| Show luG BIG BLAZE NEAR R EL G ii W N DEPOT I IOno I II Ono Hundred Tons of Coal and Four Cars Gars Consumed PEOPLE J ROUSED HOUSED FROM SLEEP mowing 1011 of ot Whittle That hat Hounded tike Lute he tho I to tn Work tork of or 11 Prolonged and violent blasts nf of lt n a number of ot steam whistles on the time west side llo early this limit morning brought n a I great Hrc t number of ur residents out of or bed anti nud pro proclaimed proclaimed claimed that there thero was ivus a 1 big fire fre In progress Fur For Fill a 1 time It tt looked na as 11 though time the flits Ulo Ho shops were go goIng goIng Ing lag up In smoke but the time prompt ac tic action acton Sno tion of o the tho volunteer and later ton the city confined the names to the coal cool sheds Where U It I originated When the time flames bad lind been It was us found Cound that about half of UG time chutes tons of ot coal and four Cour cars loaded with 10 coal had hall been commenced to tAil Jail Time The he heasy helY rain that tal about the time time tho the fIre had hal got down clown to Ire work also was a 1 factor In la th tim ti successful lighting ot of time the flames The origin of at the outbreak Is I a n mater of ot surmise the tho most plausible explanation tion being that one ono of oC the time Italians at ot work lon in the time rummies chutes loft left leC a torch lorch blazing near the time woodwork with lh the time usual re reo suit Soon after midnight tho time men ceased ceasel work leaving lea ICer nil all al the chutes full frill of ot coal OIl anti four loaded cams caia cots standing On tin tho timo track Irack that thu t bisects the time long sheds About 1 n a in ni Watchman Naylor noticed n a 1 small I tongue of at fire lire licking icking along olon tho the roof root smal lie Instantly sounded the alarm 16 and arid the hose was run out from the time shops Then hse an arm alarm was turned ture Into the time city fire department Time The big shop cl whistles were also abo iao turned loose Those Thoe who lucked looked out of oC their th lr windows on the east elt bench were vere treated to u n grand sight From the distance It looked us 18 though half haIr time the west side tIde was on fire Ire IreThe The Time stilt stiff breeze breze carried carrle 1 the names homes ames lUC along the roof root until the sheds were tere terea ete etea a roaring furnace Before DeCorI tho limo homes flames reached their height a switch engine was vas hitched on all to the tho I blazing cars and they timey were vere hauled down the track truck for tor some distance where they were vere left lel to await time the the ar arrival arrival arrival rival of ot the tire tre fighters lighters from trai tho the They were almost entirely consumed Tho firemen had their work cut out as OR the heat from Crom the time burning coAl eoll COll was waa WIS terrific However they succeeded In Inputting inputting putting out the time blaze shortly horty after atter 3 |
