New Ulm review., 1913-09-24
Wo Fires Cause
$5OO.OOD Da1nage
4 George Roeedler's Dc Barn In
Ruins. Blaze at Mer-
chants Hotel.
Henry Schnobrich Hurt In
Sensational Runaway
Accident.

Accident.
The barn belonging TO George Ro>.
der on the Roeder property directly
south Of tho Hauenstein brewery
burned 70 the ground in the night from
Saturday to Sunday. The fire waa
first noticed BY the children Of George
Dletz when they came home from q
dance about one O'Clock. They i'm
msdiately notified Chss. Hess at the
brewory. The fire department of the
John Hausnstein Brewing Co. rushed
to the Ere % soon % the alarm was
given and tried 10 extiDguish the flames
with chemicals but the fire. had made
such headway that nothing could be
done. The barn is Of course, total
loss. It was proba bly, worth couple
Of hundred dollars with only $50 in
surance to cover the loss. The origin
of the fire is unknown, but it is be-
lieved by some to be the work OF
hoboes, who have been quite plentiful
IN that part OF town recently.
An incipient blaze for . short time
threatened the Merchants Hotel near
the noon hour Monday. About half
past IL o'clock Mrs. Ole J. Olsen
caught the smell Of smoke and when
she opened the closet Of their living
rooms In the rear part Of the building
on the first floor, flames shot across
the room, setting the curtains and
car pet on fire and in few momentaa
the whole room was ablazs. A are
alarm wss sent In ct once and the fire
departnsnt responded with their usual
prompensss. Before they arrived on
tho scene, however, Roy Berg who hss
his second hand store right across the
street from the hotel. came to the
rescue with fire exttnguishers and had
the FIRE practically under control
before the fire department arrived.
The Ere iaddies used the chemicals
only and had every trace of fire ex-
tinguished within fifteen minutes after
their arrival.
just how the fire started, no one
G an tell with certainty. There was
in the closet to produce in
sta antaneous combustion and 1t was
not electrically wired. 1t is believed
that the three year old son played
with matches and in some way
managed to set the clothes in the
clio set on fire. The damage to the
itself is merely nominal and
is fully covered by insurance. The
door and castings were scorched and
the plaster damaged some. The
smoke worked itself thru the ceiling
in to the second story and came out OF
the windows and it looked for awhile
Do tho the second story were on fire.
Mr.. Olsen's loss is considerably
greater than the owners. In addition
to the damage to the carpets and fur
niture, practically all their clothes
we're burned or ruined by the fire. Mr..
Olsen thinks that his damages may
run up to $500.
A runaway which occurred yester-
day morning about 1880 not far from
farm near the city limits,
lltho exciting while it lasted, was
l0rtunxte In so far that no one was
leriouslv hurt and that there was no
damage done to the team and wagon.
Henry Schnobrich was on his way out
10 the slaughter. house to bring in
,ome meat forMrs. F. A. Schnobrlch's ]
neat market when the accident
The team Of horses be-
ouged to Mrs. Schnobrich. They (
vere exceptionally spirited and lively |
hat morning. t
When about / mile from Stuebe's
arm, the snapper ON the right side
which holds up the neckyoke gave ,.
vsy and that was the signal for the .
lorses to bolt. They literally tore : :
lcross the Filzen field along the left
ide of the road, Henry Schnobrich {
hanging on, trying to check them but !.
vithout success. They made straight :
or the right of way of the Chicago &
and leaped over the
arbed wire fence, clearing all three
'ires ut one bound without receiving
scratch. In It's impact with the c.
ence the wagon became slightly tilted p
nd MIR. Schnobrich WAS thrown from Il
,e wsgon with considerable force. le
d struck the ground In such q way n