, 1907-05-17
FIRE MAY PROVE NOT
/. 0GETHERA CURSE

down and stand upright in the brick
and mortar of the building. He picked
it up as tenderly as he would a child,
almost caressing the blackened and
roughened steel barrel.
May Not Resume.
S. A. Crawford lost about 81, 1000 in
the fire. He had a miserable night,
having worked hard in the fire, and
was not today in position to say Just
what he would do. He has removed
to his coal office, in the building with
DR.. Hamilton, and will look after the
coal business for the present. 81 had
some insurance, but lost considerable
in the fire and do not feel like doing
much of anything until | get thor
oughly rested and get my nerves set
tied a little. The immense clouds of
inky black smoke which rolled from
the interior of the building made me
sick at the sight, as well as those
who were compelled to inhale it in
their valiant fight against the fire."
Some of the Insurance.
The loss on the buildings burned and
on the stock of the different merchants
is hard to estimate, the figures of yes.
terday being considered entirely too
high. Today a conservative estimate
does not exceed $4,000 and many place
the total loss at a much less figure.
There was very little insurance, the
First National bank being the only
holder well covered in the loss. The
insurance is fixed about as follows:
Louis Miller, on fixtures, $500 in the
Fire Association of Philadelphia, and
5000 in the Svea of Sweden on the prop.
erty of the Grand Lodge of Wyoming,
Odd Fellows, of which he is the Grand
Secretary.
The Boomerang company, 5000 on
building in the German American com.
pany.
s. A. Crawford, $500 on stock in the
German American.
DR.. R. ]. Gardiner, 5000 on buildings
in the Royal Of Liverpool.
First National bank, $4,000 on build
ings in the Continental.
The Interstate Townsite company,
$4,000 in the Firemen's Fund.
Insurance Lapsed.
1t is said hat G. F. Kuster had ST.
900 on the old Kuster homestead in the
North British and Mercantile, but he
permitted it to lapse on the 14th, CIV
ipU ipotr,,ctipn, 10 %h4 oroD II ~
Roach, not to renew it. C. ]. Peterson
had also allowed his insurance to lapse
a short time ago, feeling that the rate
was higher than he could afford to pay.
His loss was complete, not a thing be-
ing saved from his shop. The city hall
loss'is covered by insurance. DR.. Stew
ems, who lost some broken panes of
glass, will suffer no loss. Mr.. Kings
ford had no insurance on his stock, but
his loss is comparatively little, as near
ly everything was gotten out Of the
building. No n knew yesterday or
today whether Mr.. Eslinger had any in.
surance on the buildings.
Townsite Building Damage.
LNCly Pdlc VI 6idoo III Zig llOAt "
the Townsite building was broken, in
Guiding the two plate glasses in the
front windows of President Miller's and
President Gramm's offices. Not a par
ticle of either window was left large
enough to be of service in any other
way. Mr.. Emmons, the auditor Of the
railroad company, fixes the damage at
fully 81, 900 or $1,000, as the front Of
the building will have to be reprinted.
The city hall and DR.. Stevens build
ings will also have to be reprinted.
Hardly a whole pane was left in the
front of the city hall. The paint on the
Second street side of the First Ma
tional bank was also quite badly blist-
cred and will probably require the re-
painting Of the building.
Grand Lodge Suffers Some Loss.
Grand Secretary Louis Miller Of the
Grand Lodge of Wyoming, Odd Eel
lows, stated that the secretary's office
will suffer a loss of about $50 by yes
terday's fire, but that it is fully COW
cred by insurance, SO far az insurance
can make good such losses. The Mil
Ter jewelry store has some loss, but
not a great deal, as much stock was
saved. 1t is stored at Willis Jensen's
until Mr.. Miller can secure a suitable
room and again engage in business.
Drug stores Light Loss.
Harry Prahl's stock in the Laramie
Drug company's store suffered a loss
of about 500 from water and smoke.
The building was not greatly damaged,
the watchers being able to keep the
woodwork of the windows and cornice
from burning. None of the stock OF
this store was removed. The loss fully
covered by insurance.
Made Sick BY Smoke.
Elmer Lovejoy, who rendered eff
cient service in helping Engineer Ed
Ferber at the engine, inhaled SO much
of the smoke from the fire that he re.
quired the services of a physician last
night. Many were made sick by the
smoke, but the engine was nearly all
the time to the windward of the fire
and the dense volumes of smoke from
the Crawford building hung like a pail
over the engineers at their post. Mr.
Lovejoy was able to be at his shop this
morning and MI. Ferber was on duty
as usual,
Turned Over to County.
The two men arrested for loot1ng