Show promptly squelched there was an event at the tic depot 0 t thia this morning an awning i ig in and pd a portion rd on ot of the decorations t ills on t the he notel 0 t 1 w were eie ignited by a spark from a passing passin engine genine the material being very dry it blazed up furiously and to add to the consternation ster nation the switch engine the only one with a hose that could ba be used was away down in the yard A ladder was procured however and by the judicious application a few buckets of water the menacing element was subdued A bystander remarked that it would be a bame for the old depot t to 0 be demolished just now as the new llew one is not yet sufficiently advanced to take its place |