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THE FERNIE FIRELack of Water and Firo Fighting Apparatus Hampered Firemen-At Thursday' morn-iug Siro broke out in the Free Press building, either in the printing office, or Carrnthers tailor shop,; The'origin of llio fl'ro is uni iiown. It spread rapidly, and burned 75.00O worth of property, upon which the in*„ suniiiCit is ulttut £80,000.= Those burned are: Free Press,- Cl. W,Carrulhors', Handley’s coal office B. C. Furhitiirh Co., Northern Hotel Barber Shop! Cigar ; Factory. Krimy ami McLeod,•'Grcai Northern Ticket office. C7 O. Dcmaure/., C. U. Wright. Chas Laidley,. and law foffioo of L. 1*., Eckstein. Across the street the buildings were »scorelied and windows broken from the® Post Oflico to P. . Burns ' Co/v The water supply was ..ofdiUlc use, and it was a piece of -good hick that the city was not annihilated The lack of wind and the rain ofa few hours previous did much to 3iivo t ho oily. Croat indignation is expressed against tho City Council and Coal Co. for the condition of the water supply for tire purposes.It required a strong tight to save the Waldorf Hotel, and the removal of furnituro and damage dy lire or this flue build iug will amount to inaiiy'Tliou^aiidR of dollars. In order to do something to smooth the public feeling the City Council arc. taking up subscriptions for the dromon, and granted a gold metal to H. Lee hard for his opportune work-in helping to save llio Waldorf. It was exasperating to see the bravo liremen• hampered lor a lack of water and hook and ladder trucks. There were several slight accidents caused mainly by. falling glass. . The district burned is the remnant of the business section saved in the tire of 15 months ago. Xonobul brick buildings cnu now Io erected upon the burned area.t
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Fort Steele Prospector
Fort Steele, British Columbia, CA
Sat, Jul 29, 1905
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