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Show MUCH SMOKE, BUT LJTTLE FIRE IN DOOLY BLOCK Prospects of a genuine sensation fired the hearts of the Sunday crowd in the business district yesterday afternoon when a small boy ran from the alley near West Temple and Second South streets crying out that the Dooly block was on fire. Officer Barlow, who happened to be-near be-near the corner, turned In an alarm, and In an incredibly short time Chief Bywater and Assistant Chief Wood were on tho scene, accompanied by steamers 1 and 3, hose wagons 1 and 2, truck 1, and tho chemical. Burning rubbish was found on the Iloor of the engine room In the basement base-ment of the building, and the tire was out and the excitement was over before either had time to assume alarming proportions. pro-portions. It was found that the Janitor had piled several basketfuls of rubbish on the cement ce-ment lloor directly In front of tho furnace, fur-nace, and had set flro to it, thinking the smolco would be drawn Into tho furnace. But for some reason tho draft from the open windows was stronger than that from tho furnace, and volumes of denso smoke began pouring from tho windows. It really looked from tho outsldo as though a serious flro was raging In tho basement, so that tho alarm of tho small boy and others who saw tho smoko was not without ample foundation. |