Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-20
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE!
$500 DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY
DESTROYED.
Supposed to Have Been the Work or an
InccndIary.

At the early hour of two o'clock yes.
terday morning, the alarm of fire was
sounded through our streets, and In a
few moments the people from every di-
rection were seen hurriedly moving
for the scene of the confiagration.-
When first discovered, the IRE was
seen coming out of the building owned
by Mrs. Mularky, ON I'd Street, in the
rear of Hunt & Howland's Agriculture
al warehouse, and in few moments
both that and the building adjoining,
owned by Mr.. ID. f. Grosh, were all
ablaze and rapidly being consumed. 1t
was evident that unless the flames
could be checked at that point that the
entire row on the east side of Main
Street, between I'd and Sd Streets,
would be entirely destroyed.
This fate seemed inevitable when the
larger portion Of the people arrived on
the ground and we are only saved from
recording this sad calamity to our
City, by the fact that no wind was stir
ring at the time. Had an eastern wind
been blowing, all exertion of the citi-
zens to check the flames wouldshave
been unavailing. AS will be always
found, there were some very ludicrous
manouevers made at first, but in very
few moments pals We're procured and
a line was formed for passing water
from the race to the back part of Hunt
& Howiand's warehouse, while num-
Der in the rear of the burning build
ings were seen removing the scattered
timber and lumber. BY timely exer-
ton at these two points all danger was
sooh passed and by the same applica-
ton of water the buildings on the east
side were also prevented from being
consumed. Our people worked with
an earnestness that is deserving of the
highest commentator and we have
never witnessed fire where there was
SO little confusion. zoe
The total loss will reach $500, with
no insurance on any of the property
The fire originated i'm the pump factory
of Fabrick Bros, in the second story.
From what cause 1t cannot be deter
mined. There was no fire i'm the fac
tory in the afternoon of Wednesday
and when Mr.. Fabrick was there at 6
o'clock i'm the evening everything was
cold. Thestory contained p. s. Robin
sons carpenter shop I'm which there
was stored five sets of carpenters tools,
besides many other articles of value.
The lower story was used ms a black
smith shop by Mr.. Gibson. Nothing
in these buildings was saved.
Mr.. Fabrick's probable loss Is 81 500,
Mr.. Robinson's $500, Mr.. Gibson's 500
and the tools belonging to different car
pcnters were worth from three 10
I four hundred dollars. The building
was an old one and of no material val.
Ne. The building owned by Mr.. Grosh
was worth about $500. The upper story
was used by him as his bed bottom fac.
tory and the lower part by T. s Engle.
dow as an auction room. The most oil
the things in this building were saved.
The warehouse occupied by Hunt q
Rowland, was considerably scorched
In the rear and the front was consider.
ably damaged by the removal of the
machinery, but the goods were of sucl,
a character that slight loss was sus-
tanned by them.
Again the fire king has visited our
city, and found our people with no or
ganized means at hand to check its
ravages. Although the destruction OF
property was fiot SO great as the fire OF
last July, yet the necessity. of a fire en-.
CINE and company, was as apparent af.
ter the fire yesterday morning as las,
summer. Ii il the same old story ot
locking the stable door after the horse
is stolen. All saw the necessity again
after the fire broke out. This second
warning should he sufficient lesson
to spur our people to immediate exer-
ton. During the fire we overheard
the remark repeatedly, Nov we must
have a fire engine and COMPANY
That we should have them seems to be
generally conceded. United effort In
this direction then, Is all that is now
required, and the work will be accom-
plished.
CoRREcTroNs.-The GAZETTE, Cedar
Falls, opposes our proposition TO i'm
clude in the call for the county conven-
ton to select delegates to the State con-