Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
A $4,000 FIRE loss
r. Q. Peterson Company's Stock Of
Dry Coed Destroyed by Fire
and Water.
Stock Valued at s2l 900, With In
surance of $4,000 Origin of
the Blaze
Haradon Block Damaged to the Ex-
tent ofsl,OOO aud Adjoining
Tenants Lose


The most disastrous fire since the de- /
str,,ction Of the 1.etts- F,.stcbar stons
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AT Midnight With the result that the
stock of dry goods of the X. c. Peter
son COMPANY Is comnlettiv rnined and
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Aleht OF sl'VoV, some OF the ADJOINING
property was slightly damaged by fire
and water and the totalsloss win reach
$40 mn ,,.;.t ;,s,, - ,.,in
more eiiaii haii lhat amount,
Several people who had been in at
tendance at the minstrel show and had
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basement and first floor WINDOWS of the
Peterson store. which is located in the
,Jara,,on h,ocl ~ No "a l-,st Main
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from me Nam street front. - me 81
nose was carried mo ,he pu'i.iihs iro''i
sehe iron 7, pu' oW!lle 70 liie utiisi'y u
me smoke ana 'he ulicereaih.s az sliae
sliis as 70 the ipcHtloH Oh the o i'S. ~
We was accothpiisiiea rom thls P.'ihe
tAhethsr line OF nose was Eiaseu from
the' rear put OWING % ,le 'rse amount,
OF STOCK ana boxes packed at .hal
point eiiectiVe work couid NOT De cone
from there
At this time an unfortunate circum-
stance occurred. 'hlel 'ou''oh ASKED
for more pressure, but ms order was
misunderstood and Electrician Schnel-
der sounded the fire-out alarm OF three
taps instead of the pressure alarm OF
two taps. The pressure was at once re-
duced at the pumping station, While the
flames We're bursting through the roof
of the building, having followed tht.
skylight to the second floor and 10 the
roof This misunderstanding was
through no fault of the engineers a { the
works and the pressure was Increased
as soon as they We're notified OF the
error by telephone.
The fire-out alarm had another un-
fortunate aspect. as some OF the COM
panies located a + considerable distance
from the scene and en- route to the fire.
turned back. This left the force made
iauate to meet the emergency, and q !,
l1:15 a second alarm was sounded. Mr.
Peterson insists that another error was
made IN the turning down or his sus
gcstion that line of hose be taken TO
the roof and stream Of water turned
down the skylight. which would have
reached the fire direct.
At 3o'clock a.. m. the fire was sub
Edned. This morning the store presents
q wrecked appearance. The floor mean.
! the furnace burned and fell into the
/ basement carrying With 1t the safe and
some OF the goods. The balance of the
lsstock is either scorched or half burned,
/, is soaked With water and begrmed
/ with smoke. The stock Is practically a
/ complete loss.
Mr.. Peterson carried a stock valued
1 at $4,000, and insurance TO the amount
of $4,000. This Insurance is divided
! between six or seven different com
panies. most of them represented by
/ local agents 1t is thought that the in
surance is all good and that Mr.. Peter
son will realize the full face of the poll
cies on his loss. He is as yet undeter-
Emined as to the future. but hapes to be
able to get his insurance adjusted at
once and again engage in business. The
misfortune is deeply regretted by Mr..
Peterson,s many friends in this CITY
The building. which is owned by A.
/ f. Hara don. until recently OF this city
but now of Chicago is probably dam
aged 10 the extent Of $1,000. but is
4 probably we'll insured. although this is
/ not known TO a certainty.
Dr. NJ wilsan s mho o oe,p,lsns the ,s
i iIOut IOQIlS ONGTs tut SlOIe, are COIli