Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1910 — FIRE AT FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FIRE AT FAIR OAKS.

Sharps Hanley Lost All His Household Goods Saturday Morning. Fair Oaks, Ind., May 7. (Special to , The Democrat.) — Sharps Hanley\ house with all its contents burned to the ground at an early hour this morning. The fire was discovered by comet-gazers. The family were not at home at the time. The doors were all locked and the men who gathered at the alarm opened a window and the flames almost immediately enveloped the entire building. The house and contents were entirely consumed. The. house was insured for S3OO. It belongs to Susannah Karr, Mr. Hanley being her tenant. No insurance on contents. . The school house and the Al Helsel barn were saved by hard work. Burning shingles were carried over into the Lawler woods and set the dry leaves on fire. The fire spread there very rapidly.- The only man that fought the Lawler woods fire was Uncle John Casey, who fought the hardest fought battle of his life for 3% hours and succeeded in getting the fire under control and put "it out, saving Lawlers hundreds of cords of wood and a vast amount of damage to timber.