Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-13
SUNDAY AFTERNOON eLAZEs
GIVE FlREMEN ALL THEY
CAN DO.
CALLED FROM CENTRAL
FIRE TO FIGHT ANOTHER
While Department. Was Busy Subdu-
ing Blaze in Old Iowa Central Build
ing Fire Breaks Out in Waterman
Home-Damaee at Both Places Rath-
er smalI-smalI Fire Saturday Night.

Two fires. both Of which threatened
to be serious, and which We're IN wide
ly separated parts of the city. and two
other blaZes that gave prospects OF
breaking into fires formed the situation
that confronted the fire department
early Sunday afternoon and kept both
crews more than busy for an hour or
more. A third fire. this one late Satur-
day night, added another to the de-
partment's business in little more than
twelve hours. None Of the fires proved
serious
While fighting fire in the cunola
of the old Iowa Central general office
building fire broke out in the roof Of
the Harry A Waterman home. POS
North Fourth street After hard run
the uptown department reached this
second fire in time 70 prevent very
serious dana ees.
Engine Sparks Cause Blaze.
Both Of these fires we're high up. the
ore at the Central building being mora
than three stories above the ground.
It is supposed to have been set by
sparks from a locomotive. The cupole
is an addition built on top o. the north
roof Of the building and at one time
was used for the engineers office. TIL.
blaze was confined % the cunola roof
and the damage will not exceed 5000
or 5000. While both departments were
busy on TIE roof on the Central build
ing the alarm for the Waterman fire
was turned in.
Set by Chimney Sparks.
70 ha 70 vef
one of the wa CONS and crew from the
Central FIRE to the blaze on North
Fourth street there was some unavoid-
able DELAY which gave the blaze time
TO spread. owing TO the high wind that
was blowing Once the uptown depart-
nent reached the house the blaze.
which had been confined to the roof
by volunteers. who had brought a hand
chemical apparatus was soon extin-
guished. The 'vater increased the dam
age somewhat. but much OF the leak
age into the lower floors was prevented
BY means used in the garrett TO pre-
vent i. running thru The damage will
prebah,- be about 5000
M Waterman thinks that his fire
caught from sparks from the chimney.
The loss Will be about $500. II and the
Central loss are both covered by in
suranca.
! Two Other Narrow Escapes.
No sooner had the departments re-
turned from the Waterman fire than
fire was discovered IN the platform OF
the Plaza Hotel near the union station.
This blaze was put out without an
alarm being turned IN and the damage
done was very small. At about the
same -ine the central departr ent was
notified by members oe the r. T. Sears
family that their chimney was on fire.
but that they could probably control It,
which they did, and no alarm was
turned IT.
Shortly before midnight Saturday
fire broke ont in the second story OF
the Greatresks building g North Cen
ter street. This fire was discovered in
q partition near the roof and It is not
known how it originated Attic hard
20 locate. owing to the dense smoke. by
tearing off some boards the department
got to the seat Of the flames and pre-
vented any great damage There We're
no wires. nor was there a chimney near
the seat Of the fire, and mice and
matches are believed responsible.
Chief Kirby Injured.
While fighting the Iowa Central fire
Chief Kirby was injured slightly when
a piece OF slate. from the roof. fell.
striking Mr.. Kirby on the head. A
cash was cut thru the CHIEFS hat. max
ing q scalp wound about an inch in
length The wound was dressed by a
surgeon following the chiefs work at
the Waterman fire