Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1901 — ICE HOUSE ON FIRE. [ARTICLE]

ICE HOUSE ON FIRE.

Moody & Roth Suffer a Small Loss By Fire. Tuesday noon the fire company was called out to fight fire which had broken out .in Moody & Roth’s ice house at Mr. Moody’s residence. By the time the fire company arrived the roof was in flames but the blaze was soon extinguished, after burning off the roof and damaging a chicken house. The loss is probably in the neighborhood of SIOO. Carpenters were at once set to work repairing the building in order to save what ice was not melted.

Another Small Blaze. Yesterday morning a burning rubbish heap started a blaze in Mrs. L. Benjamin’s barn on Cullen street. The hose carts were quickly on the scene, but the fire was already under control by the time they arrived. The barn will need a new roof, which is the extent of the loss.