Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-15
Fire left
NEW. TOWN I'm Jew COUNTY OF
ADAMS HAS DISASTROUS
5g3 Ifa E
STARTS i'm HOTEL LEFT AND is
SOON BEYOND
M! CONTROL

VI Left via Dickinso Dec. The
burning of the Hotel Left was the first
big fire in Adams county AT about
8 o'clock Tuesday night. Chas. Left,
who was i'll on the second floor of
the hotel, discovered FIR elm the adj
Joining room and hastily jumped from
his bed and ran through the flames
and notified the people down stairs
William Craft and others at once.
rushed to the scene on the second
floor. The FIRE by this time had gain
ed such Roadway as to be practically
beyond control. Ha was realized by,
all that the only thing that could be.
sodne was to save as much Of the fur
nishings as possible and everyone at
hand lent themselves to this tasl. and
succeeded In saving most Of the fur
#niture on the first floor. s
The upper stories were by this time
a mass of flames, which spread very
rapidly as there was nothing to check
the fire, the building being entirely
OF wood. A number of. attempts were
made to save personal belongings on
the upper floors, but with very little
result, 81 ~
Mr.. Frank Jude succeeded in climb
ing up the scaffold on the south side
[of the building and broke out the
window, but the head of an iron bed
barred his progress and he was unable
to effect an entrance. He was, how
sver, able to reach a furIined coat
Lying on the bed. The coat was the
| property of Miss Hattie Kono who
was very thankful to get, it, as she
| lost all her other belongings. Mr..
H. r. Sloan procured a ladder and at.
tempted to enter q second floor win.
| dow, but was driven back by the
smoke which was overpowering. II
| was feared at one time that the fire
would spread to the store and other
buildings, but fortunately nothing Of
the kind occurred. t:s=s .55
II Mr.. Albert Left, the proprietor was
of course; the largest loser and places
it at very close to $1,000, which was
I entirely unprotected by insurance.
A. Lucas was also very heavy
loser by the fire as he lost his books
/ Typewriter, and other Office fixtures
besides: all his personal belonging:
and his entire real estate and liant
Office records. About $1,000 is tn.
valued loss. Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Rod
die lost everything with the excep
4 ton of one trunk. Miss Hattie Kon,
land Miss Ella Lucas escaped will
only the clothes they were wearing
4 as was the case with Geo. Niles, Sig
I: Edwards and everyone else who room
ed on the second and third floors. Tit
building was a large one and, while
Fit was not entirely finished on ths
INSIDE, it was unquestionably one O
the best hotels in this part of the
country ss .t..s
4 The loss to M r.sLeff was, of course
Ia heavy one, both from a fnaneia
!. standpoint and from the fact that hi
4 viii be obliged to build again if. 10.
|; no other purpose than to provide &C
commodation for the large number Of
4 people employed in the coal mine, as
well as in the other enterprises Of
which he is the proprietor. n.
4 The burning of this building is also
a heavy: loss TO- the community, as
travellers will sadly miss the excel
4 lent accom- atoms hitherto turn
ished them at the Hotel Left; ami
| the people will find themselves with
Iout gathering place. Mr.. Left has
shown q great deal of enterprise II
erecting so fine building SO fal
from a railroad. He was obliged tt
freight all the material from Dickin
son at great expense and inconven
fence. He has done much toward the
4 development of the country, and ha;
many friends who sympathize witt
him in his loss ,.ss95ssss
The entire set Of real estate ant
!. U. S. land office records owned b,
a. A. Lucas will put him 10 grea
1 deal of trouble and inconvenience a.
he was enjoying a good business il
that line. VA