Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-02
BAD FIRE.
Park River Visited by Disastrous
Fire-Two Members of the Legis-
lature Among the Losers.

Fire-Two Members of the Legis-
lature Among the Losers.
Senator LOTUS and Representative
Swarthout received news yesterday of
bad fire losses at Park River. The es-
of LOTUS, Bannerman &
Co., hardware, was destroyed, entailing
loss of $1,000, and Swarthout's livery
barn was also destroyed, entailing loss
of $4,000. In addition to these losses
there were over score of others, bring
ing the total loss up to 100000.
The fire started in the hardware store
of LOTUS, Bannerman & Booth, about 8
o'clock, and is supposed to have origin
ated in the gas plant in that place. The
alarm was given and the fire department
turned out, aided by every able bodied
man in the city: but the flames spread
with such rapidity that the department
was powerless to stop their progress.
The hardware store was situated in
about the middle of the block, and the
fire spread both ways, devouring every
business place in the block in both di-
rections.
The flames then leaped across the
street and claimed as victims every
building in that block with the exception
of the Bank of Park River and the build
ing occupied and owned by J. Finseth &
Co., both of which structures are of
brick.
The night was very wild one and
there was great excitement. After it
was seen that the town could not be
saved and that at least the business Dor
tion was doomed, efforts were turned
toward saving the stocks in the build
ings, and in number of cases the loss
will be very light.
The following is a partial list of losses:
LOTUS, Bannerman & Booth, hard.
ware, loss on stock, $1,000; insurance,
$1,000.
Andrew Hall, hardware, loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Fenwick, who resided over Halls, loss
total; uninsured.
+. Walstrom & Co., general merchants
loss on stock. S35, 900; insurance, $4,000:
loss on building, $1,000; insurance,
81, 800.
Henry Anderson, Drugs, loss, $500; in
surance small.
Ole j. Thoreson, confectionery, loss On
stock, 81 1000: insurance, S7OO: loss on
building, 81 800; insurance, 81, 900.
j. b. Taintor, meat market, loss on
building, $1,000; insurance. 81 800; loss
on stock, $4,000; insurance, $1,000. He
resides upstairs and his household
goods were total loss with light insur-
ance.
j. j. Irwin, confectioner, stock saved.
Loss on building, $4,000; insurance,
Sl.5OO.
Andrew Anderson: jeweler same build
ing, stock mostly saved, fully insured
Dunn Drug Co., stock partially saved,
building owned by Frank Hughes, loss,
1900: fully insured
T. L. Thompson, groceries and confec-
tionery, most of stock saved, fully in
sured, loss on building covered.
Charley Soil, barber shop, loss total,
no insurance.
Park River Gazette, j. Morley Wyard,
owner, saved mailing list and books, loss
$1,000, insurance $500.
Stranahan & Hamre, drugs, loss on
building $4,000, insurance Sl,5OO, loss on
stock &4 600, insurance $1,000.
DR.. Haldorson, who officed over the
drug store, loss total, no insurance.
W. 7. Falls, tailor shop, saved most of
the goods. insurance on stock and build
ing.
S. 0. Huseth, jeweler, saved most of
stock, small insurance, no insurance on
building.
Hall & Brandt, gents furnishings and
clothing saved part of stock Loss on
stock. &c. 600; insurance, $500.
o. E. Hasle, hardware, part of stock
saved. Loss on stock, Sc, 600; insurance,
81 800; loss on building, $500; insur-
ance, 81, 600.
Vacant building owned by l. Davis.
Loss 81 500; insurance $500.
G. NJ. Porter, who resided upstairs in
| building. No insurance.
Building owned by G. e. Nelson, occu
pied by f. B. Woodward, barber. Both
insured.
| Edward Cole, confection and notions
long distances telephone station; stock
mostly saved. Loss on building, $4,000
insurance, $500.
Vacant dwelling, small lots, no insur
ance.
Smith restaurant, loss total: $500 in
surance.
Swarthout livery barn, stock saved
Loss on building, $4,000; insurance, 81 ,
500.
F. Fl. Stoltz, lumber yard, Office and
sheds. Loss, 81 900, we'll insured. One
hundred cords of woods.
! Duluth Elevator with 1900 bushel:
of fax and 5000 bushels of wheat
fully insured. rs .s...