Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-19
A PREY To THE FLAMES.
The Business House Of SjH0gldOTf &
NfStGT Partially Destroyed.
The CaniieId Clothing Company the
Greatest Losers by the Fire.

1t was only two weeks ago that Omaha
was visited by disastrous fire causing a
partial loss of Hers distillery. Last
night the department was again called
out to fight the destroying element whose
progress was checked and overcome only
after the loss of several thousand dollars.
At exactly ten o'clock last evening an
alarm was turned in from box 43 by
James Baird who discovered fire in the
third and fourth stories of the Stuben.
dorf building on the northwest corner of
Eleventh and Douglas streets, The fire
when first seen was In the northeast cor
ner of this structure and by those who
were early on the ground and are sc.
quainted with the building it is thought
when first discovered it had made its
way already through the
FLOOR OF THE FOURTH STORY.
50 soon as the department arrived AS.
sistant Chief Galligan and two fremen
went up in the elevator to the fourth
story, already filled with smoke, but
being unable to endure the suffocation
beat hasty retreat by their means of
ascent. His visit, however, to this part
of the building enabled them to locate
the fire. and the efforts of the depart
ment were accordingly turned in that
direction. The dense and sitting smoke
prevented the fremen from working as
they otherwise would. but three
lines of hose were finally carried
up into the third floor. Here
hole was cut through the ceiling and
the pipes carried into the fourth story
where effective work was done. After
these three streams had played for some
time on the flames and almost subdued
them, some one apparently without
orders
OPENED THE WINDOWS.
and the fire for some time again became
uncomfortable. Extension ladders were
then put up on the outside of the build
ing to the fourth story and two lines of
hose carried up. Five streams then
played on the fire which was entirely
overcome in short time.
This building which was four. story
one and built only last year was erected
by ,Stubendorf & Nester at costof about
$35, 600. A part of the ground floor and
cellar were used by them as wholesale
liquor house and cigar store. The re-
mainder of this story was occupied by
Fatty Glenn as a saloon. The second
and third stories were unoccupied. The
fourth floor and where the greatest loss
falls was used by the Garfield clothing
manufacturing company as a store house
Office and manufactory. Here about
THIRTY GIRLS AND CHILDREN
were employed In the manufacture of
overalls and overgarments OF all kinds.
The north side, and where the fire
worked the greatest loss, was the manu-
ufactory, number of sewing machines,
other articles used by the employees and
small portion of the stock. These will
probably be total loss. The south side
was used as storage room of the manu-
factured goods which are damaged only
slightly from the spray.
The property on this floor was owned
by G G. Eldridge, of Sabula, Iowa, and
G. w. Garfield of this city. 1t is
thought their loss will be from 1000 to
$4,000, fully covered by insurance.
Neither one of the gentlemen was in the
city last night, Mr.. Garfield being out
on business trip over the Iowa roads,
having left the city Monday night. He
was telegraphed at Sabula of his loss.
The manufactory was started only last
spring and has been doing fourishing
business, keeping as high as five men on
the road good share of the time. Mr..
Garfield, who is an energetic man, it is
will again start up his business.
T1o 30 AL1 L,,.ll.,,o, -. l.,
estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
This also is fully covered by insurance.
The damage to the goods of Stubendorf
& Nestor is not great, being the wetting
of their stock of cigars.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The fire, it is presumed, originated
from small engine standing In the
northeast corner of the fourth floor and
used to furnish motive power to run the
sewing machines. The CRATES, it is
thought, burned out, and the fire falling
out on the floor started the flames.