The Williams News, 1901-07-06

Ye editor had an order telegraph telegraphed - ed telegraphed in for a small but new' outfit before daybreak. Max Salzman was coolly wiring orders for more stock while his fine stock was burning. F. O. Poison had carpenters at work arranging his track warehouse into a store. Judge Ranney, with a pound plug of tobacco as a memento, calmly rode around in a buggy taking in the sights. Judge Johnston whistled, "I'll Leave My Happy Home for You." J. C. Phelan had his butcher wagon going at 7:30. Geo. W. Martin had a new outfit and was selling meat from the block at seven o'clock. NOTES But for the forethought of some going around and breaking down doors and arousing people, many would have been burned in the fire. Max Salzman and force and F. O. Poison and force fought the firo like Trojans, but all of their mngnificent stocks of goods that they had in their main stores had

which they wore. Such unself unselfishness - ishness unselfishness is to be praised and such heroism commended. The News office burned quicker than one could say "scat!" It was one of the best equipped and neatest offices in the terri territory. - tory. territory. The only thing saved was a typewriter (that is a ma machine). - chine). machine). Much valuable cor correspondence - respondence correspondence and all the files of the paper was burned, the

There were numerous other small yet costly losses. Williams should from now on for a time flourish like a green bay tree as the burg, and especially a few of the people in it, have had their share of hard luck during the past year. There will be much self-denial incurred yet no actual hardship -.or want, for the well well-known - known well-known western liberality and goodness-of-heart has come and wiH cjpme to tile, rescue.. . Every-

stood around and did nothing. Among the many- loaera our heart goes out especially to E. M. Twitty, L. Schey, H. C. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. Hay ward, Chas. Canall and J. P. Parker. One hour and Mr. Parker had sunk $40,000. All, have our deepest sympathy, but these mentioned carried no insurance in most cases and in the very few a meager insurance. Mrs. Wm. Hay ward and daugh daughter, - ter, daughter, Mrs. Wm. Ergmann, Jr., are

many kind offices. County Attorney J. E. Jones, with a generosity unexcelled, to together - gether together with Editor R. E. Jones, placed any accommodation in the Flagstaff Gem office at the dis disposal - posal disposal of the editor of The News. As a fire fighter, Mrs. Joseph Johnson unexcelled. She carried

Ji !TIr.t UJ- -iwrva&t vol- "?oof of T. A. Fleming's general merchandise store. Heroic ef efforts - forts efforts were made .by Mr. "A. B. Brnner and several " others to quench the flames but it was im impossible, - possible, impossible, as the fire had made too much headway. In much less

editor narrowly escapicr with his life. It looked hard to .see it go, but we were not born to be downed by as common things as fires and railroad mixupj. A now outfit was being boxed for shipment in Los Angeles before the plant had ceased burning.

The alarm of fire last Tuesday morning about 2:30 o'clock soon had the entire populace of Wil Williams - liams Williams out to see 'what was wrong. It takes some time to write or relate what was wrong, and while Action is quicker than sight, yet