Show TWO HOUSES BURN BUR N the dread alarm of fire aroused everybody thursday evening no water to fight with about 1115 thursday night a firel fire broke out in a shack occupied by two mo Corn cornishman ishmen and located on the ridge on the left hand side of Wood woodside canyon the shrill alarm of the fire whistle soon had bad hundreds of people hurrying in the direction ot of the flames and the doomed building being situated high up on the hill cast such a vivid glare that many thought the whole upper portion of the city was in flames there is no do water mains tn in that section of town and the co crowd wd was almost helpless so tar far as fighting tho the ire fire was concerned despite the efforts of the firefighters the flames spread to an am adjoining building occupied by an hungarian family and that too was burned to the ground the contents of the building however being saved the cause of the tire fire is supposed to be from over indulgence of poor whisky and an overheated stove both houses burned belonged to grover the chinaman who places his loss at about with great difficulty the small chemical was pulled dulled up to th etire thanks to len mcgarry and other willing volunteers it was put to the besl use possible but bui it d but little in checking the blames fire chief evans as absent irom from the city and as so often is the case when no one is in authority everybody seemed to have a different idea as to how the chemical should I 1 be operated because bud shanley a non fireman could not do just as a s the he wanted with the hwe hose he be attai atta pd fd fireman billy wilson who ho was working like a trojan to check the flames shanley was arrested by officer kelly and landed in jail the charge against him is interfering with firemen in the discharge of their duty to which he will answer this after 1 lioon before judge waters |