The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-01-11
A had Fire.
On Sunday night last about SIS Ere
broke out in the Scion block at the
corner Of Fifth street and Cumming

On Sunday night last about SIS IRE
broke out in the Scion block at the
corner Of Fifth street and Cumming
avenue, West End, and before the fire
department could check the flames the
building WAS almost totally destroyed.
The fire which started in the part
occupied by Samuel Edelstein with a
grocery store, was discovered by Patrol
man Brenner who was standing on the
corner near the building. The first in
timation which he had OF any fire was a
burst of flames and smoke from the
front part of the building and in a
moment the whole of that part of the
structure was a mass of flames. The
officer ran to the fire alarm box at the
corner of Lamborn and Fifth but when
he attempted to turn in an alarm he
found the box was out of order and
would not work. He then sent in an
alarm from the patrol box and the pat
rol responded promptly, but of course
could do nothing toward checking the
fire. About ten minutes later the Off
Ger succeeded in turning in an alarm
but by the time the departing Mt arrived
nothing could be done to save the burn
ing structure. and the department
turned their attention to the protection
OF adjoining property. A strong wind
vas blowing and the saloon building
kept by Peter Nelson, on the corner
adjoining the burning building caught
fire several times and his stock of dry
goods" was removed, but by hard work
on the part of the fire department the
building was saved. The boarding
house kept by Mrs. Peterson also had
Il close call but escaped however, with
only Sigh. damages.
The block was owned by Postmaster
Thomas +. Scion and was valued at
5000 with only about 81 800 insurance
The upper portion was occupied by
flats and everything is total loss. The
store rooms were occupied by Edelstin' 8
grocery with a large stock, Louis L.
Halls shoe store and Packard sisters
millinery store. Thos. j. Scion and
family, nephew of the owner Of the
building and the family Of Ole Weldon
we're in the upper story.
The losses As reported by the Tele-
gram of Monday are Is follows;
Thomas F. Scion. Scion Block, loss
5000; insurance 81 600
Samuel Edelsteln, groceries. loss S.
500; insurance, 5000.
Samuel Edelstein, feed department,
loss $500; no insurance.
Misses Packard, millinery, loss $500,
insurance $500.
Miss Florence Brown, dresemaking,
no insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Piersult. househol
eoocs. no insurance.
hold goods, no insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jsrdesn. household
goods, no insurance.
Joseph kreiziger, personal effects.
I. J. Scion, household goods, no in
suranCe.
Ole Welden, household goods, no in
surance.
Miss Brown the dressmaker, vino was
in the same store with the Packard sis
ters, is in Duluth today and has not es-
timated her loss. Much of her stuff
was carried out and is scattered about
IN the various houses near the fire
Pierault and Jardean are both rivet-
ers at the barge works and lose all they
had. The former has two children and
the latter three, who have no clothing
to wear. aurdoan but few days ago
brought his family up from Chicago.
l.. f. Halls loss is slight, he having
moved out everything Of value some
ago
Mr.. Edelstein when seen this morn
ing could not account for the origin of
the fire. He had gone out shortly be-
fore O'Clock in the evening and left n
lamp burning, as was the usual custom
he said, and knew of no way for the
fire to catch. The safe was moved out
and opened this morning. 1t was found
to have been fire proof, but not water
proof.
T. j. Scion in addition to his other
loSse is out $50, which lie had left in
cash in his pocket book, having forgot
ten to make the deposit in the bank on