Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-12
A BIG BLAZE.
Coal Valley Indulges In a sert of Con
fagratt0n---The Village Loss,
Insurance Etc


Coal VALLEY, Oct. 12-The heaviest
fire that has ever visited this place oc-
Cured last evening about $50 O'Clock.
An old gentleman was lighting the lamps
in Clusters OLD saloon building As he
reports, the chandeliers fell to the floor,
and the explosion set fire to the building
When it was discovered, all efforts were
made that could be to extinguish the
flames, but to no avail. The building
stands opposite the r. l. & P. depot,
within about forty feet of ii. C4ughey's
dwelling house on the west, and adjniu-
ing lot of frame buildings-abouJ six
in number-besides several old stables in
the rear. The heat was very great. The
wind was blowing toward the r. l. u P.
depot, and it was with great difficulty
that it was saved-only By the exertions
of the agent. Del Morgan. Mr.. II.
Caughey's house was saved By the exer>
tons of its occupants. Two frame
houses were owned by Mrs GuiSler and
Peter Mulvaney. They were very dry
aud the flames extended rapidly over
them, and in an hour they were most
ly consumed The furniture was near
lv all taken out of the buildings that
were burned. The occupants were Mrs.
Guisler, David Moran and Peter Mulvan
ey. On east of the burned buildings stands
L. B Thomas brick stove house; it was
occupied by Battersby & Sons Us general
merchandise store. Here the fire was ar
rested as it has a link roof but il
was thought it could not be aud the
goods were taken out, which are dam
aged considerably Mr.. Carghey also
toUk the furniture out Of his house. and
it IS damaged greatly.
The Rescue hose boys from Rock
Island came nut, but the flames were well
extinedishea wbea they arrived, but
under the. liant Caiet Frank Knox.
they put the machine 10 work and did
good Job in drowning out the smould-
ering ruins All OF the neIchbors did
nobely in helping to arrest the flames
Battersby s Sons ane red with
with Loosely & Co, for si.5a@ and
with E. W Hurst for So 500, in all S4,>
600 The stock was worth about $lh,
900; the value of the burned t.. ZIG
is about 81 600; the owners lose about
an equal amount, $500 each. 1t IL 4
for them as their homes are destG
Caughey's damages are considerable.
The building was the one that the fall
election was to have been held in. 1t
will be changed to the Odd Fellows and
Masonic hall. One election notice was
burned, bat new ones will be posted
noting the change
The ringing of the bell in the Rescue
hose house was the first intimstioa in
this city of the conhagration shat was
going on at Coal Valley The boys 0f
this company turned out promptly and
were reinforced by members of the 0.uer
companies and with the Rescue cart and
the city fire engine proceeded to the R
|. & P. depot, where Superintendent
Sudlow had a train in waiting to convey
| Chief Knox and his men to Coal Valley.
| The intelligence was first received here at
$50; at 7:25 an engine and fiat car with
Engineer Perry at the throttle was in
readiness, aud at $50 just an hour after
the news was received, the Rock Island
iremen were at Coal Valley. The fire
was under good Roadway when the Rock
Island company arrived but the fremer
from this city were not long in CONTROL
ing it, and at o. clock this morning Ie,
turned to the city.
BARN BURNED.
| The alarm from the Seventh ward al
7:05 this morning was occasiOned by thl
burning Of a barn near Augustana col
lego on Seventh avenue. The barn wa.
used by the Union Street Railway com.
pany as quarters for the hill horses
but all were gotten out safely. Though
the building was totally destroyed
the Gilpin hose company arrived il
lime to rescue adjoining property
The barn was a new one and vaiuei
at 800. Several barrels of gasoline oi
were burned, together with paint, har'
coal and other goods stored within. TIL
Gables started for the fire, but the GilFin
had two streams playing on the bnildin
and were doing all that could be done. s.
the company turned back The origin o