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EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATIONBusiness Section of The Pas a Prey to the Fiery Element.Loss, $70,000; Insurance, $40,000. ja - — |The first serious tire in the history of this town occurred j last Saturduv morning, at .»..‘0 o'clock. I lie Imperial hotel, Lyric theatre, llalcrow hlock. Simmy's drug store, Dreamland theatre, and the private house alongside of Dreamland, owned hv Mr. lt;J. Haight, are now a heap of ashes. How the fire originated is a mystery. Some claim that it started in the yard of the Imperial hotel, others say in the hotel itself. No one saw the fire till it h id gained considerable headway, so it is altogether likely the cause will never be discovered. A strong north-west wind was blowing at the time, and this no doubt saved the west side of the street. J The guests of the Imperial hotel and roomers in the Hal-crow block barely had time to escape with their lives, somehaving to leave their clothes and belongings behind them.!A good crowd was on hand, but very little assistance could be given, beyond the carrying out of moveable property in the drug store, Dreamland theatre, and the household effectsof Dr. Smythe. The total loss will be about $70,000, with $40,000 insurance.The new Lvric theatre, the opening of which we announced only a few weeks ago, and the Halerow hlock, were amongst the town sIt was feared at one time that the i!Opasquai hotel and the row of houses on Edwards avenue would ix destroyed, hut hy careful watching|*.«t buildings. J. M. Wnnless, this was averted. Cm portantHorace llalcrow, Schultz, A. L j feature brought out was the inade-Slaney, Easton Moore, A. Mereei quote Arc protection furnished hvand lt;;. Haight are the individualj the town. ..... was practic-1 users. All carry «ome insurance, j ally useless, and there were no signs hut in every ease the insurance is of any organization to tight the only a small proportion of the loss Haines. The lesson of Saturdaysustainedmnv have its results.
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Pas Hudsons Bay Herald
The Pas, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Dec 18, 1913
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