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

musketry. In another half hour the
walls of the once handsome Metropolitan
block were mass OF burning debris.
While the Metropolitan was still stand
ing, the. barn Of Banker William Lloyd.
further up the street, was discovered in
flames. Here again line of hose was
laid, but in the face of the fearful gale of
wind no power on earth could stop the
destruction. The barn was soon in ruins
and the magnificent residence Of Mr..
Lloyd, only few rods distant, shortly
Jared the same fate. The beautiful
grounds were burned over and the shade
trees either burned up or SO badly dam
aged that they will die. The scene at
this once beautiful property il indeed
distressing, so completely was the work
of destruction carried out. ..
James Herbert's neat little residence
and barn came next in the fires pathway,
and the ground is now bare where they
stood. From this point the flames jumped
over to Chas Mitchell's barn, and veered
enough out of their original course to
spare the homes OF H. Pearce, Sam
Wilder and Alderman Blood. During
the remainder of it's course to the river,
the fire consumed barns only-those of
! w. F. Hodge, Chas. Kurth and N. Fuld
completing the list of losses. Citizens
working ahead of the fire, together with
one hose company, prevented clean
sweep being made on the west side OF
the street by constantly covering ex-
posed buildings with water and confning
the flames to the barns where they be-
came ignited from flying embers. The
hook and ladder company also did effect
i've work in this line, their ladders play
ing an important part IN the stubborn
fight for mastery. Furniture was also
carried from many houses to places Of
safety, and lines OF men with wet blan-
kets kept beating out incipient fires on
lawns and sidewalks. These combined
agencies presented further spread Of
the conflagration IN that direction and
reduced the loss to comparatively
small figure.
Meantime the battle with the flames
was hottest up town, opposite the point
where they originated. Without detract.
ing from the credit due those who con.
tended with the fire in front, the firemen
who fought it on the flank are especially
entitled to praise for their work in pre-.
venting it's extension across the street,
for had it once devoured the row Of
wooden buildings from the Barnes block
to JuGd's photograph gallery, it would
doubtless have leveled everything on the
north side of the city. Here accompany
Of the fitemen concentrated their best ef-
forts, and while three of the four build
inRs were several times in flames and
were badly damaged, none Of them we're
allowed to burn down. All the furniture
was removed from the Barnes block, the
Lloyd tenement house. Mrs. Newhsuser's
residence and Judd's gallery, in snticipa-
ton of their destruction, but all the
buildings were saved. The Barnes block,
on the corner opposite the rink, was
scarcely damaged, 60 thoroughly did the
hose men drench it's heated front and
sides. The Lloyd building and Mrs. New
hsuser's home Jared somewhat worse, the
flames destroying the front OF each, and
the roof Of Judd's gallery looks today
IS If it had passed through lombard
ment from score Of heavy guns. The
heat was intense and the firemen worked
at great disadvantage, but by o'clock
they had extinRulshed the flames and
won victory. The timely arrival Of the
asylum hose company and the round
house men with additional lines of hose
turned the tide and saved the day.
Once under control, Chief Clough
placed the men of his department in
such positions that the fire could be kept
from doing further damage, and through
out the rest of the afternoon and even
ing streams were kept playing upon the
ruins in the burned district.
In response to a telegram from Lieu
tenant Gleason, informing him of the
fire, 1t. Col. Peake of the First regiment,
wired an order from Valley City for COM
pany H to come out and guard property.
The militia boys Immediately went on
duty and patrolled the streets through
out the night, assisting the regular city
authorities in preserving order and help.
ing citizens take care of their property.
The origin Of the fire is not clearly es.
tablished, but is supposed 70 have been
set by tramps sleeping in the loft OF the
old rlnk. 1t spread 60 rapidly that the
only wonder is that half Of jamestown is
not in ashes instead Of score Of build
ings only. The loss aggregates at least
s75, 900, but the actual loss to the city is
much greater, coming at this time when
there is q general business depression in