The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-16
HARMON WAS A HERO
Former Wichita Man Works
ManfuIIy
IN THE WINFIELD FIRE
His Record as Police and for
the Rock Island.

I Inc nero or the w lu1eid IRE was JAN
Harmon, formerly OF this city. and wei
| known TO. every one in this vicinity. Hsr
mon was a policeman in Wichita. Tit
/ fire there this week broke out about
O'Clock in the morning. Harmon during
| the progress of the fierce conhagration
| pushed mis- way into burning building
up one flight of stairs and found two un
conscious forms, a mother and daughter
in the upper hallway. He picked them
up and brought them to safety. He theI
returned and in other rooms he found
two other women suffOcated and uncon
scious. He had little time TO spare. WheI
| he reached the street with mis- second
burden he was on fire. A stream of wa
ter was turned on him and he was saved
But his hair, his whiskers and his eye
brOws were burned off and he was badly
but not seriously burned about the face
and hands. Mr.. r. r .Vermilion, who
was in Winfield yesterday, says that Har-
mon is the hero Of tame hour.
Jake Harmon is known to every body
almost in Wichita. For four years he
was faithful police officer in this city,
preserving his job in the multitudinous
police commission changes.
In 1893 the Rock Island was greatly
troubled by bandits in the territory Of
Oklahoma Harmon was hired by the
company as a guard, two guards being
placed on every express car. One night
in the winter of 1s93-94 the. south bound
Rock Island passenger was held up be-
tween Round Pond and Pond Creek. Dur
ing the scrimmage Harmon brought down
robber. the first that had been killed
in the territory for a long time.
The Illustration OF this ROBBERY gave Har-
mon great run of notoriety and he was
in receipt of many recognitions from the
Rock Island railroad company.
A year or two ago Mr.. Harmon moved
TO Galena where he ran a confectionery
store. Later he removed 70 Winfield
where his latest exploit was performed.
While in this city Mr.. Harmon lived
at the corner of Second street ana Wash
ington avenue.
LOSSES BY THE FIRE.
The building occupied by Dauber be-
longed to Cal Ferguson. II cost 1850
and was insured for 5000.
The Albright building was owned by the
occupants. 1t cost 5000 and was insured
for $4,000. The furniture was valued at
5000 upon which there was no Insurance,
but a great deal of it was saved.
The Fuller block was owned by ]. c.
Fuller. It cost $50, 900 and was insured for
IS. 600.
D. II. Sickafoose carried a stock invoic-
ing over $1,000. He was insured for 50, OO0
Silver & Co, carried a stock valued at
$4,000. They were insured for $500
NJ E. Hanlen's stock was valued at
g, 900 and was insured for $1,000.
The upstairs was for the most part Of
flee rooms, the rooms in the north side
of the hall only being used for living pur-
poses.
DR.. J. G. Evans had an Office over the
west room OF Daubers. His loss was $500.
no insurance
Clarkson & Clarkson IN the same build
ing lost $1,000 with $500 insurance.
f. c. Johnson in the Albright building
lost 5000 with $500 insurance.
In the Fuller block, A. S. Allen, man
ager of the gas company, lost $500. no in
surance.
Col S. E. Fink lost 81 900, no insurance.
He is commander OF Siverd post No s..
G. A r. and the books of the post were
in his office. All the C. A r. records
except the quartermaster's books were de-
stroyed.
c. W Roberts lost $1,000 no insurance.
J. E. Terrence lost 5000, insured for
$780,
DR.. S. B. Park lost 5000. insured for
$500
d. r. Douglas. the barber, carried no
Insurance, but he saved nearly all of mis-
furniture.