HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 03/06/1947 (3)
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M tha'"huaao on~~t]to°~vrbti~ dhec2loh to:
ti~(iko. thb uaq~al IIY~r&ht coltttectiun% ~.
and rthe fh~at 2lghting ~iyus .dono wttL` p
tbtf: ama71 ~il~gcl~;'~-cbiilectoil 40 the i
tehk~ oii.'aho: trttcks. t
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l.t waa ~aoon diecavored thut'the fire 1
Was gding ^t~ .take :itrtiro -than-'~theae• j
...small hones " tb be Nrought „ynder t
.control; ao .rho forger ~ (loses-. were r
dragged by ~haud fo. th~'n'eareet hyd- r
- ~ rapt and connected:: to tho Litulrpa• ~ ]
After that ~ay -done it=took only tt ~
few .mtnuteb'"tb. put'the fire: oirt, al-
'"'"'tlfaagh ahs-Ylrariien had to Cut Tarr;e 7
holes In the roof to get at the last of i
the blazo. .The peculiar eQnatructton 7
of tho hawse ~rnade !t especially hard ,
tp.get.at`Khe flames. Tho house b•as i
orightally a amatl, gabled roof cabin 1
-and had beeq- enlarged` by buRdtnx l ,
an a~dltlon '4n one side, with long
raftora extendhtg to the peak oP the ,
old cabLt. The o13 pool had been
left in place, and tt ~tvas 1n that con- ;
ftned•°space-that~6he<•-Rlr~e-~vns••'Uurning. ~
-~-Holes finally had to be Chopped In I
rite roof to get at• these Plamea,,' ,
- Wh11e no flames. reached the llv- ,
__..ing..r.ootns_.In...:tho.-.house.-. E[re-_Ghfyf ..,
'Tharp. directed that all fw+nltw•e b,e ~ .
,aarrled out to prevent water damage. t ;
Ilystandera got busy at onco , and i ,
carried everything in the house j
across'~dhe street and stored It In an l
ompfy room 1n the Janice C7regg pro- ,
.. pertX•- .
The Hlggtnbotham family arc .
elaying..at. the- James •. L3reeg.:huma.' .
for the present tlitttl t•opalre Can b.• -
made on their house. A9 r. Gregg
states •he and his wife are only too
glad to have the prtvtlege of asslsthir: ~ ,
n"hood neighbor in their. tro~~hle. i