Show A destructive FIRE several animals perish in the flames THE ENGINE company COM lANY NO I 1 they feht first fire tune taken to arrive at the scene other notes at about five minutes past six on friday evelin ev euin a cry of fire was beard and a culumns of smoke was seen ascending from 11 Breret ons barn in the first ward mr ferre who runs the sprinkler chanced to beat the water tank near the court house at the time filling his cart his team was immediately unhitched fam the cart and attached to the lire engine the hose art was run out by some of the bin s and in about five minutes the fire engine and the hose can biad beao transferred 10 the scene of fi rethe meeting dicu e lel ringing sut the alarm just as they arri ed on the spot E grything ery thing about the place dry binler tin ler and within a ery few minute after alie first had been uttered tho hole barn and se and out build ings were ra pied in alime alie sine was first located at the ditch west of the block but there was not sufficient water here to accomplish an A made to the eabe side of the block heie tho amoul of water larger and b pla ciui a dam in the ditch i ery air stream could be secured meanwhile ahe names were ilams rapidity and hiir a time it appeal el a though the whole block would be swept out of existence but within minutes after the firs it alarm of lire a stream of water and a iu minutes later two streams of water were playing on the flames alie fire waa soon under control and was prevented ing to the surrounding buildings and barns the firemen continued con tinned their efforts until every visible vestige of tire was several small blaces appeared the but were soon extinguished while the fire was in progress chief brown foreman hill and his assistants were to be seen here there and everywhere directing the work and encouraging the boys H S pyne who was with engineer hatton when he received the first alarm of fire states that it was enst three minutes after six by his watch at fifteen minutes past six the first stream of water was thrown on the fire this makes twelve minutes for hitching on horses getting up steam getting to the place of operation attaching hose etc how is that for time the cause of the fire is unknown but it is supposed to have originated from a match or a cigarette thrown down by a boy who was in the barn a short time before the blaze started in a load of liay that san d in the barn As near as can be learned two pigs a calf and four sheep were the only live stock that perished in the flames the sheep were driven out but rashed back into the fire mr brereton is the heaviest loser by the fire he was unable to form an estimate of his loss last night but it will probably amount to several thousand dollars his barn was one of the best in the city his wagon and about fitly tons of hay were burned A new delivery wagon and some erain belonging to howe and taft were destroyed mr john strong was also a heavy looser his shed and fencing adjoining Breret ons barn were burned to the around fortunate his hay barn was only singed after the fire mr brereton thanked the firemen for their efforts it was bad enough hoys he remarked but it might have been a great deal wor self it had not been for the arrival ol 01 the fire en gynethe gi nethe would havel gone if the block had been burned the loss would have been at least fifteen or twenty thousand dollars we would advise those croakers and chronic kickers who in the past talked so much about the fiovo purchasing a fire engine to make a note of this many of the citizens rendered very substantial aid to theare department in moving the hose from place on the other hand many citizens who seemed a delight in bossing rather than in working proved a hindrance rather than an aid in one or two instances the boys supposing a certain order to come from the chief or one of it really came from some outside source obeyed it and confusion was the result these no doubt meant well their intentions were good but their judgment was bad outside of the chief the foreman and his assistants at a fire as a rule one who will obey orders is better than a dozen men who want to give orders this is alie first time that engine co no 1 of the prayo fire Department has been in active ENQUIRER desires to join hands with all good citizens in congratulating them upon their first success |