Show EUREKA VISITED BY FIRE Oxford Booming Rooming House Hou e Entirely De Destroyed Other Property for fora a Time in Danger Eureka May 1 The Oxford rooming house hose was tonight destroyed by fire At Ata a few minutes after 8 the whis whistles whistles whistles of the Gemini mine gave the alarm and at 90 the building was a complete comp ete ruin It was the property of oC Mrs airs Harry Horry Morse contained about rooms and was insured for tor Mrs Morse Mors stated tonight that she sh went up stairs into one of ot the front rooms and arid stuck some paper Into a stove stoe and as as was her usual us al custom lighted it In less than two min minutes minutes minutes utes the room was in a blaze billie the flue presumably being defective The flames spread with wit great rapidity to the other rooms and in ten minutes the entire up upper upper upper per story of ot the structure e was on fire The volunteer er fire brigade fought hard to save the building but seeing that this was abandoned the attempt to devote their attention to t savins surround surrounding ing property There was a strong wind blowing from the west nest at the time and the sparks flew in showers up Leadville row It was as feared for a time that the entire north side of ot the city would be wiped out but the boys bos got it under con control control control and only the adjacent residence of Mrs Irs Marcum was in any way damaged maged Great Gr at praise is the due of the t Eureka fire department They got to work like vet veterans v veterans t erans and they have earned tie the everlasting everlastIng everlasting ing gratitude and almost worship of ot the people of ot the town and the Ui work w rk of those who olio did not belong to the department dep nt de deserves deserves deserves serves the same meed of praise |