The Lamar register., 1890-07-12
ALL PUBLIC RECORDS SAVED.
CAUSE OF THE FIRE UNKNOWN.

About four o'clock Thursday af
ternoon several parties saw smoke
issuing from the door at the foot of the
stairs in the Athletic Club room and
| Immediately gave the alarm of tir"
/ In a few moments a large crowd had
gathered in front of the building and
in ten minutes from the sounding of
the alarm aud Just as the flames were
bursting out of the side of the build
ing, the fire company had the hose
4 in position ready to throw water
Everyone supposed that The fire
would be put out in short order. hut
owing TO repairs that were going on
at the engine house there was not
enough water To throw large
stream, and the boys had TO give mp
and turn their attention To saving
all they could. A strong wind WAS
blowing from the south aud the fire
soon swept 10 the north end of Main
street tsking everything i'll lis track.
Its coarse TO the south was slower
and plenty of time was given to re-
move all the personal property IN the
/ buildings and the records in the land
office and County Clerks office.
! Willing hands assisted at this work.
and nothing that WAS movable in any
of the buildings WIS left. After all
the property had been carried off the
hook and ladder company aided h,
the citizens tore down the Clerks
Office and III the opening south of il
made n stand against the fire. The
water works beng in good running
order by this time they succeeded IN
stopping the fire although for - long
time it looked doubtful. The fire
company and citizens were out in
force and all worked hard. and it
vas only through their united and
determined endeavoIs that The re,
mainder of the property on the north
side was saved Had tlie fire ever
crossed from where it WAS 10 Det.tei
hotel nothing could have stopped it
till it had cleared mp that entire Sec
ton of our city. The origin of the
g.. &c rrLn,v.p hut =, u, su,,,,sa,I
that lighted match or cigar was
carelessly thrown among the papers
in the closet in the Athletic Club
rooms. Nine building in all w-r,
DESTROYED and the loss will H.. about
$50, 900 with only Sl.S00 insurance.
The losses and insurance were Dis.
tributed rs follows: Judge Chai-
eayne's loss ST. .oeO. no in>urnnc,.;
Fred Schmidt's loss So 900. no insur-
ance, Andrew kornman's loss So
600. no Insurance; NJ. II Thomas
loss 5000, no insurance; +. II.
Shrock's loss IS 900. Insurance. 5000;
Geo. Thes' loss 81 900, To Insurance.;
Goodale q Cooper block los, So 900.
insurance 5000; bakery loss 81 QUO.
no insurance.
NOTES:
Faith III the water works made
people slow about insuring.
Notwithstanding The intense heat
of the day and the fire W.. have heard
Of no cases of prostratiou.
Mr.. A. Derter had the pleasure OF
moving back into his hotel. He
moved out rather hnrriedly.
A large number OF visitors were
in town ard deserve the thanks of
our people for the wo,k they did.
Several insurance policies ran nut
only two or three days before the
fire. One expired AT noon Thursday
Had The water got as lively n
move on itself as did The french,
$50 would have covered the damages.
Every member Of hose company
and hook al d ladder company de.
serves special pralse for his gallant
work
Some things cap make even "A
county official losp his dignity The
Board Of Eqnallxii'oH adjourned
Thursday AFTERNOON without Tho for
malIty of a motion.
! Under the provisions of the new
pension law over three hundred