The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-28
TWO TOWNS BURN
jamestown and GlascO Business
Sections Destroyed.
Fifty Buildings Consumed by
Wind Driven Flames.
WATER SUPPLY FAILS
At jamestown Reservoir Is
Found Empty.
Bucket Brigade Tries Yainly to
Stop Fire.
DYNAMITE IS USED
To Prevent Entire Destruction
of One Town.
Every Store in jamestown Lev
eIed to Ground.
Both Towns Are Located in
Cloud County
DYNAMITE IS USED
To Prevent Entire Destruction
of One Town.
Every Store in jamestown Lev
eled to Ground.
Both Towns Are Located in
Cloud County

Disastrous fires at jamestown and
CIasco, in Cloud county. destroyed pro-
perty worth between a quarter and q
half million dollars Monday night. In
neither case is the cause known. No
lives we're lost. Both fires were dis
covered after midnight and while one
was stopped by the use of dynamite
the other ragged until nothing was left
in the path of the flames The wind
which blew from the north at furious
rate. is largely responsible for the heavy
losses in each case
Jamestown, Kan, Nov. 2S.-Awak-
ened at 2:30 O'Clock this morning by
I he crash Of falling timbers. Mrs
Sele Shott, who conducts a millinery
store next door to the postoffice,
smelled smoke. A moment later she
saw the glare OF flames and, running
to the door, she learned that the post
office was not only on fire but had
been nearly consumed by the flames.
Without waiting to dress, she ran
through the snow to the telephone Of
flee half block away, where she
gave the alarm Every one was mott
fled and by that time 1t was necessary
for the hello" girls to run for their
lives A high wind, blowing at an
estimated speed of from 40 to @ miles
an hour. drove the flames down the
west side of the street and only six
business building remain unburned.
The flames could not be checked and
ragged until they burned themselves
out.
The city water reservoir was empty
and the plant could not furnish the
water. although repeated efforts to do
so were made. There was no way to
Cattle with the flames except by buck
ct briga des. This system proved inef-
fI.ar rod r11-fi
there We're no buildings left to be de-
The list of buildings destroyed include:
A bakery, real estate office, studio, post
office two millinery shops, barber shop.
grocery store. drug store. one residence.
the city library, q vacant business block,
teleghon office butcher shop two banks.
hardware store. lumber yard candy
Kitchen shoe store, poultry house. Farm
ers' Union building, and dozen barns
and outbuildings.
It IS believed the loss viii reach S3o0ooo.
Tie cause of the fire is unknown The
postmaster declares there was no fire IN
the postofice when he left it last night.
Three hotels, q drug store and the opera
house are the only business buildings
standing.
Jamestown is located in Cloud county.
A $780, 900 Fire at Glasco.
Glasco. Kan. Nov. 2s.-F'ire which was
o'clock this morning destroyed the entire
business section of this city. The loss IS
estimated at S150 600. 1t was necessary to
dynamite the houses in the path of the
flames to check the fire. The cause IS
unknown but It is believed the fire start
ed near the stage in the opera house as
It was burning there when discovered.
Among the list of burned buildings are
2 general store and the telephone office,
one dentist office, the Farmers State
bank, hardware store. opera house. two
grocery stores, a tin shop. one garage,
two barber shops, one livery stable. two
residences, blacksmith shop and drug
store.
There was no show in the opera house
last night, so it is hard to fix blame for
the origin of the fire.
The flames were driven by a wind
which blew at from % to 40 miles an hour
and made fire fighting by ordinary meth
DDS impossible. The cold weather made
the work harder. the wind almost BLOWN z
the firemen into the flames
\ As a last resort it was decided to dyna-
mite the buildings in the path of the blaze
and thus the fire was checked There
were no ia tai injuries.
Glasco is located in Cloud county.