Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-12-22
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necessltated SO that the county commls-
sioners could balance their books. the
money having bean expended without the
issuing of warrants.
A Buffalo Burning.

A Buffalo Burning
BUFFALO, Dec. 2l.-Onc Of the most de.
structlve fires that has visited Buffalo for
! a long time occurred this afternoon.
| Shortly before 5 o. 'clock passers by MOTTO
ed volume of smoke issuing from
| the roof of the magnificent new bulld-
of James D. Warren. proprietor Of the
Commercial Advertiser, corner Of Wash
ington and North Division streets. Al
most Immediately thereafter the bright
flames shot up in the sir and the roof was
the engine house block away and fire.
men came armed with chemical apparat-
us, by this means good deal of valuable
time was lost and 1t was fully 20 minutes
| before the first stream was turned on.
An immense crowd assembled in the
street and impeded the work of the fire.
men. The flames lighted up the sky for
miles around Under street in Main
street about block west are three large
clsterns containing supply water and
built expressly for use in case Of large
fire. Wien one Of them was opened
tremendous explosion Of gas follo'd blow
ing one man into the air fully 20 feet and
knocking several down speechless. The
injured man was taken to the general
hospital In about an hour after the fire
started the roof Of the Masonic temple, q
splendid building, was in flames. This
structure was occupied by various mason
ic societies and the large wholesale groc-
cry house of Miller, Grlener & Co., and
ID very short time the top floor was
mass of fire fortunately there was no
winds At o'clock the inside Of the
Commercial Advertiser building was COM
pletely gutted, only walls remained. Two
floors Of the masonic temple burned be-
fore firemen obtained the mastery. The
Commercial building has frontage on
Washington street Of over 100 feet and
cost $75 ,O00 One half was occupied by
the Advertiser and the other half by Z
wholesale saddlery house of Harry D.
Blakeslee In the rear was large build
ing occupied by the Jewett Mfg Co. for
box factory, manufacture Of bird cages
and other articles and although consider
ably damaged by fire end water this
building was saved, Fire originated in
the engraving room and was caused by
an employee allowing some rags which
he had been using for waxing plate for
transfer to catch IN gas jet and it is surs
posed that in his excitement he threw the
rags down and ignited some varnished
plate-work hanging on the walls.
Nothing was saved. Files of the Ad-
vertiser for fifty years were lost.
When the alarm was given the en-
ployees rushed from the building, aban-
doning coats and hats. Those in the job
department, owing to the smoke, were
unable to make their way down stairs and
they got on the roof and crowded
along the parapet to the Jewell building,
when they descended in safety. Several
men tainted when safe.
Out of 10 employees in the building
only one man, VIM. Mahony, was injured
He was badly burned. Loss on stock,
fixtures and building is estimated as el76.-
ooo Insurance s125, 600. Blakeslee loss
is estimated at $4,000. Insurance $780,
600. Miller & Greiner building, one Of
the finest in the city, was erected IN 1876
at a cost of $l50,O0o. Eighteen lodges
and commentaries held their conventions
in the temple above. Carpets and fur
niture of various rooms cost $l2, 600, and
jewels and paraphenalia e12 900 more, al
of which Is total loss.
The damage to Miller s Greiner's gro
cery store is estimated at $4,000, and
building is damaged $780, 600 more. 1t is
safe to estimate The total loss $500, 900.
The hospitality Of the Courier office was
rendered Warren and the Commercial will
be issued tomorrow.