Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-19
FIRE DAMAGE IS
NEARY A MILLION
1850, 900 BLAZE SWEEPS BLOCK IN
THE BUSINESS SECTION or
HALIFAX, n. s.
s OTHER CITIES SUFFER
knahe Piano Factory at Norwood,
Ohio, eurns-2,o00 Flee FIamee
In Bowery Fire In New
York.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Six fires in as
many cities in the United States and
Canada caused a loss of nearly mil
lion dollars. Damage Of about a
quarter million dollars was done at
Halifax, N. S., flames destroyed a
1--WE story building in st. Louis at a
loss OF 100000, the plant Of the
Knabe Piano company at Norwood,
Ohio, was destroyed at loss of $780,
900, and minor blaze in New York
doing damage amounting to but $780,
900, drove 1000 tenement jewellers out
into the intense cold. The Masonic
Temple building at Keokuk, Ia, was
destroyed, and Grafton. w. Va, suf-
tered $155,000 fire.
Halifax, N. S.-Damage amounting
to nearly quarter Of million dol
lars was caused by fire which de.
stroyed the Halifax Herald building,
several stores and Offices and threat.
ened to wipe out q considerable por-
ton OF the business section Of the city.
Starting shortly after midnight In
the brick block occupied by w. 8.
Munnis, dry goods dealers. the fire
soon jumped to the Herald building.
Other structure on Granville street
also caught fire. The Herald building
was five story granite block of mod.
ern construction and contained one OF
the best newspaper plants in the pro-
vince.
Lost $4,000 at MlIbank, 3. o.
Milbank, S. D.. Jan. 13.-Fire prac.
tically destroyed AN entire block,
with loss estimated at $4,000. The
greatest individual loss, 100000, was
sustained by the South Dakota Furni-
ture Co. All the city hydrants were
frozen and the fire company was com.
PEELED to rely upon the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul railway company
for their water supply. The firemen
were handicapped in their efforts to
subdue the conflagration by the fact
that the thermometer registered 20
below zero and the temperature was
aggravated by bitter cold wind
which blew from the northwest.
100000 Fire at St. Louis.
st. Louis.-Fire in the five story
building occupied by the Weyl bakery
and cafe company at 4ls Sixth street,
caused damage estimated by the fire
department at 100000.
knabe Plano Factory Burns.
Cincinnati.-The large piano manu-.
featuring plant Of the Knabe Bros.
Piano company in Norwood, Ohio, was
destroyed by fire. The Cincinnati fire
department was called on for assist.
ance. The piano factory was valued
at 100000.
1000 People Flee Blaze.
New York.-The overturning Of q
pan of grease in Bowery restaurant
caused a fire which drove 1000 tene.
ment jewellers into the street, tied up
elevated railroad traffic for several
hours and threatened for time to
wipe out an entire block of tenements
and lodging houses in the most dense.
ly populated section of New York city.
The total damage was declared to be
less than 100000 Two ramshackle
buildings. four stories in height. were
destroyed.
$4,000 Blaze In South.
Grafton, w. Va.-The plant of the
Grafton Wood Working company and
five dwellings here were destroyed by
fire with loss of $l55.00O.
keokuk Has $4,000 Fire.
Keokuk. = The Masonic Temple
building here was destroyed by fire
of unknown origin. 1t contained the
Dodge theater and offices of the Stand
ard Oil company. The loss is estimat
ed at $4,000, most of which is COW
cred by insurance.