Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-08-17
'lity Of NJ. Conklin and stayed there last

night.
While carrying water to put ont fire
in the grass in the rear Of their lot, Mrs.
Geo. Hambly lost her gold watch. The
dwelling house caught fire from flying
brands three times. and it was only by
hard work on the part OF the bucket br,-
gade that it was saved.
| NJ. 9. Goodslll: My house was only
saved by the prompt action of the bucket
brigade. Would like to thank each man.
House caught fire three times and grass
also. Hook and ladder truck arrived
just in the nick of time. Didn't move a
thing out of the house.
A. Haight: probably lost about S.
worth of clothing in my room in the
Metropolitan. I grabbed most of my
clothes and ran. Saw Mr.. Ralph attempt.
ing to save his property and told him to
let it go. No time was to be lost in get
ting out Of the building.
Mrs. Muffet lost no part OF her millin-
cry stock in the Barnes block, although
the glass front was nearly totally des.
troyed. The stock WIS removed today
to the Doolittle block, pending read.
justment OF affairs. No stock was dam
aged either by fire or water.
Citizen: There is another fire trap in
the other old rink that is likely to cause
an even more disasterous Ere. Should
that catch fire, filed with all sorts of fire
material, the whole south side might be
burned out. The property ought to be
condemned and the danger removed.
The Metropolitan block contained the
following roomers, all under the charge
of l.. c. Ball aud wife, who took
care of tie building: Augustus Halght,
H. G. Ralph, Rev. Helen G.. Putnam
Geo. Newton, Cliff Doughty and En-
glneer John Herbert Of the electric light
plant.
Third Engineer Herbert of the Electric
Light Co., received severe burns, which
while not serious. will incapacitate him
for work for some time. His hands, fore
arms and face were badly blistered, caus
ing excruciating pain. He was taken t.
the Gladstone, and DR.. d. s. Moore
called in and his injuries alleviated.
The use of the Alert's office and plant
was rendered the Capital until they car
procure new quarters and material, and
Judge Stelnbach of Der Pionier' also
offered any assistance in his power tc
Warnock and Davidson. Judge War
mock says for the present they will moi
issue daily but the weekly will be ou.
as usual.
Judge Warnock says that owing to
what was considered the unusually safe
location of the Capital Office that theil
insurance had been cut down lately and
that not not to exceed $2,50O or $4,000
insurance was on the plant. Everything
is total loss except the books and files,
and there was none too much time tc
get out those.
W. F. Hodge: Moved everything in
my house out and back. Considerable
damage done to goods. Best suit o1
clothes stolen. Everything upside down,
and can't tell what else they got away
with. Clothes contained valuable papers
and memorandum books. II the fellow
will bring them back I'll gamble with
him for the suit.
Capt Ingraham: Will lose a good $4,000
over and above insurance. Lost every
thing; nothing saved but two or three
chairs Will have to wait some time be-
fore opening safe. When I went uI
to close the fire shutters the fire came in
the hotel in burst of flames from the
rink. The rink was one whole mass Of
flames inside. Think all the shutters
we're closed except in room 35.
G. l.. Judd's loss on his photograph
gallery will be from $500 to $500. No
insurance, rs building is on leased
ground. His entire stock Vas removed,
including safe, Many negatives were
ruined by being scratched. Mr.. Judd
expresses himself as being deeply
grateful to those who aided in the
work and rendered such valuable assist
ance in the removal OF his stock and FIX
lures.
Conductor Geo. Nelson was out on his
run and did not hear Of the loss of his
home until Mandan was reached. As
nothing could be done he took a regular
run back, arriving here at s o'clock this
morning. His horse, buggy, sulky and
harness were saved from the little
barn built in the rear of the house. They
were rescued just in time, as five minutes
after the barn was last entered it was q
mass Of flames.
J.L. Price: Lost nearly all clothing
and valuable papers in the Capital house.
Ny wife saved some Of hers and little Of
mine. Out about $500. just barely got
out of the building with our lives. Didn't