Show FLAMES DESTROY i I FOUR BUilDINGS East Garfield Fire Endangers rs Two Lives and Threatens to Burn Town STARTS IN BARON STORE Three Hundred Gallons of Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline Gas Gas- oline Removed From Cleaning Cleaning Clean- Clean 1 j ing Establishment f 1 i 1 FInE which endangered two lives live A AFIRE and threatened for tor some time timo to destro destroy the town to of ot East Garfield t was wag s discovered at 5 yesterday p att r in the Baron B. clothing ng store Before Betor tho flames finally extinguish the high wind t had spread the tho fire tire t t. t three other buildings which were burned down Only a a change chango In tb winds wind's direction saved the town The Tho Baron building was a frame structure and was occupied by the Baron Clothing company W. W R R. Boxwell's Boxwell's Box- Box wells well's barber shop and residence and F F. L. L Chambers Chamber owner and resident Mr Ir Boxwell and t d Mr Ir Cl Chambers ambers barely escaped with their lives Tho fire spread to the Excelsior steam laundry also owned o b by Mr Chambers and from there the tho flames jumped to tho thc workhouse of or tho the Carfield Garfield Gar Car field Cleaning company compan From the lat lal- I Continued on Page Pago S 3 S. S Column B 5 51 FlAMES DESTROY FOUR BUilDINGS East Garfield Fire Fire- Endangers Endangers- Two Lives and Threatens to Burn Town Continued from Page One ter place the fire tire fighters removed removed gallons of ot gasoline to avoid a i disastrous trous explosion A room four structure occupied by W W. Warson and nd owned b by I L. L Bradford Bradford Brad Brad- ford Cord was next attacked b by the The rhe house was destro destroyed cd but the cOntents cOn cOn- tents were cre removed Mr Boxwell was badly bruised b by a wall that fell on hip him Mercantile Building d. d Immediately adjacent to the Garfield Cleaning company I Is largo a fireproof mercantile store owned b by Cooper Bros built In place of or the old frame I structure that burned down a year ear a ago o with a loss of or The heavy walls of at this building building- and a lucky uck turning of the tho winds wind's direction st stopped the Iro progress ro- ro ress of the flames llames The townspeople worked heroically durin during the fire and although the they were hampered by lack of at equipment saved sa much property that might have otherwise otherwise other other- wise been burned It is believed belle that the fire originated from an Iron electric In the Baron establishment es es- es In the ruins was f round found und an Iron with the plug In and an an adjacent adja adja- cent centS switch turned on The sheriff Is 0 Investigating The losses were as follows F F. F I. I L. L I Chambers no Insurance B. B Bai Baron Baron Ba Ba- i ron ran company compan 2500 full fully covered I I I Brandford 2500 full fully covered W. W R R. Boxwell 1000 no Insurance Garfield Cleaning company no Insurance |