The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-09-16
Upper Story Of Residence
Destroyed Despite Best Eff
forts of Fire Department.
CITY TEACHERS LOSE
Clothing, Valuables and Cash
Saturday Night Blaze Takes
Tomlin Lumber Yard.

At nine thirty Wednesday forenoon
the home OF County Surveyor e. C.
Spedden In the south part of town
caught fire from flwe burning out
and the upper story was destroyed
and the entire main building and con-
tents were greatly damaged by water.
Mrs. Speddem was baking and had a
hot fire in the cook stove. the pipe
OF which runs up close to the roof OF
uhe two story structure. The SCOT ig-
nited and the flames and sparks are
supposed to have caught the shingles
OF the main building. The first Mrs.
Spedden knew of danger was when a
young boy came running In and announ-
ced to her that there was something
the matter with the chimney. She ran
out and found the roof on fire. and at
once turned in a phone alarm.
The fire laddies turned out promptly
but with the heavy up-hi pull were
some time landing at the seat OF
trouble and the whole OF the upper
story was wrapped In flames when they
turned the water on. The neighbors
In the meantime had run In and car
, ried out many OF the most valuable
pieces of furniture and other belong
, ings but little, however, was rescued
ME Bowsher and Miss Longfelsow,
teachers in the city schools, have
rooms. and where Miss Gray. a teach
er In the Cottonwood schools, and Miss
McGrade were rooming during the in
stltute. The two former ladies lost all
of their personal effects, including
clothing, keepsakes, etc, things which
cannot be replaced, and Miss Longfel-
low also had the misfortune to lose the
sum of $500 in cash. The visiting
teachers were also sufferers along the
same line but not so extensively.
The fire was suppressed shortly after
the department got lined out, and there
was no damage to trees and shrubbery,
with which the premises are well sup
piled. Mr. S pedden carried $1,000 in
surance ON the house and $500 on the
contents. l.. IN. Harris has wired in
to his company which carried the risk
and he says the damages will be ad-
justed as soon as the company's rep
resentative can get here This, 1t is
to be hoped. will also cover the loss
OF the lady teachers, so far as money
can do so.
Old Lumber Yard Burned.
Saturday night just befone midnight,
the office, sheds, residence and ma
chinery of the old .Tomhn lumber yard,
just north of the railroad depot In the
north part of town, caught fire from
some unknown source, and the entire
plant was burned to the ground. Tie
fire was so advanced before the fire
engines could get there that there was
no show whatever to save any of the
buildings. and the efforts of the de-
parfment were directed to keep the
fire within the limits of the property
named and save the large grain ware
houses which lie contiguous running
along the railroad tracks on the same
side. In this latter their work was
effective, the rain which had fallen
within few hours materially contrib
uting ITO this end. When the hose was
turned upon the warehouses when aid
first arrived the roof was smoking bad
ly and in few minutes more would
, have been in flames. The fire bell and
! the two engines which wepe on the
track sent up an appeal that was ir-
resistible in its clamor and persistency
and the response was prompt and a|buns
! amt both in the matter of fire fighters
and spectators. The lumber had al
. been removed from the yards. The
a property was owned by outside parties
and was unoccupied, and 1t Is belfev-
. ed that the fire came from cigarettes
Z used by transient occupants who are
>, here harvesting.