, 1907-05-16
SEVEN STORES, RESTAURANT
PRINTING OFFICE AND RESI-
pENcE ALMOST DESTROY
Ed THIS AFTERNOON.
Fire Starts in Peterson's Tailor Shop
and Extends to k%ingsford's, EgsIe-
ston's, MiIIer's, Wallis, carter's,
c~rawford's, The Boomerang, Home
Restaurant and kuster Residence
"A Severe Loss.

Restaurant and kuster Residence
"A Severe Loss. r
The worst fire in the history of Lar
annie occurred at noo today, being
discovered by Mrs. G. E. Eggleston
the alarm being sounded at 12:45, but
the fire had been burning for some
time and had gained considerable head.
way before the fire company could get
water through the hose. Four lines
Of hose were laid and the department
fought the flames %valiantly, but the
nature of the buildings and a breeze
from the southwest made their work
very difficult. AS far as can be learn,
ed, the fire started in the rear portion
of C. J. Peterson's tailor shop, at liz
Thornburgh, where a stove used to
heat the 1atirons was being used. The
fire communicated directly to Kings.
ford & Whiston's bookstore, at lib
Thornburgh, on the west of the tailor
shop, and also to Louis Miller's jewel.
ry store at lit Thornburgh, G. E. Egg.
gleston's candy store at lit Thorn.
burgh. Mrs. Walls notion store at 119
Thornburgh and to E. D. Carter's jewel.
ry store at 121 Thornburgh. The Wall
and Carter buildings were not greatly
damaged by fire.
Reaches to Second Street.
The fire reached backward and ig-
nited Crawford's secondhand store at
112 Second street, thence to the Home
restaurant next door, and thence to
the Boomerang office and from there
to the old Kuster residence, used by
the lockwood taxidermy shop and
rooming apartments. The Eggleston
drug store, on the corner of Second
and Thornburgh, is Of brick and was
saved. 1t is two stories high.
Little Insurance.
To add to the loss there is very lit
tie insurance. The Kingsford build.
ing and the Peterson buildings were
owned by John Enslinger, now Of Salt
Lake. DIR. R. j.. Gardiner owned the
buildings occupied by Mr.. Miller and
Mr.. Eggleston, Mrs. Wall owns her
own building and Mr.. Carter is the
owner of his store. The secondhand
building and the restaurant building
were owned by the First National bank.
The Boomerang company owned its
building and the Kuster estate owned
the old homestead. Mr.. K1ngsford.
Mr.. Peterson, Mr.. Eggleston, Mr.. Mil
Ter and Mr.. Carter had NJ insurance
on their stocks, but Mr.. Miller had
$500 on the fixtures. DR.. GARDINER
has 5000 on his two buildings, and
the bank has $500 on the Crawford
and restaurant buildings.
Boomerang Loses Heavily.
The old Kuster residence on Second
street was So badly burned as to be
completely ruined, and the one-story
wooden building next to 1t, owned by
Mrs. James Atkinson, was also de-
stroyed. The firemen prevented the
Atkinson residence, at the corner OF
Second and University avenue. from
burning, and the brick building occu'
pied by the mechanical department
of the Boomerang office came through
practically unframed. This building
houses the press, the typesetting ma
chine. the paper cutter and much OF
the stock. It is OF brick and has iron
shutters to all the doors and windows
The front of the Office was Of frame
and contained the business Office and
Job department. Here the loss will be
severe, as the Job presses were de
stroyed and considerable stock was
ruined. Much OF the type and materi
al was carried to the street.
Valiant Fire Fighters.
The Are department was not long
In getting four or five lines of hose
three from the engine and n or two
from nearby hydrants. the latter do
ing considerable good. The engine
to quote the language Of Marshal Sig
mon, jealous in the knowledge that II
is soon to be replaced with a new one
never did better service. The mem
bers of the fire department, assisted
by as many men as could do any good
worked valiantly and to them is due
credit for a very heavy salvage IN tn
face Of one Of the most stubborn fires
ever kindled here. The boys were
everywhere, under the direction OF AS
sistapt Chief James Cordiner, and thu
streams did good work.
oeores Cleaned Of Stock.
As soon u the crowd began to gath
er on Thornburgh street, opposite thu
tailor shop and cigar store, the door