| Show disastrous FIRE shortly after midnight last thursday night the fire bell rang out an alarm of 0 lire fire and it was soon discovered that mr E P F hartmanns place 0 of business immediately south of fish burns store was burning the firemen made a quick run to the scene ani and but for their excellent work there would undoubtedly have been a much greater loss the fire destroyed completely the rear part of mr ir hartmanns building in which was located his plumbing shop containing all his tools a lot 0 of fittings Si tings some fixtures and many other things all of which was completely ruined or very seriously damaged the front part of the building was saved in that part mr jr hartmann had bath tubs wash bowls and other toilet x tures sonic of which were broken and all were more or less charred the fire originated mr hartmann thinks from the outside as there was nothing on the inside to burn the proprietor was working in the shop until about 7 in the evening previous but no fire was used there was a bale of tarred material used for or packing in connecting pipes lying near the west door inside the shop this Is very inflammable and where it bayed the floor was burned completely out the bale of falling through gh and nd into the irrigating ditch which ran arnder the building ml all hartman sit said there were a number of beer bottles bootleg scattered about the rear door of his premises too morning after the fire and it is ilia opinion that some careless parties barties were back there drinking and perhaps smoking throwing a lighted match on the ground amongst the straw which was strewn about and under the building and in that manner the place caught c fire there was 1100 and insurance in the stock anti and building respectively and mr hartmann estimates his loss over and above the insurance at 1000 rish burns shipping platform and the window frames in the building were considerably scorched and the good work of the firemen saved those two buildings arid and perhaps others from destruction In insurance lurance adjusters were making settlements on the burned property yesterday and mr hartmann intends to build a new store and commence commenia com menca business again his stock is already ordered |
