New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-02
MIDNIGHT CONFEDERATION
Fire III Business District During
Wind Storm Arouses En-
tire City.
Mrs. Boesch and VIM. A. Pfefferle
Chief Losers as Result OF Blaze.
Fire Department by Splendid Ser.
vice Averts Widespread Dis.
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What might have been a terribly !
conhagration was averted
Sunday night by the splendid and in
telligent work Of the New Ulm fire de-
partment.
The alarm sounded about one !
O'Clock and it was soon discovered
that fire from some unknown cause had
been started in the frame porch and
stairway extending along the rear
ends of the Boesch and Sommer blocks.
A heavy wind was blowing and the
flames spread with startling rapidity-
so much so that at one time it looked
as if the entire row Of buildings on
that side of the street was doomed to
certain destruction.
The flames leaped from window to
window, large panes of glass were
cracked by the heat and the fire began
to get in it's work on the interior of
the buildings. It was evident from
all the surrounding conditions that
the fremen had heroic work before
them.
First on the scene with the necessary
apparatus were Fred Brust and Her
man Schleuder. They had made quick
time with two-wheeled hose cart and
in few minutes after the alarm was
sounded steady stream Of water was
being thrown into the roaring and
cracking confagration.
A few minutes later came the entire
department., with all of it's excellent
equipment, and in less than half an
hour the flames we're conquered and
New Ulm's finest business blocks were
saved from threatened destruction.
To the department too much credit
cannot be given. The wind was terri
fc that night and the boys had to use
their heads as we'll as their hands.
That they made good should be cause
for general congratulations.
The heaviest losses from the fire
were sustained by Mrs. Bosch and
VIM. A. Pfefferle. The formers build
ing was badly Quilted, entailing dam
age to the extent of $4,000 or more,
while Mr.. Pfefferle's grocery stock
was rendered practically worthless.
He estimates his loss at between So, 900
and 81 700, the amount of his insur-
ance being $4,000. Hummel Bros.
claim loss from water and smoke of
81, 500 and the damage to the Sommer
building is figured at $1,000. Frank
Kretsch, who occupied apartments in
the Boesch building, and John Backer
were also slight losers.
The total amount of damage wrought
by the fire will be in the neighbour
hood of So, 900.
Frank Gales is the new messenger
boy for the Western Union.
The Autos defeated Nicollet team
at the fair grounds Sunday with a
score of II to 4.
The infant child of Henry Meier OF
Courtland died Sunday and was
buried in this city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. j. Herrian had
as guests during the week Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Trapp of Spokane.
A brother of E. G. Gilmore of this
city has been nominated for attorney
general by the democrats Of North
Dakota.
Mrs. j. N. Pratt who has been
spending fortnight with her friend,
Mrs. A. J. Alvin, returned to her
Minneapolis home yesterday.
Conductor G. W. Cady, who has had
charge of the railroad yards in Sleepy
Eye the past year, has been assigned
to the yards at Watertown.
The new German Methodist church
in Fairfax, which was erected by con-
tractor Otto Tape of this city, will be
formally dedicated on October 4th
County Attorney Erickson of
Springfield will deliver the English
Labor day address in this city. Edi-
tor 8uehrer of st. Paul will speak in
German.
Wesley Jensen of Nicollet, boy of
fifteen years, was accidentally shot in
the thigh yesterday while fooling with
a rife. He is now in the hospital in
this city.
The Fesenmaier auto in charge of
John Schaefer collided with rig
driven by Leonard Vetter late Thurs
day evening, causing Mr.. Vetter to be
thrown a distance of twenty feet and
starting a runaway on the part of his
team that resulted in completely de-
molishing the buggy. Mr.. Vetter's
injuries, while painful at the time,
were not serious.
Alois Hacker, a Lafayette farmer