| Show AN IAHIV BIIUIVINU IILZt Tb IX0Ikklsl of m 11tsve LOI site cants 01 ho rare CIIIOAUO Jan 51b fourstory residence of Charles J Barnes iSS Calumni avenue was destroyed by fire at E oclock this morning Mr Brines is In New York And Mm Barnes and lour servants were asleep In the house when the fire broke cut With the mercury 19 degrees below zero they were forced to tIe In scant attire to nave their lives A well named Kitty was ovorcoma by smoke and Was cirrloj cut by Ibo llieiueu Mr Barnes is the western manager cf the American Book company For yeara he baa been collecting fAre and valuable book and bit library Bald to have been one of the finest In the United Stales This was entirely destroyed nod with the damage to the buildings and furnishings will make the lots over 1200000 The neighborhood It one cf Ihe most arlaloctatlo lu the city and Ibo fire caused < much excitement Neighbors Neigh-bors ruined Into the streets poorly clad and tlleied Mrs Barnes all the utelatauoe possible On account ol 1 the bitter cold < and a high wind the firemen warn worked under great disadvantage At 3 oclock the blszi spread to Ibo residence of A H Cohan estate at No 2240 Abraham Cohu Jr who Is ill with typhoid lover was carried from his bed to the residence of A U Adcmi opposite A large petticoat the contents ot the Cohen residence was carried Into tile street and saved The damage here Is estimated nt 15000 The firo originated In tha Barnes residence tram electric light wires which had 1 become crossed < The eased are fully covered by insurance in-surance August Taylor 35 years old a laborer wa suffocated by smoke in a fire at S oclock Ibis morning In the frame building at 2807 Wobwortb avenue The explosion of a kerosene Ian p caused the blaze 1130 loss was nominal |
