Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-02

morning from Minnesota. They will
reside in the Parkins building.
Wilton sustained a $4,000 loss by
the fire fiend Tuesday night. The
alarm was given just few minutes
before 10 o'clock and in short time
nearly all of the inhabitants of our
little city was in close proximity to
the elevator belonging to the Wash.
burn Grain and Feed Co, which was
all ablaze. The fire fighters saw at
glance that there was absolutely no
use of trying to save this elevator so
they directed their efforts to protect
the Wilton Mercantile Cos. elevator,
and the depot For considerable
time it seemed impossible to check
the flames here as both buildings
were covered with flying embers and
time after time the shingles were ig-
nited. Yet the boys stayed with it
until the burning elevator toppled
over and the flames did not reach out
so far, then it could be seen that they
were making winning fight. The
500 Railway cOmpany's water tank
and wind mill we're ignited by the in
tense heat and were both badly dam.
aged. while the rails were twisted in
all kinds of shapes. Two box cars
were also consumed.
The engineers of the engines did
themselves proud. While the fire was
at its worst, but it became necessary
while the fire was yet dangerous to
shut down the engine on account OF
it heating as the oil had become cor
ro1oH Tho uy0vsr thon nn1ot06
by the bucket brigade and the main
fire was confined to the one elevator.
But without the engine nothing could
have been done and it Is no exagger.
alton to say that $4,000 was saved to
our town people last night by our fire
fighting apparatus.
Another fire was narrowly averted
when a load of hay standing against
Robert Cotton's livery barn, was set
on fire by flying sparks. A team was
Immediately hitched to it and it was
hauled into the street, where the hay,
rack and wagon were burned.
Station Agent Hendricks was COM
PEELED to move his household effects
into the street, but this only took a
short time with the army OF helpers.
Landlord Hit kept large force Of
men on top of Hotel Wilton through.
out the entire time, as this building
was in great danger.
Wilton can congratulate herself on
being lucky enough to have her most
destructive fire since the Organiza
ton of the town to break out on such
a beautiful night There was no wind
whatever, except that created by the
fire, and this was very changeable.
F. E. Funk, August E. Johnson and
Karl Klein, all of Washburn, who are
the heaviest stockholders in the burn
ed elevator, were in town yesterday
and dug out and opened up the safe
SO as to ascertain the condition of the
books. Luckily the safe had fallen in
cistern and aside from the books
being wet they were in perfect con-
dition.
All of the property destroyed was
we'll insured. The origin of the fire
is not known but many believe it the
work of incendiaries. 1t was painful.
ly evident during the fire that the
company needs more practice II the
most effective work is to be had at
all times, and we need a chief who
can roar like lion and is not ad.
verse to knocking a few fellows down
when they butt in" and then square
himself with them the next day when
there is more time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Marcellus and
Mrs. P. K. Eastman visited in Bis.
marck yesterday.
Charley Crockett, Linus Thor and
Charlie Danielson, all of whom were
overcome with gas from the engine
during the fire Tuesday night, are able
to be around again.
The INSTRUMENTATION tennis tourn.
ament is to take place tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock on the Wilton
grounds. There will be six players
n each side.