Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-04
Three Deaths and a Big Property
Loss In Another Disastrous
Blaze There
ONE Is ssERloUsLY INJURED
I'd !. Ramssy's Hurts May Prove Fatal
Two Others Slightly lnjured-West
Half Of South Side Of the Square De-
stroyed Sunday Mornins-second
Disaster in Past Few Months.
Special to Times Republican.

Abba, April 1.-The third bad fire In
but little more than a year. entailing
4 property loss of $4,000 and result
ing in three killed and two injured.
wiped out the west half Of the block
just south of the square early Sum
day morning. An explosion in the
building occupied by the Peoples Saw
ings Bank. situated on the alley at the
east end OF the half block, blew out
the front and collapsed the side Of
the structure, hurting fragments of
brick and glass all over the street. The
MEN who We're struck were standing
directly in front of the building
Ramsey, who died several hours after
being injured, occupied a real estate
Office. In the rear Of the bank He had
Just stepped out of the building onto
the sidewalk when the explosion oc-
CURED. He was fearfully cut about
the head with pieces of glass. The
others who were killed instantly We're
also badly cut about the race and head.
The cause of the explosion is UNI
known, but 1t is thought to have re-
suited from the intense heat of the
flames SO charging the air in the in
terror of the bank that combustion
took place. The origin of the fire is
unknown. but the department was en-
tirely unable to cope with it. and aid
was summoned from Charlton, which
arrived about o'clock.
The dead:
Ed Dougherty, aged 20 killed instant
".
r. H Ingham, aged 70,-kined instant
II, head crushed.
Ed r. Ramsey. aged S., injured
about the head, died three hours later.
The injured:
Ed /. Ramsey aged IS, very serious
~ injured about the head; possibly fa-
tally.
Dave Rigdon, slight.
e. O. Jones. slight.
The Methodist church and parsonage
were saved.
The Charlton fire company responded
with their engine and did efficient SER
vice. The Abba steam engine broke
down and chemicals were not suffi
cient.
The following are the losses and
amounts of insurance now obtain
able:
vallandingham Bros. dry goods. loss
$4,000: Insurance $4,000.
Atchison block, loss $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
smith block. loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
IA. F.. Childs. shoe store stock $14,-
900; half of goods saved; insurance ST.
500.
John Ecker, household goods, loss,
$500; insurance $500.
Peoples Savings bank building: loss.
$4,000; insurance $500.
Strausberger & Viewer, dry goods;
loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
II. b. Perry block, loss $4,000; In
suranee $l1,500.
Colored lodge of Masons; loss $1,000;
insurance $1,000.
Cashier. household goods; loss ST.
900; insurance $1,000.
John Melrose, residence; damage.
$500.
C. C. Ware & Co, grocers: loss s4.-
600; Insurance $500.
Drs. Howell & Howell. office; loss
$4,000; insurance $1,000.
w. e. Giltner, law office; loss 800;
insurance $3.50.
c. c. Atchison. grocer. loss. $4,000;
insurance, $1,000.
r. B. Perry, law office and library;
loss $4,000.
Mason & Mason, law office and |
library: loss 800; insurance, $500. |
This Is the second disastrous fire in |
Abba within the past few months. The |
former one burned the west side of the |
square and preparations for rebuilding
Were just being made.