Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-18

portion of the clothing belonging to him.
self and Mrs. Hickerson, in addition
to part of the furniture. He was en-
tering the burning structure to save
more of the contents when a cook stove
from the room above come plunging
through the ceiling and fell short dis
/ lance from him. He decided that it
was exceedingly unsafe to go further,
and left the remainder of the contents
to the flames.
Walter Hickerson saved practically
nothing from the structure. He was
owner of the building, for which he paid
$4,000 several years ago, and his loss
is heaviest. Neither he nor his brothes
carried insurance.
Cream cans and other equipment in the
Hazelwood station were destroyed, en-
failing loss of 1925.
Fear Spread or Flames.
For time it looked as though the
flames would consume the buildings to
the south, and contents of the two struc-
lures were removed by the throng that
had gathered at the scene.
The Graham building, adjoining the
Hickerson building, was filled with fur.
niture in storage. 1t was rented by o.
T. Lingo, who, with a corps of assis-
tants, carried into the street the entire
contents.
The Globe Printing company, next
door to the Graham building, suffered
loss of probably $500, due to water
leaking through the ceiling onto machin-
cry and from legal blanks and other
articles that were lost on being removed
from the building. The loss is par
tally covered by insurance.
The Red Cross rooms, in which were
sewing machines, chairs, tables and
quantities of goods and made-up articles
for use overseas, were empited of their
contents.
Big Funeral No Corpse.
1t looked like a wholesale funeral at
the Maugg Undertaking parlors, as cof-
fin after coffin was carried from the
building, and deposited in the street.
Lastly came the cooling board, ON which
bodies are placed while being embalmed.
1t was grewsome sight, and many
were seen to shudder as the collins,
shrouds, lowering device, rough boxes
and other funeral equipment were re-
moved to the street.
From the office rooms on the second
floor of the Grangeville Savings Trust
building, books, files, furniture, and
surgical instruments were removed.
Sitting bravely at their posts as the
fire ragged, were operators at the Paci-
fic States Telephone exchange, answer
inc calls that came over the wires, while
Flames threatened to destroy the build
ing.
Remove Machinery; Let It Burn.
Before the flames spread to the ware
house at the rear of the Hickerson build
ing, the contents of the warehouse, con-
sisting of farm machinery, the property
Of the Eimers' hardware, were removed,
but some of the implements were not
taken far from the building, and when
the fire swept the structure, wooden
parts of those implements that were left
near the warehouse were burned.
The flames were checked by the fire
men after more than two hours effort
but the fire did not die out until Tues
day. A heavy fire wall at the west
side of the Graham building is said to
have been of much aid in preventing
spread of the flames.
The Hickerson building was an old
structure, and had previously been on
fire.
The Cottonwood fire department was
ready to come to the assistance of the
boys, had their help been
needed.