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Show after a hard fight. According to Chief Canfield. the lire resulted from defective de-fective brick work surrounding the Crate on the first floor. As the building was not yet insured the loss will be complete. 1F1SHED HOI DMGH) BY FIRE Although not yet completed, the beautiful new home of Dr. A. S. Condon, Con-don, at 2731 Monroe avenue, was damaged dam-aged tei the extent of $50 by fire last ewnlug, the cause of which i3 believed be-lieved to have been due to a defective grate. In' which Iho carpenters had ielt a lire. h was only the prompt and efficient nork"of the firemen which saved the building lrom total destruction, the liie having 'gained great headway be-fjie be-fjie it was discovered bv people rc-s'eiing rc-s'eiing iu the vicinity of the untenanted untenant-ed house. The alarm wes turned in at 7:45, and Chief A B. Canhehl. with hi auto chemical and the membera of No. 2 department, reloaded. The fireplace from which the blaze originated is located in the corner of a ground floor nmni. Com'.letely enclosed en-closed vacant spaces on each side of the grate and chimuey served as a Hue, 1 1 ii which the ila.ncs swept through the second lloor and into the i'tiic. Consequently, the attic was a roaring roar-ing furnace when the firemen airived. Several streams of water, together will) chemicals, were turned iuto the iHtic an.. I the tlames wern subdued |