Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-30
Council Bluffs
BIG FIRE THREATENS BLOCK
Store on West Broadway Owned by
Boston Man Burns.
LOSS ABOUT TWENTY THOUSAND
HudIeson's Photograph Gallery, the
Drs. TwombIy, New York Plumb
ing Company Among Chief
Losers.

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Losers.
Fire starting shortly before 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon in an old frame barn in
the alley at the rear OF the Everett block,
occupied by the New York Plumbing COM
pany, for a while threatened the entire
block on the south side Of Broadway be-
tween Pearl and Sixth streets. As it was,
rough estimate last evening Of the dam
age done placed the loss at between $4,000
and 81. 900.
The principal damage was to the two
story basement brick building at 5d West
Broadway, owned by w. L. Whitney OF
Boston, Mass, the first floor Of which was
occupied by Alves Hudleson's photograph
gallery while Drs. Twombly & Twombly
and a club Of high school boys occupied
rooms on the second floor the two-story
frame store building adjoining on the west,
also owned by Mr.. Whitney and occupied
by +. j. Lewis. a grocer; the one-story
frame buildings between the Everett block
and the Whitney building, owned by Mrs.
Austin Darraugh, formerly Of this city,
now a resident Of Omaha and occupied by
Stephan Bros, plumbers, and Charles
Hoods barber shop.
r. b. Wallace Of the real estate firm Of
n. p. Dodge & Co, agents for w. l.. Whit
ney, stated that the brick building, for
mcrly known as the Globe building and
the two-story frame structure on the west
were insured for $1,000 Mr., Wallace esti-
mated the damage to the two buildings
would probably be covered by the insur-
} ance. The frame building occupied by P. j.
Lewis was completely destroyed, as were
most of the contents.
Some Insurance Carried.
A. Hudleson, proprietor Of the photograph
gallery carried 81 900 insurance and his loss
J will probably exceed this. P. j. Lewis, who
; on the first of the month took over the
grocery store of o. Ewall at 5S3 West
I Broadway, carried $1,000 insurance on his
, stock, $500 on the fixtures and $3.50 on his
J household goods. He and his wife occupied
the living apartments above the store. He
placed his loss on his stock and fixtures
at something over 5000 and about $1,000 on
t his household goods and personal belong
ings. At the outset Of the fire the fixtures
and equipment of c. Hoods barber shop
, were carried out and the damage Will be
comparatively small. Mr.. Hood carried $500
Insurance. Mrs. Darraugh is her own
business agent and it was not learned what
insurance she carried on the two small
frame buildings occupied by the barber
shop and Stephan Bros
e Walter Stephan of the Stephan Bros.
= plumbing firm said they carried 5000 in
surance on their stock. He estimated they
had $4,000 stock and that the damage would
amount to about 5000. the loss being prin-
o clpally on high class chandeliers and other
brass goods.
The New York Plumbing company's loss
% was estimated by e. w. Hart, manager.
at about $1,000. The company had one
horse incinerated in the barn and lost two
wagons and considerable quantity OF
supplies.
" Spectacular Blaze.
The three-story brick building adjoining
the Lewis grocery store on the west, owned
v by the Dubuque Realty company, a holding
concern for the Dubuque Brewing company
was slightly damaged at the rear and the
interior was slightly damaged by water
% The building which is unoccupied was said
to be fully insured.
The barn back of the Dubuque company's
building owned by the same concern and
1 occupied by the Citizens Electric and Gas
N company was entirely destroyed as was
third barn occupied by the City Water
- Works company. The Electric Light com.
y pany's loss was confined to about $50 worth
of feed and hay
81 The fire which was the most spectacular
the city has witnessed since the burning
l of the David Bradley & Co.'s agriculture
"a implement warehouse on South Main street
Is believed to have started from burnins
n rubbish thrown into the alley near the ole
b frame barn occupied by the New YorI
y Plumbing company. The strong wine
70 which was blowing from the south blew
= some of the burning rubbish against tn,
Il barn and started the blaze which for
time threatened to clean out the block,
The rear Of the Everett block on Pear
street was badly scorched and numbe
of windows were broken by the intens,
. heat Charles Matheson and John Oliver
d two firemen were severely burned abou
l9 the hands and face. They were caught be
% tween two walls OF flame while carrying ,
p line Of hose between the blazing barns
"a After receiving temporary attention the,
IS were able TO return to their posts.
y Firemen Work Against Odds,
al The smoke from the burning barns wa
Il dense and was carried by the wind In thicl
l. volumes over the burning buildings ont
Broadway, at times enveloping the fireme
so that they were unable to see a foo
70 ahead OF them. Burning embers wer
carried several blocks by the heavy win
and fell fast and thick on the immens
crowd which lined Broadway in the yicinit
Of the blaze.
I1 M. Sargent of the Board OF Fire and Po
lice commissioners worked as hard as an
member Of the fire department, hauling
hose up ladders and on the top Of the burn
Ing buildings. He was. however, but on
OF numbe, OF citizens who lent valuabl
aid TO the fire department.
Some Of the Insurance agents last nigh
expressed the opinion that the total dsmag
would not exceed $4,000 to $4,000, which
they said, was remarkable under the cir
Il cumstances
Last night r. B. Wallace stated that tn
insurance on the Whitney property wa
only $500 and it probably would cover tn
6 loss. There was, he said. $500 on the ol
Globe building and $1,000 on the grocer
store.
III Photographer Hudleson suffered the los
OF his entire stock Of negatives and thl
he naturally considers his greatest los,
He succeeded In getting his two larg
cameras out OF the building and last ever
Ing figured that the 81, 900 he carried woul
about cover his actual loss
Yesterday was a record breaker for fire,
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