The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-03-02
|ACEhO|ARY FLAMES
Destroy Block at Wayne,
Causing a Loss of $4,000
in Property.
OTHER WORK OF THE FIRE-BUGS.

Fatal Blaze in q Postoffice May Cause An
other Death-BsiIer Explosion at Ypsi-
lanti Kills One Man and Severely Scalds
Another-Nervy Woman Does a Surgical
Operation on Misunderstanding as an
Observation-Disclosures Violated.
Wayne, Mich, Feb. 2S-The Bank
block, two-story brick structure on
Michigan avenue, owned by Hosie &
Stellwagen, burned Monday night,
causing a loss of about $4,000, with
less than $4,000 insurance. 1t is be-
lieved the fire was of incendiary origin.
The flames were first discovered short
~ after midnight on the second floor
of ID. Nj. Chambers furniture store by
persons who were returning from the
Masonic banquet. Wayne has no fire
protection, and it was some little time
before the bucket brigade got into ac-
ton. The fire gained Roadway rapid
ly and the attention of the fire fight
ers was devoted to saving the adjoin.
ing property, and combining the flames
to the Bank block. In this the resi-
dents of the village were successful.
List of Those who Suffered.
Aid was asked from Detroit, but the
fire had been extingulshed before the
engine arrived. The Bank block was
occupied by d. M. Chambers furniture
store, j. G.. CoZadd's hardware store,
the Wayne Savings bank, Hosle &
Stellwagen's law office and the Odd
Fellows hall. The losses are as fol-
lows: ID. M. Chambers, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000 ]. G. Cozadd, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000; Hosie & Stellwagen build
ing, $4,000; insurance, $4,000; Wayne
Savings bank, $1,000; covered by in
surance; Odd Fellows, $500. The bank
vault is believed to be intact and its
contents are probably safe.
stringer Block Also Fired.
During the progress of the Bank
block fire smoke was seen issuing from
the Stringer block, also two-story
brick structure, located opposite the
Commercial hotel. Investigation re-
vealed the fact that an incendiary had
been at work. He had chosen closet
in Il. M. Winnings law Office as the
scene of his operations. The flames
were quickly extinguished, however,
although Huyck & Harris general
store on the first floor suffered from
water.
EXPLODING BOILER KILLS A MAN
And Then Takes n Trip Through the Air
of Half Mile.
Ypsilanti, Mich, Feb. IS. = Boiler
No. at the Ypsilanti Paper company's
Superior mill exploded Monday even
ing at 6:15, shortly after the night
crew had gone to work, dislodglng it's
four companion boilers and totally
wrecking the boiler house, and killing
one employee, William Horton. Anoth-
er, Martin Tull, was severely scalded.
The boiler was carried distance OF
nearly half mile, and landed on the
farm of A. ]. Knapp. Steam boiler
insurance covers the loss on boilers,
which had just been thoroughly over
hauled and equipped with the latest
appliances. The cause of the explo-
sion Is not known.
Woman Is Her Own Surgeon.
Vassar Mich, Feb. 2S.--Mrs. John
Dietloff, of this place, Is a woman with
nerve. For some time she had been
troubled with one of her toes, and 1t
got so bad that she tried to get physi-
clans to cut 1t off. Those appealed to
politely declined, so she determined to
be her own surgeon. Barring her foot
she kept the offending member In
cased in ice until 1t was frozen, when
she cut 1t off with a butcher knife.
She has suffered no Inconvenience
since the heroic surgical operation.
Death of Gifted Poet.
New York, Feb. 27.-Richard Hovey,
the noted American poet, professor OF
English literature in Barnard college,
is dead in this city of apoplexy He
was born In 1864 In Normal, Ills,
where his father, Charles Edward Ho-
vey. was president of the Illinois state
Normnl nniversitv- -