Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-12
Blaze Devours North Side of Main Street; Officers Arrest Ghouls Operating in Ruins


 CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE) surprisingly short time had reached yards of the Bisbee Lumber company, at the upper end of the street. The Warren fire department then came to assist in the fight. and coupled their hose to the plug at the Naco road crossing, but there was not enough water A line of hose was then laid all the way from Johnson addition, down Naco road, with the Warren de- partment pumping at the far end The Bisbee department brought in more hose, but there was not sufficient wa ter for it to pump
 Yard Mass of Flames
 With flames in the wards of the Bis bee Lumber company, it was but a few minutes before the blaming mill and all the buildings in the vicinity were mass of flames From across the gulch to the south of Lowell the entire town appeared one seething mass of flames. Every building on the north side of Main street and west of the Brophy garage was on fire The task, of fighting the fire appeared to be absolutely hopeless. Powerful streams of water playing in the fright ful furnace had no effect in checking the flames. It became battle to prevent them from crossing the street. The yards of the Bisbee Lumber company formed the vortex of veri- table whirlwind of fire. Flames shot up from the center as from a vdseano The roar of the furnace was broken now and then by explosions, prob ably of gasoline tanks. and cases of ammunition would go off with a rat tie, like volleys of rifle fire.
 Disaster Stunned People It became the business of everybody ] to save as much property as possible. 1 Automobiles were hurriedly cranked f and run out of the garages on both | sides of the street. Clothes and bed | ding were thrown into the street from ! the hotels and rooming houses. Room | CTS dashed here and there carrying | suit cases and grips, and toiled |
 
 through the streets, helping one an- other with heavier burdens Mer- chants threw their most valuable stocks into the street, in the hopes of salvaging them later. It is doubtful ! 1T these hopes will be fully realized.
 The casual onIooker was struck by the expression of supplied dismay on many faces. There was little excite | ment, little shouting and hurrah. The | people were actually stunned by the disaster that had o9ertaken their town {, and the misfortune that had fallen to so many. r.
 Many Acts of Bravery
 Acts of daring bravery were not lacking. Two fircmen mounted to the roof of the Bonanza rooming house. in the center of the firery sea. They | carried line to the roof, and the line was attached to a hose below. IL re- |, qulred stupendous effort for the two men to pull the hose to the top. but they got it there, and from the roof i, Of the building played the stream into eHO pui hiuS udS6 DelOW. A fireman mounted to the second story of the Lo- well hotel, kicked in window and Tell across the sill to hold on. In, mediately he was overwhelmed by d dense mass of smoke It looked as if he must relax his hold and fall. His brother fireman quickly showed d lad der up to him, and the fireman kept his nerve, mounted the ladder and was safe.
 Great Financial Loss The extent of the financial loss can be grasped somewhat by reciting par tial list of the damage
 The loss to Emil and Maggie Marks {, In the Bisbee Lumber company and ., the Marks building, is between SSO.. ; DcO and 100000, fairly well covered by ', insurance. The loss to Jim Brophy in the car.
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