Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-06
FIRE DESTROYS OPERA HOUSE
Flames start Under stage of Grand
a. at saltwater.

SALTWATER, Mimi, Dec. 5.-Ffre
broke out under the stage In the Grand
opera house from an unknown cause at 3
o'clock this morning and caused a loss
Of S175, 900 before Il was ~extinEuished.
The opera house block, owned by a local
syndicate, was totally destroyed with a
loss Of $75, 900, Insurance S21 900. J. o.
Nolen, grocer, on the first floor. loss si5,-
900, with $4,000 insurance, The Holcomb
and Dische blocks. adjoining. each suffered
damage in the third story amounting to
$4,000 in all, with $1,000 insurance.
On the first floor Of the Holcomb block.
ziegler brothers; $40. 1000 stock Of clothing
was badly damaged by smoke and water.
Their insurance is $40, 700. On the first
floor Of the Dische block the S12. 900 boot
and shoe stock of C. Kirk & Co. was SINH
larry damaged, insurance 10000. Emil OIL
l%erblad, photographer, loses $4,000. with
81, 400 Insurance.
There are also a number OF smaller Losses.
The fire was under control by 6 o'clock.
The st. Paul fire department sent apparatus
on a special train, but it arrived too late
to be Of assistance. : '.
Fireman Buried I'm Ruins.
CLEVELAND, Dec. Sat 4 o'clock this
morning, while the members Of the FIRE de-
partment were still fighting the flames In
the ruins of the Likly and Rocket factory.
at the corner Of Case and Hamilton streets.
a portion Of the wall fell upon members Of
engine company No. IA, burying them In
the debris.
Those who were thu caught were Cap
tain Daniel F~unican, James L. Osberger
and Arthur Garner, who were Working lust
outside the wall; Lieutenant Robert Nc
Kenna, Hoseman samuel Jones. Charles
NEEDING and Patrick Joyce, who were on
the inside.
Ambulances were hurriedly called and
the fremen soon brought from the ruins all
but Joyce.
The dead body OF Joyce was recovered
He had been crushed to death beneath many
tons Of brick and mortar and heavy ma
chinery. The other hremen who were caught
under the falling wall wifi all recover.
The injuries Of. McKenna. Jones and
NEEDING are serious. while the others are
slightly injured.
Princeton Students Fight Fire.
PRINCETON, N. j.. Dec. "a fire started
In Scott hall at Princeton university today
and caused great excitement and nearly
caused the destruction Of the building. The
students were organized into a CORPS of fire
fighters and did good work.
Newspaper Plant DESTROYED,
FORT DODGE, Ia, Dec. 5.-(Special Tel
egram.)-The building occupied by the Fort
Dodge Daily and Weekly Chronicle was
badly Quilted by fire today. The chief dam
age is from smoke and water. The FIRE
started from a gasoline engine in the base
ment and flames were fed by numerous loose
papers. The damage is estimated at from
10000 to 1000. Insurance, $4,000 Or
$4,000. The Chronicle is the oldest paper in
Fort Dodge, having been started in 1883.
1t Is edited by C. F. Duncombe and w. E.
Duncombe, sons Of the late John F. Dun
combe. The valuable law library of the
late Mr.. D%uncombe, which was in the
building. was saved.
SIOUX CITY. Ia, Dec. 5.-The little town
OF Ward. S. D., was nearly wiped out by a
destructive fire today. The loss will be
about 100000. The principal losers are John
Caveny, merchant, 5000, and Blycker,s ma
chine shop. $4,000.