Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-29
PRAISE F|REMEN
DEPARTMENT WORKED VALIANT.
LYTO SAVE STRUCTURE AFTER
eLAZE IS DISCOVERED IN BAKE
ShOP-FlGhT AGAINST Moku.
MENTAL ODDS.


apcared nothing short of insurmoun'.
able while biting wind impedci
their operations as the Thermometer
lowered around ~ below zero. fire
men under Ihict Joseph EoGssenin
arc credited with having saved own
crs of Lin Sale street realty ;hous-
snds upon thousands o, dollars this
morning when DANES wrecked the
SignOr Goodman iRUbcr'so bakery,
causing a loss OF close TO sl2,5yu,
The coni,agraiion was DISCOVERIES
at 320 O'Clock by night officers on
their beats and when the alarm ruich.
I'd tho station the bake shop IN he
rear OF the La Sale street store was
verita5le caldron Of seothing tiamcs.
The fro licked siciously nj nearly
structures and spread RAPIDLY TO .ht
second story Of the store room
the iireinen were placed against he
double handicap OF fighting cold end
heat at the same time They were
forced, in order To get their streams
to play on the bakeshop TO mount the
roofs OF adjoining buildings where ice
quickly formed to make their Eorh
al thr u,nrn hayur rtloll9
When ii was seen that the shop Nas
beyond hope, attention MAS given tt
saving nbutting store buildings anc
the result was the flames reached on
~ the Edward Hislet saloon and We's
extinguishcd before they had done an!
great amount Of damage, The lirc
men next gave their attention TN
main building and tho the illmeS ha'
gotten firmly rooted in the attic hn'
ceiling OF the second story, By shoe
grit and pluck they managed to saw
this section Of the property from to'a
loss BY fighting their way thru dens
smoke to the very scat Of the trouhi'
A. il IL loss amounting to couDi
OF thousand dollars was suffered b.
the store proper
The ROOF aud second Moor OF Ia
bakery collapsed shortly after the d'
pariment started its attack, add II
10 the dangers as the fire fShtin
progressed But once the baker
vas under control and there VAS u
more danger from that source the II
partment gave It's attention to ~
main buildings and those hdjoin'n
to prevent destruction Of the cntli
block between the alley and Madiso
street. Adjoining the store on ~
south is he McgaiTin shoe house an
TO the north IL the Nogi & Boy
store. While both buildings were /
yaded by smoke. the flames were kci
from finding their way into them.
Windows on The east wall OF u
lIlslcr building, owned by the RD
son estate, were burned ont. SlllS 81
frames being consumed, before o'
further damage could be done. no
ever, The department conferred
fight there and soon rescued the
loon property FROM further Jcstr
tion
Responsibility for the fire is trae
either to the bake ovens or to sla
tancous combustion. signor Coo
man, proprietor Of the place and oA
or OF the building. stated this MOI
lng in an interview with Free 1fi
crJournal representative, 1t was
heller the blaze could not hayo or
mated from the ovens. There We
no stove or furnace fires going In
bake chop during The night, he sal
Valuable Provisions Lost.
Included In the loss vas la
quantity Of high priced proeisio
The stock Of flour, kept in the bake
was twenty-five barrels Of flour
about LOO pounds Of sugar, togct
With large quantity Of lard, G
and other necessities used IN baki
The flour destroyed in the blaze ,
valued at more than $t0O. Fortune
ly. tho stock Of both -four and gu
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