The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-03-30

Three Big Buildings
Burned.
Old Landmarks Removed
Losses Aggregate So, 900
or $4,000.

A big fire occurred Ia Pennington
Tuesday night about O'Clock, result.
ing IN the destruction Of three large
frame buildings aud oue-story frsmC
house, IN the business portion Of the
town on Columbia street, occupying
thrco-fourths OF the squares front,
and doing considerable damage to the
brick store buildings on the opposite
side of the street.
The fire originated Ia n rear room
Of the two-s,ory frame building be.
longing to Mrs. Mary Carleton aud
occupied By Fred Schek rs a meat
marke, and ssidcucc The lire had
gaiaed such Roadway before Il Was
discovered that the flames were bust.
ing through rne rDoi, aui wCru soyu
beyond control The two portable
fire pumps were on the ground shortly
after the alarm was sounded. aud a
large crowd had soon gathered aud
were at work with willing hands aud
buckets.
Al ssoT; was n:=&e &c prevent the
IRE from extending to the Markcr
building, occupied by Mrs Rrtornaz
as a boarding house, bu; as only a o
or 80 foo, alley separated il from the
Carleton building, all work in this d..
rec,ion was vain The heat was SO
intense that this building was soon Gu
yoluped in flames, and .hcu the cid
odd Fellows building, a three story
frame structure, owned by Hiss Ida
Nollalh, was on fire. The lower story
Of this building was occupied BY Miss
N0llaih's millinery store aud Thos. II.
McCouu's saddle and harness shop
10 little more than two hours all Of
these buildings were destroyed.
Mos, 81 the goods from Miss Vol.
lath's store and Mr. McCouu's shop
were saved, but much of them ia a
damaged condition, IS were also the
household goods oi Mrs Relornaz and
her boarders
The heat was so intense that con.
slant watchfulnoss and work were re-
quired to keep the brick buildings ou
the opposite side Of The street from
catching on fire. This work was ia-
cilila,cd By system Of folding CORFU
gated iron curtains suspended from
the potohes 10 front Of Karsch's shoe
store aud Klein & Bro : groccy store,
placed there several years ago rs q
pteCnution against just such a coulin.
geucy. These were lowered. and al
though they became bot enough to
burn any one who carc'esrly touched
them, they saved The plate glass win
dows Ia these buildings. Buhlinger's
saloon had an awning In front Of his
porch, which was kept dripping With
water aud helped TO save the front
woodwork and windows Of the lower
part oi his building. The handsome
new brick store building erected last
ycat by nuc Meyers and occupied by
Byiuglou Il Co, uaI uu protection
from the great heat, mud the large
plate glass frost was -lu'icrcd Into
a thousand fragments Il was q h.tI
lire and no mistake,
Fortunately it was a calm night, sud
the fire Was prevented BY hard work I
IRON spreading from the old Odd Eel. |
lows building TO the Reinhardt build.
ing on the next square east; and the
residence Of George NJ Wilson, just
west of the building in which the fire |
vas saved only by the ia
yorablo direction Of the air current, |
but a one. story frame house, which |
stood close by the Carleton building !
and only about thirty feet from bis res
idence, belonging To him and unoccu-
pied, was burned
The building losses approximately |
are in the neighborhood Of 81, 900 or
$4,000. They probably could not be
replaced for that sum, and originally |
no doubt cost a good deal more, but
we're all old buildings. There wns no
insurance on any Of them, either be.
cause the rate Of insurance was too
high on account Of the unusual risk,
or the refusal Of the insurance com
panies TO assume the risk.
The loss by damage TO other build
ings, goods, household effects, etc,
cannot At this time be estimated with
any degree of certainty, but Is proba.
sly act less than 81 Gee, and per.
bsps more. MIR schek, we have been
lost about $3.50 IN cash.
lie went to the revival meeting q, the
opera honse, and had left the money
IA the huuse.
Our people worked faithfully aud
E!th good win, rs they always do when
heir neighbors are In distress, and
iuoh labor and love are always appre-
,iatud.
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