South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-22
Blaze Breaks Out in Colonial
at Early Hour Monday
Morning and Spreads
TO Two Top Floors.
SIX HOURS REQUIRED
TO EXTINGUI5H FLAMES
Bowling Alleys of Bardeen &
Dice Are Badly Damaged.
Boyer Floral Stock
Total Loss.

Fire discovered at about . O'Clock
Monday morning. Quilted the three
story building at 131 y. Michigan
ST. owned by Haynes Egbert Of Co
shen and occupied by the Colonial
theater and the Boyer Floral Co.
The loss is estimated as follows:
Bardeen and Dice saloon, $4,000;
Boyer Floral Co. $4,000: Colonial
theater. $4,000; Nassar Realty Co,
owners Of adjoining building. oc-
cupied by Bardeen and Dice. $1,000;
theater building $500 Total.
$4,000.
PatrOlman Frank WendOWski saw
smoke issuing from the rear OF the
theater at . o'clock in the morning
and Immediately turned in an alarm.
1t is presumed that the fire began
about that time as Night Waterman
Thomas Butler reported that every
thing was i'm good condition at
1870 o'clock.
OF Incendiary Origin.
Mgr. Frank Chapman of the COL
Onial and Dan Bardeen, proprietor
of the saloon i'm the adjoining build
ing. believe that the blaze was OF
incendiary origin According to Mr..
chapman. doors in the theater have
been found open several times of
late and lights were left burning in
the office
No blame can be attached to Mgr.
chapman as the motion picture
equipment was i'm perfect condition
as was the electric wiring Several
weeks ago. a fire started i'm the pic
ture coop" during a performance
but was quickly eXtinguished
James Scott. lieutenant of Hose
60. 40. .. central station. and Hose
man Andrew Anderson of No. 8.
were overcome by gas while fighting
the flames. The two men We're i'm
mediately revived and sent TO the
central station 20 recover from the
effects Several other fremen were
imperiled by falling debris
fire Under Control.
At about g O'Clock Chief Irwin
Sibrel reported the fire as under
control. Streams of water continued
To he played upon the ruins for the
rest of the morning, although some
difficulty was experienced i'm gaining
81 footing i'm the ruins
Damage to the contents of the
colonial is estimated az about
$4,000. although IL is possible that
the figures may run higher when a
complete tabuIation is made Three
canaries valued at over $50 apiece
were lost. The management had
received an offer of SIS for each
bird several days ago. No insurance
was carried.
The Boyer Floral Co. suffered al
most complete loss as the stock
consisted mostly Of perishable goods
upon which insurance cannot be Sc
cured Paul O. Boyer. general man
goT of the firm stated that a new
installment of stock had been re-
ceived during the past week and
that the loss would probable amount
10 $4,000
second Building Damaged.
The building adjoining the thea
ter is owned by the Nassar Realty
60. and occupied by the Bardeen
and Dice saloon. Damage 20 the
building viii not exceed $1,000 The
fire obtained access only 10 the third
floor. rooms of which are rented.
Dan r. Bardeen. proprietor of the
saloon. and his wife occupy the
'front.' suite
According TO Mr.. Bardeen, much
OF his stock is under water. while
the bowling alleys i'm the rear OF the
establishments are a total loss. The
place and contents were Insured for
only a small amount
Smoke drove out the occupants
81 the Crescent hotel "A three-story
building south OF the structure
owned by the Vassar Realty Co.. but
az no time was the hotel in danger.
l. Third Fire.
Three fires have occurred az the
ulav house. which was formerly
known as the Majestic theater dur
ing the past several years The last
rrst in the building occurred two
wears ago when the place was occu-
uied by the Clifford Augel Musical
60 During the time when the
theater was known as the Strand no
blazes were experienced.