| Show THE FIRE FIEND THE SECOND visitation IN TWENTY FOUR If llouis OUIS armstrongs OLD MILL BURNED I 1 at about 20 minutes to 4 last evenings eve ninga lady and gentleman who were walking along north temple street lust just opposite the old kimball grist mill saw issuing from the building a puff of steadily increased until it became evident to theon the onlookers that a ure tire was in progress in the building they gave thu thy alarm and a crowd to tile the scene meanwhile tile the family of mr nir jacobs the miller who lived in the northwest part of the mill had i discovered the fire tire and the screams and cries of women and children rent the air with piteous sounds sympathetic neighbors assisted in convey beying ing their household goods to a place of safety beyond the reach of the devouring elements the arrival of the fire brigade headed by chief engineer ottinger a few minutes minute slater later anade a astir stir in the excited crowd that had gathered to witness the spectacle of the blazing build ing tug the flames had gained rapid headway A portion of the mill was of boards and as inflammable as tinder despite the efforts of the firemen who worked at a disadvantage owing to the tte lightness of the pressure pressie from the mains in that vicinity and the of the engine the devouring elements clements arwe mae steady s strides rides t J forward fonward on its mission of destruction besides the timbers of the mill which fell an easy prey breya a quantity of I 1 flour in the west side of the mill and a thousand bushels of wheat and some chopped feed took fire and helped to enhance the conflagration one stream had been playing since a quarter tp 5 but with comparative lack of force from causes already mentioned about ten minutes to 50 5 clock the engine got on the ground and iksoon oon after another stream began spouting upon the flames by dusk the fire was under control and soon after dark the last should erin ering embers were extinguished to all ali appearances appear auces but at 7 1 p in the firemen were again called to the scene to W quench a small blaze which had re rei rel i kin kindled ded in the course of forty minutes all was made safe and the firemen returned wet and cold to their headquarters the spectacle ot of tho fite fire when gt at its height was gloom gloomily igi izi grand pense rense volumes of 0 black hul hui and aud smoke r rall alli ed u up to darken the heavens leavens philp below loiva lass of bright names lit u up th tue nv alu d ith ita a a brid glare gatre ursuh ohp th efforts of the blieme flie flee in me anthe the lare large patent Paten roller mill AlIlI of and and other buildings fiul ld vere yvere ivere prevented from taking nire dire there Ther was ewas kotniuch uch danger of 0 the big nui mill nul catching as it Is fireproof so far still stin it might have ave been seriously damaged had the been blowing or the work of extinguishing the flames been less vigorously t buted the loss iosi will probably aggregate the mill was the private property of frank armstrong esq and the wheat be longel to the patent roller noller mill the cause of the fine fire if 18 supposed by ganv to be incendiary though others ascribed it to spontaneous combustion I 1 I 1 there had bad been no grinding olag going oon o on there for some time though the machinery clil cill nery was in use for chopping eed ced tsume of the iron machinery was not mot materially injured but the wooden parts of thus this mill were whre p retty pretty thoroughly destroyed the loss to the jato jacobs fatally will not be heavy Us as of their effects were wire carried tarried out at an ea earty early r tige stage of the fire tire and it was wag wa clout by before he flames reached the hack haek part of the buil bull building din nothing was insured 1 |
