Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-03-22

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shortly after a through freight had
passed an alarm of fire was sounded.
and it was soon discovered that the
lumber yard owned by +. p. Lucas
was on fire. Every effort was made to
get the fire under Roadway. but gale
was blowing from the south at rate
of forty miles an hour and in few
moments, everything in the lumber
yard was in a fierce blaze. II soon
communicated itself to L. Schmitt's
blacksmith shop and destroyed every
thing there leaving only the stone
walls. From there it took the old bak-
cry building occupied by Joe Inscho
as carpenter shop. From there it
took n. Fuller's blacksmith shop and
property entirely destroying every
thing excepting some household goods
which were carried out into the
streets. Then it jumped over to Ell
lermever's large livery barn, the
horses and vehicles that were in the
barn were taken out and the building
was destroyed.
w. G. Olsop's hotel took fire several
times, but by almost super human eff
forts the building WAS saved.
The flying shingles soon carried the
fire to the HunGer house occupied by
E. McAtee and family, which was
burned TO the ground and all their
household goods were lost.
Grant Marshall's stable then took
fire and burned to the ground.
The air was full of red hot cinders
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atire, and only by hard work was the
home of c. G Bestor saved.
Mrs. Moe lost Il small cow shed.
Fire started in Ferris Darn several
times and at last was kept under
Roadway.
About $50 o'clock u train from Ellis
with about sixty men came up with
water and hose and worked until late
at night as the fire in the lumber yard
Was still burning.
+. z. Lucas was quite badly burned
in getting his books out of the office
but did not result seriously.
Z. A. Golf. jeweler, fell from a. two
story window in helping to get some
things out of the Olson hotel, the
window fell out and he lost his bal
ance, severely sprained wrist and
badly bumped head was the result,
but lie recovered nicely without seri-
Gus result.
Our men and boys did their best
and made heroic effort to save all
they could, and we will add that the
women did good work too, but it was
pulling against the tide for the wind
and flames were terrific.
On Wednesday morning the claim
agent for the U. p. came in to look
over the damage as there is no doubt
but the fire was started by cinders
from the engine, as many of our peo-
pie saw the blaze start. Prairie fires
between Ogallah and Wa-Keeney were
set by the same train, and many coun-
try people bad TO fight fire until day
light.
The estimated loss is between eigh-
teen and twenty Thousand dollars.
Insurance about Sc, 600.
| NOTES
| Liveryman Ellermeyer was out of
town during the fire.
This is the first time in twenty-four
years that Wa-Keeney is without ii
blacksmith shop.
n. Fuller and L. Schmitt will start
their blacksmith shops again as soon
as their tools arrive
| Asa Adair, Pat Hickey, Frank Nc
Cormick and Dick Clotfelter were Ell
lis visitors Tuesday.
The fire engine saved the Olson no.
tel and all the buildings from the old
WORLD office up to Escher's.
f. P. Lucas had 81 900 insurance, N.
Fuller S4O0 on dwelling, Ellermeyer
5000 on barn, Hunter property $500.