The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-11-11
FIRE TRUCK HAS
PAID FOR ITSELF
ITS WORK OF LAST sATURDA,
NIGHT SAVED MUCH PROPERTY
sCADDEN HOME WAS SAVED
Life of August Urban is Credited
to il and the Fine Work of the
n Fire Department

Many people thought when Crystai
Falls blew itself" for a motor fire
truck that IL was extrayagant in the
extreme, but the work Of that truck
last Saturday night showed the wis
dom of the purchase and has Offset in
property value several times over the
cost of the truck, not TO consider the
yaying OF human life
II is conceded by everyone that had
Crystal Falls not had a paid depart
ment and a motor truck the beautiful
home OF Frank Scadden would have
been burned 10 the ground and IL is
Just as confidently argued that the life
Of August Urban was saved by the
promptness wifh which the company
was able to get 10 the Urban residence
on Fifth street and rescue Mr.. Urban
from burning building.
The ScaddeR Fire. \. as9
This fire occurred abont six o'clock
last Saturday evening and it original
ed in the basement OF Mr, Scadden's
home. An alarm was 'phoned in and
the department responded in remark
ably quick time. The building is con
structed of cedar logs exquisitely ar
ranged SO as to beautifythe home and
give novel effect TO the premises.
The fire had extended up along the
vail Of the building as high as the
second floor when the firemen got to
the place. BY q, hldicious use OF water
and the careful work OF an axe the
Gre was soon got under control
II was thought at first that the dam
age from water would be great but Mr.
Scadden informs us that It will be
comparatively small. Mr.. Scadden
further comedies that his home would
have been consumed by We flames
had II not been for the truck and the
efficient work done by the fremen.
The Urban Fire.
This fire occurred about seven
o'clock on Sunday morning The Ur
ban residence stands on Fifth street,
next south OF DR.. Larson's home The
lower floor is occupied by Louis Hor-
rich and the upper floor is occupied
by August Urban
Mr.. Horrich says that he got up and
III his kitchen fire as usual that morn
ing and the went to the barn TO feed
his horses. There is but one chimney
serving the house and into it four
stoves feed their smoke For some
reason the fre which Mr. Horrich
kindled brought about an explosion
that set the entire building anre. So
dazed were the members OF the family
that they spent much valuable time in
running around about and crying
FIRE before an alarm was rung in.
When tho alarm was sent In the truck
responded IN Remarkably short order
but the fire had gained such headway
that the flames were issuing from all
Of the window and the escape Of Mr..
Urban from The upper floor was cut
of. aaf iant
The fremen set about their task and
IN very short time they bad the flames
under control ID the mean time they
learned of the predIcament Of Mr..
Urban and set ibout to rescue him.
lie was IN bed when the iremcn got
to him and they had 10 take him out
through an upstairs window in lis
fishi clotlling,
The entire in4Rle Of the lower por
ton Of the lou,e was gutted by the
flames but tho upper loor was un-
touched Nc Hqrrich lost all ,of the
family nouachold furniture and family
belongings.
There was no Insurance either upon
the building or Us contents