The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-08-15
DONGOLA'S FIRE
LOSS ESTIMATED
TO BE 100000

and when told, they nearly went
mad with frenzy.
The bodies of Jake Hase and How
al Snider were recovered Yesterday
morning, but up TO last evening 1t
was not learned whether tie body
OF Manning had been recovered. The
two bodies recovered were burned
beyond recognition and 1t was
thought that the third will be in
muth worse condition.
The three who lost their lives
wars In the general store of j.. V.
Sn,der and Company assisting In
Carrying out tbs stock. When the
wall o: the Building next door fell 1t
crushed them under the ROOT. About
four others were caught in the crash
tut managed to free themselves or
were rescued. l.. V. Snider, father
OF one of the victims was badly in
jured and made several vain at
tempts to rescue his son. He fought
those who pulled him away from
The burning building Several who
attempted to rescue the Snider boy
say they could hear his voice, but il
was impossible to locate him or to
ret to him as he was completely COW
rod hv tha dohriy
The origin of the fire is not known
Several citizens think that burglars
rad set the fire while others say
they believe that the Rebekah lodge
members Who met in the building
where the fire started failed to ex-
tinguish the lamps properly and
that later one of them exploded
causing the fire. This is the most
plausible theory as the fire was on
the second floor, and If it hal been
started by burglars it would have
broken out down stairs.
The First State Bank property
was valued at $4,000 and insured
for $4,000. This was only slightly
damaged. l.. V. Snider & Co. car
ried stock of $4,000, insured for
$500. KTraker Store Co.. sto, k
carried $4,000; insured for s13,-
500. The building was owned BY
II. j. Niebauer and was valued at
$4,000 and insured for $4,000. Ed
tieman & Son had a stock of Sf4,-
COO with s6,00o insurance and So
goo on the building. A. Cuhl car
ried stock of $4,000, insurance
of $4,000, building valued at S.
GOO and insured at $4,000. John
son and Rial, clothing carried a
stock Of $4,000 and insurance S.
GOO. William Niobauer, restaurant
valued ut $4,000, insurance $4,000,
First National Bank valued fixtures
az $500 and insured for $3.50. DR..
Parker owned the building valued
At $500 and insured for $4,000. V.
@ Boegs dry goods store stock So
coo, insurance $500. ]. A. Dill
low drug store. $4,000, insured for
$4,000 on stock and building. The
postoffice had no insurance.
Practically all of the insurases
was carried by r. s. DiIlow. ret
estate and insurance company.
The second story of the building.
were occupied by the following anC
most of them lost eyrything. Dr.
Parker, M. D., DR.. shafer, Dentist
pr. Entsminger, dentist, DR.. Aus.
brook, Lawrence and Albright. r. s
Diilow. Insurance, Mason lodge. Ode
Fellows. Rebekahs, Royal Neigh.
hors, Modern Brotherhood, Modern
Woodmen, Eastern Star.
The fire is a severe blow IN non.
Fcla and 1t will be some time bs.
fore 1t will recover. A fire rs wear,
ago completely destroyed the busi.
ness section, but at that time 4bs
buildings were of frame. When thez
were rebuilt they were all nut I'M Al
the same time and all OF brick. TIL,