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Show OF BRIGGS HOME d Tho ontlro roof nnd a big part ot m o uocond story ot tho Emma Briggs sldonco on Stato Street was do-royod do-royod by flro Monday nftornoon ilch was started by a four-year-old andson. Tho damago from flro was ruined entlroly to tho uppor part ot o house. It Is estimated at $1000. furnlturo was destroyed. Tho flro was first noticed by N. O. alan from across tho street, who rnod in tho alarm Immediately. 10 blazo had attained a good start iforo it was noticed nnd whon tho st help arrived tho ontlro lumbor ( immor kitchen at tho rear was a ' aring flro and tho flames wore cat-g cat-g tholr way Into tho eaves ot tho iuso propor. Thoy quickly broko ( rough and thon almost Instantly iroad up through tho shooting, ilnglos and throughout tho ontlro ( p of tho house. Tho flames broko rough tho topmost gablo and thon Is acted as a chimney to tho flro, w spread throughout tho cntlro of. It looked as if tho ontlro house ould bo destroyed. At this critical momont tho volun-or volun-or flro department woro In action, ivlng arrived and run their hoso ios. Water was gotton onto tho big . azo and aftor a horoio light tho J imos woro brought under control, at, without warning. tho entire top irst into flames again and tho fight as on onco moro. This was related re-lated sovoral tlmos boforo tho flro-on flro-on woro ablo to ontlroly put out tho azo. During this tlmo tho furnlturo was moved to tho lawn. Consldysrablo oxcltoment provatled r somo tlmo as It was feared, award, 4-year-old. son ot Mr. and rs. G. R. Taylor, and grandson ot rs. Emma Briggs, was thought to bo tho burned summor kitchen, archers wero unablo to locato him ywhero. Tho dobrls, left after tho o was out, was raked over in an 'ort to And his body. Somo time :or ho was located In tho Bradshaw rn loft next door whoro ho had ran d hid after tho flro started. Tho flro waa started in somo old pera In tho summor kltchon just to o north of thoiouso. It broko out 1:45 p. m. Tho child had secured mo matches from tho houso from ilch Mrs. Briggs had stepped tor few moments. Tho child ran as on as tho flro started and no one w it until It burst through the top tho building. Tho wholo of tho kitchen was rnod and tho ontlro top part ot tho iuso including tho root and parts of o partitions between the roof nnd o rooms. No flro) entered tho rooms tho up stairs or lower floor and 0 only damago done to tho floors ot tho second story and tho first story is dono by water that came from IOVO. No insuranco was carried on the iuso. It la tho plans ot tho family removo tho uppor story and con-rt con-rt tho houso Into a bungalow typo sldonco. Tho flro department Is to bo corn-ended corn-ended on tholr quick run and Drk at tho flro. To look at the iuso now It Is remarkable that It as saved at all as tho flro had spread 1 through tho root and Interior wood-ork wood-ork botweon tho partitions, walls id roof and had tho driost kind of aterlal to food on and a perfect -aft- Enough wind was blowing to t n it well. T |