Show i THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS I Fire Was a Great Attraction for Sunday Sun-day Sightseers There wero thousands of spectators crowding the street in front of tho burning building and the alleyway In tho rear was choked with the crowd As the lire was confined to the rear part of time building many regarded the alley al-ley as the more desirable point of view while others apparently found the watching of the smoke and occasional bursts of flame from the roof of the I building and life accompanying excitement excite-ment lent to the scene by the busy engines en-gines more attractive and remained on Main street After the department had hon at work about half an hour ropes were stretched across the street and I tho crowd kept oiitalde the barrier thus simplifying greatly the task of the I policemen In attendance Every moment mo-ment onoo5o oiM make H lash under I un-der the ropts in the effort to get nearer the burning building but the vigilant bluocoats would run the offender down I and force him back of the ropes All tralllc In time street was suspended for the time the street cars were held up I and carriagewere either compelled to wait or go around by another street After the flames were under control I hundreds endeavorwl to enter the hulhw j lag but all were prevented from doing MO unless thy could show a good reason rea-son why they should be admitted I Every floor In the building was covered cov-ered with water the ceilings all were I dripping and the water proved tho Wa 1 I tcrloo of many a Sunday suit and many I I I a new pair of shoe to say nothing of the Sunday hats that were treated to a i shower bath of dirty water The upper floor was covered thickly with a mixture I mix-ture of broken blns charcoal spun a tered wood and water and the scene presented there was sufficiently desolate deso-late Sparks from the Fire j Sam Avwon the elevator boy on duty In the building received much praise i i for the courage he displayed After learning that the building was on Ore and without knowing the extent nf tho blase he manfully stuck to his float and rendered l valuable erlle to the fire deportment carrying the men to the top floor making trip after trip and houilnc Heres the elevator as the mn started to dash up th aUilts Jftr continued to run the leAtol until or dentil to stop I 1 Chief DIne was In the lead In fight j inc the flrflk and uhlrkM no plnc of I = danger and Is his efforts was ably supported sup-ported by Capt McCarthy of the WcMst Side and the other ofllcers while the I men vied with each other In scaling the ladders and training the hose I lines and their disappointment was great when the water foiled to flow i Councilmen Robertson Buckle and Whittemore were early on the scene and proved a tower of strength It was said that Councilman Robertson was the first man to reach the root of the building He stayed there until It was hot enough for him and then leaped ofT He would undoubtedly been inJured In-jured had he not fallen on Councilman Whittemore The only damage sustained sus-tained was a severe rent In tl > right knee of Councilman Whlttemores trousers This occurrence was not witnessed wit-nessed by very many I I 0 i Lou Johnson was about the coolest I I man in the crowd When he reached the scene of the lire he bravely dashed Into the business office of the Herald live stories from the blaze seized a couple pf bulletins hanging In the window win-dow and at the risk of hla life rushed out and carried the bulletins to an ofllco tlirco blocks away where he locked them ittfa drawer S 0 I A force of men was put to work to I repair tho damage done to the Herald rooms as soon as the flres were extln Kiilshcd It was found that five of tho eight linotype machines could be used I and the other machinery and fixtures of the plant were fixed up so that the I work of publication could be continued a o I The telephone wires leading Into the I building were all cut to prevent accidents I acci-dents I I |