Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1910 — BIG FIRE DAMAGE AT REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

BIG FIRE DAMAGE AT REMINGTON.

Cohen & Kahn General Store Is Practically Destroyed. LOSS $20,000 TO $25,000, With About $15,000 Insurance On Stock, 'Which Is Almost Totally Ruined By Fire and Water— Origin of Fire, Which Was Discovered at 5:15 a. m., Monday, Is Unknown—First Bad Fire In Remington for Several Years. The big general store of Cohen & Kahn at Remington was found to be on fire about 5:15 o’clock Monday morning, and before the blaze was exttnguiished the big stock, va--ued at $20,000 to $25,000, was badly damaged, but more by the streams of water from the two 3inch hose that were turned on than by the flames. The store is located in the old Durand block and the fire seemed to be mostly in the rear room near the stairways. Nightwatch Holland discovered the blaze about 5:15 a. m., and turned in the alarm. The fire company responded quickly for the hour and soon had two three inch hose throwing streams in the building. The force of the water lifted the piles of clothing from the counters and scattered them in every direction and they were thoroughly soaked when at last the flames were subdued. The lose is almost complete, with insurance of $14,000 to $15,000, SB,OOO of which is carried In Jasper Guy’s agency and the rest with a South Bend agency. The building was damaged several hundred dollars, the fire eating into the hall above and destroying the piano there. Messrs. Cohen & Kahn have no definite plans as yet, and it will probably be several days before < the insurance matter is adjusted. Their store carried a big stock and did a good business. The proprietors came there some two years ago from South Bend, purchasing the bankrupt stock of the Mala Garrison store. This is the first fire of consequence Remington has had in a number of years, her excellent fire protection system of ' waterworks having been ample to check fires in their incipiency, and demonstrating that it was the best investment the town ever made.