The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-01
Many Damaging Fires Have Visited
keokuk During the Past Year
and Ono Fatality Re-
suited.
CHIEF REVIEWS 1914
Says That Loss Since April I VIII
Exceed That of Proceeding
Year-Many Alarms
Answered.

Loss from fire during the past year
has been unusually heavy. This is
especially true Of the last nine months.
The two garage fires on Johnson street
piled up the damage and were very
threatening in their character. The
fiscal year for the fire department
insofar as reports are concerned, is
from April to April 1. Chief Ander-
son says the department has answered
124 alarms since April 1, and that the
loss from that date until the present
time equals the loss for the entire
preceding year. However, much more
property has been involved in all OF
the fires, many of which were in the
business districts, and Anderson's
men did well to keep the loss within
the bounds that they did. One fatality
resulted. Miss Zenia Day dying from
burns she received on October IL. An
other woman, Mrs. John Lamering,
suffered severe burns about the arms.
and Harry Teeters, a fireman. was in
jured about the legs only a few days
ago.
Chief Anderson, who keeps an ac-
curate record of all the fires, has furn-
ished The Gate City with a review of
some Of the most important ones.
Sunday, April 8, 1880 a. NJ, story
and half frame stable and one
story frame buggy shed partly de-
stroyed. Two valuable horses burned
to death. Fire started by an incend-
larry. Owner, E. H. Lowenstein. A
reward offered for fire bugs capture.
1912 Timea street.
Tuesday, May &c, 1915 a. m. The
large dry sheds and lumber yard,
owned by Harrison Box factory, in.
GLIDING Box Co.'s office and the Hen
derson Washing Machine Co. building.
Required ten hours to extinguish.
Loss several thousand dollars. E and
Commercial alley.
Tuesday, June 2, 2:'30 q. m. The
one story brick and frame row on
Ninth and Main street, badly Quilted
by fire.
Friday, June 26, 1880 p. m. Fire
in feed room at Hubinger Bros cereal
works, on Fifth and A streets. A
very smoky fire.
Monday. August II, 1:45 p. m. The
garage occupied by the Gate City
Motor Car Co. Total loss. Also the
hay barn of the livery stable, and the
Sheppard vinegar factory adjoining
were partly burned. Several autos
were destroyed in the garage.
Monday, October Il, 7:10 p. m. lis
South Tenth, Miss Zenia Day received
severe burns about the body, from
which she died at hosrital two days
later. Her clothing and furniture of
room caught fire as she was lighting
! lamp.
Friday, October %, at 1855 p. m. the
three story brick garage, occupied by
the Water Power Garage Co. Entire
lily destroyed with contents, including
thirteen autos. Burned to ground in
thirty minutes Also the rear Of J.
F. Daugherty liquor store, and third
floor of the Stricken Floor Finishing
Co., 215 Johnson street. Fire started
from gasoline explosion in a motor
car and spread to contents.
October 20 to November g. Fire
in the dumping grounds at Third and
Palean. Fire was under the ground
in some places and it was necessary to
use dynamite to- put out the fire. No
damage but an awful odor
! Saturday, November 7, at 1925 a.
Tho 10 fuo cfnrv 10 la,
formerly the Nelson dairy. Owned by
G. w. Tanning. Total loss on ac-
count Of distance from fire hydrant.
1904 Oak street
Wednesday. November 10, at lis
p. m. Fire in the top of the c., b. &
O. railroads coal shutes. Fire was
eighty-tive feet above the ground.
Chutes contained over $50 tons of coal.
Fire was confined to the top OF the
chutes. H and Commercial alley.
Saturday, December 5, at 1855 a.
m. Fire in the frame warehouse in
rear of the King Plumbing shops.
Fire spread to frame residence adj
Joining. Started by live wire on roof
Saturday, December 5, at S:55 7. m.
Mrs. John Lamerlng severely burned
on arms, when comfort which she
was warming for the baby, took fire.
1921 Fulton street House not DAM
aged
saturday, December IS, at $40 a.
m. Fire in cellar of the three story
brick clothing store, occupied by the
B. & II. clothing store. E. T. Bartruff.
Fire started from furnace anil was
spreading rapidly when stopped. A
very smoky fire. SIG Main.