Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-05-19
ANOTHER VISITATION OF FIRE.
The Baily and Kinney Building With
Most of the Stock Burned.


disastrous it was enough. About
12 O'Clock Officer Tourtillotte dis.
covered fire in the California Fruit
store on Broadway, which was kept
by James Lee. 1t had made such
headway that its origin is not
known. Alarm was Immediately
given and the fire department
promptly responded and did effective
work. The fire was in a wooden
row the next building occupied by
L. E. McNairy adjoined it closely
and it was of course very difficult to
keep the fire out of that building,
After water had been being thrown
on about half an hour a piece oi
machinery OF the ter w orks broke,
the crank Of the pump. And with
less Of water the fire made some
gains. After awhile, however,it was
obtained by means Of the machinery
at the big saw mill and the
fire was brought under control
The building occupied by James Lee
is about wholly destroyed and that
by McNairy suffered a partial de-
struction. The building occupied by
James Lee was owned by Mrs. Kin
ney. The other occupied by McNairy
was owned by Thomas Bailey.
The Bailey building was insured
for ST 900, 5000 being in the German
ia, of New York, and $500 in the
Niagara, OF the same city. The Kin
ney building was insured for $500 in
the American Fire company OF Phil
adelphia.
James Lee had $1,000 Insurance,
$500 on stock and fixtures and $500
on household goods, all in the
American Fire of Philadelphia.
L. E. McNairy was insured for $4,000
on household goods, stock and
fixtures. Five hundred was in the
London & Lancaster Company, $500
In theMechanics Of Milwaukee, and
$500 in the Western Assurance, of
Toranto Mrs. A. E. Taylor who
occupied a part of the upper story
with Mr.. McNairy's family had an
insurance OF $3.50 on household goods
in the Germania.
The aggregate insurance ON build
ings stock and fixtures is $4.7O0.
Geo. LaFond is agent for several OF
the companies that sustained losses.
James Lee and sister were away
in attendance upon a party on. the
other side of the river when the fire
occurred and nothing was saved. In
the building occupied by McNairy
the loss is only partial.
FIRE NOTES.
The hose of the chemical burst last
night and occasioned some difficulty
and delay.
Anthony Raymond and Fred
Stewar rt sustained some slight cuts at
the fire. They We're Youtzthis morning,
however.
Mrs. Kinney will probably soon
build a brick store on the lot owned
by her. Her son, Mr.. Staples, stated
this morning that she intended to
remove the building in the fall and
build a brick one.
The pump at the water works
station is a double cylinder one, and
within half an hour after the accident
was ready for work again on one
side. The accident was not a serious
one, except as to the time it occurred.
Had the water pressure been con
stantly maintained the damage
would been very slight outside the
building in which the fire originated
TIE members of the department did
their work in the usual efficient man.
ner.
The wisdom Of the city council in
ordering an extension of it's mains t.,
the Pine Tree company's plant was
shown last night, when their pump
was called into service during the
temporary disability of the Electric
and Water company's machinery
No other city of it's size in Minnesota
is so we'll prepared for any emer-
gency in case OF fire as Little Falls.