Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1914 — Two Still Fire Alarms Sent In Sunday Afternoon. [ARTICLE]

Two Still Fire Alarms Sent In Sunday Afternoon.

Two still alarms of fire were sent in last Sunday afternoon, the first being from the Monnett School for Girls, Where the old kitchen range 1 had permitted some coals to drop through the bottom where it was rusted out and ignited the floor beneath. Fire Chief Montgomery with a few other firemen, went tp the scene with chemical extinguishers and put out the fire. It had gotten in under the range and between the double floor, and it was necessary to disconnect the water pipes, move the range and chop a hole in the floor to extingish it. The boys had scarcely got back to town when they were called to the home of George Kaufman, who occupies the old, Kelly house, just east of Dr. English’s residence, where a chimney was burning out. No damage was done at the latter place. Another slight blaze occurred yesterday morning which might have proved a very nasty fire had not a chemical extinguisher been handy. An automobile that had been driven in the Central Garage had leaked out gasoline and it had run in with water on the cement floor and was unnoticed. Some one came in and struck a match to light a pipe or cigar and threw the burning match on the floor, in the .“water.” In an instant there was a puff of flame as the gasoline took fire. Rex WaTner grabbed a chemical extinguisher and the fire was put out without any eerious damage.