The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-11-10
WOODEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED BT FIRE.
Valiant Work ny the Yakima Fire
DePRFGment-The People show
Their Appreciation.

About eight O'Clock on Saturday morn.
ing Of last week, a Gre broke out 10 the
row OF frame buildings on the corner oil
First and A streets. There was high
wind at the time and fear WAS felt that
the flames could not be confined within
any reasonable limit, but the fremen
were promptly ut hand and worked with
visor and judgment. 1t is supposed that
the fire started in the store Of Mrs. W.
II. LETTERS, but this is not definitely
known. When the alarm was sounded
there was only the usual household pres
sure from the water-works and az ex.
citable Young man who was sent TO the
central Office to telephone to the power
house for more pressure, snap oed the
bell cord and word had to be sent by q
messenger on horseback. lie made good
time, however, and soon four streams oil
water were playing on the flames. The
fire was stopped before reaching the
building occupied by Fisher & Mabry. in
fact the building occupied ny Mrs. May
was not entirely DESTROYED and the adj
iustment Of insurance was made on the
basis Of its not being total loss. Much
admiration was expressed for the splen'
did work done by the fire department
and certainly the boys deserved the credit
they received.
The following are the losses and insur'
ance: H. L. Walen, boots and shoes,
loss $l,2UO; insurance $500; Mrs. L. J,
May, merchandise, $500; no insurance
Fred Drury, ieErlry, $1,000; no insur'
ance; Herke & Cannon, candies, $3.50
fully insured; Charles Harris, mcrchan.
disc, 5000; $3.50 insurance; Mrs. W
H. LETTERS, millinery, 81 ,4OO; $3.50 insur,
ance; MacCrimmon, Needham & Mas
tiers, building $1,000; insurance 500
MRcCrimmon, Needham 4 Bingswanger
building, $500; insurance 1900; X
Strobach, building, $500; insurance $3.50
The insurance adjusters have been herr
this week and the settlements made havt
been generally satisfactory. While Mrs
May did not loose much Of her stock i
was considerably damaged and the los
will be severely felt. Fred Drury, whost
loss was about a thousend dollars, haC
recently moved here from Utah and haC
opened up his goods in MacCrimmon 4
Needham's office.
So pleased were the citizens with tn,
work Of the fire ladies that when San
Chappell circulated a petition for tho de
pleted department fund $3.50 wa
cheerfully subscribed, and Henry Otter
whu was missed by Mr.. Chappell, after
wGrds sent in his check for $40 to the de
partment. The subscribers we're:
Chappell & Cox, IS; Lombard & Hors
ley, IS; Unger & MulIigar, IS; schot
Bros, IS; C. E. McEwen, IS; Fechter 1
Ross, IS; H. J. Kuechler, IS; Ward Bros.
s.; Walton & Anterior, Is; J. NJ. Hen
derson, 81; J. ]. Carpenter, IS; Shardlov
& Mcdaniel, IS; J. A. Taggard, IS; J
Metzger, 81; Popovich & Short, s. Ston
& Greene, IS; Fred Pennington, IS;
II. Dills, $3.50; Yakima National Bank
&5;W. L. Steinweg,$5; J. NJ. Baxter, $3.50
W. H. Chapman & Co., $3.50; Yakim
Soda Springs Co., $3.50; Smelling & Ma
her, $3.50; H. A. Griffin, $3.50; Pete
Bellies. $3.50; NJ. G. Wills, $3.50; Jan
eck's Pharmacy, $3.50; Walker & Red
mon, 5000; Kay & Lucy, 81; Alex r
Sinclair, $3.50; s. J. Lowe, 80; VIM. H
Redman, 81; Fred Parker, $3.50; Ed
Whitson, 8; John Bartholet, $3.50; W
II. Kershaw, $3.50; Dudley Eshelman
81; Willis Thorp, $3.50; The Elite, 81
E. NJ. Reed, 81; E. B. Marks, $3.50 W
+. Prosser, 81; Cash, 80; Henry Dittei
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