Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-25
KELLOGG Is SCOR|jH[D
Fire Destroys Large Part OF
Business Section of Jasper
County Town
LOSS is CLOSE TO 100000
General Stock, implement and Hard
ware Store, Bank Building, Livery
and Several Smaller Structures
Burned-Aid From GrinneII and
Newton Firemen.
LOSS is CLOSE TO 100000
Special to Times Republican.

Kellogg, Sept. 25.-Fre destroyed a
large section Of the business district OF
kellogg last night, one entire block OF
buildings, except two residences, being
totally wiped out. The fire was caused
by a small bonfire in the rear Of the
bank building. Fire companies from
Newton and Grinnell We're summoned
by train and helped to fight the flames.
The places destroyed are:
3 Robzein Bros. merchants.
Bobzein g. Jones, hardware and fur
niture.
Hills barber, shop.
Billiard hall.
Implement building,
Hammers barber shop
r.. &C. Birchard's drug store.
Js.B. Burton, bank, 49,.
j. W. Burke, law and printing Of
flce.l ss rss'<E
Telephone office.
Blacksmith shop.
Vests livery stable.
Carl Bobzein residence.
The fire communicated to the Fisher
livery stable from the rubbish heap.
and that structure was consumed like
finder, the owner having time only to
save the live stock in it and losing the
vehicles. Before the Kellogg fire de-
partment could prevent it the flames
70 ar int, ,s,,rr hl1ild.
ings, all of them frame and dry, and
then the fire soon became terrible in
aspect and threatening the whole town.
While the volunteer department was
struggling brayely with its limited
equipment, the water pressure began
to fail and in the very midst of the
fight against the fire the reservoir was
completely emptied. An alarm was sent
to Newton and Grinnell. From Newton
came many volunteers, with ladders
and other equipment; from GrinneE
came the steamer, both on special
trains. The Grinnell steamer alone
saved the entire business district from
destruction 1t was located near the
Rock Island water tank and the
streams of water it supplied give pro-
lection to the, business buildings on
the west side ofthe main street, which
were being badly scorched by the heat
and set on fire here and there by flying
embers.
The fight to save the buildings was
waged fiercely. IL became apparent very
soon that the big frame buildings could
not be saved but there was some hope
Of preventing the destruction of the
veneered brick structure onssthe cor
ner. From the outside the 9hames We're
quite successfully fought off, but fin
ally broke out on the inside. and then
all effort against it seemed futile. The
fight was kept UP until o'clock IN the
evening. tho the buildings were then
in ruins.
The, people of Kellogg were panic
stricken for "a time. When the water
supply began giving out, a great fear
took possession of men and women on
eyery hand, and preparations were
made to empty buildings and homes IN
the danger limit, Of their contents
The merchants on the west side OF the
street made a frantic fight to put out
the small blazes that were started on
roofs and in front. Their fight might
have been in vain, but for the ARRIVAL
Of the Grinnell steamer and the pro-
auction of a new water supply.
WhoIe Town Threatened.
The fire commenced about 4:30
o'clock in a small bonfire set in the
rear of the bank. A spark blew against
some hay and rubbish at the, side OF
The A q. West livery stable. "a. wooden
structure, which Instantly caught fre.
The flames leaping to the blacksmith
shop on the corner larrd from there TO
t,arl Robzeln's house, directly north.
Merchants on the opposite side of the
street hastily moved their stock TO
places of safety, as did the residents IN
The rreighborthood and ut was only by
hard work and constant vigilance that
any of the business portion WAS saved
AS it is, all merchants are all damaged
TO a, more or less extent The fire was
not well under control until IL O'Clock,
and watchers patroled the streets al
night to prevent other fires from fall
ing SPARKS from the bank building, the
last to succumb to the flames.
Loss Will Total $100,000.
The total loss will reach 100000 at
the Lowest estimate. In am interview
this morning Bobzein Bros. say they
cannot estimate their loss, but that 1t
is not one-,third covered by Insurance.
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