# all quarters of the
m declaring that they
Mt find satisfactory
soul elsewhere?
, int: answer is that here
. an have sixteen separate
“1: and there is therefore
.‘ great assortment from
Wch to choose. Misr'rt
coal is as bad as ”right
Clothing.
\And yet some very good
people are probably strug-
gling along, buying at the
f‘one kind" places and
wondering what the
:1 trouble isTHE
f” COM PA N Y
_'
.
" Gift Suggestions
.For Christmas
lILANKETs AND
ROBES
“II—K AND CREPE KIMONAS
mmrv UNDERWEAR AND LIN-
llE‘Rte, CREPE DE CHINE AND
.loAVSEa SILK
SlLK PETTICOATS
”(M373 or GEORGETTECREPE,
. “GREPE DE CHINE. sth, LACE
' AND LINGERIE
CORDUF‘OY
SILK HOSIERY
SKATlNG CAPS AND SCARFS
AN'MERCHIEFS AND BOU-
DOIR CAPS
pile the early shopper will find a
I'll" dine of attractive Holiday
‘ goods.
at YiDAiNTv CHRISTMAS BOXES
AT PRICES TO SUIT ALL.
m. nun; our.
“A? Claven 56 No. Main St.
fi'
:5 Erector
g. The Toy Like Structural
4 Steel
r'rs POPULARITY rs
Wl'lntiER
p ..THE
, .TOY W 0
OF THE
r Vials: more models
" bigger models
flax more parts
FAN, 'ANY OTHER
SIMILAR TOY
. is‘ithe newest steel con.
‘ 'on toy of them all
the easiest and quickest
,huild with.
til it. innit“
‘uécessor to Charles‘ E. Dow)
jar: Washington Street
, South Norwalk
‘1
t ._
t
“ ~ LA ré‘rora‘rssrficrfiou?
> LET-«l ROOMS. lMPROVE-
tn, $12. 11 room house, all im-
meats $22. 7 Rowan street. In-
49 Sear'icw avenue or :Crockeu,
11 Main street.
AMER OFFICERED av FILIPI-
ems.
_PRANCli-‘( t) We 0.—'l‘he
r steamer lilo l‘ash barn to-
“ r the Orient. was omcered on
ntlrely by Filipinos, all grad-
e insular Nautical School,
. hv the Bureau of Educa-
Qe . Philippines.
l’asig. formerly the United.
vy collier Alexander, was
rpmerican vessel registered
to come to this port;
of the Filipino oflicers'
sailornreu was indicated by
that the Rio Paaig on the
s safely weathered a ty-
g which the windattnlned
l‘ Studies an hour.
Sow composer: DEAD.
. " Docufi. via London. 10:30
iv Hollander, ‘compoeer
or» the violin and piano. ls
aim “years old.
i.
.. ‘ vlf'“
Cedar.
l“ service at the right price. Do It now!
1";
’M We are near-final as far as
int Our specialticswt'reo itipi
‘ p”. . . .
‘ The Hatch Baiey (.3.
if it's Shingles it needs. we have them in both Red and White
Cedar. the beat grade being the 18 in. Perfection Vancouver
These are manufactured from the very best selected Red
Cedar sawed from live timber—«not from stumpage or refuse left in
the forest. Neither are they baked to death in a dry kiln, but dried
slowly under a moderate heat so as to retain the natural life of the
wood. You want the best; we've got them‘rask for Port Kells and
lets get together and figure out a roof that
THE HATCH & BAILEY CO.
the liturl‘trel letter box or telephone
Siai rrcd Slingles, lh-awr Board. Ladders.
“ .s A
RWALK EVEEING SENTINEL k .,. a A MONDAY, DEC. 6,19r5
Red
will give you honest
l\
l
‘ Small Pork Lotns ........ 16c
l Fresh Shoulders .......... 15c.
Fresh Hams ......... 16c.
. Fresh or Corned Side Pork 15c.
Pigs Knockies Me.
572
l
l CHARNOKS
76 l‘lultl’l Main l street
Pigs Heads
Homemade
\' t ;
volLr.obL
Corned Hams and Shoulders
New Sauer Kraut .. 10c
cut for chickens
MARKET
free llelrvcry
qt.
"urcen Bone"
6 North Main Street
South Norwalk,
Phone 1180
Beers Meal and Provision Co.
13 Main Street
Norwalk. .
Phone 881
32 WASHINGTON ST.
SOUTH NORVVALK.
Schullze’s 3Saniiary Markets
39 MAIN ST.
NORWALK.
flllllllllli Pllllllllm
or iXPiIllllllllllS
American Congress lias Plans for
Outlay of 31.285.857.808
Largest Ever Known in Times oi
Peace
'tlll'clli‘b‘ tor the 1no..l t'lulJHlirlt‘
intent of r‘xlit‘lltlllult‘> our
inn \lllt'rTi'rrll fungi.» in llill‘-‘ or
pt'irl‘t: \H-l‘t‘ blililiiillt'tl todn) propo»
.tt__’ '4 twin] UUllil) (vi $1 I": 5.11"“ M
1‘7" ~'." till irrorc llmrr
inked
I
vrr-s :rppl‘trpl‘l
l trrl ltrki )tdl' 'l‘lrt‘ err-at \‘Xpi‘lifii‘ l.‘
. Hrmw wholly rluv Io lln' illllllllil>llil
u,. plans irrr rrttltlur'y [ill'pltl‘t‘ililt'rS‘
”.3.“ “Honolulu o1 llit‘ lol'al i:
.r' ll l‘t‘t‘l l‘hlil‘lllllllll'rs trtr llil lrl'ltt)"
‘lrtl rum with millions morr Ht bt‘
r.» rl ill (mist lll‘ltilrl‘ and min r ior'ir
li'i"ltlll \\ ork liy trulllllhlillri lli.\ the
lllr’_!II'll\ .mlit rl \lt-l'r
l l‘;’l>lilll\t‘ r '. r§,-It.
luu'llllih' Hurtful“
'tttrttlrrl vim 2m.
‘rL't‘ltullrrr‘c . l li,.tm.t
Fort-run ltr'utroutw 7.11;». ttztit‘ Way.
\illllltl') l._‘ '1}; 'fm
=\; till _‘.I ".thIr You [nay
llltimll \rtnrrs imllloln Id’- .
‘ ill‘li.“lllll.\ tho. ll .3 MN dllll)’ COlOHHgS.
i.rrt.rm.t l'nnal _‘T, nihilt’b
l‘trtilrc Works lull titn‘t RGPCaled
I'o:t;rl Sor‘vit-c .:1t. in! ‘7" y
. \ll\l i Hunt-nus 1A '_‘ til .r..; laundry do not
I’i'l'lllulll’lll \pproprrntrurzs 1,-071 v.7:
lltr- I‘wsittl Srnlr" r: :it.“\ i‘ 31‘
our ‘rltlc from lllt' total humor 11‘ BLANKETS.
.rct- it! - zrrc Inrru ll not i. El' llrt 'l‘rttrs' ‘ .
‘m; 'Itr..l lr.l\t‘.\ sum l.i'_“t'_"| .o n - élmnlfivlble and last color.
.rlitrnl tr 'nl oi lllllrlttlt"l.|llrilr> l'rm
,stt ~s is asked to llllilw. or Mn? \TLIttl
'rrtoro llr‘ill last your
‘ \ot u sing-lo ostnltlrslrnmnt oi Iliu-
iil'flil‘llllll‘lll llhkl‘il fol" 1...... than has
snort llr>l ycur Alan) rtnnrtsz. \\i'l'i‘
rnndr- tor intrcnscs llt‘i‘dllM‘ or do ml
-optncnts of tho uttr' lli lint‘upr
'l'lrt- Stator ln-pnrtmcnt :rsltrd lot
Inuit) llll’l't'élst'r, including SIL’J’W tor
.oltliflotml rlcrit-rrl tone in tho depart
rnmtt. Blood nddillortnl for tlrc .~.«l.tr~
li‘S ot' «harm-s dc nrl'nrr‘-. and it’tltmi
lol‘ ll'illlhp‘il'lttlltlll nnd sol» ‘
.ind tampon lll>lctttl of tho $7.3m“;
tl~lrvll lwtorc to lllillllt' lllt' l'rwidcnl
to rnccl unlorcsrmn cnntur-rrrrts :trrs-
lrll'.
int: ill the drplr-tnnttr nrrrl roIlMlltil‘
st'l'\ll'r-
.\ lntur- itcm ill tint ’lrt.r.\rrv_\ luv
pztr'tmcnt's iucr‘mm . l\ $2.2!twmu tor
'r-ollvr'trrtr: tltr- inronrt tux. nu lltl'l‘lr-o"
ol’ .‘litmttltitt urn-r lust )i‘lil which.
llllli“|l: o'lrtr things. will ln‘ lim‘il to
'luro l\.'t deputy rtillt‘r‘lols nl 51mm p: r
_\l‘:ii‘ l'lll'lllill'i‘il with l2? holly-ton Ill
EilEE CANDY
amount of 25 cents or more.
To everybody who visits the store and purchases
Bricgerman Bros. 6
Tomorrow, Saturday
to the
North Main Street
lid-3 The sumo llr'pnrttncnt can“.
t‘t-iilJlllll to r-ni'orro tlrc r'r-‘ton intur‘t-u
AM
The llripnr‘trncnt ot' (‘orumrrrc 19.
Ml tor mnny lllil'i‘del'.‘ for gzrillrl'ttlg
inl'orrmoion til lllllllt‘ and abroad on
vurrrncrcc, ministry and rrrnnntnctnrc.
\rnong rlrc ttr-nrs inclntlcd zrrc sziurutto
to prornotc and rlcvr-lop llrt- rorrrrucrc
in] inlorosts oi ilrr- l'nilctl 5“ its and
Slowmu to lro ill-\ort'd lo 'lu saun-
Ilantnrd B ock
llli thtllJS Bill n l
I
turn - DINNER at
l
l
\ cry
l‘ w llird ('lrlrm has llLilJllll'
pophlzrr and many of the Inigo stores
have in tin Er various citits have ex-
rlusivc sitlc rights. ‘
Mr. (lrlrchc. :25 \\':r~'hinuton street
has .rcur'crl the OXr‘lrtsi'.c tight in tho
Norwulks and by the co-opcr‘tlllon of
the manufacturer and your home pup
tr. The Sentinel. a tmnpting irrtrorhrc»
tor'y price offer has hot n secured on a
1‘ ry-trvo piece dlncnr' sci. Six con»
lit-Its and $0.98 purchases the forty-
1M) piece set.
'l‘o appreciate the rr-nl manning of
this offer one must no to Mr. Gohvhc‘s
More and see the set.
.\s Mr. (lelre‘he will carry this line
ll will be possible to replace any brok-
trr piccc at any time or to enlarge the
~.r-l as desirr d. Conunencc saving to-
day.
I
MEN ARRESIED FOR STEALlNG
BRASS SECURE BGNDSMEN
Michael l-‘orniuo, junk-man. who
firr'cslcd. charged with receiving,'
:itilen goods in connection with the
alleged thefts of brass by James Fish-
:' and Henry Price from thn Norivflk
mu Works, was released this morn-
r11: under bonds of $1.500. The money
was furnished by :1 Stamford man
whose name the. police this morning
would not give out. Fisher's hail was
furnishcd Saturday by Morris \‘ogel.
Attorncy John Keogh has been ro—
‘riucd :LS Fisher‘s counsel. The trial
“ill lrc hold Vl'ednrsday morning be-
' ’“ ‘rr'T‘n'r'uc ” \t'os'ur'r'lr in the
hull court room. Henry Price
"or vet wronged bail. and is at
police headquarters.
city
......~—\ “Us”... .... ._—.._q
DAWSON. Y: T., Dec. 6.—-Wiih the
”iccziuu c. the Yukon ““‘cr ““ "'i"—
‘cr' lrizhw..v to the railroad terminus
at White Horse was opened today,
ihree-irorsc drawn stages moving cast-
but
""kn A”.
lice expedition carrying mail for the
Siei‘ansson explorers. Whalers and
traders. will leave here shortly after
L‘lr irttr‘tus.
fat Fart LcPherson the/expadi'fon
will meet mother party of men bring-
. q", .....u from "errehtel island‘bnd
other. points on the Arctic. Letter-o
“kl- nrwwkmnni Mhlvn‘fla.“n-
: ' intonation and his men are ex-‘
‘ I
posted who Inthin null.
NORWAlll COURT CASES
'l‘uo cuscs t'ltllli' up lwforrv .ludcr-
Lorltu-rod this morning in Ilvc up~
tnun court. tho lllhl of \\lrlrlr was that
oi lv‘r'nrrk llr‘tlrrrr'k of I'nrnp str‘ccl.
who assnullcri r‘l.:rrlc.~ Arnold on Srlt
ut'dnv rtrot'nilzu. Mt‘iillll'li.\\\'lltl was
drunk at the limo, :tlll'lliplN to on
tcr' into n (‘Ulnr‘l'ttillltlll with Tllr. Art
hold. and tnltilru’ oi‘l'unst‘ HI Mr. Ar
nold‘s r'cfn~~nl to tulk niLh him. smash
ed Arnold n witlctl blow on tho jaw
For this tlrtrnkon assault. .\lclluirk
was uiwu nlnct)‘ days and costs.
The other cnsc was that oi Mlko
ileum l, of Slocum strut-I, who was ill"
lrsll'tl inst tllylrl about 0 o‘c'ock. h_\
(‘onslnblc Stewart Elliott. for drunk-
r-nnoss and creating a ut-nl’l'lll disturb-
;rncc. .\likc told his story this morn-
inu and was In: go with the pnynwni
of (lists. which nmountcdl to $4.72.
NEW HAVEN OYSTERS DEFENDED
llAR'l‘li‘Illlll. l‘onn., lice. it. Some
,\'t w llavcn oysters arc to be defend»
cd in court from the allegation that
they arc adrrltcrnted, corraln prri‘iiying
animal rnaitcr and are unhealthy for
food for the reason that they are al~
leged to have come from scwcr pollut-
ied hells. Tire United States Govern-
ment seize-d about 100 cans of oysters
at the .‘\'cw llavcn railroad station
several weeks ago while they werr
awaiting shipments «by Adams Exprch
to the Middle Western ‘Stntrr. on
charges above mentioned. The oyster
dealers wereqechn until today to ap-
pear and defend their product and Al-
hcri. H. Barclay. a New Haven law-
yer. representing the Frank T. Lane
Company. and Captain John P. McNeil.
appeared at the office of the Unitml
States Court in this city and said the
oyscrs would be defended... He filed a
motion for more specific statement of
the complaint. Charles P. SChenk. of
New Hajen' who said he was the rig-
ent of the Adams Express Company.
also filed his appearance to defend.
MORE lNlCTMENTS AGAINST CON-
spraAroas.
NEW YORK. D'ec. 6.——-Ft‘ive addition-
al indictments were/returned today
against Robert Fay. Wtilter Schulz,
Max Breitung. r. Herbert Kienzle. En?
glebcrt Bronkhorst and Paul Daeche.
All were charged with conspiracy to
commit murder. to commit assault.
with deadly weapons, and to destroy
ships. “PB? previous indictments
against them merely charged them
with planning to destroy chips.
. ”at. .\
curls urtlr pnttir‘ulnr ri'lll'tlli't‘
South nrrd (‘cnlr'rl Atncr'irn l‘ol' corn
rrzr-rcinl nttnclu‘s nlitoud f:."»,mtlt in-
strurtl of sputum was .o‘m-d; .rnd
{Harpoon \Hrs nskod in lllr’ili‘ or ”WWW
lo lll\l'.~lli:tlll' rlrc (ml or production
and distribution of rrll .‘rrttrlcs nlnrlr
.rrc or may ho rnnrlu tlrv >lllijt‘l‘l of
tnr'lil' innirtln'ion with ~pct.:rl r'tl'cr
cur-o to tho prlccs pnld dorm-stir- and
foreign labor. who of raw rnnlr'r'lnls
with tho conditions in "or-'lpn and do-
nrrstic markets :ri‘t’crrrrru llrr' Ann-rt
can product "logcllrcr will all facts
that may be necessary infiring import
_dulics or aiding oiliccr's oi llll‘ yovr'rn~
rnvrtls tn the ndluinislrnlron of the
customs Inns.“ 'l‘lrc snmi- r'cpnrtrut-ni
rrskcd $50,000 to “no in colic-cling
statistics of llli-‘l‘llill commerce and
lintooo to investigate forcign 'nnrkcts
for agricultural. mineral and forcsi
products. An echo of rlrc~lctrstlrrnd
E‘tcnnrslrip disaster is lit-:rrd in a rc-
..\
‘tnrcsl for an increasi- of $:.;t,olto for thc
1i”
stcnrnjmnr inspection service and or
$0.000 for crnployrrrcrrt of inspectors
\‘l'ASlllNIJTUA, lL‘tt‘rrrbtl‘ it ii.»
l
pro ’
oi .
to pri-voul (l\'i‘l'(‘ll)\\(lll|l.' 0f pnsscngt‘l‘t
\'('\Sl"S.
Labor conciliators, rhc l.:ilnrr Do-
pnrturcnt says, will need $73,000 this
your in place of Simona. The (.‘lril.
drcn‘s llurcan naked for $17,000 more
than last year. _
The llcplll‘lmcni of Agriculture nak
ed for $Q’ill0,000, llrc sumo us last
year. for eradication of tool and
mouth disease. $45,750 to cul’or'ce the
cotton futures act. and “10.200 to on-
forcr rhe inseciionicidc acl.
Postmaster General llrrrlcson nunin
proposes to conduct the rural l‘rcc lit"
livery service for less than it has cost
in previous years. Ills cstinurtc for
the service is put at $18.30troon corri-
pared with $53,000,000 appropriated
for the year which ends June 30 next.
The Interstate (‘ormucrcc (‘orurnls-
i=inn risked generally for little more
than last year, brrt wants $3,000,000
more for physical valuation work. The
‘It‘cdcr'al Trude Commission, which
tenure into being last March. asked for
its first full year's work $544,500 or
;;rhout $190,000 more. most of which~ is
to be expended in the salaries of at-
lorrreys. examiners. etc.
The interior Department wants $8.-
237,000 for the Alaska railroad com-
pared with $2,000,000 appropriated in
1915.
l Both the Secret Service and the
Bureau of Investigatjon of the D- rari-
menl of Justice. which have been busy
with investigations of an unusual
character on account of the war, askud
for increases. the Secret Service _ to
$225,000 from $145,000 and the Bur:
can of investigation to $550,000 from
$485,000. in the request for an in-
crease for the Bureau for the first
time appears a statement that part of
the fund may be used in work for the
State Department. The Department
of Justice asks for $260,000 instead of
$300,000 to enforce the anti-trust laws.
One new feature of the‘estimatea is
the incorporation of a proposal for a
government. monopoly oftegipl _ can!
Telegraph service in Ala . Porto
dice and the Hawaiian Islands. it in
proposed that the wires in these terri-
toriesbe acquired for the Pontolflce
j“
I
.
I: ‘
EARLY
SHOPPING
Makes a pleasure of the buying as well as the giving. All of our
Holiday stocks are now ready. anl every shell and counter holds
something suitable for the Holiday Yemembrances.
BEACMI lllANlll-TTQ. the kind that give wool warm at a cation price
Exiensive
at this store.
They are warm, light
. weight,andolsuperiorhygienic
excellence, being made of sani-
tary cotton treated in a new
pearance of B E A C O N
new stocks are now on display
Beacon Wrapper Blankets for Dressing Robes
(.lroose rich or
\isits to the
impair the ap-
They are un-
and beauliiul
New and novel designs.
at
INDIAN'BLANKETS
ideal for the den or living room as couch covers and draperies
l
BATH RBBE BLANKET SETS
Complete with cords and frogs. Artistic patterns and designs in many colors.
BEACON CRIB BLANKETS
The new designs are regu'ar picture books to amuse the babies in their waking hours. as
well as to keep them warm while asleep ...............
....-
$3.50
.. ....... 50c. 75c. $1.00
Gazette Building '
0L
Tristram 8. Hyatt
Norwalk's Leading Dry Good Store
New nik
it
In partnrcnt lry proper proccwrlirms
:lftcr nppr'nlsnl ll) tho lnrr-rstnrc t‘ornv
mcrrc ('tllllllllrmrtll so tlrtrt they may
bc actually tnkrrn (HPI‘ by .ltrly l. lttltt.
’l'lrc l‘ostrnnsttr- Ih-rr.-r.rl would he tru-
llror'ilcd lo liconsc primro- ]I.ll‘llt'~' to
construct and tiliv'i'tllv linvs but with
tho reservation that tho gmcr‘nmcnt
might bu) tlrvrn. '. ’tc sum of sitntmrttu
is nskr'd for llli‘ purpose.
'l‘lrc rrsunl r-slirnrrtt-s nrc snbnritrcd
for llir' up-lrt'r‘p of \\(‘.~ll‘lll mints and
assay otlicr-s which nrc I» subject of
iillllt k at each srwsion oi i‘orrgross.
'l‘lu- pension hill :rppnrcnrly is one
of Ilto few dot-rousing: ilclns‘, $100,305,-
000 lit-int: nsltul in plncc of “414.100;
non lust ycnr. , :ll public buildings lllt“
estimates :tr- nhont $il_tltlll'llilll loss
than inst )‘i'ill‘.
li‘or tlrr» l‘nnnrun (‘urml exclusive of
fortification». etc, the I‘\lll|l.’1l9 is $10.»
:‘.ol.:lt.1t wurpnr- d with Stuntivooo last
year: For the reclamation service thr-
.".~.‘.irn:ttt> ls $l:{.1t;10,0o0 over $9,933,000
npproprintorl in llllz'».
___.—‘— ”——
flllMES DRIVES fIIMlllES -
\ lN'Nllllll ClllllllS
lIll0 Slllll
(continued from is! page)
lrtlvrnp only been r-mploynrl hero for
but one tiny. didn‘t know know how
to make his escape. M) he climbed
over rcur forums and roofs. before. he
made his way to the streets.
An alarm was rung in from box 14 at
about 4:30 o'clock. Central Station
firemen rcspondcrl. It is thought the
fire had a half-hour's headway before.
it was discovered and the alarm sent
in.”’i‘he firemen worked on the flames
from 4:30 o'clock in 10-“0 nn'v'a
About 1,000 feet of hose was used and
50 gallons of cheruicnls.’ aside« from
the enormous quantity of water which
was poured into the building.
in tr way the fire was a very pecti-
llur one. All that could be SQ‘Ll at
first was unusually hcnvy smoke,
When all of a sudden flames burst out
apparently all over the buildimr 0' "'9
same time. North Main. South Main
and Washington streets were clouded
heavily with the smoke.
Officers Robert A. (lainov and
Frank V. Ravmnud WW0. amm‘" the
first im the scene. The attention of
Officer Gainer was attracth h" the
volume of smoke which poured down
South Main street. He first discover-
ed this spectacle as he passe?! the
Roodner block. wa'klnu down Smrth way and the building was practicallii
Main street. He turned about and
was running toward the. source of tin-
smoke as the alarm was rum: in._
He and Officer Ravmnnd fourht
their way thrmrah the smnlm. rm the through the partitions-of the rooms.
the floors of which are today flooded ‘h‘fi morning. packed Hi) what
The baking shop, the articles they could that had not been
building. in the rear, scorched or water-soaked.
narrow stairway to the upstairs apart-
ments. They rapped loudly on'the
doors and shouted for the occupants
H. Krieger & Co.
Special For To-night
We have placed on sale about
D30 COATS
To sell from
See winiow dsplay. but the best values
$5.98 to $10
you'll find inside
Don’t fall to take advantage of thit
Extraordinary offer
of the memoir; hurry up. as they had
no time to lose. The officers and l'esie
dents of the. house had great dithculty
in breathing.
Mr. and Mr‘s.l(uneswere awakened
bv Mr. Nash calling down the stairs
that the house was alive. )lrs. Kuncs
was fortunate cnouglt to secure her
case of jewelry and a package of vnl
unble papers. Mrs. Nash unluckily
lust a diamond ring and a valuable
watch in the debris. These had not
been recovered up to noon today. Mr,
and Mrs. Nash and Mr. and Mr:
Runes. now seriously ailecied by tho
thick choking smoke. felt their wrr v
downstairs to the street. They were
in their night clothes and the air was.
decidedly chilly. Ofllccr Wallace R.
Sammis assisted the women to the
.““" "niol "“"M wut'm clothing was
secured. Augmlus Magncr also of-
forded acconu .odations. Mr. Nash
lost two rolls of bils on the street,
each containing a sum over $100. Tit-"h
not the rolls were fortunately recover-
ted by Mr. Nash.
l The fire had too much of n. lrrvut.
gutted. The roof is almost entirely
)gone. Nearly all the furniture on all
.three floors were destroyed. ll) mama
lplaces the flurrcs made their way
I with water. _
separate brick
.r’
was not touched by the flames. lt \\:r<
filled with an scorched by considw-
able smoke, however. which cum-n
from tlre'bnscmeni up through a sub-
rvay which connects this small built.-
ing with the cellar of the main bull'-
ing.
At the first ringing of the bell not.
enough firemen. Chief Hoaar‘tlus sail
Ibis morning, turned out. This. mud-r
it necessary to pull a second iillll‘ll‘.
Box 3 being rung in. The fir'eln-‘r
hml a hard fight of ii. l‘r’eclly sou"r
lo the burned building. stands tlm
Davenport block. The firemen tit-l
cvr‘ellent work in saving this womh- r
structure, considering its pro\itni:.‘
lo the burning house. and the hero -
nous of the flames.
The airwas very chilly. Alums!
as won as the water struck tlrc sirlr'
Walks and ladders tiluccd trlonssiill’ the
the building. it froze. This increase-d
the difficulty of the situation. Two of
the firemen were hurt. Jake Schuub
and Fred Scofield were cut badly by
broken class. ’l‘hev wcre attended h:
We. Robert M. Wolfe and H. ll Wes".
It was reported that A. lu‘. Winches-
tnr of the downtown plant. was ir~
lured. also, but this was discovered to
be untrue
Mrs. Nash and Mrs. Kunes. ni‘tor
w firemen left about 10:20 o’cl;)clc
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