Fires - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 2 January 1873

The City Council met in regular session last Monday evening. The Mayor and the Councilmen were all present. The Committee on Fire Department reported that the Chief Engineer with the consent of the Committee had employed George Porter to take care of the fire engines and hose at the rate of $100 per annum from December 25, 1873.

Creamery Fire - 1891

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Source: August 3, 1901 Daily News-Review p 1

The Hudnut Hominy Mills, the old ones, were destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. Within 200’ of them is located the new Diamond Match plant and it required considerable work to save the match factory.

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Source: Waveland Independent August 22, 1919

The Kirkpatrick elevator burned on Saturday night. The elevator was built at a cost of $20,000 to replace one burned about a year ago. There was $60,000 worth of grain in it.

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Source: Crawfordsville (Indiana) Star newspaper, Dec 26, 1903 p 2

Friday evening the fire department was called to the home of Mrs. JA McClure, 107 S. Walnut Street but it was only a flue burning out. No damage resulted. - Kim H

Source: Crawfordsville, Indiana Sunday Star newspaper, Nov 21, 1903

The barn on the farm of IA Detchon, upon which lived Mrs. Alice McIntyre, north of the city, was struck by lightning last Monday morning and burned. Seven horses, 2 mules, wheat oats, hay, corn, wagons, three buggies and farming implements were burned The barn was insured for $800 and contest $850. But this does not cover half the loss.

Source: New Richmond Record, 8 Oct 1914 -

An alarm of fire late Monday afternoon brought our populace upon the street. The scare was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. McMillin. Mrs. McMillin was lighting the gasoline stove when some gasoline from a leak took fire and the flames assumed an alarming condition and an alarm was sent in. Mrs. McMillin was equal to the occasion and carried the flaming gasoline stove into the yard. Quite miraculously she was not burned and no damage resulted from the flames and the fire scare was over before the fire fighters arrived.

Source: Crawfordsville Review 8 May 1897 p 8

The loss by fire upon the residence of Geo. W. Paul has been adjusted. The sum of $482.08 paid for the loss.

Source: Crawfordsville Sunday Star 4 November 1901

A blaze in one corner of the Plum Street Station slight damaged the classic pile on Monday evening. - kbz

Source: August 3, 1901 Daily News-Review p 1

Dry grass along the Big Four right of way in the college campus caught fire yesterday and quickly communicated with the ball park fence. The news was telephone in and the base ball boys organized themselves into a department and hustled out to fight the fire. Before they got it under control about 50’ of fence had been sacrificed. Most of the grass in the outfield was burned also.

Source: Crawfordsville (Indiana) Star newspaper, Dec 19, 1903 p6

On last Monday morning about 3 o’clock the house of Mrs. Susan Walters was burned to the ground. She lived on the Waynetown Road, and the first started in the pantry. But few things were saved. The loss will be near $2500 with $1100 insurance. She will rebuild. – transcribed by kbz

Source: Weekly Review Jan 3, 1907 p 3

The wearing off of the insulation of one of the electric light wires in front of Warner & Peck's store caused a slight blaze about six o'clock last evening, on account of which the fire department was called out. The firest was extinguished without the use of the department. The electric light wire had been put up temporarilty to light the Christmas decorations that were in front of the store during the holiday trade.

Source: Crawfordsville Review Sept 17, 1918 p 5

A coal shed at the water plant caught fire yesterday evening as a result of spontaneous combustion and the east end fire department was called to extinguish flames. The damages were slight, part of the roof of the shed being destroyed by the blaze.