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Show FIRE IS itTSTIX. The Re-.se Rktr Rx'P.e, of Tuesday Tues-day has the following: At half-past 9 o'clock this morning the alarm bed of Pioneer Hook ana Ladder Company startled the citizens from their beds. It being but a short time since the ball of the company had broken up, a large number of i-euple who had participated in the dance and had not yet retired, were soon at the seen; of the fire which proved to be in the rear part of the saloon of Mr. Baro-vich, Baro-vich, on Main street. A furious gale ol wind had sprung up only a few minutes min-utes before, aud the roof and interior of the building were soon ablaze. Seen from the upper part of Cedar street it did not seem possible that anything could save that portion of the town. The fire had got a good start, and the hurricane blowing .from the eastward made it appear a sure thing that Waterhouse's and the International Interna-tional saloons must soon be on fire. The opportunity for testing the efficiency effi-ciency of the fire department was capital, capi-tal, and as we looked at the leaping flames carried by the gale, we would not have given ten debars for all the buildings from Barovich's saloon westward west-ward to the end of town. But in less time than it takes us to tell it, both companies were at work, and the hose of Confidence Company poured a stream of water on the burning roof with such force and effect that the fire was extinguished, in spite of the gale, before it had tcouhedanyof the adjoining adjoin-ing buildings. The portion of the saloon in which the fire broke out is separated from the front pan by a partition par-tition lately erected, and which divides the large building about midway. It nas lately been used as a sort, ol storehouse, store-house, and a considerable amount of furniture and general "plunder" was stored there at the time. Among other things there were two five-gallon cans of coal oil, one neariy full and the other about one-third. This was opened for use. The fire burned ail around them and melted the soldering of both without, strange to say, igniting ignit-ing the oil. The fire was believed to have been the work of an incendiary. |