The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-14
$4,000 FIRE
At NJ KINLEY
LUMBER MILL
Machine Shop Destroyed
But VIII Be Rebuilt
at Once

a flrc at the plant OF the Mckinley
Land and Lumber company last night
at about 5 o'clock when the wind was
blowing 6S miles an hour destroyed
tho machine shop.
The wind also blew down the blower
system In the planning mill and thus
viii have to be closed until II can be
repaired.
The mill was not damaged by tnc
FIRE and will be In operation Monday.
IL is Hooded by water, however.
The company announced today that
II would rebuild the machine shop at
once. The new building will be of
steel construction and nreproof
The damage by fire was estimated
at $4,000. II Is partly covered by
insurance,
TwO Alarms
The fire department. WIS in the stock
yards district when the alarm came in
from the lumber mill. The Highlands
truck which was In the Central station
being repainted had TO be taken out
to answer the call The hremen who
were OF duty responded ana the ru.
tire force Of ~ men were engaged In
nRhting flames.
The high wind did not blow the
namCa directly toward the min which
was south of the machine shop. Uut
only about 80 feet separated the two
buildings ana "a constant stream OF
water was poured on the burning
building from the alley separating the
two. Good work was done In pre-
venting the flames from spreading.
but nothing could be done 10 save the
machine shop.
A number Of hrc fans were a. the
scene TN autos despite the wind; and
the water spread to the vicinity OF
their cars, and several became stuck
In the mud and had difficult time In
getting out.
Fire at Putncy's.
The truck had hardly returned 10
the Central station when "a call came
In from the warehouse OF the l.. B.
Putncy company. Wholesale grVccrs.
A spark from "A passing switch engine
Is believed TO have sheen sucked IN
through Ncntilator and started %
blazo In some rubbish. The iirc was
put out with sligh, loss.
The IRE In the stuckyu rds district
was AZ the home Of Il. Nicholas \
switch engine iH supposed to have set
hrs to a haystRck there, The blaze
was kept from spreading tp a number
OF sheds Water was syphoncd from
ditch 10 throw on the blaze Hs thcfy
was no fire plug In that district.
While Fire chief Russell WIS on his
way to this blaze the hearings OF his
car were burned out by some sand
that became cluggcd in them and he
had TO call for another ear to come
and pick him uT lie went from this
fire to the Hrc al the lumber mill.
TO further add 10 the difficulties of
the night a call came into the station
while Doth automobile trucks were out
and Ford had to bc summoned from
the water department to haul the old
horse wagon truck 10 the home uf -
w. lIynd, SIS North rum street,
whero u defective iiuC had set the
house on hrc. The nre had made lit
tie hcudwuy and was put out without
tho Use OF water.
The hros last night were the first
real tests for tho department since
the double platoon system was in
stalled Had the city only had mon
at work u in believed that II would
have been difficult TO have responded
To all the calls and kept the fires un-
der control Al uf the men Ia the lie
partmont who We're OFT duty responded
promptly and the chief had ull
nghting force at work during the
night.
The cause Of the FIRE AZ the lumber
mill In said to have been sparks from
the smOkestack in the boiler room.