Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-30
Hall Of Main Street Structures
II Ashes. The Loss Near.
" $40. 900.
Entire Destruction Of Town
Avsrtsd Only By Good Work
Of Firemen.
speciaF to rimes-Republican.

q EpSCl6t 10 S-t66puUlC0us
Scranton, Aug. 3o.-The most terrible
fire In the history Of Scranton ragged
here for one hour last night and as a re-
suit twenty buildings are totally de-
stroyed, several others damaged and a
block and half OF Main street is COW
erred with ashes this morning. The fire
was discovered in the hay loft Of John
Mosteller's Main street livery barn at II
+ pm. and at IL m. the destruction had
been accomplished. The total loss as
given to your correspondent this morn
ing is $33,750 and the total insurance
SIS, 100. No clue exists as to the origin
of the fire. The buildings destroyed are
all frame. The burned district extends
from the livery barn to the railroad and
everything on both sides of the block is
destroyed. The fire spread with the
speed of a race horse and within ten
minutes from the time 1t was discovered
the entire burned district was burning.
The flames curling and tapping in the
sky to height of 100 feet, there was al
most no opportunity to carry goods
from stores and in every case, except
that Of w. s. Halls hardware, the en-
tire stocks Of goods were destroyed and
only a small portion OF Mr.. Halls stock
was saved.
Scranton's water works plant paid for
itself last night, as it seems little less
than miracle that the fire was pre-
vented from extending north and across
the street. Reports sent out stating
thatsC w. Cressler's store and the Far
ners ana Merchants bank were de-
!, stroyed are untrue. They were not in
the burned district and were not dam.
aged. Following Is list OF property
burned. with very carefully estimated
amounts Of losses and total Insurance:
John Mosteller, Main street livery
barn. together with entire stock of seven
4 head OF horses and book accounts. Loss.
ZOO; no insurance.
Thomas Larson, shoemaker. loss 5000.
no insurance.
s. NJ. Hall, barber, loss. $1,000; lnsur-
ance. 5000.
j. j. Allen, harness shop and contents.
Loss, y, 500; insurance, 81 $50.
Lower Bros, hardware. Loss. 10000.
insurance, $3. 500.
A. N. Black, coal, eggs, poultry and
produce. Loss. $780, insurance, $3.50.
w. s. Hall. hardware. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $2.450.
NJ. #. Sayre. store building. Loss, 81
300; insurance. $500.
Gibson & Masteller, livery barn build
tng. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $500.
g. 8. Stafks. blacksmith shop and con-
tents. Loss, 1000; insurance, $500.
y. F. Gibson, two dwellings,. Loss.
5000; insurance, $1,250.
A. Arkwright, restaurant. Loss 81
600; insurance, $1,000.
OTIS Holmes lunch counter. Loss.
$3.50; no insurance.
Owen Kinney, dwelling. Loss, 5000:
no insurance.
]. Lucraft, damage to hotel building.
$500; insurance. $1,000.
~ M. Hall. damage to drug store
building. $500; insurance. $1,000.
y. f. Gibson. damage to restaurant
building, $4,000; insurance, 81, ,0OO
Mosteller g. Beebe, books of firm de-
stroyed, containing 5000 worth Of ac-
counts.
n. y. Worsley, horse and buggy. Loss,
e75 mo insurance.
II. e. Jones. stallion. Loss 5000; no in
0urance.
A. II. Fey. buggy. Loss, s75; no insur-
ance.
John Donovan, barber. Total loss. $50:
no insurance.
Nearly all these business men are pre-
pairing this morning to build bigger and
better than before. They have suffered
severe loss, but they were almost
without execution men who are finan