Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-17
inss, loss, $500; injured. none.
A. w. Heinrich garage stock. nearly

inss, loss, $780,; insured. none.
A. w. Heinrich garage stock. nearly
all saved.
Joseph Risk general merchandise.
building and stock, loss, $4,000; In
{sured, $4,000.
Martin Kolsto, bull ding and stock
pumps. hardware, loss, $1l.500; insured,
$1,000
Opera house, Charles Erland, owner,
loss $4,000; insured. none.
Charles Erland harness shop in
opera house, first floor, loss, $500;
insured, none.
Hotel owned by Newhall Stock Com
pany, loss. $2,700; insured, $1,000.
w. E. Martin. The Palm Cafe. first
foorsopera house. loss $4,000; insured,
none.
Hotel furniture. etc, owned by Mrs.
Sarah Olson, loss, $500: insured. $500.
Gus Freeman's blacksmith shop. Joe
Witt, owner, loss, $500; insured, none.
Charles Grover, barn, loss, $500; in
sured. none
Other barns and small buildings,
loss, $3.50; insured, none.
Total loss, $114,450; total insured,
$44,125.
origin OF the Fro.
The fire is said to have originated in
apartments over the "A. L. 1Strawn pool
hall. Strawn and his family live in the
rooms on the second floor and Mrs.
Strawn was using a gasoline stove to
prepare the MONDAY meal. She stepped
out for a few moments and doesn't
know just what made the stove go
wrong. The fire had quite start
when 1t was first seen by DR.. Carl
Bradley. He gave the alarm but the
chemical extinguisher and the bucket
brigade were the only protection
which Newhall had -
The flames soon envoloped the en-
tire building occupied by Strawn and
when the strong wind showed signs Of
spreading the fire, a call was sent to
Norway, Van Horn and keystone for
help. Fire fighters came from these
towns, but the equipment was not suf-
1cient, and famed by the hot summer
wind. the flames spread. first down the
west side OF the main street and then
jumped to the opera house on the east
side.
BY this time the fire fighters had
given up all hope Of checking the fire
and the only, thought was Of saving
the little property which it was possi-
BILE to drag from the burning buildings.
In half an hour the. fire had be-
come confagration and in two hours
only smoking pile of ruins remained
where there had formerly been busy
street. The terrific heat of the day. in
creased by the fiery blasts from the
burning buildings made it impossible
for the fire fighters to do any work af-
ter the first few minutes Several of
the men were overcome by the heat
while trying to save property.
Pile Of Lumber Escaped.
As usual, the fire played it's queer
pranks. AS the flames spread down the
west side Of the main street, taking
everything in their way. they seemed
to gain force, until, leaping high in the
air, they cleared a large pile of lumber
lying on the south side of the lum Der
yard and set fire to the yard itself. Just
back Of the building on the west side
of the street was large ice house.
This was quickly reduced to ashes,
leaving the high piles Of sawdust and
ice standing among the glowing en-
bers.
Before the flames had time to reach
the A. w. Heinrich garage, on the
north end Of the east side Of the street
rescuing party rushed in and drove
out several new cars which were being
kept there.
Even Uncle Sam was not spared
when the fire hit the building occu-
pied by the postoffice The money and
valuable papers were saved.
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