People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1894 — DISASTROUS FIRE IN IOWA. [ARTICLE]

DISASTROUS FIRE IN IOWA.

Business Portion of the City of Marion Swept by the Flames. Marion, la., Aug. 6. —Shortly after 4 o’clock Friday morning fire broke out in a lumber pile adjoining the electric light plant and rapidly spread to adjoining buildings. In two hours all but two of the buildings of one entire block were in ruins. Twice the fire was under control before it reached the business blocks, but the water failed at the critical moment owing to the trouble with the waterworks machinery. Assistance came from Cedar Rapids and the fire was then brought under control. The principal losses are as follows: Electric light and gas plant $30,000. no insurance; Daniels estate, buildings, $10,090, insurance $3,500; H. I. Elliott, photographer. $2,800, Insurance $1,000; Keyes estate, building, $5,000, insurance $2,200: Lillis & Wilson, drugs, $6,000, insurance $3,500; B. H. Nott, buildings $7,000, insurance $2,800; First national bank building. $7,000, fixtures, $3,000. fully insured; Joseph Coenan, building, $7,000, insurance $3,890; Ancient Order United Workman hall, furniture, SI,OOO, insurance $400; J. W. Jayne, billiards, $1,700, Insurance $1,000; Mrs. Burroughs, millinery, stock saved, building, $2,000, insurance $1,500; Dumont & Son, furniture stock, SB,OOO. building, $2,000; insurance $3,500; Shumack Bros., groceries, $6,000, insurance $4,300; Smith & Thompson, office furniture, SSOO, no insurance; S. W. Rathibnn, Register office, $5,000. no Insurance: J. W. Kendall, hardware stock. SIO,OOO, building, SB,OOO, insurance $4,200. Numerous other small losses with small insurance swell the total loss to $115,000. with aggregate Insurance less, than one-third that amount.