Council Bluffs, Iowa
Implement House Fire
December 19, 1906
$165,000 LOSS BY FIRE
Council Bluffs Implement House Is Destroyed.
Council Bluffs.- The five story building and
three story annex, occupied the largest
implement and vehicle warehouse on the Missouri
river, was destroyed by fire. The loss on stock
controlled by the company is estimated at
$90,000 on stock owned by other companies,
$15,000; on building, $60,000.
Owing to recent arrangement of insurance some
of which had not yet been placed, no reliable
estimate can be made on the insurance, but it
will not exceed 50 per cent.
The fire was the most spectacular occurring in
Council Bluffs in years. The building was packed
from cellar to roof with machinery, buggies,
wagons, pumps, etc. On the second floor there
was a double deck of buggies.
The fire started in the roof and burned
slowly, raging from 5.38 o'clock to nearly 9
o'clock before being under control, and a large
force was required thoughout the night to
prevent it spreading.
The Humeston New Era, Humeston, IA 19 Dec
1906
Transcribed by Sherry
McClellan. Thank you, Sherry!
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