Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-06-18
HOT MIDNIGHT FIRE,
Ira Erb's Finishing Lumber
Burns Up.
IT Is THOUGHT TO Be INCENDIARY.
The Foundry Loses Its MOlds,
Engine House, Blacksmith
Shop, etc.

Shop, etc.
AT about ILLS p. M. Jacob Sutter,
d truck driver who lives on the flat
below the foundry, was awakened
by the intense glare that came into
his east bedroom window. He
looked out and saw fire burning
briskly in the lumber behind the
sash and door factory and the foun-
dry. He cried the alarm of fire
loudly and it was soon taken up,and
in moment the big bell was calling
the department and the people out.
AT first when discovered the fire
was of but small proportions, but in
stantly, the entire lumber yard, in
Guiding lumber, sheds, and wood
piles, on the alley, and the engine
house and blacksmith shop were one
seething mass of flames.
Lines of hose were quickly laid
from the hydrants at the corner of
State and Front and Court and
Front streets. After due time streams
were obtained through these lines of
hose, and effective work was done.
The wind was from the west, but
veered to the southwest, kindling a
blaze on nearly every roof in the
block. 1t ran along the sheds and
crawle:, over and through the piles
of lumber aud was soon eating its
way into the Intervals of the brick
building which encloses the sash
and door factory. The rear frame
sheds, engine room, blacksmith shop,
platforms and great cords of molds
and patterns burned quickly.
| The flames made no furthur prog
ress as soon as the fire department
was able to get at work. The boys
worked nobly,as they always do,and
IN spite of the adverse circumstances
soon had the flames within bounds.
The steamer Hoag, moored at her
dock. sent long line of hose up
from the river and lent material as
sistance in fighting the fire out OF
the slab wood and saving the build
ings on Water street.
AT one time it looked as If the
whole block was doomed. The
flames crawled upon the Cottage" "
Pogue's house and the house occu'
pied by Mrs. Livermore, across the
alley, all fronting on Court. The
fire was not hot everywhere else,
but here it was severe. The out
buildings burned and with favor
ing wind carried the blaze and
brands to the main buildings Here
CapitaPs hose team and line from
the hydrant, assisted by the hook
and ladders and the buckets, stayed
the progress of the fire. The kitchen
was burned off the Cottage and the
small building used as al annex tc
it. on the east. The Pogue building
and Livermore house lost nothing
but some sheds, while the Cottage
was quite badly damaged.
One line Of hose played out
through the east door of the sash
factory, as soon as the fire began
creeping into that building.
If is claimed that the lack of Watel
on the start was caused by attaching
to an old and defective hydran'
which is fed by three inch main
The water company people say
pressure of 90 pounds was main
tanned from the start and no steam
was used.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Ira Erb's loss will reach $4,000
His lumber and mouldings wer'
insured for $500.
j.. F. brakes loss to the foundry
will reach 5000 1t is covered bJ
$4,000 in the State, Imperial anc
Lion.
Jonathan Stalger, who owns the
Cottage aud the house next east o
IL. is damaged to the extent OF $1,000
Roth houses are insured in the stale
the smaller one (house and contents
! for $1,000. The Insurance fully GOV
ers the loss.
Mrs. Anna Forsy the's house, oc
cupied by NJ. f. Pogue, was also ID
sured in the State; contents also
The damage is $3.50.
III. Stapleton's double house !
insured in the State for S4Oo; Sigh
damage.
b. f. Drake's two houses "er
insured in the State; little damage
NOTES.
C. A. Beach Was struck on ID
head with an AK aud received dar
ueroua wound. He Is suffering II
tensely today, II is believed iha
n hi. skull ia broken, and that lie
!, suffering from IA confusion OF ID
. brain. Mr. Beach has been deliI'o'
nearly all day, aud his friends thin
70 IL case of train fever.
81 Jos. schindler had a ladder Ia