Show I FLAMES THREATEN FLATS I I Fine Apartment House Has a a Narrow Escape When I Barn Burns I I A fire In the barn In the rear of ot the theold theold 1 old Culmer house at iSS North Main Maln street Friday afternoon for or some Borne time timo I looked as If IC It might spread to the t H Kensington apartments on the corner I of oC North orth Temple and Main street i iThe The fact tact that the thc barn was set down downIn I In a deep hole hol and the roof root of at the three story apartment house was so sotar far tar above o that tho lie heat from tram the flames and the sparks from Crom the burnIng burnIng burn burn- Ing timbers Umbers were wore unable to get et a start starl alone alono saved Haved tho the place The Ire fire department department depart depart- ment mont wa was almost helpless The force from tho the hose hos was so 80 slight that th the water vater could be carried currle only ten feet The rhe large apartment house had hod neither a stand stan pipe nor a fire escape so that the lie fire boys were forced Corce l to stand stant and watch atch the flames take their course without being able to turn a hand In the barn barsi at the time of at the burnIng burning burn- burn i Ing the furniture o of G. G I F F. Culmer an and Miss Sarah Haynes Hanes who are arc at tho the present time lime In Independence Kan was stored stord There were also some borne few tew belongings of at II 1 L. L A. A Culmer and W. W F. F Culmer The furniture valued at about was untouched b by either water or fire The damage to the tho building Is estimated at ut about HOO |