Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-02

L. Kinnan & Co. with an art stock and
H. Singer, furrier, We're filed with
smoke and ready to burst into flames.
Hard work on the part of the firemen
saved the buildings.
The loss on the building, which is
owned by A. e. Shorthill, will amount
to about 500.
The entire room occupied by the Elite
establishment was Quilted while other
rooms suffered from smoke and water
The blaze in the millinery store de-
stroyed the entire stock. The propri-
etors, Mesdames I4unt and Anderson
stated that they found it impossible &c
make an estimate of the value of the
stock destroyed at present. The bust
ness was one in pattern hats and while
they had bought $1,000 worth of stool
during the season they were unable to
state accurately the amount of stock on
hand
The insurance carried amounts to
| $500 on the millinery stock.
| The origin of the fire is mysterious.
The proprietors, Mrs. Lunt and Mrs
Anderson, say that they, in company
with their husbands, fixed the hard local
fire, locked up and left the building at
Twenty minutes to ten. The fire was
attended to the last thing as was GUS
| tomary with them in leaving. The four
proceeded to the fire on North Center
street and while there We're informed
of the blaze in their own establishment
To them the fire was as great mys-
terry as to others. The ladies have been
in business here since May of this year.
They are from Baltimore and Kansas
City respectively.
E. L. Kinnan & Co., dealers in art
goods, whose store room adjoined the
millinery establishment, estimated their
less at $3.50 to $500. Their loss consists
in damage by smoke and water to pic
lures, picture holdings and special or
ders made up and awaiting delivery.
The damage was greatest In the work
room in the rear, where the plaster had
dropped from the lath Of the partition
dividing it from the millinery store and
where water had soaked thru the cell
ing. Mr.. Kinnan refused to state the
amount of insurance he carried on his
stock, but it is understood that 1t was
fully protected.
The Wells Fargo Express Company's
Office was somewhat damaged by smoke,
the wall paper showing the effects of
the fumigation. Charles Arnold, the
driver, who sleeps in the building, seems
to have been partially asphyxiated by
the smoke that poured into the room or
breaks Rip Van Wrinkles record as a
sound sleeper. 1t was with great diff
Guilty that he was awakened from his
stupor by the shouts and warnings OF
those outside. When finally awakened
he started to come out in hurry, but
at sight Of the mingled crowd Of both
sexes on the sidewalk changed his mind
and dressed IN more presentable
fashion. Mr.. Arnold thinks he had a
narrow escape from suffocation.
II. Singer, furrier and manufacturer.
estimates his loss to be somewhere be-
tween 300 and $1,000. IN this case also
the damage Is from smoke and water.
Singers workshop was badly flooded
and number OF costly skins. sealskin
sacque valued at 5000. were soaked. A
bundle Of valuable marten pelts were
also badly damaged by water. Smoke
discolored number of rare furs in the
show room. among them a handful of
chinchilla skins valued at SIS. The bum
die would scarcely weigh eight ounces.
Astrakhan. Persian lamb, beaver and
seal skins inside the display cases were
smoked and discolored and aid in bring
ing up the total OF the loss. Mr.. Singer
has insurance to the amount Of $780,