Show Hotel H tel Destroyed By Fire The city was aroused last Friday morning as the repeated fire alarm made mado more and more of or our citizens make mako anxious inquiries reminding many of or tho the older ones of the big blaze of or 98 It was rather an ominous sight when tho scene of or tho the conflagration was reached The large largo Imperial Hotel at atthe atthe the tho head hend of or Main street was blenching forth threatening flames with dense volumes of or smoke creating n a fear that the tho firo might spread to adjoining build build- ings Our efficient volunteer fire depart depart- department department department ment as always alwa's was quickly at fight fight- fighting fightIng fighting ing tho the flames And what a fight The Tho thermometer registered better than 20 below zero and Fire Chief Berry Derry and his fire fighters were soon covered with an armor of or Ice makIng Ice making it ft difficult for tor efficient work For four hours a cease cease- ceaseless ceaseless ceaseless less battle was waged with the satisfy satisfy- satisfying satisfying ing result the fire being confined to theone the theone theone one building and even the lower part saved from complete destruction thanks destruction thanks to the expert and efficient work of or Chief Berry Derry and his crew The fire which was caused from a defective e flue was discovered by Mrs Wm at nt a. a m m. whose home Is in the rear of or the hotel An alarm was Immediately turned in Mrs Ramon Sanchez is the owner of ot the building she having purchased it but a few rew months ago aJo at a 0 cost of with with an on additional expends expendi- i tune turo of ot for Improvements I The entire entire upper portion of the build build- building Ing was destroyed the lower portion can f again be put Into service The loss is estimated at No insurance was carried Because of ot an accidental breakage In ono one of or the fire hydrants water flowed down Main street and the sidewalks making walking and driving dangerous and shutting off the water supply on Main street for several hours |