Show LAST MGHTb HUE Ilie Basement ol tin lull Ittko EqUitAble EqUit-Able In ep lulled Out The Bait Lake Equitable Coop doing business nt the corner of Klcb ad and First South streets was the cece of a fire last midnight which for some time looked as though It vould prove totally disastrous to the establishment Tbe fire was dlscovere by Ollloer Parry who chanced to eee the flamed Is using train the rear bamol WIDdowl which front on Richards street and also from Ibo windows of inn elevator shaft hD alarm was quickly turned In and the Urn del ailment res ended promptly The boys attacked the Ihme from tbe rear basement win uow and were Nat subduing them wheat two tanks of oil look fire aud caused the blaze to rage wlh redoubled fully Jour an hour and a half trio fire mail fought the 11 Imam as best they could UDder trio olreuDlataDce Bud did splendid work lu view of the fact Ihat Ibo bOWDI 01 Ibo Iore WAS lacked with merchandise Incipient blazes broke out lu different places and It was only with I the I greatest IP effort J that the structure was saved from total destruction The lire runs have teen emouldtrr lug for some Cline before Its dlcoery as when first noticed I bal got a good start anti was rapidly make a dtmruo live Inroad tbioub the establishment L The exact orlglu el the tire Is I uu I known It wag thought that It started i IU I a base oven owned by a firm next dour but Chief Devlut does not bo I glove the blizs started there although that Iart i of the building teems to have been burned trio worst Itoomers In the Bill cr story of the block were badly frightened when they heard the alarm oil Ire and many of them rushed tu tile windows In their night robes screaming with fear They were finally final-ly poelld however when Inrmell thai there was no Immediate danger 1rldDI Jnglon 01 trio company esturanted the block of goods a I value ot J5tl > with li BU auce on the same with Jjc i firms amounting tu 111510 TRIO lost Is 1 mainly ojnflned I to the b K v = meet sill II I estimated at letntcnV > UJO mud J4 OJO Ii i |