The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-10

The above are estimates ~ the losses
caused hy THE FIRE in Red Jacket last
night when The Bplman blocl
corner " oak and Eighth streets. vas
badly damaged.
TIE IRE brolge out about o'clock
between The fats occupied by Mrs
Martha Thomas and Mrs ~. Foiey. on
the third and fourth floors. respective
"a. There are several conflicting ru-
rna1-s ~ ~ hon the Gre started.
The Ere soon gained Roadway. and
f. within twenty minutes the Foley fat
was a burning mass. The Red jacket
( FIRE Department responded and
F tao sets - hose were connect
( @ With the Migrant and run up
through the main stairway To the To-
{ ley "a. After considerable effort
b. was seen that the FIRE was gaining
headWay and q second ana then a
third alarm were turned In. In re-
Spouse the Q. a r. department. Hecla,
Laurium and Tamarack departments
turned out The local department had
four streams Of water playing or the
burning building. and with five others
soon In commission. everything posi-
bic was done 20 stem the flames
Difficult Fire to Fight.
Owing 20 the arrangement oil
the building the firemen had diff
cult Jon on their hands. From the
fourth story Of the building the fire
soon spread 20 the roof.
Efforts We're made by the fremeni
and others 10 break the windows
or the fourth floor Of the building. At
yr some difficulty this was
accomplished but it is a question
il did much good With the
added draft the flames seemed 20
make more Roadway, and In a short
time the roof was a burning mass. IF
forts were then concentrated on pre-
venting the fire spreading TO adjacent
buildings on the south and west sides
81 the burning building.
The fire was gotten under control at
o'clock this morning. although the
bremen did not leave the scene until
i've o'clock At about 8 o'clock a. m.
another outbreak occurred. 1t was oil
short duration. however. and was
lgain soon under control.
The damage was confined TO the
third ana fourth stories Of the build
ng. The second and first floors, how
7er. as well as the basement OF the
were flooded with water and
.he loss In stock 10 the Ed ". Lied
elm CO was considerable.
Tenants Save Some OF Effects.
Air LieDlein was seen by n News re-
porter this morning He stated that
he estimated stock In his place or
BUSINESS amounted to s35 900. The loss
IS covered by insurance.
The tenants In the building were
Chester Fisher. O. f. L. Thomas. Ted
Royce. Harvey Cornelier. Charles
I.eiblein. Albert Ruttenberg, Mrs
Katherine Foley, r. c. Lyons and IT,
" Robbins.
Some OF the tenants managed 10 get
but the whole Of their furniture and
affects including Mr. Ruttenberg. Mr..
Royce, Chester Fisher, Mrs. NJ. Thorn
is ana Mr.. Lleblein. Mrs Foley and
Mr.. Cornelier lost practically all oil
heir belongings.
Mrs Albert Ruttenbcrg, who Is nm
invalid, had 10 be carried from the
while Mrs. Cornelier and child
we're awakened from sleep by Mr. Cor
heller and hurried out There were
many willing helpers 20 remove furni-
ure and other effects. although
charges Of looting have been preferred
BY several Of the tenants. Even the
gas meters were not left intact. some
hiding means Of breaking these open
md extracting monies stored therein.
The Faucet Bros. and Guck agcncyI
'arried the bulk OF the insurance on
he building. as follows:
The Insurance.
The Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.
10000; Continental Fire Insurance
COMPANY. $1,000; Milwaukee Mechan-
cs' Insurance Co. $1,000; Northern
Insurance Co, t2.5O0: the insurance