, according to Mrs Allie
Golay. similar Refreshments were
supplied the fire fighters yesterday
morning by dad" nm, who runs
restaurant near the Main street fire.
Following are the firms and OF
fices destroyed by the fires: H. {,
Geek Lumber company. Town TAIN
Millinery company. Garner Drug
company, Lewis and Rose. Jewelers.
and Boatwright Stationery company
DIR. G. II Harelson, o. l., Chancellor
real estate, Dr. NJ A, Iell, dentist
y. ~ Cravena real estate. W
s&art civi engineer. G. W. Single
ton, real estate. y, w HanCher, Nio-
lin shop II. n. Berger. attorney
Arthur r.. Butler, printing. IL r..
Johnson. real estate, Fred u. piler
and Harry w. kiskaddon. oil in
vestorH.