The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-01-14
rnahaH and Tucker Buildings
saved By New Engine
And bucket Brigade


visited by a disastrous oonfa.
aH. ihn time resulting .n the
uriion n property "a the s.fi
.I amount of fio000O 900
Az. about 1910 O'Clock Monday
ming a blzrs was discovered on
eond haof ~ ihe Opera House
ding This structure contained
strand Theatre on he fsooni
and on the rruund nunr sefe
. business houses of d sov
m G.ysns Restaurant and q D
wheeler
s. one seems io BE- certain sherr
. tas ths hrs started. though some
arl arrivals on ihs scene ihink BE-
ared in The butcher shop. Others
1ats different opinions The mjs
.F siIl probably frmain unsolted
Prom reports the hrs vas diaoor
rai by Harm Moore. vho was on
t. ssy home when b. sau ihs h'afs
Is promptly gave ihs alarm io che
.ssphons operators. who prumpill
tasd he hfs thisf and ths hrhi
.|arf The hrs whistle uas im.
naIaisly saundsd and q passing
freight train assisted in waking che
napsIals soon the streets arrs
Hunrsd uith people ~ all ares. si.
ls. all ansious o. lend their aid
Ths Opera hulldinr va very CON
tlH.t.s and ths hfs spread rapidly
Htsn he ffs department arrived oH
.ff trsns h. hlals sas sn usH un.
Cor uay ihai BE- dshsd aiI Efforts @
sttnrulsh ii soon ihs huildiur' an
a.t sids SER irniied those otgu
,i bY ihs Marion lefdvars oo
Iaos A pirtsns. Poster a Tuclef
i CO. wssi ard ~ Do roods store
90 % Carnahan in the east
lr thofi time ihs huiidinr1 ~
ftf suilrs hinft ssrs ln fame vtilt
s hirh snd sid lapp.nr ea.h
cher and ssndinf forth great 500.
.nss ~ hlacl smoke ~hfh huns
Hss pail. o,sf ths sity. remind.nr
rf ~ ~ plriufss in nauiss in
fsrna For time huildlnrs Boz other
tasta sers thrsatsusd siih desifur
Ir boz fortunately thsre eat no
sni and ths hrs dii MT spread io
'tsr pafis ~ ths eliy
Meanwhile volunteers worked ia
snoys the contents from ihs 30
huildinrs ard hy their great in
ttry ruorssisd in saving portion
n ths roods In some ~ ths hullihnrs
stlh ihsy deposited in hear. annf
its streets oui ~ ihs vay ~ ih'
0Ht
rhs newly organized hrs depart
nsni worked uks veterans Nssr
sas q drs fought harder and ai Times
its boys n the department vsfs 81.
molt foolhardy ln their brave 81.
tempt, b. cheek ihs hames Through
thsif sdort. the ousard sserp n d.
flames va checked az h. Foster a
Tucker FaraFr Though ihn hui'd
InF seemed dnomsi fnr q time ihc
flames wsrs finally brought uutsr
oantrol before any rreat damafr va'
bone
rs ths time ihs hrs vas undrf
control 81 he west curnrf ihr supply
~ chemicals CO.. ths nrr engine had
been exhausted and the only mean'
~ lighting ihs hames on thr 'arnn
ban building va ths Old fashione.l
eay that Marion has had so mnth
experience with The huIldnr va'
Hnaly aaved howe,cr bui sus prriii
tady damared
rhf estimated damarrs
ursm building. Including Strand
nratr, owned BY Mr. p n fns.
hy tatmated value. uoeo. n".
rance Stuoo fumliur, and n1infe
~ theatre. estimated value fl''"
s.ih $1,000 Insurance
Messrs Cassady and Vaughn. own
a. n the Strand Theatre losi sl'VN
worth ~ furniture and equipment
covered hy Insurance
The building owned and occupied
by the Marion Hardware Go. bad al
estimated valuation ~ shooo, Win
only t2.s0o Insurance Their s'oci
iuvsnioried about $500, with insu
rance of $1,000 They saved ahoul
500 worth of merchandise Ihis y
the second burn out this firm ha'
been the victim u IN less than ~
years. They suffered almost io'a
loss In the hrc of July %, 1919, iusl
after they had purchased tho husi
nsss u flanary a paurhlrey