| Show fire w r d t r e 0 on n main street new york store wrecked adjoining buildings endangered STOCK CON CONSUMED S U ME IJ insurance on merchandise 2700 A small insurance on buildings fire broke out this friday evening at in the store of E known as the new york store in the old woodhouse building north of the com mercial club post office and barton brothers budding on main street when the fire was discovered cove covered clouds of smoke was rolling out from under the eaves of the building and over the windows and doors the store had been kept open until p m and the proprietor had left half an hour before the alarm was given the origin af the fire is unknown but it started toward the rear of the store judging by the amount of of smoke coming out near the back of the building it took about 10 minute to get gent the city hose in action as no one seemed to know ow anything about opening the hydrants by the time the water was turned into tho the hose the building and contents were doomed and attention was turned to safe guarding the adjoining buildings the hose crew were stationed on the roof of the cottage between the telephone exchange 1 and I the fire and the rn roofs 0 as were v kept saturated preventing the ru further er spread tiie f the names iiames mr stock was valued at and carried insurance of 2700 the building belonged to mrs mra sophia woodhouse uee and add carried some insurance insurance the extreme quiet quietness nese of the evening was a great aid in saving surrounding property for if there had been the wind the property loss losa might have gone to |
