Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-30

j. Simison's store, value $l,oOU, III
sured 81 900.
The Mcdonald block, value 200
insured $4,000.
Knapp, Burgess & Edwards saloon,
value 81, 200, insured 81 500.
The Buad or Herald block, value
So 600, insured $500.
The occupants of the building with
their losses estimated by themselves
and others were as follows:
Ivey Il Webb, merchandise, $500.
There are "a, 500 insured on their stock.
DIR. |. f. Crane, dentist office and
residence on second -four of the Lewis
building. Loss $500, covered by insur-
ance.
Wiley & Needham, groceries, pro-
visions and meat dealers. Loss about
50, 500, insurance $1,000.
j. H. Baldwin, jeweler. Loss about
800, covered by insurance.
Stone x Hassell, druggists. Loss
about $500. No insurance.
]. Simison, harness maker. Loss
about $500, fully insured.
John Jeide, merchant tailor. Goods
nearly all safely carried out. Loss say
$50.
f. f. Mccoy, general merchant in
Mcdonald block. Loss probably $1,000.
Insurance on stock $500.
Dir. S. L. Hassell, office fixtures IN
Mcdonald block. Loss about 81 200,
which was the amount of his insurance.
j. Arthur, lawyer, in Mcdonald
block. Loss about 81 900. Insurance
800.
Mrs. S. Mitchell dressmaker, in Nc
Donald block. Loss about $50.
Knapp, Burgess & Edwards, saloon
keepers. Loss about $500. Covered
by insurance. Goods mostly saved.
The Grant County Herald. Loss
$1,000. Insurance So, 500.
Henry Ressemeyer, harnessmaker.
Loss $500. Insured.
The second floor of the Budd block
was occupied by the Masons, Work
men" Good Templars, Tom Cox
Post G. A. RS, and "Woodmen. All
their effects were total loss, except q
desk and some small matters belonging
to the g. A. r. Post, got out by Dick
Huflil The Masonic hall .was pretty
well furnished. Their loss is probably
$500 to $500 The Good Templars
owned an organ, carpet and small
amount of furniture.
Ivey Il Webb's store building was
damaged perhaps to the amount of
5000.
Hurley, Hyde & Hyde, smiths and
wagon makers, had their building con-
siderably damaged. The north wall of
the Budd block fell upon ii and crushed
in sections of the roof. Here deter
mind stand was made to arrest the fur
thur progress of the fire. The small
buildin occupied by Ressemeyer had
been nearly pulled out before the FIRE
reached it. The fire engine and the
bucket brigades then kept drenching
the roof of the Hurley building and by
effort it was kept from
catching fire until the flames from the
burning buildings subsidized. The stock
inside of the wagon shop is damaged
10y water, but the fire got no Hold here.
The Hurley building and Greene's
livery stable and the stables and build
ings in the rear of the Wright and
Wagner houses were in constant dan
ger from the time that Mrs. Reeds
barn was thoroughly in flame. From
This building the draft carried thousands
Of sparks and in instances embers half
the size of ones hand, eastward to the
roofs of the stables and into the Wright
House and Wagner House. Sparks
were carried two blocks away and light
ing on the houses of w. Star and S.
Harrison endangered their houses. |
Persons had to maintain positions on
The roofs of the shops and stables and
keep constantly throwing water over
hem. Had they not done so the half
Of Lancaster would have been in flame,
burning all at one time. The Wright |
House would have caught fire in the
if the firemen had not kept |
lousing them with water. These were
Ill on the windward side-only gen.
lie west-south-west wind was blowing.
West of the fire it was by the greatest
effort that Mrs. Reeds house was saved,
rom catching fire from reflected heat.
The windows in Ivey & Webb's store
we're burned ont, being fixed in this
way. No sparks were carried in this
direction,
The total loss foots up about S35, 900.
There will be realized out Of it probably
I'D 500 in insurance. !