The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-11-12
QUITE A BLAZE.

QUITE A BLAZE, a.~
About three O'Clock on Sunday
morning, an hour when all healthy
persons are in ths soundest sleep of
the night, the new fire alarm Just put
in place in the village building. gave
out its first Call for the Fire Company
to appear for duty. The call was re-
sponded to with promptuess, and tho
hose, ladders, etc., were soon at the
scene Of danger. The fire broke out In
u barn on the residence lot Of W. r.
Post. When first seen, the flames
were issuing from the roof. which
would indicate that the fire began in
the hay loft. Two horses were in the
building, one belonging to e. .. DALEY
ESQ.,, and the other to Ivan Erickson
The horses were probably killed by
=. ssnhocation before the fire reached
their t,cdies, % stO souniI w. esId
Indicating their suffering. The Rre
soon enveloped the contiguous barns
Of Wm. Grono, d. e. Holmes and IL.
i. Torrance. BY the time the flames
reached the latter barn there was quite
u crowd of people on hand, but water
in the wells was scarce, and nothing
could he done to save it. The water
works, as yet were in the hands of the
contractors, and were not considered
rs ut all in shape for work, hut the
engineer, in twenty five minutes from
the tirst tap Of the bell giving the
alarm, had steam up, and had watar
forced into the hose attached to the
fire hydrants near the burning build
Ing. The water supply. though Sc
cured too late to save the barns, was
had just in the nick Of time to saye all
the dwellings contiguous. Two strong
and sufficient streams Of water, one on
each side Of the mass of flames, saved
the residences Of Messrs. Post, Tor
rance, Grono and Holmes. Five min
utes later and one or more of these
dwellings must have been destroyed.
1t is to be regretted, Of course, that
water could not have been III the tank
~
for instant use, but US it was, the
water-worEs saved ut least $4,000
worth OF property, thus more than
half paying for its cost. The new 6re
department did splendid work, con.
sidering all the difficulties under which
It did it's first work. This experience
satisfies all Of the need Of the water
supply system it coming none too soon
for the protection of Our city. We re-
j,ice that, in view Of the serious ex-
l"snre, the resultant loss is no greater.
The loss WIS hot less than $! 1000.
MUST ATTEND SCHOOL,.
The WortsinQton School Board gives
n"tiec IN -to~day's ADVANCE that
..cl'i!drrn Of school age, not sent to
school by their parents or guardians,
vii! be compelled to attend. or show
Cause sufficient to Justify their non
attendance. We hnpe that the num-
her Of parents or guardians neglecting
the most obvious duty. of educating
the youth for whom they are RESPONSE
bie is not very large in this commuui-
ty. But, judging from the number of
boys running about the streets in
school hours, there are S)me who are
either truants, deceiving those who
have the care Of them, or who are H.
lowed to idle away the time in which
the elements Of an education must ',e
secured. Not only are these idlers and
street roamers wastil & time and op.
portunity, but some of them are max
ing rapid progress in vice and crime.
The good people Of Worthington ought
to sustain, and doubtless will sustain
the School Board in enforcing the law,
which aims only at the welfare Of the
youth needing the benefit of the school,
and Of the community ut large. The
man, or woman, who has the care of
children of school age, who interposes
any objections or obstructions, in the
way of enforcing this law, is far from
being good neighbor, or good citi-
zen. The parent or guardian, who
neglects to send his or her children to
school, in the absence of the most im-
p"rative reasons, is very remiss in
duty. It is for the good of the child
rem who can not prosper in life with
out education, and for the parent and
guardian, as we'll as the whole CON-
munity, that this wise and humane
law should be fully enforced. Let all
cordially and firmly cooperate with
the School Board ard the officers of
the law.
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