Show BUSINESS SECTION w iJ OP OF R ROBINSON DES DESTROYED TR 0 Bu Buildings Are re Dynamited to Check Spread of Flames Wh Which ch Org nat nat- ed in Moving Pic Picture tare House Special to The Herald MAMMOTH AMMOTH Nov 9 F Fire 9 Fire re breaking out in the moving picture house Iv of Harry Elmer Ebner at Robinson shortly after 10 o'clock tonight destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de the entire business section of the town entailing a loss of more mOIe than With a stiff wind blowing and a limited water supply the flames spread rapidly and and it it was nearly two hours b before fore th the fire was brought under con con- troi Dynamite was retorted resorted to ana several residences were wen wrecked In the efforts of or tho the fire tire fighters to check The postoffice the tho moving picture r house the thc residences of oC Mayor I or James Hutchinson John T T. Sullivan and S S were burned d to th the Kr ground while other buildings were wrecked with dy I The fire broke out In tho moving picture picture pic plc- ture tUte house shortly after 10 o'clock a afew n a few minutes after the second performance perform 1 ance anco was over o Defective wiring r is Is' thought ht to have been the cause a al although although al- al 1 though h this tact fact has not been definitely tel Within a few Pow minutes ruin min utes the tho whole building was In flames and tho the hea heavy breeze carried them to adjoining buildings b before forc time the r residents resl- resl dents of the town to were aroused News Nos of oC the the fire was wan telephoned tol lot the time mines of ot Mammoth and the time bloWing blowing blow blow- ing Int of oC whistles soon brought the tue en- en i en entire tire male population of oC Mammoth and Robinson to the scene svene Bucket brigades formed hut but the time heavy wind blo blo bloing lug ing toward Mammoth Mam- Mam I in moth was against the volunteer firemen fire tiro- men irien and all nil efforts to check the flames were In vain Eureka Eurela wa was communIcated communicated communicated with and within an hour a special train bearing men Illen hurriedly hurried gathered gathered gath gatli- ered to together reached Robinson Water Vator was at a premium and until dynamite was resorted to the spread of ot tho the flames could not bo be checked After Arter one or Oi two houses In the tha path of ot the flames lames had been blown down the flames names were brought t un under cr control The rho loss lossIs Is estimated at OOOO partly covered co b by Insurance I |