Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28
ONE MAN LOSES MS LIFE
Fire Under Control : List Of tho Firm.
Which suffered Loss.S

Fire Under Control List Of tho Firms
Which Suffered Loss.a,
During the fire tenant whose name
has not been learned at this, writing
jumped for life from a fifth story and
was killed. The fire was under control
ut 11:3O p. m. The wires of both the
Postal and Western Union Telegraph
companies were in the path Of the
flames, which, in addition 10 burning
the Western Union Office, also de-
stroyed nearlya block or cables connect
ing its system of wires with the main
Office. The Postal compapy's Office
was not in the burned district, but its
wires were destroyed.
The Massachusetts building. occu-
pied by seven large stores, includ.
ing the Gillette Hardware company;
the Pullman hotel; johnson & Aron-
son, clothing and furnishings; Orkin
Bros, ladies' furnishings; George Con-
way, wholesale tobacco and cigars, and
the American Express company, was
entirely destroyed. Several families
lived in the rear of the building, but
SO far as known all the occupants es-
capped. The next building destroyed
was the Commercial block. In this
structure We're located the City Ma
tioDal bank; ]. j. Prugh, queensware;
Wartield-Pratt Howell company,
wholesale grocers; Peavey & Nash, fur
niture; Dow Clothing company; Har-
sted & Halsuth, shoes; Theodore Beck
er Tailoring company; Waldo Hard
ware company, and the Western Union
Telegraph company.
Leapingacross the alley the fire next
spread to the smaller buildings facing
Fourth street. These include the North
western National bank; Seller Bros,
wholesale liquors, and Wagner &
Welsh's saloon.
Other buildings burned include the
Lender hotel, at Third and Pierce
streets: tho West hotel, a large new
structure ut Third and Nebraska
streets; Higman & Skinner, wholesale
boots and shoes, and large number
of small establishments. When the
flames had reached point near the
Tribune building facing Pierce street
the fremen concentrated their efforts
and managed to prevent the destruc-
ton of that structure although it was
considerably damaged.
A partial list of the losses follows:
Belletier Dry Goods Co.. $24O,OOO; in
surance. 100000. Orkin Bros, fur.
nishings, loss, $4,000; insurance, ST.
500. j. X. Brugh u Co. ,queensware; loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. II. r.
Purslow. West hotel and other build
ings, $4,000; insurance, $4,000; Com
mercial block, $4,000; insurance, half.
Schulein estate, $G0,O00;. insurance.
$4,000; Northwestern Natioral bank,
$4,000; covered. Begley y Co.. cloth.
ings, $4,000; covered Paul Leader, no.
tel, 100000; insurance, $4,000. George
NJ. Conway. wholesale tobacconist.
$55, 900; insurance, $4,000. State Bank
Building company, Toy buildinng. $780,
600; insurance. not known Martin
Bross., department store, $4,000; COW
cred. Davidson Bros, department store,
$4,000; covered. Nlanger & Wells, ga
loon, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Indictment for DE-. Chadwick.
Cleveland, o., Dec. 23.-Dr. Leroy s.
Chadwick and his wife, Mrs. Cassie
l.. Chadwick, havebeen Jointly indicted
by the county grand jury on the charge
of having forged and uttered $5,-
100000 note signed ANDREW Carne-
gie." Dr. Chadwick is now on his way