The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-02-15
COLD SNAP FIRES
Bia1es in Sub-Zero Temperature
Cause Discomfort
TlREMFN'S GOOD WORK
Sduk Centre Department Puts Per-
soBal Comfort Aside as Usual
and Does It's Duty

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nesature caused much personal dis
fc2cafort to the members of the Sank
Centre fire department and caused
losses aggregating something like
%. 600 with insurance practically COW
lering the losses. The first one occur
red On Wednesday evening, the alarm
being sent in at 7:1o.. The scene of
action was the residence of n. F. Mel
Ison near the Northwestern Radiator
factory. The fire was caused by defec-
tive fues and was hard one to fight
fer several reasons. First and fore
most stood the fact that but one
| stream could be turned upon the fire,
| as tsie hydrant was 800 feet away.
This precluded the possibility of lay
ing more then one hose. Then, again,
| the fire was stubborn and spread
Throughout the structure rapidly, APP
pearing first here, then there, and in
tosder to get at it, axes had to be used
frequently and partitions chopped
away
The temperature was far below the
zero point and q cutting north wind
from Sank Lake swept the plateau
upon which the house stood. For
eearly four hours the department
fought stubborn fight and finally
Won, but at the expense of their COM
] sart. There We're numerous chilled
smds anu feer frozen ears and FROST
u cheeks, But the boys paid little at
ltantion tothings Ike that; they were.
lSfllere to fight fire and they fought il
lbrayely and wen. It was near mid
night when the department reeled its
hose and returned to the city hall;
but they returned with the conscious
ness of duty well performed.
/ Mr.. Nelson lost all his household
furniture and personal effects. The
| house was completely Quilted, nothing
/ but she'll remaining standing. The
loss on the house was $500 with
/ 81 200 insurance. L he household
goods, a total loss, were insured for
$1,000.
The department did not have long
Ito rest before it had to hustle out
and fight another fire. This time it
was in the building on Mai n
street owned by Mrs. E. L. Hedin and
occupied by Mrs. J. f. Coyle as mil
linery store. This fire broke out at
$40 p. m. Thursday
Mrs. Coyle was starting fire and
had the stove partly filed with light
rubbish. Opening the stove door to
put in more fuel, the fire burst out
| in front and caught in Mrs. Coyle's
apron and some light material she had
in her hands. She threw this from
her and devoted her attention to
Il
1quenching the fire in her clothing,
succeeding in a short time. Mean
time other articles in the room caught
land an alarm was turned in.
The department was on hand with
1.-THE apparatus in short order. There
was not very much fire. but the build
| ing was damaged by smoke and water,
while large part Of the millinery
stock was ruined The fire, being in
1.-THE first story, and owing to the dense
smoke, was hard to fight. However,
lit was subdued in an hour or less and
1.-The hose reeled up and taken to the
city hall.
The loss on the building was about
ls125 covered with $500 insurance.
Mrs. Coyle valued her stock at about
5000. Her loss was less than that.
lShe carried insurance amounting to
lss5o. At the time of this fire the
mercury registered something like
ten below zero, and the apparatus