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Show ?SCOFIELD IS VISITED f. BY DISASTROUS FIRE &'Spelctal to The Tribune. , SCOFfELD, Mav 6. Sofleld suffered j,'a loss of fully $15,000 by fire at an early .. hour yesterday morning. The fire is believed to have been of incendiary 'I origin. The blaze was discovered and the alarm fcsrlvi:. about 2 o'clock, and but for the 'raft that a north wind wns blowing a number of adjoining buildings would also ..hav.: been destroyed, and the loss would Zhare been much greater. y In the block where the fire was discovered dis-covered the only build in si s saved were 2-tbe'city hah. .iail and rpsMenre of bishop Ru.T. Tht burned buildinss iui'luded sev- :eral' Greek coffee houses, an ire cream parlor and restaurant, barber phop and "i tidies' Artcraft shop. J. E. Whalen and Mrs. C. F. Peterson are the heaviest ffloers on buildina. fixtures, etc. E An attempt was made to check the Viire. hy th' use of dynamite, but it was fun Aiccessfu!. |