Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-08

Colbin < Co., loss $500, with only
$500 insurance.
j. y. Anderson cigar manufacturer,
loss $500, no insurance
c. Firestone, about 500 loss, fully
covered by insurance.
J.C. Corbin, had a loss of 81, 800, with
insurance of 1920.
Fred ii. Kuhn meat market and build
ing, loss $1,000 fully covered with IN
surance.
Jas. X. Houghton, loss $500, insur
ance 800.
r. =. Oglesbee, loss $500.
Ed Kuhn the tailor, $3.50, with $40
| insurance.
Geo Paul $500 total loss.
Chas. L. Drummond. loss 500.
Martin Erhndali lost $50, no insur-
ance
Plymouth Telegraph company, $i00
/. Lguer lost $3.50, insurance $500.
y. Corbn on barber shop fixtures
$500. insured for 5000.
SHORT STOPS.
Nit Guling did good execution in
getting the hose carts on the scene of
the ire.
Chief HUM was every where giving
orders and encouraging the boys.
If reports are true the engineer at the
water works was told three times to
give the fire alarm, and refused, owing
to the fact that he thought Watchman
Mead was only joking.
One of the sensational reports circu-
lated during the fire, was that Chief
Kuhn was buried among the falling
debris. Also that he had been struck
on the head with brick and knocked
senseless. The reports were not true.
Mrs. y. r.. Underwood, wife of Trus-
tee Underwood, furnished the liremen
with abundance Of hot coffee. 1t was
truly appreciated.
Ed Kuhn attempted to save some OF
his goods from the tailor shop, but only
succeeded IN securing a box of samples
Tie smoke being SO thick as to make
arv further attempt hazardous.
Fmestone, the harness maker, removed
his effects across the street into the
basement under T. Hogarth's grocery
store.
Harry Corbn thought the greater
portion Of his papers We're secure in the
safe, but he unfortunately forgot tc
lock it The previous night, and when the
safe was found the door was open and
the safe empty.
The Democrat office removed great
deal Of its stock from the second floor of
the building. preparing for an imerg-
ency, in ease the fire gained headway
among tie frame buildings on LaPorte
street.
Mayor Swinden was on the ground
helping in the good work.
The fire laddies looked like ship
wrecked sailors after severe storm
But they were ali in a good humor not
wi,hstanding the biting weather.
Some of the ladies who were gathered
at safe distance seemed to think 1t was
all right for the billiard parlor and sa-
loon to be destroyed, although they
claimed to feel badly in regard to the
burning of other lines of business.
If the readers of the INDEPENDENT
could figure the immense amount OF
hard labor wasted IN valuable papers
destroyed, III those few moments, Tues
day night, they would earn an enviablt
reputation as mathamaticians. There
were records that cannot be replaced
only by months of toll, and some that
can never be replaced.
Chief Kuhn was overcome by smoke
and heat, and was unconscious for q
short time, but soon went TO work again
with vim.
j. n. Filar, of hose company No. ?
had the llngerS OF MS lelt halu zDdull
frozen.
j. W. Hess the druggist was hurt 10y
being run over by hose cart. For a
time it was considered serious, but
though badly bruised, is all right.
While some claim that the fire did not
originate from the lamp, stating that
the lamp was burning after the fire had
been discovered, others say it had eX-
ploded.
The furniture belonging to Nicolay's
barber shop was removed from the base
ment yesterday, 1t is remarkable that
not one of the large mirrors were
broken.
The safe of c. Nj. Welch Il Co., on
being removed from the building found
the contents all right.