The Work Of Flames

The house oí Dr. H. C. Allen, on Jeffereon st, caught flre about one o'clock Satarday morning and was damaged to the amount of about $500. The damage was mostly done to the roof and the rooms upstairs, but the prompt use of his house hose kept the fire from spreading farther, and had nearly extinguished it before the fire department put in an appearance. The house had been entirely overhauled during the past sutnmer, and was very handsome on the inside. The loss is fully covered by insurance. About eleven o'clock Monday morning the house of John Beahan, in the Third ward, occupied by H. G. Snow, caught fire and was partially destroyed. The building was insured for $1000, whicb will cover the loss. Mr. Saow lost about $200 in household goods, uninsured. At both places the fire department ehowed itself to be in a thoroughly demoralized condition. If there are men in it who are not capable of filling the position they occupy, they should be removed.