Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-08-17


Capital house, seven hundred feet away.
The barn contained six tons of hay and
was ablaze all over IN q minute after the
brand struck the building. AZ the same
time straw near Chas. Kirth's barn was
set on fire end that burned also. These
two burning, set fire to w. F. Hodges
barn, destroying it. Mr.. Hodges total
loss was $500. No insurance.
H. Pearce: Lost about $500 worth of
household goods. Moved nearly every
thing out in the street where it was
either burnt or damaged by water. If it
had remained in the house would not
have been ruined. House was afire sew
eral times. l wish you would thank the
firemen for me for the valuable work
and strenuous efforts they put forth IN
saving the house. If it had not been for
them would not have house today.
Henry Fisk, Mike Maroney, Frank
Scheiber, Dave Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank LEM and Mr.. and Mrs. Durkee,
who had rooms in the Barnes block.
saved their personal effects and moved
back into their quarters last night when
all danger was passed. Mrs. LEM is
away visiting ut present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Durkee were found pleasantly situated
today, as if nothing had happened to
hurry them into the street yesterday.
The Lyon house, at present occupied
by H. Pearce, escaped without scratch,
though hard work was necessary to save
it. All the household goods were moved
out and some damage done. The home
of S. E. Mattison was also spared, after
the furniture had all been carried out,
and Mr.. Hodges house was saved under
similar circumstances, though his barn
burned. Many others moved out of their
dwellings, not expecting the fire to be
stopped short of the river.
Napoleon LaBrasche and family spent
yesterday at Spirltwood lake returning
at about 9 o'clock last night. Their
first int;matlon of the fire was when
they reached the bluffs overlooking the
city. Neighbors fearing their house
would be burned removed nearly every
thing. Later in the day the household
effects we're piled back in. Very little
damaged was done articles. There was
no insurance on goods and Mr.. La
Brasche entertains grateful feelings for
the good will of his neighbors.
Henry Porter: Can't imagine how
that fire originated. No combustble ma
terials stored in. the rink. Nothing in
there but some chairs and old scenery.
No one, to my knowledge, was in the
building yesterday, for any purpose what
ever. Some time ago I was notified that
tramps we're in the building, but when
Policeman Draper and I went through
the building We found all Of the doors
and windows securely fastened. Last
Tuesday or Wednesday I was in the
building. Nothing wrong then. The
building cost about $4,000, insured for
$3.50.
The Newhouser building is a total
wreck upstairs. It was occupied by
Mrs. Newhouser and Mime Wolf, Morris
Beck, Louis and Ely We'll, Louis Me
meyer, Ed. Mcbride, Dave Allen, Mike
Lynch, Willis Smith, Max Hess and A.
G. Hansen. Considerable damage to
lower parts Of house was caused by
water. The We'll Brothers room is char
red inside and ceiling gone. This is the
case in several rooms. Loss is about
$500. Most of the goods in house we're
taken out. Fully covered by insurance.
Miss Minnie Wolf lost all her personal
effects.
The Alliance Hail Association lost all
of their Office furniture excepting large
desk, one chair, the letter-prees and book
and Mr.. Hills typewriter. There was a
small insurance on the furniture. All
the valuable books and papers we're in the
safe, but this will probably not be opened
for several days. Mr.. Hills stated that
all the notes of the association ere safe
in Lloyd's bank vault. F.B Fsncher
lost good folding bed, office desk and a
small amount of clothing. The Office of
the association has been relocated in the
Alliance Mortgage and Investment Co.'S
Office in Lloyd's bank building.
H.Blood: House caught fire four times
n. P. hose came down and saved my
house and Fuld's. Took everything out
OF the house. Big job TO replace things.
Took two minutes to get heavy desk
out and half an hour to carry it back.
While house Was full of people carrying
things OUT, saw man 60 to bureau
! drawer and commence to stuff things into
his pockets. He went down stairs end
over end. Thought broke his neck, but
haven't seen him since. Caught another
bum in act Of capturing stuff and went
for him. Went to drawer where my two
revolvers are kept and found both gone.
Next man I would have made lead mine
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