Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-01-30
A $14,ooo.oo BLAZE !!
Marrow Escape for Morris.
Brick Walls Save the Business Part
Of Our City from Destruction.

On Friday last at about half-past
O'Clock in the evening the fire alarm
was given by the bell on the city
building, and it was soon learned thai
Judge Darling's building at the north
end of Atlantic avenue was on f1fe.
The firemen answered the call with
promptness and soon had the engine
on the ground, but owing to the freez-
ing of the water in the suction hose
the engine was prevented from rem
dering any service in putting out the
fire. No blame can be attached to the
engineer or firemen, as it was intense
| ly cold and the accident could not
well have been prevented. Had the
city provided a suitable engine house,
so that the engineer could "fire up"
in the building before coming out, ac-
cidents like the above would not oc-
cur,
| At the time of the fire good sized
blizzard was in progress, aud the wind
from the north was blowing at the
rate of at least 80 miles an hour, and
as soon as the flames broke out the
smoke, the flying cinders and snow
made it next to impossible to remain
on the avenue near the fire. Brands
of fire and cinders were swept down
the avenue in a frightful manner,
which with the bowling wind and
binding smoke, created the impress
sion that pandemonium was not far
away.
Seeing that there was no chance OF
stopping the progress of the flames
except by tearing down the buildings
already on fire and others in danger
of being burned, the hook and ladder
company and the citizens generally
commenced the work of tearing down
the buildings to the rear, and never
did men work with greater determl-
| nation or more effectively. 1t was
now perfectly apparent that unless
the brick walls OF the abstract and
First National bank building checked
the progress Of the flames, all of the
business houses on Atlantic avenue
would be destroyed. The four wood
en- buildings north of the abstract
building were destroyed, but those
brick walls stopped the progress of
the fire and the town was saved. Here
is an argument in favor of brick build
| lngs that can't be gainsald, and 1T is
hoped that there will never be another
wooden business house erected in the
city.
The following is list of the proper
ty destroyed, with its valuation and
the insurance on the same:
The fire originated in the building
owned by Judge Darling, caused by
defective chimney. The second story
was occupied as dwelling by F. M.
Heslcr; loss in household goods, $3.50;
no insurance. Loss of building. $4,000;
insurae for $500, in Hekla of Mad
ison, Wisconsin, and Queens of Liver
pool. The building contained $1,000
bushels of oats; loss $4,000; insured
for 81, 500, in German American, New
York, for $1,000; Home, New York,
81 200; Underwriters, New York,
1000; Queens, Liverpool, $1,000;
Commercial Union, London, $500.
Hugh Whiteley's building, used as a
laundry by Fred Bunnell. Total loss
of building, $1,000; insured in the
| Underwriters, New York, for $3.50.
BunnelI's loss, $3.50; no insurance.
F. E. Newell's building, total loss,
| $4,000; insured in German American
for 81, 500. Loss of stock, $500; no in
surance. There were in this building
$500 bushels of oats; loss, $4,000; in
sured for 81, 900; in Home, New York,
$500; Orient, Hartford, $500; Under
writers, New York, $500; Hekla,
Madison, Wis, $500. The upper story
of the building was occupied by An
cient Order of Hibernians, as lodge
room. Regalia and furniture saved
without material injury. Quite a
large number of dishes belonging to
the Catholic church society were des-
troyed.
DR.. Sutherland's building; loss,
$500; no insurance. III. T. Bevans,
attorney, occupied this building as an
office, but was fortunate enough to
remove his safe, library and Office
fixtures without doing much damage
to the same. Hank" says he don't
object particularly to moving, only he
don't fancy moving in such h of
q hurry.
Total loss on property described
above, $4,000; total insurance on
same, s9,950. All insured in Judge
Darling's agency.
Besides the above named losses the
abstract building was damaged to the
amount of $500; insured. The bank
building was slightly damaged, and
the printing material of the Sun office
was damaged 5000 or more by being
removed; insured. So the total loss
ny Luc AIS may w SuiCiJ oOotcN a.
$14 900, and had it not been for those
brick walls 1t would have been more
than fifty times that amount. All
hail, King Brick!
The finest teas ever brought to our
city may be found at the grocery store
of Hancock & Stebbins, ranging In
price from 25c. to Toe. per lb.
Litchfield News Ledger: On Mon.
day last we had the pleasure of plant
: ing about forty fine German carp III
: one of the prettiest little lakes IN the
county. and II good luck attends them
. 1t will be but q few years until we
7 will have some grand sport catching
: carp in that lake.
. Why not try the experiment o
!. nlantinp CARD IN some OF the Steven.