The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-02-27
FROM CLEARWATER.

CLEARWATER, Feb. Gath, 1873.
EDITOR JoURNA1.-Our quiet village
was aroused on Thursday night last, by IN
alarm Of fire and when the first men got to
the scene Of action, the building occupied
by Wheelock y Wasuick, as drug store,
was found to te we'll under way burning.
Soon the flames communicated to the build
ing owned and occupied BY Deacon Walker
as furniture store, from that to the gro
Gerry and provision store Of Webster & Pull
Ter, and from that to DR.. Ferts's drug
store and dwelling and in very short
time, they were all in ashes. 1t is impos-
sible to say how the fire originated, but
Waswlck thinks it was the work of an in
oendiary. He says he left his place about
9 O'Clock, and that there was very little
fire in the stove, IN fact, that those present
got quite chilly before he shut up. But
several reliable men passed Wsswick's
about 10 o'clock aad feel certain that there
was moderate light there then, nothing
to attract particular observation-disclosures
they supposed 10 was there. And tho
alarm was given about II o'clock at which
time there was little FIRE outside Of tho
building. The loss in that case is said to
be about $500, no insurance. Mr.. Walkers
loss is about ST. 800. Insured in the ANA"
zen for $500. Webster & Fuller's loss 10
light, they had no insurance on their stock,
and the building they occupied Was owned
ny Frank Morrison but WAS uninsured.
Or. Fertile had no insurance on stock
which was mostly saved; the building.
which was worth some $1,000, was
insured in tho Fire and Marine fer 500.
The Post Office fixtures were all saved, and
the DR.. has moved al no could get room
for, including tho Post Office, into the
building formerly occupied by P. Meyst b
Sonas dwelling and taller shop. Webster
Il Fuller have moved their stock into
Kinks new building, which they sre fitting
up, but they will fiud that they need more
rssm ''nor that" Mr.. Writings tin shop
caught fire several ii ues, and there was "a
right smart chance" for his dwelling house
to burn, as the wind blew square toward
it, but being some distance away it sus-
tanned no serious damage. I have been
told that there was funny side to every
thing. If so, among those At the fire should
be recorded the fact of man calling for
water to vet down the roof of Mr.. Gul.
lett's store. which was covered thickly
| with snow, which never melted off! Also
that some. thoughtful individual carried .
barrel Of paper rags, from Webster Full
ler's back room and deposited them with
great care two blocks away. DR.. Ferries
| wood box half full Of wood vas saved and
|sbox Of ''AlAaaasxss" for 1872 wss eare>
1slly ,eesazs& 0ne ~ vitasss said hs
ttastst hdSfs epJrsaa6tsd, lie stsey Of
tcas1,s,ss, NJ bsy ,whs aessd. On tn,
barsys dssk.' I" The pas.llsl eass waa
something like this. A boy fesrlessly
mounted to the front porch Of one the
buildings that the fire was blowing away
from, and up to his knees in snow, with
his overcoat buttoned tightly about him,
his ears tied down, and his face and head
we'll wrapped up in his mnfler, he called
to his father, ''he didn't think he could
staud the heat" (Ny informant avers tina,
at that time and in that place the thor
mometer marhed $50 below zerc.) The
elder gentleman appeared in answer to the
frantic appeal, and waving his head he
shouted, ''stand to your post my brave
boy" My eye witness felt t'laugh" al
over. Shouldn't you think he would
/ LOG0S.