Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-01-25
BAD FIRE At BROOKF|ELD.
Village Is Practically Wiped Out.
Causing $4,000 Loss.
WAUKESHA SENDS AID.
Chemical Engine with Crew Goes to AS
sistance of Local Fire Department
Blaze Under Control.

Brookfeld Junction, Wis, Jan. %
Especial. This village was practically
wiped off the map this morning by a fire
that started il Kehl Brothers butcher
shop at 900, starting from a defective
stove. The flames were rapidly commu-
nicated to the Brookfeld house, a hotel
built about eight years ago, and owned
by ex-Sheriff William a. Scholl OF
Waukesha. From the hotel, the flames
We're spread TO Mr.. Scholl's livery barn
and from there to Wirth's general store
and postoffice, which was entirely de-
stroyed
Flames Spread Rapidly.
The flames gained rapid Roadway and
caught the warehouse of II. w. Wirth,
and went from there to the general store
of Fred Bolter, which was also entirely
destroyed. The only buildings remaining
at Brookfield Junction are the Milwau-
.kee road depot, August Eichstaedt's ho-
tel and a potato warehouse owned by
Riley Blodgett.
Estimates Of Loss.
The loss is varously estimated at from
$50, 900 to 500, 600. The individual loss
.es are estimated as follows:
Kehl Brothers meat market, $500; Brock
field hotel. $1,000; Brooktield hotel livery
barn, $3.50; II. w. Wirth, general store,
S3tRD, pOStO1nce nXCurSS ana contents,
$1,000; II. Wirth, warehouse, contents, $1,000;
Bolter, general store, $4,000; Wisconsin Telc-
phone company, $500.
Waukesha Sends Chemical.
A special tram was run from Wauke-
sha carrying the chemical company but
they We're unable to do anything. There
are no water works in the town. nor
water Of any kind and nothing could be
done to save the buildings. Part of the
of jrth nd
saved. but how much is not known.
Help was asked of the Milwaukee fire
department but the order was later coun-
demanded. Almost the entire village is
III ruins.
About 100 people came from Wauke-
sha in Il special train. Mr.. Scholl. who
owned the hotel and livery barn and also
the butcher shop. where the fire started.
III an interview said his loss will be full
~ $4,000 end his insurance is about
$500 and some insurance is carried on
the other buildings, but it won't any
where cover the loss.
Fire Under Control.
At 80 the fire was under control
and confined to feed store owned by
Riley Blodgett which was badly scorchei.
\ crowd Of about 500 farmers is there.
Four Burned to Death.
Iron River, Wis. Jan 23-[ Special. /
dren. Jennie, age Z, and Virginia, age 3,
and Miss Elsie Missiner, Il school teacher,
persisted in the flames which destroyed
the Barnes residence near Island Lake,
eighteen miles south of here, Saturday
night.
Mr.. Barnes was working in store
twelve rods away. The night was cold.
He had just been at the house and had
started a big fire, intending soon to come
back. Fifteen minutes later the house
was all ablaze.
Mrs. Barnes had dragged the two older
children out, and, returning to get the
two younger ones. persisted in the At
tempt. Mr.. Barnes rushed into the house
and would have met the same fate had
not men pulled him out
Mr.. Barnes is one Of the pioneer set
tiers of this county and also one OF the
most prosperous farmers in Bayfield,
county.
Fire at Wausaukee.
Wausaukee, Wis, Jan. 23.-[Special.l
The farmhouse Of j. |. Young. on the
outskirts Of this city, caught fire and
burned to the ground before the fire de-
partmeEt could reach it, owing to deep
snow.
The dwelling was occupied by G. A.
Webster and J. L. Riley. Both families
critically Ill with pneumonia. The seven
little ones were taken nearly Il mile to
the nearest house. The loss is about
$500
Church Burned Down.
Sparta. Wis, Jan. 23.-[ Special. st.
Patrick's Catholic church was totally de-
stroyed by fire Sunday which originated
in the furnace. 1t was insured for $4,000
in the German Alliance and Western AS
Surance companies.
DTEnT T6OTTEo ETTEn