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Show TWO HOMES BURN IN FIRE STARTED BY AN OIL STOVE Frame Structures on ClarK Avenue Are Far From Hose Flog. The hones of W, . Bhoadet, 60S (lark avenue, sear Twelfth South street between Sixth and Seventh East streets, and the home of Mrs. May A. C'larsoi, next door, were destroyed between U o'clock this morning and aooa, by a fire that originated ia the Khoadee home. Both homes were destroyed although the are department did quick ana no-roie no-roie work in their eBurts to check the names. Owing to the fact that the nearest hose plug was 2000 (eet distant, snd there was nu water nearer thaa that that could be pumped by the motor ea-Kine, ea-Kine, tne efforts ot the Bremen were tu-Ule. tu-Ule. The first fire stsrted in the home of Mrs. ttnoades, and this communicnted to tne damson some, lbs hre originated rn aa oil stove which Mrs. Kboauee tett burning wktie sne went to the site at her new some a short distance away to note the progress made ia its cob structioa. Mrs. Kboa'dee called the Are department depart-ment by ttlepnone as aooa aa sua uis-coverea uis-coverea thst her house wss ia riamrs. The motor engine, with Frank Woodward, Wood-ward, demonstrator for the sales company, com-pany, at the wheel made a lightning run to tne place, arriving at tbe same time as the equipment from stations Ho. 6 sad i. As aooa as they had run their line for the iiotio feet to the nearest plug, uaing all tbe hose thst waa available, the Bremen tougnt the flames ia a futile effort to save the C'larhsoa home. Tbe building wss ss dry as tiader, and nothing could be done. The Bremen turned in and helped save the eon-tents eon-tents of the home. Virtually everything every-thing in the Rboades home wss saved, while the loss on the rontcnts of the C'larksoa home will reach about 130. A hiih wiad aided in spreading the in, making it unmanageable. j Kara place was valued at filOOO. The Clarksoa heme was insured for $1000. while there wss no insumnc. on the Hboadee plsce. Each building was a story and a half frame. |