The daily sentinel., 1914-06-26
SUSPECT FIREBUG
Of STARTING FIRE
O,rer Exhausted After Hours Of
Labor in Vain Effort 10 Save
Stock; Leaky Plug Adds to
Loss,
uUGE JUST HOME FROM TRIP

-lRE suspected to have been of in
/ ceudiary origin, totally destroy
I'd the building and contents or
the H, W. Kluge store in Palisade
early this morning and destroyed the
Foster meat market. The loss is ap-
,rotimately estimated at $1,000
With about 1000 insurance.
The blaze was discovered by Night
Marshal letters and the night clerk
AT the Jordan Inn at 3:3O O'Clock
this morning. They Immediately
gave the alarm and an attempt was
made to e1tinguish it before it had
reached the big Kluge building. The
wind. however, was in the southwest
and drove the flames into the block
and despite the efforts OF the volun-
,esr iiremen, the Kluge building and
the meat market were totally con-
Mmed. Only a small amount of the
Kluge stock was saved but the meats
in the market were carried to safety.
For time ii seemed that the en-
tire block would be destroyed and
only the energetic work of the fire
fighters stopped the course of the
c0nflagration.
The blaze originated in a barn and
stable In the rear of the kluge store
vhere some baled hay was piled.
Twenty minutes before the flames
yus discovered Marshal Jeffers and
Tie hotel clerk were talking near
tie spot and saw no evidences of fire.
A few minutes later they saw some
eae whom they were unable to rccoe-
nip sneak through the alley. The
tas was seen short time after
Erss There are other facts in the
hhds Of the Palisade authorities
'alth warrant the suspicion of in
tentisrism. --..a-
kluge Exhausted.
After the fire had been exiting
ulshed, Mr., Kluge collapsed and had
70 be taken to his home. The excite
ment and oyer-exertion affected his
aearl and he was, for a short time,
IL serious condition. Today he is
much better but required absolute
rst at his home and was not dis
at6ed during the day.
The fire cut the Kluge building
almost in two and made it practically
a Total loss. The building was worth
aoolt $4,000 and the insurance was
,LbVO. The loss to the big stock was
between $4,000 and $1,000, all of
slleh was covered by insurance. it
Z reported.
me market was owned by ]. T.
ros'er OF Palisade, and the building
. q complete loss. Most OF the meats
We're saved.
aote than hundred townspeople
urled out at the alarm OF fire and
sutked for the remainder of the
ash' to extinguish the conflagration
~ !, 70 save all myables from the path
VI Tue flames.
~ ,Ai'nough the pressure in the reser-
,On was excellent, one of the nv
tans TO which a line of hose was
.A.s,I' .A,g FAXED badly and proved to be a
:. 'ious handicap TO the fire fighters.
~, % pelieYed that the loss would not
~ ss.e oeen nearly SO great IL the Mug
A4S neen in good condition.
I, 'pNs ,S' OF the blaze spread quickly
bs,rs u's eity and on every hand were
iosa G expressions of regret at the
ponri.a nan sustained by Mr.. Kluge. The
Snpuis Spulsf county Commissioner is we'll
so,,"-t ,yn N this city where. general
,,U~ ,s,n. IS felt for his misfortune. He
proina SIael only yesterday from his
lly. ''''n Il trlp with his fam
II Is believed that stens will, ho
immediately ,o,r. NNfs WI NC
store snS taken to rebuild the
lnstitn,ioaua tio again establish the popular
a'IsIoh been ~ which has for many years
Peach 81 w., well identified with the
PalIssSoe meantime the authorities at
,hsy e hue are working on what clews
.ubnosa, aa,e 70 learn the Identity OF tho
'DppOsed "firebug." Vi TIE