The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
Fire Destroys
Pickle Factory;
Loss of S225,OOO
Several Families Flee Il
Streets When Blaze Burns
Homes in Same
Block.

and Center streets Friday night.
Tho damage n estimated at t225,
900.
There were many thrills,
Mrs. u. Israel, a widow, who
owns a little grocery store al 1872?
South Twentieth street, adjoining
the Haarmann plant. aroused her
three children aud carried them
from their sleeping quarters on the
second floor Of the grocery store.
Flames blocked her path. When
she reached tho front door she had
TO retraoe her steps and carry them
10 safety through the rear entrance.
Her store was completely destroyed.
She carried ilttle insurance.
Prays for Home.
Mrs. II. Nielsen. 1882 South
Twentieth street, sat on little bun
die of belongings she had carried
from her home and prayed that her
home be saved.
1T Is the only thing | have left
I'm the world" she cried. II haven't
n cent Of Insurance on t." The
house was partly destroyed.
Mrs. w. NJ, Post. 1928 South
the time Of the fire. was overcome
10y the dense smoke and was carried
TO safety by IL. V. Miller, a volun.
toer traffic officer. who resides at
1910 Fontenelle boulevard.
Henry Rider, 2446 South TWEEN
tieth street, who WAS aiding the
firemen, was overcome by smoke
and was carried To n nearby corner
by Paul thinner, ia South Thirty
eighth avenue, and Robert O'Don'
nell. 20l1 Arbor street.
Many families. residing in houses
near the scene OF the fire, stood
In shiverng groups, near their
bundle OF belongings, praying for
their homes, upon many OF which
there was no insurance.
But to William Duckols, ex-serv.
ice man, and his large family, there
came real misfortune. He Is a
striker, out of a job. Everything
he had and his family had
was destroyed. They occupied part
OF the second floor Of the Israel
grocery store,
The fire originated at about 10
D clock in the northwest section of
The large Haarmann plant, which oc-
cupied almost half a square block.
The structure, mostly Of wood con
struction, burned like Christmas
Linsel,, and the flames, famed by
4 strong breeze from the north.
spread the fire rapidly.
BY the time the general alarm,
bringing all fire apparatus to the
scene, was turned in, the west half
II the structure was seething fur
mace.
The strong wind carried burning
debris and sparks as far south as
Vinton street.
Men and women climbed to the
roofs of homes in the vicinity and
sparks and burning de-
bris with buckets Of water.
The hillsides nearby were lined with
people, the scene resembling a great
The stage and its at.
traction was the huge fire giving off
sparks like skyrockets. There were
fire engines and hundreds
Of rushing, struggling firemen with
ines of pulsing hose pouring millions
IF gallons Of water that the flames
caught and absorbed with hiss.
Office Is Saved.
The office and part of the store
house was the only part of the plant
,ayed from complete ruin. The II
,snks, with capacity Of $4,000 gal
ons of vinegar each; 20 cars of
pickles and thousands of gallons of
cider and thousands of dollars worth
If ingredients used in the manufac-
lure of several products sold by the
Haarmann company were total loss.
ID. G.. Mcclure, manager of the
company, said Friday night that he be.
ieved the fire originated from sparks
from the power plant of the city gas
works, which is directly north of the
west end of the factory, where the
fire originated
II was at the plant at Q o'clock,
one hour before the fire broke OUT
said Mcclure, "and ! saw sparks fly.
ing toward our building from the gas
plant. | watched them for a second
Or so and then they subsidized. J am
almost certain that the fire originated
IN this way"
The three.story mash house Of the
was burned to the ground.
Gas Plant Protected.