The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-12
FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS BUSY NIGHT
Two Threatening Fires Break
Out Within One Hours
Time.
MILLER'S NARROW ESCAPE
FIRE CHIEF THROWN FROM THE
WAGON AND DRAGGED SEVER
Al FEET-HE LOSES VALUABLE
DIAMOND RING.

Two fires, both of which looked bad
at the start. caused an hour of busy
excitement for the fire department
last evening between nine and ten
o'clock. AS it was. prompt and eff
cient action saved the buildings en-
dangered and kept the loss down to a
few thousand dollars at the outside.
The first alarm was sounded from
Tenth and Main. where it was found
that a large amount of highly COM
bustible material in the working Off
ces of the Richmond Electrotype and
Engraving company had in some way
| taken fire. The factory, which is
| located on the upper floor of what was
| formerly the old Palladium office. is
owned by T. E. Both. 1t cannot be
ascertained how the flames started,
but the hose companies soon had
them under control and it is not
thought that the loss will be complete.
Manager Both had some $4,000 worth
of intricate machinery in the old
structure and if the heat and the burn
ing turpentine and kerosene was
enough to affect the iron. the ma
chimes will be useless. They were in
sured to the extent of S4,500
The P. ]. L. Antique Furniture Co
had a quantity of old furniture and
bric-a-brac stored on the first floor
directly below the place where the
fire started and it is estimated that
the loss on account of dripping water
will amount to 800. Among the cur
b. olI oh soo
formerly the property of General AL
len Pike. There was also a dresser
once owned by Chief Justice Johr
Marshall and high clock, said to be
the first clock used at Earlham col
lege. The proprietors of this com
pany are Sam Lott. Abe Potter ant
Omer Jones.
The offices of the United Goa
Yards company. of which E. E. Long
streth is manager, as we'll as the shoe
shop of Decker and Landwehr wer.
located in the front part of the OLE
building but were little damaged b,
either fire or water
The Second Alarm.
AS the hose companies were pro
ceeding to the fire houses, secont
:, alarm was turned in. this time from
Third and Main, near Robinson
shops. sensational gallop dow
Main street brought the department
to Farnham's lumber yard, where
small blaze was found in one of tn
dry kilns. 1t was quickly extinguish
-. ed and the damage will not be nor
than 5000 or $500.
Has Peculiar Accident.
While enroute to the scene of tn
first alarm, Fire Chief Miller suffer
ed peculiar accident and the loss O
a diamond ring besides. He was rfG
ing on the hook and ladder truck
when the wheels became caught i
the car tracks. The truck swerved an
Miller was shaken loose from is hole
He clung to the rail however, and wa
dragged for ten feet when he regaine
his position, none the worst excep
for a hardly snrained back 1t wa
than that he discovered that his dian
ond ring. valued at $3.50 was gon,
: One of the members of the crew vo
: unteered to look for it and returne
= presently with the flattened remnant
! of the setting, without the stone.
o was evident that the ring had bee
, crushed by street car and the fin
!, large diamond smashed into splin
. ers,