The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-08

while in unconscious conditions. Will
liam Bangerter was found lying be-
hind the building in an unconscious
state by George Simmonds, Jr. He was
taken into the j. NJ. Karmany meat
market at 631 South Front street,
where he was given first aid until
the arrival of doctor.
Fire Chief John Lulsdorff and Henry
Wagner were also overcome with
smoke and it was found necessary to
remove them to a doctors office to
receive medical attention. Mr.. Luis
dorff had to be carried to bed, where
he remained for some time. Ed
Stubblefeld, while working in the
rear of the building was overcome
and nearby spectators carried him to
the back yard where he was revived
with cold suds of water. Drs. Kemp
and Rosenwald had a busy time of
it for while.
Fireman Seriously Injured.
Al KlugherZ was so severely cut
in the right wrist by window glass
that for time it was thought that
the wound would prove fatal. A fire.
man told him to throw brick
through one of the upper windows so
as to get some draft and give the hose
a chance to be inserted. Klugherz
wore a thick glove and instead of
using brick he struck with his
fist Jabbing his clenched hand
through the window he lounged for
ward and in SO doing, his wrist pres
sed against the ragged edge OF the
window pane, cutting one OF the main
arteries He was immediately taken
to DR.. Andrews who tied the ends of
the artery together and took num-
Der of stitches and then bandaged
the wound. When he was taken into
the doctors room, he was bleeding
profusely, and had not his friends
bound the wrist with some cloth
which they secured near the building
until he. reached the doctor, it is
believed that the cut would have
proved fatal. 1t was necessary to
give him an anaesthetic.
Tragedy in the Hencoop.
Although no human beings We're
killed, there was a deep tragedy
enacted that night. In the rear of
the building, large number of tur-
keys, ducks, and chickens were kept.
rear, there was a sudden commotion
in the hen-coop and soon there began
a raid on the chickens. Many wished
that Thanksgiving had come few
days later this year. The coop was
constructed of wood and when the
fire began to eat its way through the
back part of the building toward the
fouls, there arose a squaking and
Growing, notes of real terror that
could only be equaled when farmer
enters his chicken coop at night and
accidently knocks down the hen
roost.
About six or seven coops OF chick
ems and three or four coops of tur-
key were saved however, the rest
being cremated in the oven formed
by the burning bulIulng. Sunday
morning, the burned and charred
forms of the chickens and turkeys
were found lying here and there
about the premises, while a number
OF cases OF poached eggs were
found inside
About ten o'clock the roof of the
building burst and crashed down,
at the same time a huge mass OF
flame shot upwards. Shortly after
wards the walls began to fall This
was the crisis, as the other nearby
buildings were then in danger of
catching fire, but for while all
attention was directed to saving the
nearby houses.
How the fire started could not be
definitely learned. 1t was the theory
OF many that it originated in the base
ment from singing" machine.
Others thought it began from an
overheated chimney but the care
taker stated that there was no fire
in the building at that time Yet
others again stated that it was spon-
taneouS combustion and that it was
possible that there had been a smoul-
dering fire deep down in the sawdust
for some time.
The damages could not be learned
today. The contents of the building
We're insured for $4,000, with from
$4,000 to $4,000 loss. The insurance
held by the produce company was
through the Theodore Williams and
II. f. Leonard agencies.
Damage to Household Goods.
The damage done to the furniture
and fixtures of Edgar Trainer and
E. Gould, which was ordered out by
the firemen, is estimated at 500,
the smoke and water being the
causes. The furniture of E. Gould
is covered by insurance in the Detroit
Fire and Marine Insurance company,
through the e. G. Davies insurance
agency. Edgar Trainer held no in
Surance
When seen today, B. Frank Pay of
Fowler & Pay company who own the
building, said that he could not esti-
mate the loss but thought that the
structure itself was a complete loss
as very little of the ruins could be
used except for fuel, and the expense
of cleaning it up would keep it
down to total loss but as it was
partly covered by insurance it would
amount to fifty per cent loss.
The Fowler & Pay company will