The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-04-07

/
ings Bank and the Ramsay Realty
Company in the rear of the bank was
being taken out. The Savings Bank
building is comparatively modern
structure and the fire did not com
municate with this building as soon
as with the others. The thick walls
and the tin roof protected it for al
time, but the heat and smoke finally
got through. The heat was most tn-
tense and having no avenue of ESQ
it caused an explosion. The roof az
east cornice and wall and the heavy,
! plate glass front of the first and Sec
i ond stories were forced up and out
with roar that sounded like the re-
port of large cannon. The upper
part of the east wall was thrown
| down onto the workers trying to save |
the goods OF the Ramsay Company.
!, Ingham was buried beneath the piles |
of brick. His head was crushed into
an unrecognizable mass and for a
time he could not be identified His
clothing was searched and bunch of
keys revealed the fact that the corpse
\ was that of the sexton of the M. e. |
| church, Richard Ingham. He was a
man of perhaps seventy.years. Dough
i erty was also man well advanced
in years, and was taken from the de-
bris in dying condition. His neck
had been broken by the falling brick
j and he showed that he had received a
hard knock on the head. He was talk
en- to the Office of doctor near by,
J but, died almost Immediately Mr..
Ramsay is also badly hurt Several
ribs are broken and his head is badly
cut. He is an old man and may not
survive the injuries. There were
many narrow escapes from injury.
oskaloosa Boys Suffer.
The burning out Of Strasburger &
| VerVeer is generally regretted by AL
bia people in general and by Oska-
loosa people in particular, on account
of the former residence of the young
men in that city. The young men
} were burned out on November IL Of
D last year when the fire swept the
west side of the square, and at which
OF time their stock was total loss. III
fortune has come to these most
0 worthy young men twice within the
space of five months and their loss
is severe. Yet with indomitable
0 courage they will open up for bust
ness again within ten days and viii
10 do what they can with their business
% until such time as they can get init
70, their new double room now buildins
on the west side, the scene of the,,
70 first a.
time following severe losses takes
70 nerve and courage and the fFtfi, ha,
20 tAs sympathy Of the entire people 0
tie community. While their stor'
W. was being burned they sought GU
Mr.. Barnes and leased one of hi
10 new rooms off the southeast corne
OF the park an an, they will open e
20 business in this l6aatisns 20 Z
10. fixtures and stock can be tiaesd, os
kaloosa merchants have come to til,
u assistance of the firm in Offering Il
supply anything possible from theil
ID, stocks,
=. Origin Of Fire.
70 The origin bf The fire is in doubt
s., and as yet is only matter of conjec
ture Spontaneous combustion In 9
70 pile of debris, a burning cigar thrown
10 into a pile of debris, electric wiring
% and other causes are mentioned.
y Had No Protection.
N The town was without fire protec.
n ton at the time of the fire by reason
n of the two fire engines being in re.
n pair shops. A small chemical appa.
rataus possessed by the fire company
was also out Of repair and could not
q be effectively used and the only eff.
i fort made to resist the progress OF
/ the fire was that put forth by bucket
q brigades. Abba is without a water
4 system but the present severe lesson
/. to property. holders will bring about
n some sort of action. Instructions
: have been received by a number of
"a local insurance companies ordering
q them to cancel all policies existing in
r the town and it may soon be impossi-
!. BILE to obtain insurance in Abba for
r any premium.
o Charlton Sends Help.
The Charlton fire company respond
n ed to a call for help but owing to de.
a lays on the road did not arrive at the
t fire until too late to be of any ma.
v terial assistance in stopping the fire.
q Man Hurt at Second Fire.
h A fire at the residence of Joe Dun
can Sunday evening caused consider.
able damage. The hook and ladder
= truck en- route to the fire ran over a
), young man, Club Warner, and seri.
, ously injured him. He is hurt inter.
!, nally He was formerly from Oska-
. loosa.