Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-09-20
GRAND MEADOW
HAS A $4,000 FIRE
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INSURANCE., $500
Full Particulars by our Special Correspon.
dent.

Full Particulars by our Special Correspon-
dent.
At 11:3O p. M, Sunday, the 18th inst,
the village was awakened by several re-
volver shots and an alarm of fire. The
populace so rudely and suddenly awak
ened, rushed to the scene The fire was
discovered to he in the rear of the unoc-
cupied building, owned by F. NJ. Benson,
on Main street, and when the writer
reached the scene was we'll into Heising's
Hall. A vigorous effort was made to
confine it to the buildings named with
Geo. F. Goodwin's law Office which ad-
Joined the building where the fire origi-
mated and was doomed from the first
Messrs. Goodwin and McClosky succeed
ed in saving all of Mr.. Goodwin's valua-
bic library and the other effects Of the
office, including the safe. By this time
it became apparent that the post Office
was doomed. A strenuous effort was
made to check it at this point, but with
the limited conveniences at hand it was
impossible, and it now became apparent
that the whole row must go. The whole
attention of the populace was now turn
ed to salvage and the stocks and house
hold furniture of S. s. Baken and w. w.
Ranney were carried out into the street
with a celebrity truly marvellous. The
usual damage from breakage and theft
occurred as a matter of course, but as a
whole the crowd was orderly and labored
for the general veal. By the most severe
exertions, the flames were prevented
from crossing Second street, and the
buildings on the north side of Second
street were saved in scorched and black.
ened condition, and the glass in the
fronts we're broken by the heat.
As soon as the buildings were 80 far in
flames as to be unsafe to enter, the atten
ton of the impromptu fire brigade was
turned to getting the goods under shell
ter. S. s. Baken put his into w. NJ. Kel
logg's building; W. w. Ranney has his in
J. G. Easton's building; J. Skyberg re-
placed his, and P. Schleiger his. c. ].
Taylor removed but a portion of his; L.
G. Moore removed his off &c material from
the Bell House, also Geo. Newsum his
household furniture.
The losses foot up about as follows, be-
ginning at the south end of the row: F.
NJ. Pierson, dwelling $500. No insur-
ance. Geo. F. Goodwin, Office building.
$3.50; F. NJ. Pierson, saloon building.
$500; Daniel Heising, saloon building,
1000; R. Dunbar, post Office building,
$500; J. G. Easton, meat market build.
ing, 500; August Fischer, dwelling anc
shops, $500; p A. Huss, building and
household goods, $500; s. s. Baken,
building, $1,000, and portion of stock,
probably $1,000; NJ. H. Fjelstad, build
ing, $1,000; W. w. Ranney, portion Of
stock and household goods, probably
81, 500. There were various smaller los
ses, which we have no means of estima
ting accurately. but which will probably
foot up to another $1,000, making q
grand total of $40, 100 swept away in al
hour. OF this about $1,000 was covered
by insurance.
The origin of the fire will probably for
ever remain mystery. Whether it was
coolly and deliberately set on fire. o,
whether it is the result of the carelessnes.
of drunken tramps. or whether it is "th'
visitation of Providence" we shall prob
ably never know. One word in regard tt
the ladies of Grand Meadow-they la
bored with the most remarkable heroisn
and fortitude. For the results of the sal
wage they stand equal with the male POI
ton of the village, and in many cases
borne up by excitement, they did eve1
more; and they deserve the thanks of al
for their heroic and unselfish assistance
Grand Meadow has received a blow fro1
which it will take years to recover, ant
it is sad to gaze on the ruins and think o
our beautiful village as it once was.
is our prayer that we shall never exper
fence the terrors of another such night.
Il. G. Moore and Brainard Westo
have moved the dwelling which Hon. {
F. Greening purchased of O. s. Swer
son and attached it to MI. Greetings 9th
er dwelling on the opposite side of tn
street, and are thoroughly overhaplin
and repairing the whole. When the IT
pairs are completed it will make one Q
the neatest, contest and one Of the mos
convenient dwellings on the south side.
On the night of the 10th the depo
was entered, by what means we have nc
-ascertained. The switch key was take
and other ones belonging to the agent
and trunk in the baggage room wa
broken open, but very little was take
therefrom. A case of beer was also tax
en-. The loss of the keys are deemed tn
most important.
Geo. Chatwood, Senior, left for Dc
Smet, Dakota, on the 10th inst. Mis-
Una left for Portage City, Wis, on tn
18th, and George, Junior, on the 18th 70
Dakota. . .s..: H.
Grand Meadow markets closed Sat
qrday, Sept. 18th, p: M. as follows: Tin
othy seed. $3.50; fax seed, csc; oats 2Ot
barley. 45c; wheat, no quotations.
III. Schroeder has torn down his bar
and loaded it on the cars to be shipped t
Howard, D. T., where he will re-erect