The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-11
EARLY MORNING
FIRE ON De MERS
Comparatively Little 1nsur-
ance on Buildings and
the Stocks Burned
.ROSENSWEIG HAD
NO INSURANCE
Claims Loss is $5,O00-Sev-
eral Occupants Have Mar
row Escape.

Fire, which It IL believed, originat-
ed from an yer cheated stove, early
this morning destroyed five buildings
On lower DeMers avenue, causing a
loss of nearly SIS. 900. The fire start
ed In the August Schave building,
which is occupied by the Anderson
Employment agency, Ind rapidly
lures. -
The following suffered losses on the
buildings:
Thomas Roycraft. " buildings
valued at $4,000 and covered by ST.
900 insurance.
4. August Schave, one building, valued
at $4,000 and covered by $3.50 in
france.
A. p. Holland, one building, valued
at $4,000 and not insured.
Herman Luck, two buildings, valued
at $4,000 and covered by $500 in
eurance. st
The total loss on the buildings
amounts to 1880.
The following, who occupied by the
buildings, lost heavily: f.
s.. !Rosensweig. stock valued at $6,-
900 and not insured.
H. Solow, stock valued at $1,000
and covered by $500 insurance.
J. Wachlin, barber shop fixtures,
valued at $3.50 and not insured.
A. K. Skinner, photography sup
plies and household effects, valued at
$500 and not insured.
E. Void. Who conducted the An
derson employment agency and the
rooming houses in the rooms above,
$500, not covered by insurance.
Two Greek restaurant men also SUI
fered losses. which makes the total
loss on fixtures, stock and equipment
over $4,000.
Three Buildings In Flames.
When the fire department reached
the scet.e, the buildings occupied by
S. Rosensweig, the Anderson Employ
mont agency and H. Solow were in
flames. The fire already had COM
Schiaberg building and was threat
ening the buildings to the west Of the
Skinner photograph gallery.
Chief Fitzgerald saw that it was
impossible to do anything with the
three buildings in flames and directed
the energies Of his men toward saving
the adjoining structures.
Two Roomers Jump Out.
Several men were sleeping In the
rooming houses above the Anderson
Employment agency and the II. sclow
pawn shop and made. their escape
with difficulty.
Two Of the mon, H. Jameson and
o. Peterson, had to lump from the
upstairs window to the sidewalk be-
attire, landing on the street with no
shoes or socks on. He was. clothed
only in a shirt and a pair Of overalls.
and walked down DeMers avenu 20
the STAFFORD building. He entered
the latter place and was given some
clothinp by one of the residents of
that building. Jamieson's feet were
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building shortly after. and has not
been seen since.
Jameson was in the stratford
building shortly after $3.50 o'clock,
and, when he was given assistance, he
told Of the fire.
Couple Aroused BY Smoke.
MI. and Mrs. A. X. Skinner resided
1t the rear Of their photograph gal
lery and were forced to make hur-
ried exist. Mrs. Skinner was awaken
ed by the smoke, and. when she first
saw the fire. the rear Of the Solow
building vas q of flames. She
quickly aroused Mr.. Skinner, and he
started to turn in the alarm, but, by
theft me he reached the telephone,
several men were at the front door
endeavoring to ope 1t. lie realized
apd then devoted his time to saving
his stock. MI. and Mrs. Skinner were
unable to save any Of their house.
hold effects, u practically all of the
photography gallery supplies and fix
lures were taken out.
Rosensweig's Loss Total.
The occupants of. the other build
ings which were Quilted were unable
to save anything. Mr. Rosensweig
suffered n total loss. He valued his
stock at $1,000; and he declared to-
day, that he carried absolutely no in
surance.
Mr.. solow.s stock was valued at
5000 and vas partially covered by
insurance.
Hooked VsluabIes Lost.
Anumber Of Grand Forks and East
Grand Forks residents suffered per-
sonal losses Al a result Of the hre.
Their losses. however. were partly
covered by the money they. secured
when they hooked" their personal
possessions.
It is impossible to state Just whom
the IRE started. The alarm was not
turned in until nearly 5 o'clock, but
It k believed that the fire had been
burning for some time before that.
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