The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-02
IS SAFE FOLLOWING BLAZE
 AT GRANARY MILL
One Fireman Is Seriously Injured-TwO Others
 Are Recovering

Marcus Downs. brother of Wesley T. Downs, 2l-year-old night watchman of the Iron City Grain company, who was thought to have perished with his brother in fire that destroyed the granary early Sunday morning. was found to be safe Sunday when it was learned that he had left his brother, with whom he was thought to be stay ing Saturday night, late in the after noon and gone to his fathers home in Haleyville.
 The body of Wesley T. Downs was extricated from the smouldering debris of the fire shortly after 8 o'clock Sun day morning, after search of about an hour by firemen who, finding his empty bed in a corner of the building, suspected that he had become trapped in the fire. Later, relatives told fire men that Marcus Downs, brother, was staying with the watchman during the night, and it was feared that he had also perished.
 Burial In Haleyville
 Young Downs, victim of the blaze, will be buried in Haleyville. His body will be sent there Monday morning by Brown. who took it in charge immedi ately after it was brought out of the ruins. The young man is surveyed by his father, $. D. Downs, and four brothers and two sisters, living in Haleyville and Birmingham.
 The family of the young victim were overcome when they learned of the tragedy Sunday. The man had evidently made frantic effort to escape after discovering the building in which he was sleeping in flames. His body was discovered lying face down exactly at the entrance of the office of the grain building. He slept in a room adjoining the office. and he was evidently going to the office either to investigate the fire or to turn in an alarm.
 The building was nearly consumed by flames when the firemen arrived. The alarm was turned in by passers-by.
 Three Bremen Injured
 Three firemen were injured when walls of the building collapsed thrown outward by a falling roof. They were still in the Norwood hospital Sunday night, suffering painful injuries.
 Captain V. w. Hughes. the worst in jured of the three. was struck across the back and pinned by the caving wall He was found Sunday to have no broken bones, but physicians still held the be- lief that there were possibly internal injuries. His condition was said to be serious, with the entire extent of his injuries still undetermined.
 The other two firemen. Privates Will McShan and Gordon Pair. who were also injured, were carried to the hospital in a private automobile. They were re- covering Sunday and were able to walk about the building. Physicians said they probably would be released in few days.
 Origin of the fire was still without definite solution Sunday, although of ficials held to the belief that it started in a box car, which was found partly destroyed It the rear end of the build ing
 The fire is believed to have spread to the granary and ignited pile of dry hay stored there. Residents in the neighborhood, however. said they heard an explosion about the time the fire is supposed to have started. The origin of this explosion is not known.
 Fire Loss $5O,OOO
 R. J. Foster, Jr., and Howard Eos ter, owners of the granary, verified the estimate of acting Fire Chief A. Brown Sunday, placing the fire loss at ap- proximately $5O,000. The building was one-story brick structure, and was used for a warehouse, selling and dis tributing point, and also for the gen eral offices of the company. The loss is partially covered by insurance.
 Reconstruction of the building will | begin at once on the site of the former structure. the owners announced Sun day night. Work will be started as soon as debris of the fire is cleared away In the meantime. the company will take temporary quarters, location of which has not been detErmined.