Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1910 — ANOTHER FIRE IN UNION. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER FIRE IN UNION.

Fine Residence on D. H. Yeo'man Farm Destroyed Wed- ’ , nesday Night \Jrhe big fine farmhouse on D=. H? Yeoman’s farm in Union tp., north of town, was totally destroyed by- fire at midnight Wednesday night, entailing, a total loss of about $3,000 with only SI,OOO insurance. The steel frame work of the windmill was so heated by the fire that it fell over on the house and now lies like a skeleton of the damage wrought. Y The horse was occupied by John ; Jones, the tenant on the farm, and all of the household goods upstairs were lost, they only succeeding in getting out the piano, some bedding and a few minor articles from the lower rooms. The family lost almost all their clothing, including all that of Mr. Jones’ father, Bill N. Jones, alb the panned fruit, meat, lard, potatoes, "fishes and kitchen ware, a new cream -separator, etc., in all valued at perhaps S7OO to SBOO, without one penny’s insurance. A wagon load of supplies was sent, out to the family from town and considerable money raised here and more in the* country for their benefit. The house was an extra good ( farm house and wortfi from $2,f 000 to $2,500. Mr. Yeoman carried SI,OOO insurance on the house. The fire started from the lamp in a chicken brooder in the wood shed or lumber room connected

with the house, and had Mrs. Jones not have gotten up at about j 12 o’clock—she being in delicate health—it is likely the the whole family would have perished in the flames. When she arose the houise was pretty w-ell enveloped, and there was little time to arouse Mr. Jones and the children and save anything? The Humes farmhouse which burned only a "few’ weeks ago—from a fire used in smoking meat, instead of a gasoline lighting system explosion, as given out at the time—was only two miles north of the Yeoman farm.