Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-02-03

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FIRE.-The ice house connected with
Bursinger's Brewery was discovered to be on
fire last Thursday morning at about two
O'Clock, and in a short time the fire engine
was brought up and was playing upon the fire
Steam was soon raised in the brewery engine,
and a powerful force pump threw an
immense stream upon the fire. The ice house
was a wooden structure enclosed with brick
walls which rose above the roof II was built
directly against the brewery and fit had not
been for the admirable arrangements in the
latter for putting out fire, probably the whole
establishment would have gone. As it was
the roof to the ice house was con sumed
aud also the frame do wn to the ice, which FL
led the building about half full. The loss is
estimated at 81 600, insured for So, goo. The
cause Of the fire is unknown, though it is
thought probable that it caught in the saw
dust from the pipe of some of the men engag-
edin putting the ice in during the day.
ANOTHER VERsIoN.-We have been
told that Stoppefeldt gives an account of the
manner in which he came to the bottom of
we'll last week with broken leg quite differ
ent from the one published by u.s. He says
that be had let Buck down and then stepped
into the bucket, that Bucks wife and boy, a
Lad about nine years of age, might let him
down. He had got but few feet and all was
going WE'LL when the baby in the house began
to cry, aud Mrs. Buck, forgetting the inlpor-
lance and responsibility of her position and
everything else but the crying child, left the
Windlass and ran into the house. The boy
being left alone, and, not having TIE weight
nor muscle to meet the additional strain, was
thrown several feet, leaving poor Stopplefeldt
TO make an unimpeded descent to the bottom.
While the case affords a striking and pleasing
instance of the power of a mothers affection,
it is matter of regret that it was exemplifed
at the expense of a one-leggGd mans broken
leg.
whichever version may be correct, there is
no doubt of the fact that both Buck and Stop
plefcldt were at the bottom of the well togeth
with his head and back fearfully bruised.
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A WOOD ITEM.-Wood taken on sub
scription does not always burn we'll, but our
experience in that respect lately has been I'M
usually unsatisfac tory A subscriber put his
head in at our door one day last week, and
said that he had brought load of wood on
I'm Y(a 10 ba
remarked thatit was "little dozy" The ap-
pearance of the wood evlnced the clearness of
Of his perception and the business of his re-
mark in fact there was more "doze" than
wood, and numerous wormholes appeared
through which a young weasel could have
craNled, Having been originally soft wood
it had become the hardest wood we ever saw
"a stout boy could have kicked good share
OF it into stove length without difficulty Not
wishing to hurt our customer S feelings by say
ing SO, and yet not wishing to seem wholly
unsophisticated, we said ''but Mr.. Blank this
wood seems to be dead, there is no life in it,
He replied-and we shall never forget the SOL
emnty of his manner-"yes, that is so, it was
killed by lightning last summer" Thinking
that the appearance of the wood might be ex-
cused ifithad been struc K by lightning we
overlooked the "doziness," and wormAoIes
and told him we would take it. But it was the
worst think we could have done-had we told
him to throw it into the river and that we
would give him credit for it, it would have been
much better for US camphene and tar could
scarcely make the stuff bnrn, and if, by
perseverance and good luck, ne coax it. into
a blaze hardly is the stove door closed before
the wood is gone leaving nothing behind but a
few cold askeS.
Not any more EASTWOOD struck by lightning
last summer and Seasoned four or i've years on
he ground for Us, if you please