Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-10-19

The burned district is a scene Of grea
activity today. At seven O'Clock tins
morning gangs of men began work in {
dozen Or more places erecting temporary
places of business for the burned out
businessmen.
The erection of medium 'cust dwelling
houses in Aberdeen presents a profit
able field for investment just now.
Dwellings were scarce before the fire,
and the number burned out has added
greatly to the demand.
1t is reported that A. ]. Anderson has
leased his lot, on the southwest corner
OF Heron and q streets, to Alvin Hem
rich, president of the Aberdeen Brewing
Co., who will build brick block, 5oxl3O
feet, as quickly as possible.
VIM. Griggs, tho hardware man, es.
capped the fire with but trifling damage,
and feels so good over it that he is CIV
/ ing some great bargains, especially IN
! heating stoves. III you are thinking OF
something in that line, call and see
Griggs.
Pupils from the burned schools are
taken care of in the churches, beginning
this morning. Misses Becker and Hef-
fron's cla ees are at the Methodist
church, Mrs. Vests at the Presbyterian
and Misses Parr and Thornton's at the
Congregational.
c. I. Wooding began Saturday the
erection OF a new theater for X. Hirsch-
man, manager of the Edison, on Wish
kah street between G and ii, and that
popular house will reopen about Novem-
Der /. Mr.. Wooding will not rebuild
the opera house at present.
r. T. Dabney is perhaps the hardest
hit man in town by the fire. He lost
about $50 200 worth of good income pay
ing property, and had but $500 insur-
ance. For the past eight years he has
been largely carrying his own insurance,
and had saved 5000 towards repairing
his losses.
Auc W. ". L. y. HlecIS az viz DoPtiSV
church next Thursday afternoon at half
past two. Miss Clara Ansorge, of Shell
ton, who is secretary of the Y depart
ment of the w. G. r. u. will speak on
the subject CT work among the children
and the young people. Let there be a
large attendance OF members and all
others interested in the temperance
cause.
There was some strange correspond
ence from Aberdeen to the Sound papers
about the fire. One correspondent had
the loss at 81 600, 900, or nearly doutle
the assessed value OF the real and per.
sonal property in the incorporate limits,
and another knowing one laid the blame
for the spread of the fire on our 'grav-
ity" water supply being Of insufficient
pressure.
While opening a box. j. G. Mount, Of
Three Mile Bay, N. y, ran a ten penny
nail through the fleshy part Of his hand.
81 thought at once of all the pain and
soreness this would cause me-" he says.
"and Immediately applied Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and occasionally afterwards.
To my surprise it removed all pain and
soreness and the injured parts were SOON
healed" For sale by All Druggists.
David Campbell, an old resident OF
Aberdeen, had a narrow escape from
being burned to death in the fire. Camp
bell roomed in the Attic hotel building,
where the fire originated, aud before he
knew it was afre the flames and smoke
filled the hallway, and his only means
of escape was by the second story win
dow. He climbed out OF the window
and was hanging, about to drop, when
he vas seen and told to wait for a ladder.
This lie did, but before the ladder
reached him his hands and arms were
severely burned.
Engineer Bernard is quoted in the
Bulletin as saying the fire engine work
ed satisfactory. and that the machine
had 80 pounds of steam as sOol as it
reached the iock. HE writer went to
the engine nearly an hour after the fire
began, ana then the firemen were com
planning of low pressure, and the steam
guage showed but 90 pounds. He asked
Bernard ii he would nse coal oil, and
the engineer replied he would. and a
messenger was sent for the oil, after
which the pressure was better. At this
time the stoker said the coal was nc
Good a nd would not make steam,