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Show TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND LOSS IN A DENVER FIRE Most Valuable Law Library In West Goes Up In Smoke on Christmas Day. Denver. Tho Ernest & Crnnmcr building, ono of tho finest offlco buildings build-ings In tho city, located at Seventeenth and Curtis streets, wns damaged by 11 ro on Christmas day, tho seventh and eighth floors being entirely destroyed. Tho bnlnnco of tho building was greatly great-ly damaged by water nnd tho bnso-mcnt bnso-mcnt of tho building wns Hooded. Tho total loss to building nnd renters is estimated nt $200,000. Tho upper floors of tho building wero tenanted principally by lawyers' and ono of tho most valuable law libraries In tho west was housed on tho top floor. This library was ruined. Tho flro started about noon on tho sixth floor, and It Is not positively known what caused It. |