The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Julius Sugarman's Cigar Factory and
L. q. Prescott's Jewelry Shop
Raced to the Ground.
Family of Peter Furusetf1, Who Oc-
cupied Second Story, Barely
Escape With Lives.

On tuesday morning at 3 o'clock
fire was discovered by Solomon Long
in the frame building owned by S. M.
Byers. The ground floor was occu-
pied by julius Sugarman's cigar
factory, L. G. Prescott's jewelry store
and E. G. Early's taxidermist estab-
llshment, while the second story was
used as living rooms by Peter Furu-
seth and family. Z Immediately upon
the discovery of the fire Mr.. Long
awakened Leslie Byers, who slept in
his fathers store adjacent to the
frame building, and then hurried to
the power house and turned in an
alarm. The department responded
with alacrity but it's efforts were un-
availing to save the building or it's
contents from destruction.
So rapidly did the flames spread
that Peter Furuseth and family upon
the second floor barely escaped with
their lives. There was no time to
clothe the children, of whom there are
six in the family, and the little ones
were lowered over the back roof upon
blankets which had been thrown out
upon the snow by their father-clad
only in their night garments. Solo
mon Long took them across the street
to his home and gave them temporary
shelter until such time as their father
might be enabled to obtain other
quarters. The family was left in
destitute circumstances, everything
they possessed being consumed by the
flames. Rev. Henderson kindly took
up public subscription for their
relief.
At the time of the fire Julius Sugar
man was in the twin cities soliciting
orders for cigars, and his family,
which resides on the north side, knew
nothing of the occurrence until the
girls, at about O'Clock, arrived to
engagein their daily occupation.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
twas at first supposed that it started
from stove in the back room of the
cigar factory, but Miss Sugarman in
forms us that there was no fire in the
stove when she left for home upon the
previous night.
Mr.. Sugarman estimates his total
loss on stock, machinery, tools, etc.,
at s., 200. This is partly covered by
Insurance to the amount of ST. 900.
L. G. Prescott, the jeweler, sus-
tanned a total loss of $500, and has an
insurance of $500.
E. G. Early, who had taxidermist
esta Enlistment in rear room of the
building, estimates his loss in deer
heads, skins, etc., at 500. He car
ried no insurance.
The building, which belonged to S.
M. Byers, father of Robert Byers,
now a resident of Long Beach, Cali
fornia, was insdred for 81, 900.
A door in the upper story of Robt.
Byers' brick store was charred by
the fire and a building formerly used
as a barber shop sustained slight in
jury.
Our fire laddies are deserving of
much praise for the remarkably quick
time in which they responded to the
call and the. manner in which they
fought the flames. It was matter of
impossibility for any department. to
subdue such a fire as that of Tuesday
morning. The building was as dry as
finder and the flames spread so
rapidly that the structure was ablaze
from end to end within very short
time after the discovery of the fire.
SDeed-RecOrdfng by Camera.