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Show MUDHQLE IS CAUSE OF Flli'S DELAY Question of Jurisdiction First Arises, Then Apparatus Is Stalled. , Tho home of James E. JUcEiitcc, 13.10 South Eleventh West street, was burned early yesterday morning, the Iioueo and furniture, valued at 51G00 being entirely destroyed. The place was insured for about $1000. Tho homo of Parley mils. 13.12 South Klcventh West street, was naved by a bucket brigade that was formed by neighbor- and nmne mcnihcrH of the flic department. Mr. Rills said yesterday evening concerning the fire: I turned In the alarm when thr fire was discovered about n:50 o'clock this morning. About ten minutes . later there was a call from the fire department, asking If we were outside the clly llmita. We assured them that we were not and that the house was burning down. A few mlnutoa later another call came and that tlm the department wanted to know where the fire was located. It waj about, forty lnliiules after the alarm had been sent lu when th firemen reached a inudhole through which we have to pass In order to get to the clly. There the fire apparatus ap-paratus remained while my neighbor's neigh-bor's house burned. The firemen J-eemcd to mean nil right, and wlnm they couldn't get tlndr machine out of the mud, thoy helped uh to save my home by forming a bucket brigade. bri-gade. After all danger was pst a fire engine managed to get within reach of the place- with a lino or llOKC. The mudhohj which Moppon" the fire department Is one that we have been trying for the past two veara to get the city to fill. A few loads pf gravel would make it pn nimble, hut no Tar the city has ignored our rc)UcKt |