The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-07-11
|HEPPNER'S SECOND FIRE WITHIN MONTH
DOES DAMAGE TO EXTENT OF 100000

loss at. $4,000. Many other smaller
losses can be mentioned. Our friend
Pattison, of the Heppner Herald, lost
all, both In printing Office and house
hold effects. Willis Stewart, of the
Red Front Livery Barn, saved some
harness and vehicles and got the
horses all out, but is looser to the ex-
tent of tha building as he carried no
insurance. Two horses perished with
the barn. These belonged to outside
parties and after being driven from
the barn they turned back into the
flames. There were numerous small
Incidents I'm connection with the FIRE,
and some slight accidents that might
be mentioned but nothing serious oc-
Cured, which was indeed very for
tunate In all the excitement incident
to fighting the fire and getting ont
household effects and valuables.
The water held out we'll and there
was at all times good fire fighting
supply on hand. AS stated in the be-
ginning, great many people were
out of town when the fire started,
and this of course made it hard to
get necessary work done. Hurry-up
calls were sent out in all directions,
and it was not long before outoes
were rolling in from the mountain
camps up Willow creek, from Par
kers Mill and from Lexington and
lone. But most of these arrived too
late to be of real assistance. Besides,
much of the fire fighting apparatus
was found to be in bad condition,
nozzies were missing and hose was
coupled so tight in many instances
that 1t required two men to get the
knuekles broken, and all the while
the fire was eating up the homes and
business houses in that section OF the
city.
Much property was removed from
the buildings in the May street block
across the street to the Natter side
walk and later caught fire and
burned, and thus 1t was in numerous
places, it being hard to get the house
hold goods out of reach Of the flames.
Two men carried out the 1l00-poand
playe. piano from Oscar Borgs' res
idence anG then pushed Il sesAe sss-
enty-five feet up the sidewalk when
the flames became so hot they had
to abandon the job and the instru-
ment burned up. Several hose carts
and hundreds of feet of hose were
destroyed, and it was generally hot
time in the old town.
The list of sufferers follows:
Louis Pearson, tailor shop and
most of contents. All tools and a
large stock of goods destroyed with
many suits of clothes about ready for
delivery. His loss is around $4,000.
$1,000 insurance.
Crow & McAtee, real estate and in
surance. Office fixtures, $3.50
Patterson & Elder, barber shop,
total loss. $2500, with some insur-
ance.
Woodson & Sweek, law Office; ali
contents destroyed. Loss $4,000, with
$500 insurance. Besides the firms
loss, numerous abstracts were des-
troyed which Mr.. Woodson estimates
in the aggregate at $500. Their safe
contained many valuable papers and
just what condition these are in will
be revealed when the safe is opened
The Palace hotel, the property of ].
L. wilkins and wife and Creston
Maddox, valued at $4,000. A to-
tai loss of building and contents In
surance $4,000. The barber shop
building was owned by them also,
and there was small insurance on
this.
Mike Curran, billiard parlors in
hotel building, loss $3500; no insur-
ance.
G. w. Verdot. second hand dealer,
building and all contents. His loss
of building and stock is $500. Small
insurance on building goes to VIM.
Pleis, mortgage.
Gillian & Bisbee, two large ware
houses filled with machinery and i'm
plements. Loss $25, 900 with insur-
ance of $4,000. This loss is serious
owing to the large quantity OF farm
machinery and extras destroyed.
Large shipments had been but re-
Gently received and stored.
Vic Groshens, five buildings on cor
ner of Main and May streets. His
loss was complete as he carried no in
surance. Buildings and contents ar
ound $4,000.
The p o. Borg estate had two
buildings in this block, one of which
was occupied by Mrs. l.. G. Herren
millinery. Loss of buildings. $4,000
covered by 500 insurance. Mrs
Herren's loss is $25O0. Andy Hayes
had rooms in the Borg building also
and lost all his personal effects Was
covered by 5000 insurance.
, Mrs. Ida M. Warnock, building un,
occupied, loss $500.
J Eliza Ayers estate, building occu
pied by Heppner Herald, also Stal
, Lodging House and small residence
in the rear. Loss Of buildings ap
prOximately $4,000, with some insur