New Ulm review., 1922-07-26
DRUG IS
!. TOTAL I ]! ! / FRE |'| Loss
] FIRE RI OF SUNDAY MORNING
TOTALLY DESTROYS ALVIN Il
DRUG BUSINESS.

fROMPI ~ WORK WORK BY.77NEW ULM'S
FIRE LADIES PARTLY
SAVES BUILDING.
W. G. Alwin's drug business was en-
tirely destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning. The building, although very
badly damaged, was saved from burning
down by the prompt work Of the sta
ton force Of New Ufm fire fighters,
but the stock and fixtures, the proper
ty OF Mr.. Alvin, are total loss. The
building is owned by Dr.. G !. B. Weiser,
The action Of the Fire Company was
SO prompt that none Of the adjoining
property was damaged.
Alex vogel Turns IN Alarm. }
The first alarm was turned in by the
sEil fire itself burning off the cord BY which
the telephone receiver in the back part
Of the drug store was fastened, the
receiver falling down and releasing the
hook. thus signalling central. Miss
Williams feared that burglary. was ID
progress at the Pioneer Drug Store and
was Just on the point off calling police
headquarters when she was called BY
Alex Vogel Of the Grand Gotel, in
forming her that there was a fire either
at the Pioneer Drug Store ors at the
Candy kitchen next door. s5sls. ID u,
Saw Curls Of Smoke. ss5.
Mr.. Vogel was on night duty at the
Grand Hotel and he happened to see
curls Of smoke come out Of the vicini-
|ty of the Pioneer Drug store, but he
wasn't sure whether it was there or at
the next place. He called Miss VIII
hams at central ediately. Then he
ran out to take closer look AS he
approa ached, the transom over the
front door burst out and thick black
smoke belched out like out of the
smoke stack of . large mill ior factory
Not having heard the fire whistle as
yet, Mi. Vogel ran tothe fire alarm
box on the cbrner I'd turn IN another
alarm itsssssf ss.s sfss
Breaks Glass With Pipe. 81
He had never handled q a IRE alarm
before and didn't know what to do, he
said, but he had his pipe and with that
he broke the glass and took hold and
turned the alarm handle, which was the
proper thing to do. Just as he did
SO, the fire whistle began to blow and
almost at the same time, the fire fight
ing :laddies from the station came
swinging around the corner, Miss vii
lans having called them direct before
calling the plant. The fire boys broke
in the front door and marched right
in with their lines Of hose in face Of
the belching smoke at the same time
as others entered the back door with
another line Of hose. The action Of
the station lads was so prompt that
they had the water playing on the
fire when the rest Of the fire fighters
appeared on the scene, and none oi
them were q bit slow at that.
Vogel Notified Mrs. Alvin.
AS soon as Mr. Vogel had turned
lin the alarm from the alarm box, he
returned to the hotel and called up the
4 home Of MI. Alvin. Mrs. Alwir
answered the phone and Negel in
i formed her Of the fire. Her husband
! was in bed, but when told was On TIL
! scene in less than ten minutes.
The first alarm was turned in abon
2:4O u. I'd. Vogel called Mrs. AlwiiI
4 about ESQ and at 8 o'clock Mr.. al
! win was down at the store watchin
4 his business Of all these years go up i
Z smoke. q 81 {, SIS .5s4
Controlled Fire III Hall Hour.
Inside 81 half an hour, the ffire boy
had the fire under absolute contro
], IT would however, blaze ilp : littl
], ii places pf and on after that and tw
men Ware left as guards According +
B Fire Chief Henry Engel, the last spar
J, Of FIRE was not put out I'LL shout
J, o'clock Sunday moon, Tie tw
I fire guards, however stuck to The
posts till u, o'clock 3 q i1 I. YEA eyenin,
Cause Undstsrmined.
The IRE started III the l,aG Is end
thu store fromha eause An vet und'
termined, according 70 lack prst'
5 Of the state fire marshall ) Office, WI
1 vas with the station boys, the first !,
9 the iirs. The outer back dnor NJ
found open BY the fire fighters aithoul