Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-09-19
FIRE AT TAMA CITY.
LOSS 5BI,o 900.
Railroad Depot, two Eieya-
tors, GuHsnes Yard, and
several other build.
ings destroyed.

;aSs destroyed.
Inc telegraph operator klndle'
the first fire OF tile season, on TIL
morning OF the 18Th, and thel
dropped of TO sleep. II would seen
that he took htile, il any, care to Sc,
that everything was secure. AZ tn
usual time tor the arrival of tn,
| through express, about 1 O'clock, o,
| Sunday morning, the hotel porte,
went to the depot and d.scovere,
the station house in blaze; o
course an alarm was NJ once given
AS rapidly rs possible, at such an I'm
seasonabie hour, the citizens assem-
bled and gave all possible efforts ,o
arrest the fire. There was very lit
tie wind, snd that blowing from The
south, yet the flames ma such head
way that Brown 4 Smiley's elevator
and office were soon on fire. The
wind changed to the south east and
kentner's elevator and Office, ". J
Young & Cos. lumber yard, DR.. J
Nicholson's Dentist office, the store
room formerly occupied by James
Bliuc, were all consumed.
The buildings across TO the north
and east were greatly injured and
were saved by the tree use OF water
and wet blankets. As it was, much
of the glass and paint across the two
streets were fractured and blistcrcd
by the heat. Notwithstanding the
stiffness of the atmosphere the flames
created such current of air that
einders on fire were carried to a con-
siderable distance, enaangering the
neighboring buildings. Straw near
Murdough's stable was at one time
on lire.
The loss of Browne & Smiley is
about 1900, Of which $1,000 is
covered by insurance. The depot
was fully insured to the extent of
$4,000, all it was worth. Young
lumber yard was worth $4,000, and
DR.. Nicholson's Office $3.50, no IN.
surauce on either G.. IL. kentner
lost $4,000, Of which $500 was GOV.
ercl by insurance. Dennis & Aver
i'll had about $1,000 worth of Sterl-
ing pumps stored in the Briee build
ing, a large portion OF which was
burned. N. NJ Abel, occupant O
the upper story of the Brice build
ing, lost $3.50 worth of household
good.
Brice Bs's, fearful Of the fire
hopping across the treet,moved most
of their goods ont OF their store
Their loss by damage and theft
mostly the latter is nearly 5000.
Browne & Smiley's elevator con
tanned about six thousand bushels o
wheat aud large quantity OF corn
amount not ascertsined. Kentner'
elevator also contained some ST,
FN,,,.
oats. Both elevators had in store
large quantity OF wheat for farmers
kentner had Of II. Houdyshell, II
bushels; Mr.. Chinker, So; McRob
erts, 104; Homestead s. Richards
161; Jones & McClelland, 43; Thos
Murray, II; G. Carmichael, 152; II
II. Knapp, 56; A. erosion, IS; y. {
Wee,ing, %; rmstrong & Bro
III. We could only learn the name
Of James Wilkinson and Mr.. Rich
ards who had wheat in Brown
smiley's elevator; Mr. ". had 10V
| bushels and Mr.. X. 800.
The Railroad Company have ftte
up car for depot building and ar
At work on new station. Let Il
hope that it will be more comma
dIous and ia Il more convenient loca
ton than the other one was.
All the grain, OF course, was no
absolutely burned. After the fire
were extinguishel, the PARTIAL
burned wheat lay in huge piles, an
was cartel off, for hog feed. Fo
this purpose it is yet Of considerable
valuc.
| 1t is sad that three ladies', namely
Mrs. G. IL Warren, Mrs. DR.. Payn,
and another lady name not ascel
tanned, shamed the lazy louis who Al
ways go to fires to look on and re
fuse to aid. Those ladies ertere
the ring and passed the buckets 9
mantully as any body, cor any othe
man"