The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-08
aid Frame Structures on East
Main Street Totally
Destroyed.
|0TY HALL INCLUDED
Atwood Garage and Carpenter
Shop Gone; Doss Resi-
dence Ruined.

Fire which broke out at about 2
o'clock this morning totally consumed
tbe city hall and fire station, the At
vood garage, the old Turner carpenter
shon small building adjoining, and
the Doss residence was almost ruined.
Night Watchman, Dick Crea gave
mo first alarm by firing five shots in
the air which brought some OF the
heated In the city building which feat
followed with the fire bell. Those on
the ground first at once went to work
IN an effort to save the fire apparatus
located inthe city building which feat
they accomplished, although some
little difficulty was experienced in
starting the fire truck before the ar
rival of the regular firemen who un-
derstood the machine. In very short
time several streams of water was
playing on the Pfeufer block across
the street to the south and on the rear
Of the residences on the north side Of
the same block and 1t was only by the
heroic efforts of the firemen and the
citizens that these buildings were
ayed without damage other than the
loss Of few windows and to the paint.
The chief losers in the conflagratiOn
are as follows:
The City of Grangevtlle, a two
story building used as city hall and
fire station, valued at $1,000. This
building was insured in the sum of
$500, the furniture $500 and the fire
apparatus at $3.50, the latter item be-
hg saved in its entirety.
Bank of Camas Prairie, owners OF
the Turner carpenter shop, no insur-
ance
The Atwood garage, belonging to L.
NJ Atwood & Sons, who are without a
doubt the heaviest losers, carried a
little better than $500 insurance and
their loss is placed at about $4,000.
Mr.. Atwood had large stock of ac-
cessories on hand and had just recent
y purchased the building which was
a complete loss. The gasoline pump in
front of his place of business was
also damaged considerably.
William Campbell, carpenter tools
and material in the Turner shop, $500
no Insurance
Grangeville suffered a further loss
IN the damage done to the big street
roller which was housed in the rear OF
the city hall in a small shack just
sufficient to keep the machine out Of
the weather. During the blaze
heavy rope was attached to one corner
Of the shed and numerous men pulled
the walls from about the machine
Ihe canopy was destroyed and at thi'
tme 1t is impossible to ascertain JUS
70 what extent the machine was dam
aged
The garage belonging to T. e. Bay
less was also damaged slightly.
The residences TO the north of thu
burned buildings were soon emptiet
ol their contents and as soon as tn
nre was under control, willing hand
soon returned the goods and chattel
10 their former positions with little o
no damage.
me firemen and citizens are to b
commended for the manner i'm whicl
lne work was handled, and it was wei
oh TO 5 o'clock this morning befor
ehey left their posts.
The origin of the fire is said to hav
oeen In the garage building, those frs
oh the scene stating that the uppe
portion of the building was in flame
oeiore any of the fire was noticed l
The lower part.
me total property loss will probabl
reach the $4,000 mark.