, 1905-01-12
NEW DEPARTMENT
HAS FIRST ALARM

EN-. and until this was thawed out the
hose companies could do little. Mr..
ielton soon had the engine going and
for some time some of the rrettiest
fire fighting seen in the town for year
was done by the tirCm"n and their will
ing assistants. The bitter cold night
added to the disCOmtUrts of the brave
firemen. but they stuck 10 their posts
and withstood the cold as best they
could. Some of the hose on one of the
reels was found in bad condition. due
to c~arelessness somewhere. and it Is
claimed that parts of the apparatus
were missing, but the boys let things
like hat interfere only for a moment,
and the defects wer" rcmedied in the
quickest possible time.
Many of the members of the late de-
partment worked like veterans and did
valiant service. To the shame of some
others. they not only refused to help,
but hindered. one of them getting a
gentle reminder in "A slapped face and
others feeling the pointed ends OF a
ladder in the hands of ..remen when
they were found in he way and max
ing no effort to get out of the way.
Some of the most blatant of the gang
given to understand that silence
is sometimes golden and gold Is al
ways a good thing to have on hand.
The building occupied by Mr.. Jensen
was a one-story frame. owned by j.
w. Conner, II perhaps fully covered
by insurance, although Mr.. Conner Is
out of the city and his son-in-law, John
w. Ernest. could not state definitely
the amount OF the insurance. Mr.. Jen-
sen had $1,000 insurance on his stock.
The stock invoiced $4,000 on the LIST
day of January, but has been added to
since, so that the loss will be more
than that. There will he some salvage.
it is presumed. The stock of furniture,
of course, is damaged beyond repair,
but the stoves and Queensware will
out better, it is hoped, scaling
the loss considerably. The building is
ruined.
The building occupied by Mr.. OFT is
owned by a Californian, and Mr.. OFT did
not know about the insurance. Only
the front portion of the building is two
high. The fire is believed to
started in a water closet behind
the OFT building. which does not ex-
as far to the rear as did Jensen
building. No fire was in that portion
Of the Jensen building yesterday, so
the presumption is great mat n
fire began at the closet. Just how, OF
course, will remain a mystery
Mr.. OFT has no insurance on his
goods and whatever damage
suffered will he loss. He carried in
france until a couple of months ago.
when the policies lapsed, and he had
not renewed them. His t~ypesetters
were at work as usual TINS morning.
Mr.. Jensen carried on a coal business
in addition to the housefurnlshing busl-
ness. He at once secured desk o
in the Model market. at the corner OF
Second and Garfields street, and his
friends have been coming TO his help
TO the extent of their coal needs today.
effort will be made 10 get into the
Of the burned building until the
weather moderates somewhat.
Laramie and Albany lodges. Odd
Fellows. were in the midst of a joint
installation of officers when the alarm
sounded last night. the grand lodge
officers having completed their work
and the members and guests were
about to sit down to a steaming not
supper prepared for the occasion.
There was a rush TO the fire and many
the odd Fellows turned in as hre'
men and did good work. After the hre
had beer gotten well in hand all the
fremen were invited to the hall. where
they were given hot coffee and food IN
plenty and made to feel That the lat
Of the land was just the thing for them.
A tarpaulin had beer spread in the
lodge room and the boys left their
marks thereon in little puddles of wa
as he ice on their garments melt
ed in the grateful heat and streamlets
chased each other down the legs OF
tired heroes. but these were not
and as the water a from the
outside food and steaming hot conee
mco. their way inward. and all were
,ontented. The Odd Fellows again
proved that they are among the best
on earth.
The meeting of the fire department
at the CITY hall was attended by a num-
Der of interested parties last night n
the work of reorganizing the depart
ment goes on. There will be all the
needed when they are needed, de-
spite the dirty work being done by
some OF the kickers and their organ.
Mr.. Gramm will have the body in good
shane and it will consist of many mem
hers Of The old department, who Will
not stand for the d~espicasle Methods
nj, the "Tammany gang. Another
meeting will be held Monday night al
the city hal.