The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-23
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due the flames at their source, the
saving of adjoining property became
the prime object.
The Bismarck Business colleges
three-story building doomed only ~
feet to the west and directly in the
path of the wind-swept flames an en-
ticing target for the fire god. Sew
eral times the big building broke out
in various spots, but not only did the
firemen succeed in reducing the dam
age to this structure to negligible
sum, but they saved the walls and
much of the interior OF the Hoaglund
frame structure, between the business
college and the garage. At no time
was the Finch Lumber companys
property seriously threatened, hut to
guard against a possible shift OF the
wind, the roofs and lumber piles were
kept thoroughly drenched.
f., The saving of the Hoaglund build
ing was little short of a miracle, and
had this structure gone there would
have been little chance Of saving the
business college. From the dormitories
of the latter students in every form
of negligee and disarray poured into
the street, some clutching class books,
and others personal belongings more
dear to them. Trunks were hustled
out through doors and windows and
the building was quickly emptled.
~> Spears Lose. ALL. "a
w. H. Spears and daughter, who
had apartments over, the Hoaglund
building, lost practically all Of their
personal belongings. Miss 1,Althea
Spear recently returned from Grand
Forks, where she is a student at the
university, was forced to escape in
her night robes and to borrow cloth
ing of lightly-clad women in the crowd
of spectators with which to make her
way to the home of friends.
@4.. Only One Injury.
Although some of the tiremen took
dangerous hazards, the only injury re-
ported today is that of Fire Commits
sioner Bertsch. While his face is bad
ly scorched, his eyes do not seem to
have been affected, and the curing or
his burns will only be matter OF
time
The entire block surrounding the
scene of the blaze was thrOnged with
people, row upon row Of picturesquely
clad onlookers, who welcomed the
warmth on bodies not over-thlckly
dressed. Many in the crowd had cars
in the garage, and were especially in
terested in the display.
Goddard in Minnesota.
H. P. Goddard, president of the Da-
kota Motor Co., is in Minnesota enjoy
ing vacation at the lakes. He was
wired for and is expected to return
today for a, conference with State Fire
Marshal Reade with view to deter
mining, if possible, the cause of the
blaze. F.. A. Copelin Of the Dakota
company could volunteer no informa-
ton today. He was of the opinion,
however, that the fire had started
from cigar stub or match carelessly
thrown into litter at the rear of the
building by some lounger. He was
not prepared to estimate the loss, but
believed the companys hazard to be
fully covered by insurance, most OF
which is carried by the H. r. Murphy
agency. ,-.~~..
Other Fires.
Last nights alarm was the fourth
to which the Bismarck fire depart
ment had responded to within 4S
hours Saturday the department was
called out to eXtinguish blazing pea
nut wagon near the Northwest hotel
and to put out fire in some rubbish
near the McGillis buildings on Sixth
street. Sunday afternoon, between 3
and 4 O'Clock, the boys were called
to the Harry Sims home, Alb Second
street, to find barn in flames. Only
the frame of the building could be
saved but the fire was prevented from, !
communicating to adjoining property.
Miss Ada Belle Sims proved herself
a heroine by assisting Louis Larson
in saving three horses from the burn
ing barn Miss Sims led out one and
Mr.. Larson another. The third, an
animal so wild that everyone feared
to approach it, was freed by Miss
Sims saving through its halter rope
with knife, when the liberated ami
NAL dashed from the barn of it's own
accord. E@
Several sets of harness and a de-
livery wagon owned by Brown & Jones
were consumed.
The structure destroyed last night
was Bismarck's first pretentious
amusement house-the Anthenaeum.
1t was erected in 1883, when the roll
er-skating craze first struck this Sec
ton, and from that time until the
municipal auditorium was completed,
several years ago, it was variously
used as a skating rink, an armory
and a theater. Many of Americas
foremost stars of the olden days had
trod it's boards, and it was the scene
of many merry gathering in terri !
torial and early statehood times.
The building was the property of
Col G.. B. Little, the contents and
equipment being owned by the Dakota
Motor Co.. A total of $4,000 on build
ing and contents was carried by the
Henry r. Murphy agency.