Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-12-16

! tools were saved. Among the things
which were lost was the new dental
chair, which arrived but few days
ago. Dr. Wright estimates his loss
at no less than $500.
Miss Nellie La Rochelle was anoth-
err of the unfortunate occupants OF
the building. She had her dress MAX
ing parlors on the second floor in the
rear. Unfortunately for her, how
ever, she was not able to save many
of her things Her loss will be
covered by 5000.
Mrs. Cardinal had rooms on the
second floor and her loss will be
almost total. The loss is estimated
in that of Mr.. Cardinals.
There were a number OF other oc-
cupants of the building who lost
most of their belongings. w. A.
Tremblay had several hundred dol
lars worth of furniture and a valu-
able wardrobe on the second floor,
but saved nothing. His whole time
was devoted to attempting to ex-
tinguish the fire and saving the goods
from the first story.
Frank Beatty, bookkeeper for the
Riverside Milling company, had a
room in the building, and was one OF
In SYssf To Tp,C, OF
tempting to save his own possessions
he turned his attention to saving
the property of others, and rendered
valuable assistance.
William Wetzel was another who
did good work. He also room in
the building and lost about all he
possessed with the exception of what
he managed to put on his back when
the fire was first discovered.
S. Burton, the cigar manufacturer,
moved his his stock across the street
at an early hour. He had several
hundred dollars worth of tobacco in
the basement which could not be
moved, and which was badly dam
| aged.
Much praise is due to the firemen
for the work which they did. The
members all turned out as promptly
as possible at the first alarm and did
all that was possible. The weather
was So cold that the water soon
froze. and it was not long before all
those on duty looked more like NOV
ing iciclcs than human beings. They
stood to their work despite the cold
and did good work in preventing the
fire from spreading to the adjoining
buildings, although it was beyond
their power to prevent the damage
which was done.
At one time it looked as if they had
the fire under control before the loss
was as serious as it turned out to
be. They were correspOndingly
encouraged but the flames worked
up between the partitions and broke
out in fresh place.
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be termed Il hot one. There was no
fierce bursting forth Of the flames.
but on the contrary the flames slowly
but surely worried their way through
I the entire building. As soon as it
made it's appearance in one part of
the building, and it had been subdued
there, it would break out in a fresh
place No blame can be attached to
the department in any way for not
distinguishing the flames for the
reason that it was what is termed a
''blind' fire, the hardest posi- Die
kind which the firemcn have to
contend with.
Mr.. Cardinal was the only one who
carried any insurance. He had
$1,000 with George LaFond, $1,000
being with the Western Insurance
company, of Toronto, on household
goods, and a like amount with the
Niagara, on the building. Victor
Schallern had 81 ,275 in the Norwich
Union on fixtures and Paul Gaethke
had $4,000 placed with the -Etna. on
the building and with the st. Paul
Fire and Marine on stock. This
makes the total insurance 1925.
The appearance OF the ruins this af-
tcrnoon is anything but picturesque.
The roof is entirely burned off. and
the rear portion of the second floor
fallen into the basement. Black and
charred timbers and pieces Of iurni-
ture are on all sides. The still
smouldering ruins, covered with ice
and water made a sad spectacle of
what was one of the handsomest
blocks in the city yesterday.
The water supply this morning
was inexhaustable. At one time
there were seven streams playing
upon the building. Even with that
number the pressure was more. than
i sufficient to throw the streams over
the building. Two men had all they
: could do to hold the nozzle OF the
hose. AS it was, in one or two
instances TIL, hose got away from
: them. For over six hours the
pressure was maintained at the
: point desired by the chief. .-
Chief LaFond handled his men
, with ability and directed the streams
where they could do the most good
! George r. Kuntz, special agent o.
| the Phoenix Insurance company .o
J. Hartford, Conn, who was in the
l city this morning speaks in the most
5 encouraging manner Of the way il
t which the fire was handled, and o
4 the pressure maintained by thu
K Electric & Water company.
u NOTES OF THE FIRE.
Wilcox proposes to start in bust
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