Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-10-23
UP IN SMOKE.
WeInoerger & HiIdebrandt's S
Ice House DESTROYED.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS FIRE

The Loss to the Firm and Also tn m.
Rock island Plow Company - The In
surance on the Property Work of the
Firemen - Cause of the Fire.
The alarm of fire yesterday after
noon st 2:30 o'cloc'. from box 13.
called the department to the vicinity
OF the Rock Island Plow company
works. where an ice house in the rear
OF the company's foundry was on
fire. The building belonged to Vein
berger & Hildebrandt. and was empty
at the time. Adjoining it was a
shed owned by the same firm. in
which were number of expensive
tools; in fact, all the i'm mpIements used
in lay-n in the ice harvest. and a
smaller ice house. owned hv the Rock
Island Plow company in which was
stored quantity of ice. All these
buildings were completely DESTROYED.
while considerable hard wood owned
by :he plow company was lost.
Ahe Oestroyeu property
The ice house was built by G.. F..
Lambert in 1888. and was SOxSO feet
in dimensions, and 80 feet high. For
the last 80 days it had been unoccu-
pied. The loss on the building is
$1,000. On the shed adjoining. and
in which We're stored the ice tools.
| the loss Is 5000, and the tools $500.
making a total OF 81, POO. The main
building was insured for $1,000. and
| the tools for $500, both in A. ID.
Huesing's agency.
The smaller building adjoining the
ice house belonging to the plow com
pany and used as an ice house was
also destroyed. 1t contained about
10 tons OF ice. Another building in
which were stored some plows and
| plow beams was also devoured by
| the flames. The lumber piles de.
stroyei consisted OF three carload.
OF 3-irch hard pine and about five
carloads Of 4-inch hard wood. hick-
| ory and oak, besides other little lum-
ber, making the plow companv's los,
about $1,000, part OF which is coy.
| cred by insurance.
| The Fire Department.
The fire is supposed 10 have had
its origin in 4 spark from sassine
| locomotive. and the building was al
| the mercy OF the flames when first
| discovered. The fire department
| made l. usual good time. and ChieI
| Brain soon had siN streams playing
on the flaming buildings. and sue
ceeded in preventing the fire spread
inc to adjoining property The fire
| served to demonstrate the necessity
for another company in the lower
end OF town. a well a. one up town
! Then our department would be com.
! plete. 1t i all right what there iS o.
! II and a tcw disciplined men are bet
ter than host OF Iarn over which
there j. no discipline. but the CHIEF
| should have had another company al
| his command yesterday. A. ii was
a mum pc:' OF eN-yolunteers turned in
and helped out. doing splendid work
An Oficiou- IndiNiduai.
| One outsider, who was assisting in
| fighting the flames. vouchsafed to
| give orders to the tiremen. where
upon Chief Brain gave him to un-
| derstand that he was in charge there.
The citizen felt highly indignant and
became abusive. The chief should
not waste time in arguing. under
such circum stances. but put such
people under arrest. There is a
wide difference between helping the
department out. and trying to run it.
Fire in Depot.
Fire broke out this morning in The
roof of The depot OF the r. l. X p. road
at Coal Valley. The young men of
the village formed n bucket brigade.
secured a ladder, and quickly sub
dued tie flames and prevented their
spread The flames presented an
angry appearance for few moments,
but through the promptnesS and eili-
cheney exercised, little damage was
done. II will not exceed $40.