The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-12-10
sAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre, Mimi

which place Mrs. Mickey ran. aided
by two men. HeI feet were bare
and were frosted. Mrs. Mickey, at
ter learning Of the fire, went to the
others to notify the neighbors In
the building, but they were already
out. At that time Mrs. Mickey burn
ed her feet. The Mickey family los:
practically all Of their clothes and
$50 in money. Mr.. Mickey said they
were, however, lucky to escape with
their lives, as IN another five min
utes they would have been unable
to leave the building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiener, who occu-
pied the front rooms in the Boston
block, stopped to dress, and the de-
lay forced them to jump from the
window, with the resultant injury
to Mrs. Wiener. Mr.. Wiener went to
the telephone and turned in the
alarm, and checkup with the
telephone central shows that his
call was the first turned in.
The Misses Clara and Bernadine
Schmiesing when awakened shout
ed and pounded on the walls so
that others in the building could be
warned of the danger. Miss Clara
stated that the noise below the
floor sounded Like a roaring fur
mace. Miss Lulu Kriesel, chief OPP
orator Of the local telephone ex-
change, also suffered the loss OF
personal effects In the fire. She also
had a room in the Boston block
but was at her home recuperating
from an operation.
Officer Schlichte was making his
rounds and had Come through the
alley about 80 minutes before. He
had noticed no fire in the Boston
building. He went into the Main
Street restaurant to get warm and
remained for a very short period.
When he got outside he smelled
smoke and wnen halfway across
the street he noted something like
steam coming from the stairway
He opened the door and shouted
fire. The stairway was filled with
smoke. He ran across the street
and Immediately turned in the
alarm. He heard people shout for
help and went to the fire hall to
tell firemen to hurry with ladders
to save the people, but before the
truck arrived Mr.. and Mrs. Wiener
had jumped from the building.
Chief George Fish estimated that
about 2300 gallons Of water per
minute were poured from nine lines
onto the fire. The Water, Light &
Power department had an ample
supply of water, and although tax
ed to the limit at one time, work
men were able to keep the force
up.
Herb Hoagland, manager Of the
Penney Store, entered the burning
Sullivan building, in which that
company was housed, and saved
about $500 in currency. Sunday af-
ternoon, steel cabinet was re-
moved from the rear of the store,
and Mr.. Hoagland found $500 in
checks, which he had placed be-
tween the files for safe keeping.
They were not touched by flames,
and were in perfect condition, al
though wet.
Jos. Rogers stated that all of his
records, which were left in the
safe, and had been in the fire, were
taken out in perfect condition.
Practically all those people who
had apartments over stores in the
block moved their belongings to
safer quarters, and all businessmen
removed their records and files.
Much of the Model stock was
damaged by smoke and water,
while some Of it was completely
destroyed. A number Of suits and
overcoats which were taken from
the building during the fire, were
unchanged.
This was the most severe fire
ever experienced in the city and the
local department was taxed to its
utmost capacity in the fight to
hold 1t down. It was evident that
outside help was needed, and their
immediate response saved severa.
buildings. The local firemen work
ed continually from $40 in the
morning until late in the afternoon.
and most of them were practically
exhausted. Several Of the Local
men have experienced colds, but up
to the present date none of them
have suffered illness. The visiting
departments remained on the job
until late in the morning. Watch
men were placed at the scene Of
the fire Sunday tight, and one hose
line was kept on the burning en-
bers in the Easements until the next
morning.
The fire was a severe strain on
Chief George Fish, who was forced
to give up shortly after daybreak.
He turned the direction Of the fire
fighting force over to John Mond-
loch, the assistant chief.
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