The Holt County sentinel., 1915-11-12
ANOTHER BIG FIRE At CRAIG.
Fire at That Place Last Friday Night
Damages Main Business Section
---Loss About S12.50O.

ny our craig Correspondent
Friday night, November 9Th, at 9:45,
fire WAS discovered IN the wickiser
meat market and grocery store, In
Crazy. People had hardly gone TO
bed and many we're at the opera house,
attending a show. Tie bucket brigade
was quickly formed, but for quite .
while no one seemed TO know what to
do or where TO start. The fire vas 10.
Gated In the ware room Of the brick
building. There was q metal shed At.
tached to the rear OF the brick build.
ing, where Mr.. wickiser had his Ice
plant. Those who first arrived on the
scene could not locate the exact place
OF the Hre on account OF the smoke.
A fire so early In the evening and Of
such Roadway seemed to strike the
workers with terror. IL WAS we'll
started before any one knew . thing
about II. II burned all between the
old Pharmacy Smith building and the
Racket building. The workers at once
came to the conclusion that the build.
ing could not be saved, and every ef.
fort was made TO prevent the spread.
ing Of the IRE. Men worked like
TURKS" and . million gallons Of
water was at hand In quick time. The
metal shed TO the rear Of the building
was In the way TO get ~ the seat Of
the fire.
Tie losses were, a. We are able 10
get them, as follows:
g. N. wickiser, grocery and meats,
loss entire stock, about ~ 10000; In.
sured for " ,Jo0.Oo. The building own
ed by II. NJ. GuilliAms, valued at
$500 90; insured for Al 900 90.
The G. q. Berls bakery, loss 81 900 CO.,
insured for $4,000.
The Root harness shop, loss entire
shop, about $500 10; no insurance.
The Mccoy Brothers barber shop,
entire loss, aud insurance to cover.
The buildings the las, three bust.
nesses were In were owned by Chas.
McCandlish, with s2,0o0.0O insurance.
These same places we're consumed
by lire the morning Of the 18th Of lie.
cember, 1901.
The location OF the present lire Vas
never fully found, so that II could he
gotten al, and l, seemed that the
workers we're handicapped for leader,
yet after some time spent In trying to
locate the Dire, every one seemed TO
drop into a place and the work OF
protecting the rooms OF the Racket
and other adjacent buildings went on
With uniformity In effort and good
results. Tie people Of Craig realize
now, as never before, the necessity Of
ample tire protection. Tie trusting
ts the unorganiLed efforts OF yolun.
teefs Will never keep down that feel.
Ing Of Insecurity. our volunteers are
as able bunch OF lire fighters a. are
found anywhere, and In days past have
out fires that would do honor TO q well
equipped lire department but Fri.
day nights conilagratiun seemed TO Al
the very beginning strike terror TO
the hearts Of the lire lighters OF other
times. II was 80 far developed and so
much smoke and such a little blaze
and SO dillicult TO reach with buckets
that men were almost willing to give
up before starting. II would not he
hard TO bond the city this week for
fire protection, were II submitted TO y
vote.
Mr., wickiser has purchased new
stock and Is doing business In the
Phillips building, The Mccoy Broth.
ers have arranged to he housed In
Frank Parsons jewelry store and
have ordered complete outfit OF liner
and better equipment. Mr., Root las
opened up In the old Brick Hotel. II
will be some time before Berls will be
able TO cater to the public, as he will
be required TO build an oven, etc.
We understand that the places will
be built up again, better and more
substantial and larger than before.
The origin OF the IRE will never be
knnun