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Show AMUSING INCIDENT AT A BIG FIRE I I New York, June 30. An early morning blaze along the Harlem river was stifled by the firemen after a hard battle shortly before daybreak today. The loss will not exceed $100.-000. $100.-000. although the fire reached a dozen warehouses and factory buildings, burned its way across tho staff-cov- , c-red structures of a big amusement park, killed twenty horses and caused-the caused-the los of 800 chickens In a poultry I firm's store house. J .The blaze was watched by fully ' 200,000 persons. " j Two city blocks adjoining the poul- I try warehouse are occupied by negro ', families. When a cry arose that a j nlghtwatchman lu the warehouse was ! missing, hundreds of negroes responded re-sponded to the call for volunteers to , go in search of him. After the watchman watch-man was found the volunteers, each ' carrying a freight of live poultry, scurried back to their homes. |