Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-29

Another fire OF unknown origin that
/ broke out in the ]. ". -Arkin clothing
and dry goods store, Hollis E:asI Main
street, early Thursday night destroyed
the store and building, and damaged
nearby property, to the extent OF $55,-
$50, it was estimated today. The seat
OF this ire was only the fourth and afth
doors east of the Levin store, where
last Saturday morning ire destroyed
property worth sl01,950. Last nights
disaster increases the total loss for
the quarter block in the TWO fires TO
sI5L400.
From shortly before 5 o'clock until
long after midnight the dremen bat
lied in below zero weather with blaze
that was even more stubborn than
the Levin fire. Unable 10 get at the
seat Of the flames Tor long time, the
bremen worked al q disadvantage, then
the flames broke up thru the building
and threatened to spread TO adjoining
buildings. 1t was kept from doing so
by the fremen, because there was no
wind. IA
Merchandise Losses Large.
AS in the Levin fire the losses OF
merchandise were larger than that on
buildings. The following is the esu-
mat ties:
]. ". A-kin. stock Of merchandise,
$4,000; insurance. $4,000.
H A. Weisman, merchandise in
basement Of 10 East Main street.
flooded by water, $500 10 $4,000; 10
insurance.
NJ. H. Pinkerton, household goods
and clothing over 116 East Main, loss
81. 900: insurance; $1,000.
Strub Cafe, 112 East Main damaged
by water IN basement and smoke, $500;
fully insured.
Horne < Gelvin. IL East Main. loss
81 0o9, chiefly from water in basement;
fully insured.
Roy Schoenhut, household goods and
clothing over is East Main street loss
$500; TO insurance.
Charles Hess and John Williams
roouers over the Arkin store, suffered
losses Of personal effects. Anthony
Psenicka, tailor al 12o East Main sus-
tanned some damage by smoke.
Building Losses s15.25o.
The largest single loss on buildings
was TO the two-story building occupied
by Arkin, and owned by y. X. Aranoff
Chicago. Mrs. Atkins brother Thi!
loss was total and is estimated at 81 .,
000 probably fully insured, Arii!
thought.
Seth Zug estate, IA East MAR
street, occupied by Horne & Gelvin
5000 smoke. water and IRE damage
= fully insured.
F. L. Neeker. lie East Main street
occupied by Strub cafe, damage b.
smoke and water $i00: fully insured.
: Armbruster estate, 120 East MAR
street. occupied by Anthony Psenicka
:, damaged by falling wall Of Aranof
building water and smoke, $50; full
| insured.
| Ven.e-ed Building Feeds Fire.
The building occupied By the Arki
store was a veneered structure, whic
made Il douDly difficult for the fireue
to control the fire. The flames fed no
only upon the floors and partitions, bu
upon the studding and sheeting insid
the brick veneer. which turned off tn
streams Of water directed at tn
flames. Because Of the nautre Of tn
structure the fire was much more diff
cult TO fight and control than the Levi
blaze.
Families Made Homeless.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H. Pinherton an
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Schoenhut WI
were keeping house in the second fioc
over the Arkin store, had no time I
save anything. When they discovere
the fire the hall upstairs was file
with smoke. Both couples got out wit
only the clothes they wore. Mr.. an
Mrs. Schoenhut have been marie
only a short time. He is employed
the T.-R. composing room
Weisman Has Heavy Loss.
Among the heaviest losers was II. !
| Weisman, owner of the Bargain Stor
He had merchandise worth $500
$4,000 in the basement of the Armbrus
ter estate building at 120 East Mai
Water filed it to a depth of two
three feet. Weisman thought the 10!
on his stored merchandise, which cor
sisted Of groceries canned goods, Dire
fruits, summer underwear. straw hat
and chi1dren's shoes, would be heav
and was not insured.
The losses caused in the basemen
OF adjoining buildings were all due
food water from the fire. 1t ran
under the Zug and Meeker buildings
depth of one to three feet.
Building Addition Burned.
In the rear and adjoining the Ark
building was a small one-story add
ton. Arkin said today it contain,
mems suits and overcoats worth 81
coo. An especial effort was made
the department to save this structul
and it was not until after midnig
that the flames finally ate their W;
. into it.
The alarm was turned in at Ia
when a passerby saw smoke curlil
" out of basement windows. When &
~ departments arrived smoke was pou
= ing from all the LcSsIsi..lit