Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-08-27
PELLA HAS
A BAD FIRE
BRICK BUILDING BURNS TO THE
GROUND AND OPERA HOUSE
IS THREATENED.
FORESTS BURN IN WEST
Two Mines in Slate Creek District In
Washington Damaged to Extent Of
5000, ooo-Tanles Containing Millions
Of Gallons on Petroleum on Fire.

Peila, Aug. 26.-(Special.)-Fir of
mysterious origin destroyed a two
story brick building and other proper
ty valued at about $1,000 here this
morning and threatened the $4,000
opera house which is located just east
of tho burned building, which was the
property Of William Kruger. The tire
less work of the firemen and the many
citizens who helped them was the
only thing that saved property worth
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars. The
losses and insurance are:
William Kruger, loss ON
building. :. -. $4,000
insurance. -. -. 49,. 1000
William Kruger, loss on har-
ness shop and stock 1000
Insurance.. :. :. 600
Adams Express Co., loss on
fixtures, etc.. ;. 1000
Partial insurance.
Hon. ]. L. Warren and Peter
Van Sfttert, loss on law IL
brary and fixtures. ;. >. 1900
No Insurance.
The building was about ninety feet
deep, with a second story extending
back forty feet from the street. The
first story was occupied by Mr.. Kruger
with harness shop and office room
was used by the Adams Express Co.
agency. In the second story was the
lawofiice OF Senator J. L. Warren,
and the insurance Office Of Peter Van
! Sittert. The whole building and con
tents are a total loss as the fire was
not discovered until too late to save
anything.
Firemen Work HeroIcally.
It was o'clock this morning when
/ the sound-of failing glass brought q
few people to The scene Of the fire
/ They found that a blaze had started
in some mysterious way inside the
harness shop and that the heat had
caused the plate glass front to break
only after the fire had become well
started. The fire company was sum
moned Immediately but it was soor
seen that to save the Kruger building
was impossible and the efforts Of the
fire fighters were directed to the task
of saving the opera house and large
livery stable, located on the east and
west sides respectively of the doomed
structure.
Three streams Of water were turned
on the fire and after working heroica1
! " for several hours the firemen were
rewarded by seeing the flames unde1
control with only the Kruger building
on fire.
Mine. Arc Damaged.
Seattle, Wash, Aug, 26. - New
from Barrow. Whatcomb county state
{ that forest fires have destroyed tn
, stamp mill Of the Goat mine and al
, the development improvements on tn
, whistler mine In the Slate creek dil
!, trict The property loss is estimate
at 100000.
! Heavy Loss In Louisiana.
Crowley, La, Aug. 26. - The fir
which started in the Morse oil field
yesterday is still burning but cannc
spread further. Oil burned to the valu
l Of $4,000 every hour The loss by Sa
: urday morning will amount to $200,00
: Oil Tanks on Fire.
= = Antwerp, Belgium, Aug. 26. - Th
. :. oil tanks at Hoboken, three miles frol
. here, belonging to the Russian and tn
!, Standard Oil companies and contain
q ing 26,500,000 gallons of petroleum ar
: ablaze, together with all the shed
wagons and paraphernalia. Troops al
assisting the firemen to 1ocalize tn
' conflagration.
Loss s1,25oooo.
: London, Aug 26. - An Antwerp df
patch today says seven workmen hay
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