Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-04
SELL THIRTY THREE A LIFE WAS LOST,
FIRE FIEND DURING MONTH OF
MARCH CLAIMS ONE VICTIM
IN oTTuMWA.
Reboret Wesley Terry,Three Year Old
colored Boy Lost His Life While
Playing With Matches - Property
Loss About $f25.

One life lost and property damage
of $125 is the record of the fire fiend
in Ottumwa during the month of March
according to the report of Fire Chief
John Stark. There was a total OF
twelve alarms responded to by the de.
partment.
OF the twelve alarms there were
but eleven fires, one of Che twelve be-
ing false alarm The heaviest loss
aside from the loss of life, was a dam.
age of $50 to the property of J. Smith
at 313 West Fifth street. Robert Wes-
ley Terry, the 8 year old grandson of
Mrs. Annie Lee, with whom he lived,
was the victim of the fire fend While
the grandmother was absent from the
house about 9 o'clock in the morning
the little fellow got up and began play
ing with matches. His night gown
caught fire and before help reached
him he was so badly burned that death
came in few hours.
The detailed report as reported by
Chief Stark is as follows:
March 2. Telephone alarm at
10:45 a. m. Fire reported in one
story frame building located at No. 602
Finley avenue. Building owned by
Mrs. Robertson and occupied by c. w.
Thorne. Damage to building $40 fully
insured. Fire put out with buckets.
March Z. - Telephone alarm at
500 a. m. Fire reported at No. $40
Meadow street. One story frame build
ing owned and occupied by T. w. Da-
Wis. Fire caused by defective fue.
Damage to building So Fire put out
with buckets.
March Z. Telephone alarm at
$40 a. m. Fire reported at No. TIC
West Main street. Building story and
one-half frame, owned by Mrs. Eliza
McCune and occupied by Mrs. Muir
ply No damage.
March o. Telephone alarm at $50
p. m. Fire reported in a story and one
half frame building located at 303
Cara street owned by Lee Wheeler and
occupied by John Martin as dwelling.
Cause of fire defective flue. No water
or chemicals used.
March Z. - Verual alarm at 4:30
p. m. Fire reported in one story frame
building located on Maple avenue and
owned by A. l.. Mcdaniel and occu-
pied by ]. T. Brady Damage to the
building none, to household goods $40.
Fire caused by spontaneous combus.
ton. Put out with chemicals.
March IL. - Alarm from Box Ia at
8:15 p. m. Fire reported in tent on
Vine street owned by Mr.. Napp. Set on
fire by owner who was intoxicated.
Damage S.. Water and chemicals used.
March 10. - Telephone alarm at
10:45 p m. Fire reported in the base
ment of the First National Bank build
ing, owned by w. B. Bonnifeld and
occupied by Frank Pearson as a bar
Der shop. Fire caused by spontane-
Gus combustion Of a bunch Of oily rags.
Two windows broken. Damage SIS. No
water or chemicals used
March 18. - Telephone alarm at
a. m. Fire reported in w. H. Cooper's
furniture store. Window broken. Dam
age SIS. Fire caused by crossing of cleo
trio wires. No water or chemicals used.
March 10. - False alarm from Box
81 at 1920 a. m.
| March 20. - Telephone alarm at
a. m. Fire reported On Myrtle street
South Side. Should have been Mead
ow street, North Side. Building owned
and occupied by Mrs. Annie Lee, col
ored, and her grandson, Robert w.
Terry. Fire caused by boy playing
with matches. Boy fatally burned and
died at 1880 a. m. Damage to
building, $25. No water or chemicals
used.
March 81. = Telephone alarm at
1880 p. M Fire reported on Ward
street. A bonfire. No damage, No wa
ter or chemicals used.
March 20 = Alarm from Box "a at
1880 a. m. Fire reported in.
story and one-half frame house To-
Gated at No. 313 West Fifth street.
Building owned by j. j. Smith and oc-
cupied by L. v. Craft. Defective flue
cause Of fire. Damage to building $50.
Fire put out with chemicals.