Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-06-27
ANOTHER OLD LANDMARK.
Wiped ont by the Flames on Sat
nrday Morning.

Wiped ont by the Flames on Sat
nrday Morning.
Shortly after IL o'clock Friday night
the tones of the fire bell startled the
sleeping town. a late goer had dis
covered flames in the millinery shop
one door east Of Cohen & Morow's Of
fee and gave the alarm, but too late to
stop the fire. 1t soon became evident
that the whole southeast corner includ-
ing the three story frame known as the
.Linder building" must go, and the
workers IN the crowd addressed them
selves to removing the goods and fur
niture. Fortunately there was little
wind blowing and what there was came
from the southwest. Four frame build
ings were entirely destroyed and the
brick building adjoining the south end
OF the Linder buildir 6 badly damaged.
This building was formerly the proper
ty of Miss Sue Baird, but now belongs
to the Prof. Seitz estate. The building
in which the fire started was little bet
ter than shanty. Mrs. Halls mIllin-
cry stock had occupied it but short
time. Cohen & Monow's Office had
been but recently thoroughly repaired
and second story added. This cor.
ner has been considered a fire trap for
a long time. The building between
the corner and Cohen & Morrow's Of
|fce has been used as butcher shop
for ten years We believe most OF
the furniture, machinery and stock in
this building was saved.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
| At the present writing the losses
have not been adjusted. On the mil
linery stock there was an insurance oi
lS12oo. Cohen & Morrow estimate
their loss in building, furniture and In
struments at 81, 900. Their insurance
on the building was $500 with Saoc
on contents. Henry Hannah's barber
shop several feet east of the burned
r buildings was damaged considerably
. by the heat. He carries an insurance
of $500. Schultz grocery store whlcl
f occupied the corner was insured a
$1,000, we understand his loss is plac
ed at $3.50. The Seitz building wa
> badly wrecked. There is a policy Oh
). it of $1,000. The upstairs was occu
pied by DR.. A. S. Pierce as an offic'
and residence, and the lower room
by Mrs. o. S. benson, as a nilliner'
store. The insurance on the mllllner
stock was 5000. Losses not yet ascer
e tanned. The next building south, own
n ed by Mr.. Hart was emptied ofits con
v tents, when it was thought that the ad
; joining building could not be saved
T. The FIRST story was occupied by MI
q Adams as a piano and organ room
: and, the second story by Mr.. Marina
n duke as dwelling.
4 There seems to be no question br
that the fire was the work of an incer
le diary, but so far no clue has been foun
N to the guilty party or parties. Afte
re the fire had pretty we'll exhausted itse
some of the boys got out Kirksville
prize elephant-the fire engine-an
much to the surprise of the crowd til
machine actually threw water quit
freely. With the engine on han
lg promptly and good supply of watt
sv the fire might have been conquere
~ before it reached the corner. Tt
:" Linder building and adjoining prope
'f ty was owned BY Mr.. E. Pierce, and "
t. learn that he had only 81 600 insu
ty ance on the whole.
.. The burned out parties have foun
): Other quarters as follows. Messe
u Cohen & Morrow have moved into Il
D. old City Hotel, Mr.. L. Schultz has S
ne cured one of the rooms under the M
-, sonic Hail on the north side for b
;" grocery stock, Mrs. benson occupI
III the Woods building, four doors nor
90 of Becktol & Snyder. The butch
at business of Davis & Co. has been COZ
at solidated with their shop two doc
n. south of the Savings Bank.
~ A very large crowd was out inclu
rs ing very many ladies' A numb
W worked herolcaIly to stop the fire
~ save goods, but there were a gre
II. many others who attended the exhb
:: ton on dead head tickets. Fortunate
!: =. no onewas seriously hurt, though son
IL narrow risks were taken. The Lind
a. building was three story frame and
vi vi the time of its erection in 1883, we b
10 lieve, was considered a fine buildir
for this country.