The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-02-13
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE
Quick Work Prevents Bad Fire
Sunday Evening.

! At just six o'clock Sunday evening
the fire department was called upon
Ito respond to an alarm for the
Chas. Fallberg residence at SIG South
First street, and although the run was
a long one they made good time and
succeeded in Checking the confiagra-
ton before the damage had become
serious. The loss was but small, al
though the paper and furniture in the
bed room on the second floor were
damaged and small amount of
clothing destroyed The flames were
not discovered until smoke was seen
coming out of the second story win
dows, when Mr.. Fallberg ran to the
door of the bed room and saw the
room all ablaze. With his usual pres
ence of mind ne closed all of the
doors to smother the fire and succeed
ed in preventing the flames from
spreading. The chemical apparatus
was effective and no water was
thrown. The fire probably originated
from the fiue. for clothing hanging on
the wall, which was plastered, was
the first to burn. "
HHH
Films Are Burned.
A little excitement was caused in
front of the Orient theatre on North
urday afternoon by the burning of the
three films of the Passion Play"
The blaze lasted but few minutes
and did not justify calling out the
fire department, but resulted in a loss
to the, owners amounting to several
in the moving picture machine at the
time and the origin of the fire was
not connected in any way with the
machine. The end of the film came in
contact with an ordinary incandes-
cent electric light and ignited. The
perience by throwing all three films
from the window as it was useless to
attempt to save them when they be-
came ignited. In the open air the
blaze attracted considerable attention.
The show was continuing after but
a brief interruption and many in the
audience were not even aware that
an accident had occurred. The man.
agement had already announced that
the Passion Play" would be discon-
tinued on account of the poor condi-
ton of the films and the usual change
Of program was made at the evening
so that the business of
the house was not interfered with.
Many who did not understand the sit
uation were inclined to believe that |
the accident was due to carelessness,
and although sucn was not the case
and the accident could not have re-
suited more seriously than it did,yet
Managers Struble and Tucker, in or
der to convince the public that they
have provided against every possible
danger from fire, have gone to the
trouble of lining the walls, ceiling
and floor of the operating room with
sheet iron. II fire ever should oc-
cur about the machine it would be as
harmless as though on the interior of
a stove. .a...-..- ..a. -- o.
. w. w. Kane. of Macon. Georgia, was
the owner of the Passion Play Aim and
in its destruction he loses everything
he possessed and is left without
means. Messrs. Tucker and Struble.
Tuesday evening, will
give a number of benefit entertain
ments for the purpose Of obtaining
relief for the unfortunate young man
and to provide means by which he
may return to his home.
HEe
Another little blaze occurred at
practically the same time as the one
in front of the Orient, which resulted
in burning a small hole in the awning
in front OF the Hopes & Co. Soup
House on High vaenue west. Sparks
from the fiue were the cause OF the
blaze and the damage was insigniti-
cant ~
.