The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-12-09
$4,000 DAMAGE BY FIRE
WALLS STORE BURN
ED MONDAY NIGHT
The Large Stock Is Almost a Total
Loss And Ills Building Is
Badly Damaged

v WYNN NOhuty hibhl ny soiuc VI lHe
night students of the Business Col
lege. They could not at first locate
the fire and there was little delay
in turning in fire alarm. When
the fireman arrived and Chief John
Mosiman cut a hole into the third
floor ceiling he found fire raging all
around under the slate roof II had
undoubtedly been burning several
hours before discovered. Water pres
sure was low and until the stand
pipe was cut off and the directpres-
sure turned into the mains there
was not sufficient force to make
| much headway. The volunteer fire
| men worked like deamons and kept
tn,ee streams of water playing upon
ibe flames. Their work could not
hut win the admiration of the public
but it is to be regretted that more
men were not ready to assist them
when, almost frozen from exposure,
wet to the skin, the call was sent
down for more volunteers They
kept up the fight until almost three
a. IN. when all danger was passed
The fire in itself was confined to
the third floor; the roof fell in, and
the plaster was soaked and several
feet of water stood for time upon
the first and second floors so that
fire falling from above was quickly
edly saved the Reavis & Abbey build
ing on the south.
Mr.. Wahl says he carride $14, 200
will no more than cover the loss
il il covers It. Floors and shelving
are already warping, plaster falling,
the entire third floor loss AS yet
it is impossible to say what damage
may have been done to the main
walls.
On $4,000 stock only $4,000 in
surance was carried. A month ago
that figure would not begin to cover
he stock The ladies coats and
second story portion of the building,
,ehind the fire and only slight dam
age was done. The shoes, under
the suit department would have es-
capped entirely but for some one
| throwing portion out of the win
dow into the snow That was the
| only damage. OF the rest OF the
stock fully seventyfive per cent is
either a total loss or badly damaged.
Even the clothing and dress goods
carried out are damaged. The loss is
very heavy one.
Just as soon as the insurance men
have adjusted the insurance Mr..
Wahl will begin preparations to
open up again and if these man ar
rive on time and are reasonable in
the length of time they consume, it
is believed the store will be opened
again in two weeks so that the
trade can be carried on during the
busy season.
The greatest damage to Reavis
& Abbey was from water and where
! their roof was cut with ladders, etc,
necessarily used by the fire fighters
Their stock on the first floor was
not removed. The damage to the
second floor stock came from water
through the wall and ceiling and to
carpets, etc, carried out into the
snow.
The business college sustained nc
loss as their valable furniture was
covered. DR.. Mathers and DR.
Wilson will each sustain several hun
dred dollars loss through damaged
instruments and supplies to say moth
of delay in business
Such misfortune could not come
at a worse season of the year fol-
Mr.. Wahl but he has a stout hear
and will at once proceed, as far a.
possible to retrieve his losses.