Show COUNCIL C CE 0 U BLUFfS VISITED E By FIRE FIDE SECTION OF IOWA CITY IS HEAVY LOSER WHEN FLAMES TAKE TOLL Over One Million Dollar Loss Is Es Es- Estimate Estimate Placed On Loss of Build Buildings Inos ings And Contents Hotel Guests Forced To Flee Council Bluffs muffs A la-A la A destructive fire struck the business section of at Council Bluffs causing a property damage estimated at more than I 1 1 in lo loss s to buildings s and sever sever- several several al hundred thousands of dollars In loss of stock In store The fire tire started in the basement of the Continental Furniture company when a boiler exploded J gal gal gal night watchman at the building was badly burned about the head and bod body before he escaped from the burning building Eighty guests atthe at atthe the Grand Hotel were safe but forced to flee fleo In scant attire when the flames enveloped an and later destroyed the tho ho ho- hotel hotel tel Their personal property property- was lost Eight fire ClIo companies from Omaha and Council Bluffs muffs battled the flames and for tor a time it appeared as if the fire would spread throughout the en- en entire en entire tire downtown district The fire tire destroyed the story seven seven Grand hotel the Shugart Block mock tour story four four- stor story Smith building story four Con Con- Continental Furniture company building the general office building of the Cit Cit- Citizen's Cit Citizen's izen's Gas and Electric company the New York Plumbing shop and the consolidated offices of the Chicago Great Western Milwaukee Rock Is Island land Illinois Central and Wabash rail rail- railroads railroads railroads roads Officials of the furniture company said they believed the explosion was duo due to a defective detective boiler |