The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-05-18
Kenosha Postoffice Again Doing
Business at Old Wornout
Stand After Big Fire.
ADJUsTERS HERE
Loss By Fire to the Pitts Stock
Will Not Be as Large as Was
at First Anticipated POST
Office Makes Records.

The postoffice is doing business at
the old stand again and visit to the
Office shows little of the effects Of the
big ire of Monday. The loss in the
ONCE was much smaller than had been
anticipated and after a few hours of
work in the Monaghan building on
Market street the business of the Of
| ice was removed to the Ca1kins build
/ ing again Monday evening.
All night long Postmaster Maloney
and his faithful crew Of clerks re-
NAMED cleaning up the debris of the
fire and this morning the postofice
shows little effect of the troubles of
Monday. 1t is true that the building
looks little more disgracefu1 than it
did before and the furniture was bad
ly marred by the smoke and the ter
rife stream of water poured into the
building.
The removal and return of the prop
erty of the Office gives testimony to
the honesty of Kenosha people. Hun
dreds of dollars worth of government
property was turned over to the men
who were helping Postmaster Ma1oney
and his clerks Monday and when the
things were checked up this morning
not single cents worth of stamps
was missing. Every money order was
found intact and the loss to the gov
ernment from the fire will be practi-
cally nothing. The clerks in the
postofflce established a record for
quick work yesterday and notwith-
standing the fact that the property of
the Office was carried to many places
IN the neighborhood only one mail
train failed to carry away the regular
budget from Kenosha and mail was
dispatched from the temporary office
at 1890 O'Clock, while the carriers
made their regular afternoon trips to
all parts of the city. BY O'Clock the
mails were being dispatched and dis
tributed just as if nothing had hap
pened.
There was noticeable feeling of
disgust and disappointment among
the clerks of the Office that the old
furniture and fixtures had not been
entirely wiped out by the fire.
Postmaster Ma1oney has asked that
the people of the city be publicly
thanked for their assistance in re-
moving and returning the effects of
the Office. He is especially proud of
the showing made by the clerks under
him.
The insurance adjusters who will
look after the loss on the stock Of
Joseph A. Pitts arrived in the city
this morning and at once began work.
The adjustment of the loss will prob
ably take several days. 1t is not
thought that the loss on the stock will
be as heavy as was at first anticipated.
The loss is conservative1y placed at
$4,000 and the insurance of more
than $16,O will be more than ample
to cover the loss.
One fact was brought out at the
coroner S inquest over the remains of
John Schmitz and this was the fact
that the fire was not caused by the ex-
p1osion of lamp. After the exp1o-
sion was over the lamp which was
supposed to have been the cause of it
was seen on the steps leading to the
cellar. It was the general impression
Of the members of the jury that young
Schmitz had struck a match while
drawing the paint from the barrel and
that the flame of the match had been
the cause of the explosion.