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Show RIO GRANDE LOSER IN BIG FIRE AT PUEBLO Special lo The Tribune. PUEBLO. Colo.. April 2(. Fire which started from an unknown causn did $H0,-000 $H0,-000 damage in the Rio Grande yards about noon today. Tho Haines started in some old freight, cars Immediately under tlio C street viaduct in the Walker yards and beforo noticed had gained considerable headway. It was a. hard matter for the firemen to get to tho scene of tho blaze and while the whole department was called out. Iho flames wero nol under control for about four Ijours. Sl.vty-lwn coal and freight cars were destroyed and three, spans of I ho viaduct, which damage amounts to about 510,000. On account of the fact that a number of caro wero In bad order and being repaired, they could not bo moved out of the way of Iho flames. A high wind which continued throughout the duy made the flames hard to handle, - |