| Show EAT NIAMET BURNS early wednesday morning night watchman george cheat was talking with night operator hamson at the bell telephone office and then lie he went out into the street anil and walked down to merrell lumber co when he heard a cry of 0 fire looking up lip main alain street the night watchman saw flames leaping out into the street but could not tell exactly at what point he made a run for the fir fira bell and sounded the alarm being soon relieved by young forest when sir air choal chal rana ran up to the scene ot of the took from mr air robbins the baker a hose and threw the water onto the pit piles of lumber in McA mcmasters listers yard which jutted butted up against the burning meat market the fire department had the apparatus on the ground within five minutes after tile the alarm was sounded and succeeded in ili saving the big cooler counter cash register and some other fixtures the damage to the baladi building rig is only slight excepting the rear frame leanto lean to where the fire originated anti anil which was completely destroyed mr air the tha proprietor says lie ile carried insurance which will only partly cover its his loss it is the consensus of opinion that the lire fire was of f incendiary origin |
