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" ~- ' I ' ‘_,; E i V . ’2 ‘vfl :..P v_ a ‘ . -'. ~ »'~——~ '~ n ‘ ~ .. := 1. 51 llllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllll llm:*-Illlllllllllll Illlllllllllllllllllllllllifi ' ' "iil'il'u'lifiinuiu'i““'fifl“' ”'fii;|n“nlfin'uiiflfl""'u'ifilii , v :l_ullflflumulyllllflufllllllfluulfluIllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllll - . TH E Ull-"l‘ 01* . 5‘ :2 ‘ 5' Dr. G. K. Johnson E ’ “i :5 L (E fl__.‘.‘ J:- . , . COMPLIMENTS OF . . .> Board of Police and FireCommissioners, ' " GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 1899. G M/uw-A. 1:4,: 3' I TY" , r7, ryan LL mil/x» ff T/i/ A if i TL!" : i‘ '. . \ ~-}1M2-Q_A&_.-bk\ If '11-; ' "'1 7 0 6")“: f; 75‘» 7/ A3 / / awv-Jl- HISTORY GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE FIREMEN'S FUND ASSOCIATION 33:5; SEPTEMBER. 1899. 2 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. KIDWAY. containing 2 million feet of logs. averaging four to the thou, sand. now being sawed at our mill at Thompson. 1%: EiiLLER & RICE LUMBER 61 MFG. 00. D. and m. junction, 0.0mm. 6nd oi Scribner St. Dine. LARGEST RETAIL LUMBER YARD IN THE STATE. we Hfimmefi i ll % complete to begin housekeeping in IS minutes, also single I'Gomsiaennaceeaaae. JOHN MORAN, MANAGER. Furnished en Suite (0:. §¢$lykewww INTRODUCTORY. “ With clanging bell and clattering wheel. With pantings fierce of enginery, With furnace flame and trailing smoke, With steel-shod hoofs’ far ringing stroke.” _ N the performance of his duties the fireman is often called upon to face as great dangers as ."i I ! . a 5:7 i 1/ \. (“in— r \3 n“) \ i la , 5 ‘J i \9 confront the sailor in the gale-maddened waves of the sea, or the soldier as he marches on .to the field of battle. That his line of work is cast in less heroic lines is all the more to his credit since the test of courage is just as great, the devotion to duty none the less exciting; A 'yet he can never hope to write above the stars the history of his matchless deeds in letters that fade not, The satisfaction which comes from duty done is his sole reward. The Grand Rapids Fire Department is as perfect an organization of the kind as is in exist- ence anywhere today. That it can be' bettered will become apparent only when new ideas bud _ and blossom into the fullness of perfect fruition, and it is safe to say that the local department is ever ready to accept any practical advance in methods or machinery. ' In this book will be found a brief history of the Old Volunteer Fire Department, and great pains have been taken to secure correct data. Of that band of originial fire fighters living at the time of the publication of this work there are, Col. Daniel McConnell, Wilson Jones, Benj. Haxton, J. M. Stanley,.W. N. Cook, John C. Buchanan, James N. Davis, Eugene E. Winsor, John H. Slack, Christ Stone, Normandus Stone and Charles B. White, who is now in Chicago, and Pliny Smith, whose home is in Kent County. These are the “silver grays ” of the fire department, and that they may long enjoy the peace and happiness of advancing years is the wish of many citizens as well as the writer. Grand Rapids, Mich., August 14, 1899. ‘ E. S. WILSON. COCKETT & CONKLIN. ' PUBLISHERS. PRESS OF DEAN-HICKS PRINTING CO. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. c0fficersc C. C. COMSTCCK. Prcsl. R. W. BUTTERFIELD, Vice Frost.l E. H. FOOTE. Scc'y and Trcas. IOHN MOW/\T. Supt. c. c. comsrocx. JOHN MOWAT. some Directors one: R. W. BUTTERFIELD. D. M. AMBERG. HUNTLEY RUSSELL. ecestablfslled I87“: " . w. E. H. FOOTE. CYRUS E. PERKINS. llllllllllllllllll I I I l I i I lllllllllllllllill I I I l l mumm ‘||| v! . a mill .' '.| Ila- "13 . . a ). '— 7‘— '4- '7'“, STEPHEN A. SEARS. LEWIS H, WITHEY. WM. B. WESTON. PRESIDENT. WM. H. BOYNS, CHAS. A. HAUSER -\ 6- BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS. 6 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE STAR | / %/m674 L%%W/ M6/%Z?Z/2fld/ ’ 3/ anal 33 lj/mvl% flmfa/ YZWJ Cfimmal %ja/w'ré’, FQSTER STEVENS gr my ancficmral Bardwarcmm % STOVES AND RANGES, SILVERWARE. CUT GLAss, 36% AND A FULL LINE OF AMMUNITIQN AND FISHING TACKLE. xx HON. GEORGE R. PERRY, MAYOR. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. N the early days when Grand Rapids was but a village, there was naturally no regular organization for fighting fires. When there was a fire every able bodied citizen gladly joined the volunteer brigade and helped to save property and quench the flames. Nor was the aid of the weaker sex scorned. In fact men, women and children responded to the much dreaded alarm, and from that moment until all danger was past all occupations were merged into the one of fighting fire. Such summons were rarely made however, but as time advanced and the village grew, fires increased in frequency and it became apparent that some sort of organized effort was necessary to combat an increasing danger. An attempt was made to regulate the spasmodic efforts of the bucket brigade as early as 1844, when on July 12 of that year, the Court House, a two-story frame building located on the present site of Fulton Park, which together with the contents, valued in all at $5,000, took fire and burned to the ground. One portion of the building was used as a jail but the solitary prisoner who was confined there when the fire broke out was released by the sheriff. It was quite apparent that the fire could have been easily extinguished when it first started had there been any sort of an organization pledged to the work and the incident so appalled the citizens of the village that the following call was printed the next morning in the Enquirer.- ' FIRE! FIRES! The citizens of Grand Rapids are requested to meet at the Mansion House on Monday evening next. for the purpose of protecting themselves against fire. MANY CITIZENS. 8 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. Berkey 8: Gay Furniture Co, MODERN AND ANTIQUE a a FURNITURE RR aw DRAPERIES AND 9 m to 180 Canal Street, WALL DECORATIONS. ,|< GRAND RAPIDS, MlCH. HENRY SPRING. President. GEO. E. RAYMOND. Secretary and Treasurer. EDSON H. SMITH. Vice President and Manager. CHAS. C. WILMOT, Assistant Treasurer. Spring Dry Goods Co. ~ Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods. 4% ONLY Dress Goods and Silks, fit EIEXNGDOQEEISQUSE IN Women's Suits and Coats. 4st 6 and 8 Monroe Street CGI‘PEIS and Draperies. Q Campau Square. “11 ~ 1 successoasro " 2 WH ITE, FRIANT &LETELLIER. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 9 i: The upshot of this meeting was the purchase of a hand engine, a small and laborious affair, which in those days was considered a very good apparatus. It was operated by means of brakes in the hands of men and as one set of operators would soon become exhausted they were suc- ceeded by another while the first crew recuperated and prepared to take their turn again. Water was supplied by a double line of men to the nearest source, one line passing along the filled buckets and the other returning them empty. The maker of the engine was Wm. Peaslee, a local manufacturer. The acquisition of this engine which threw a stream of water over a three- story building made the formation of a fire company obligatory, and as a result a bucket com- pany was pratically organized, and two hook and ladder companies fitted out with a small array HENRY LEMOIN. CHIEF MARSHAL. of hooks, ladders and buckets. Other men who reached the scene of action first were always im- pressed into service. The engine house contracted for by the village at that time cost $60. Further efforts in the way of fire protection were allowed to slumber until another big fire aroused the instinct of self preservation. In July 1849, the Wendell house, occupied by Judge Mundy on Fulton Street, was burned together with most of its contents. Within a week the following petition signed by a large number of citizens was presented to the village board: To {/16 Honorable the Board of Trusfees of {/10 Village 0] Grand Rapids: . The undersigned citizens of Grand Rapids would respectfully petition your honorable body to take immediate measures to procure, for the use of the village, a GOOD FIRE ENGINE and other necessary apparatus for the extinguishment of fires. 10 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ANTON HIRTH. FRED H. HlRTI-I. A. HIRTH & SON. CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF ALSO DEALERS IN... Zeal and (flood. PIKE STREET. SOUTH OF COUNTY JAIL. I W?” @J 0 TELEPHONE 946. LEADING HOTEL IN THE CITY. BEST APPOINT, MENTS. J. Btllll Ptlllllillll. PROPRIETOR. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 11 C. H. Taylor, Wm. Bemis, L. R. Atwater, John C. Buchanan, W. N. Cook, F. H. Cuming, T. H. Lyon, Wright L. Coffinberry, Wm. Haldane, Wm. T. Powers and William Clancy are among the names signed to the petition, which was apparently approved by all the residents. The original petition has been preserved and framed, and is in the custody of Engine House No. 3. The money was raised by popular subscription and the paper circulated at that time, together with the names and amounts donated by each person, is still preserved together with the first note given by the village, and also the receipt for the total amount. The engine, which was purchased of Wm. Snook of Rochester, N. Y., cost $675.00; but there was also purchased one hundred and fifty feet of riveted hose at eighty-five cents, making $127.50, which, together with cartage in Buffalo $1.00, amounted to $803.50 in all. The engine arrived and was satisfactorily tested December 17, 1849. It was placed in the school house on Prospect Hill. The machine would throw five barrels of water per minute over the highest buildings on Monroe street. HENRY C. BEITINGHOUSE. ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL. DAVID B. WALKER. CHIEF lst BATI'ALION. There is also perserved the following: “ Pursuant to a call of several citizens of the village of Grand Rapids, we met at the shop of Hilton & White to take into consideration the practicability of forming a hook and ladder company for the above named village, when Chas. B. White was called to the chair and Wm. I. Blakely was appointed secretary. The object of the meeting being stated, it was then moved and seconded that there be a committee of two appointed to draw up a petition to the honorable Board of Trustees of said village, asking them to raise the sum of $150.00 to procure ladders, ropes, hooks, carriage, etc. Then Robert Hilton and David Burnet was made said committee. It was then moved and seconded that we proceed to choose a foreman and an assistant pro tem, when Chas. B. White was chosen foreman and David Burnet assistant foreman. Dated, Grand Rapids, January 15, 1850. CHAS. B. WHITE, Chairman. WM. I. BLAKELY, Secretarjt'. 12 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 9 MANUFACIURERS 0F FARM, FREIGHT, EXPRESS AND DELIVERY WAGONS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. He said that. he was a millionaire. and she was a banker‘s daughter. At least she said she was and they walked on the beach by the water. They talked of the wealth that each one had, and their prospects seemed much brighter, When he returned to his Joh as a clerk, and she to her old Typewriter. a _. *1: " i . - a“ all I,‘ , . , - ’I' '~, 1 \ “ _' I ' 7; a “end i; Tillie-47‘? . . A . . 'i’ii ‘ i I a . .- T'mnjgmi L” -— ' THE SIMPLEST STANDARD MACHINE MADE OUR FAC IORY, Cor. Nllrlh Front and Fourth Sis. FOX TYPEWRITER C0. INSPECT OUR MACHINE BEFORE BUYING. Che O. & ((1. Chum Company, (Brand Rapids, Mich. MANUFACTURERS () F.... . TANsLerooT S EA LE D STICKY FLY PA PE R . GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 13 “ We, the undersigned citizens of the village of Grand Rapids, Mich., having formed ourselves into a hook and ladder company for said village (on conditions that the honorable Board of Trustees of said village will raise the sum of $150.00 for the purpose of procuring hooks, ladders, carriage. etc., carry into effect the same), we, the undersigned, would therefore y most respectfully pray your honorable body to grant said sum. C. B. WHITE, Foreman, BENJAMIN LUCE, D. BURNET, Assistant, BYRON MORTON, WM. 1. BLAKELY, H. H. IVES, R. HILTON, A. W. PELTON, W. H. DICKENSON, GODFREY GILL, PLINY SMITH, I. H. NICHOLS.” A CAPT. TRUMAN M. SMITH. B. F. McREYNOLDS. \ PRESIDENT FIREMEN'S FUND ASSOCIATION. SECRETARY BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS. I This was known as Hook and Ladder N0. 1, and it had been preceeded in formation by the Alert Fire Company, organized in the autumn of 1849, as follows: Charles H. Taylor, Solomon 0. Kingsbury, Wright L. Coflinberry, John Clancy, Wm. D. Roberts, Daniel McConnell, Frank N. Godfrey, William H. Almy, Thos. W. Parry, Wilder D. Foster, Ira S. Hatch, Benjamin Haxton, Geo. H. White, William Clancy, Harvey K. Rose, James W. Sligh, T. S. 4 Rock, Justin M. Stanly, William N. Cook, George C. Fitch, John C. Buchanan, Charles Trompe, William B. Renwick, M. Sparlen, Robert Wheeler, Samuel F. Perkins, Robert M. Collins, Jacob Barnes and C. W. McKenzie. Charles H. Taylor was foreman, and he was therefore the first foreman or fire marshal in ,~ Grand Rapids—since the title “ foreman ” was later merged into that of “ fire chief " and still later “ fire marshal.” Protective Fire Company No. 2 was organized in January, 1850, as follows: Foreman, Dudley Handley; assistants. Darwin B. Lyon and Daniel Devendorf; secretary, S. Y. Sterling; 14 GRAND RAPIDSIHRE DEPARTMENT. the Best is Hlways the Zbcapest. Slllll G080 "It Mflllllfi illfllllfi. Highest grade gasoline engines on the markebsimplest, safest, most com- pact, most powerful. The firslext and iu'g-ln'rt powered gas- oline launches on the great lakes are equipped with SINTZ ENGINES. Let us send you our twelve yards of testimonials. giving you the opinions of many of the hundreds of users of ou’r motors, or inquire of your boat builder. SINTZ GAS ENGINE CO. ALEXANDER DODDS, MANUFACTURER OF SPECIAL Patent Gang Dovetailing Machines, Saw Tables, Carving Machines, l W 001) W ORKING \ Swing CuhOff Saws, MACHINERY Two/Spindle Edge Moulding Machines, etc. 30 MILL are %deds WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS ' ' are deride ESTABLISHED 1865. INCORPORATED 1889. fiE/Putnaln Candy Co. B. W. PUTNAM. President. HENRY IDEMA, Secretary. J. M. BARNETT. Vice President. WM. JUDSON, Treasurer. NO FLOWER Tia/A T GROWS [N NATURE'S FIELDS SO M'UCI-l OF HEALTH AND PROFIT YIELD-Seas ILY WHITE “the flour the Best cooks use." Vdllfiu GILL! Mllllllfl 60., Grand Rapids, MlGll. __Sell it and make nioney. W PIP-i '_>""('>".‘ ‘ W J v ..,,._, .,. ‘ ' ' 4 .. ' v w w(_ f GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 15 q 6 M ii , ,I .l 'N \ .1, -1 I 'iii w _‘ In— J ENGINE HOUSE No. 4. FIRE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, CORNER CRESCENT AVE. AND KENT ST. 16 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. DESKS, CARD INDEXES LETTER FILES, ETC. Iwmmmw MANUFACTURERS OF onm and library Furniture. GRAND RA PIDS, LIICH'. (\VRITE FOR CA TALOGUE) ' FREEMAN BREWER, President. E. CHASE PHILLIPS, Vice President. ALVAH W. BROWN, Scc'y and Trcas. ‘ EHBALHINQ FLQID CO. Manufacturing Zbcmists EMBALMERS ‘ SUPPLIES. ESTABLISHED 1879. _ WORKING CAPITAL. $51,000, THE LARGEST com, POUNDERS OF EMBALM/ I ING FLUID " IN THE WORLD, HCLIN’S O----’-'. 0“- ---.-~. .“<. OW‘Q'O'OO‘-‘ KOLHTONH "-”’.~-”-‘ - -0 . 000000m0‘00-§00 l ‘-.~."--‘I TRADE B‘IARK. nen=fllcobolicsaa Invigorating as: EB/ERAQE % . MANUFACTURED BY Grand Rapids Kolatona 920., (lit. Phone 2096. 94]: TO 98 SO. IONIA>ST. ' I--.'--”-K BARLUW BROS. ace, BBBK BINBEBS BLANK BBBKS fififi BY THE BRIDGE—PEARL 8T. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 17 members, Jas. N. Davis, Eugene E. Winsor, Alfred A. Tracy, Gray Martindale, T. H. Penney, Ed. Lyon, John H. Withey, John H. Slack, Charles McConnell, J. A. Smith, James T. Sargeant, Thos. Sargeant, James Lochlin and Charles F. Moore. The Wolverine Fire Company No. 3 was formed February 25, 1850, with Silas Hall, foreman; Wilson Jones and Baker Borden, assistants; Joseph Penney, Jr., secretary. Among the original members were Henry G. Stone, Joseph Penney, J r., Leonard Covell, Wilson Jones, Silas Hall, Wm. A. Hyde, Baker Borden, Loren M. Page and Wm. K. Wheeler. It was a West Side company and was a reorganization of one which had been partially formed under the name of HCataract No. 3.” There were a number of changes soon after the formation of the company. In July, Wm. A. Hyde was made secretary, and he was succeeded in turn by E. P. Camp and Elias Hall. In August, Wilson Jones was made foreman and served for three years, when he was succeeded by Silas Hall in 1853, and he in turn by James D. Robinson: Elisha GEO. BOUGHNER, CAPTAIN. I, A. BROWN. CAPTAIN. 0. Stevens was foreman in 1857. Cataract N0. 3, from which the Wolverine Company was formed, had enlisted among the members Elisha Brace, Henry Clay, Frederick Rice, Duncan T. Stocking and John Watson. In a short time the company numbered forty and a small Peaslee engine was purchased—the members contributing $1.00 each for the purchase price. It was an exceedingly crude affair, being the one which Mr. Peaslee had shown as a model before beginning their manufacture. Its capacity was one barrel of water and it was manned by four men on each side working brakes. In appearance it was like a small square box set between two axles, furnished with a pump and two feet of hose. By the combined efforts of the men a small stream was thrown to a height of about one hundred feet. It was drawn by men to the fire and, small as it was, it performed very good service for those days. Under the old organization Ira S. Hatch was chief engineer in 1850, with Wilson Jones assistant. Mr. Jones was succeeded in 1852 by William K. Wheeler. In 1854 Charles H. 18 'GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. Ocean Tickets I Gambrinus Hall. , ' via American Line, I JOSEPH HEINZ. Proprietor. C. A. Red Star Line, G n m Ag m I'léamllzuég AmerI‘ilcandLine, I d d D SPECIAL BREW c ° ° ' ort erman oy . mporte an omestic 97 MONRQE ST" gllxgidstinlgme' Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Morton House, H 011a n d, A m eri ca n Line, Extra Lunches at all hours. _ QEOAND PORTER Grand Rapids. Mich. ALL LINES REPRESENTED. 94 CANAL STREET. ON DRAUGHT. ' Joseph Kruse, SAMPLE ROOM . . . , Godfroy’s Pavilion Dealer 111 Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Grand Rapids Brewing Co.'s and Schlitz' Milwaukee alwa s on draught. Fine Busmess Lunch rom 9 to 11 am. and 5 to 7 pm. OPEN ALL SUMMER. . CLEAN, BRIG VAUDE I LE. 2 6 SUITABLE FOIRTLADY AXDIIENCE. I V JOS. BROGGER. HENRY ZOELLNER " ; Brogger & Zoellner. . Proprietors West Side Bottling Works. Bottlers of BEER, PORTER and WINE. PURE WINES AND LIOUORS. BEST BRANDS OF CIGARS. ~83 WEST BRIDGE STREET. 48 MONROE ST, Paul W altz, DEALER IN Fr 311k BQHIRIL Choice WINES. LIOUORS and CIGARS. ’ 31’ 8" E? ‘7‘} :EQKEE' 12 GRESGENT AVE. The Kortlander Co. Qtterbein 8, Bgsman, DIRECT IMPORTERS OF KENTUCKY WHISKEY Choice Wines' Licwora Wincs' Brandi“ and Gina California Wines in car lots Cigars and Tobaccosnm Bass 81 Co.'s Pale Ale. ~ , i Apollinaris Water, and Pennsylvania Ryes. 3', TELEPHONE 1120. 144/146 EAST FULTON SR. Cor. COMMERCE ST. 121 MONROE STREET. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 19 Taylor was chief and Byron D. Ball assistant. Generally speaking, the Wolverine Company was most efficient. On New Year’s day, 1854, the fire department numbered seventy-three active members in the three companies and they owned two hundred and fifty feet of hose. So arduous were the duties of manning the engines and forming the bucket brigade that the Board of Trustees of the village found it necessary, on account of the reluctance of the men gathered at a fire to render assistance, to pass an ordinance providing for the arrest and fine of any onlooker refusing to give aid, and this ordinance remained in effect during the entire volunteer service. Buckets had been freely furnished by the merchants from their stock, but the shortage of implements returned after each fire caused them to issue a protest which, however, was unavail- CHRIS. DENNY. CAPTAIN. GEO. COLE, CAPTAIN. ing. In 1854, Chief Taylor advised the purchase of fifty or seventy-five leather buckets, but the suggestion was not observed. In the year 1850 was inaugurated the custom of the Firemen’s Annual Ball, when money was raised for the assistance of the department. The practice has long been discontinued. FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM 1859,1899. T is interesting to note the growth of the Fire Department, dating from July 30, 1859, when an ordinance was passed by the Common Council reorganizing the Fire Department entirely, and also prescribing the duties of officers and men and also directing how the former should be elected. At this time the annual review was instituted and arrangement was made for the official insignia, caps and badges of the firemen. The passage of this ordinance was made 'Q ~b- . ~ 0 20 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ." ol-Q'i where the Q, g '|\ Royal Blue Sweepers are made.. a a r?- -- "mm "In ii "ll. iii“! is .t‘ | "HI .iilll‘ii ‘~ I'H In" I t WEEPERS up to date. Can’t be clogged up. ‘ More space for dirt. Oil themselves. Rubber brush pulleys. The 20th Century Sweepers. where the Ball=Bearing School Desks and Opera Chairs are made. a a e. HEfactory with the greatest number of employes and machinery, enabling it to ship more promptly, better made and finished desks, pews and opera chairs than any other plant in the world. Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. L. T. WILMARTH, General Manager. ]. ELMER PRATT. Sales Department. ‘ IQ!- S. A. MORMAN. President. A. B. RICHMOND. Vice President. L. T. WILMARTI'I. Secretary and Treasurer. O. B. WILMARTH. Director. ]. ELMER PRATT, Director. (Brand Rapids Cycle Company PAIDIIN CAPITAL. $100.000.00. ESTABLISHED 1889. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 21 possible by the act of legislature revising the city charter February 14, 1857, wherein the Common Council was authorized to create fire districts and fire companies. One chief engineer was specified with four assistant engineers, two wardens to each ward, a commensurate number of firemen not exceeding fifty to each engine, together with the necessary number of book and ladder, tub and hosemen. The term or office was to be at the pleasure and discretion of the Common Council. Strange as it may seem, no provision was made for paid service, a state of affairs which continued until the reorganization of the department in 1875. This ordinance was the corner stone in the foundation of the present efficient department. Although the men actually enlisted in the fire department were few in_‘§l1mber, yet their services were ever characterized by the enthusiasm of volunteers, and it mayI‘be interesting to note the personnel of a volunteer company called the HYoung America No. 1,” which was organized in February previous to the passage of the ordinance. Its members were the following: EUGENE DUNN. CAPTAIN. FRANK FENN. CAPTAIN. Foreman, Adrian Yates; assistant, 0. C. Bush; secretary, A. H. Fowle; treasurer, G. Collier; steward, J. J erman; axemen, G. Collier and J. Beeman. The duration of its existence was brief, but it was effective and tireless while in the service. The change from an exclusively volunter service to a paid service came gradually with the slow but persistent growth which marks the healthy advancement of any forward movement. The year 1865 was marked by the purchase of the first steam fire engine ever used in this city. The new machine arrived on March 19 and excited great curiosity. Exclusive of freight charges its cost was $5,600.00, and it was immediately named the David Caswell, in honor of a popular former chief of the department. George R. Pierce was its first engineer, and the year following Thomas Gibbons was employed as an assistant. Both were efficient employes and were long retained in the service—Mr. Gibbons later succeeding Mr. Pierce as engineer, a grade which he retained during his service. JULIUS \ \.\ \ . Y. \.\\. \.. S . ERIN \. \\ ... .\\\ m. M i B .. M a n 8 r r. u o .. G m d o 7 a p A . R .m a . .. ...... .... o . E O a C m m o m F a m w R Mm " B B m .. . . A m mu P W .R A M. m m .m E a . R. mm (P A V E - D a e A -- . - “I “I l .... a. 6 on S a n 1. ...I .....h........>.. _ _ ._ ".... __ ..-?E... _ .. (é \ u». .0 | ..... .. . i .. .../a ...In; .... _. .. . .../fl. ...n \\ \c ...|._ “MAC A M ..m @ aural a: (5 a \ RDUSEMAN‘Q u w n w y“ flu . - “TARP... .....l...||l. B..ll.l.u.w¢ua . . -..? __ ... n . A , m .. W T... _ . a .... . .. . , . . E . W T . .. . . . . . _...A a n M .1 .l... ._ . U n m NF . ...a . \ I l E... . E l .. .L. E l . Riv r/ a . ... .A/ E V T . . .. H .... 1. ...i...,..a.na....t..e- ,. I I M. Up G ._ ... a...) ..H. ...... A. We . _ l_ _. _, . A.“ .3. ...-........I l. l. l...l|..l|l. ...aamwwmwvpi . ..7 E L .. --.... ....W/wmm. WW? .9 , . R W LI“. :........._.. ......EEJ. ll. . 'wI'II-IIIDIJI/ . .... ... .l . -j€|.l.. ... ... E D . . . D D N ,.... O N A a. A w A E I. T. m \.IJQJENNW “FIRST ..rul_\\ S. T. B W N L S .. . .n. E E .... R .... R m. O _\ a a _ .. O m ... a c __ Y J ...__. A? .. R _., A. ._ _ E _ . __. V \.\ I \. E __ .A \ \ ,3 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE, DEPARTMENT. ‘ 23 The David Caswell was stationed in the engine house at the corner of Kent street and Cresent avenue, then'known as Engine House No. 2, and on April 7 it answered its first call, which was caused simply by the burning out of a chimney on a Lagrave street residence. In the fall of 1868 the second steam engine was purchased'at Seneca Falls, N. Y., but it ‘- - . was not ready to test until May 29, 1869, when it gave a satisfactory exhibition of its powers on Monroe street, where connection was made with a reservoir at the corner of Monroe and Ottawa “lstreets and a stream was thrown nearly eighty feet high at Division street. This steamer was named the Louis Campau, and it was most effectively worked by its engineer, Joseph Miller, who remained with the department thirteen years. He died January 29, 1888. Both these steamers were made by H. C. Silsby, and they were made to suflice for a number of years. Q IOHN GOODRICH. CAPTAIN. LUKE KERWIN. CAPTAIN. At this time the city did not own any horses, but had a contract with a man named Gorham for the use of three teams at the yearly stipend of $1,000.00. These teams were engaged hauling dirt wagons all day and at night were stalled in Engine House No. l on Lagrave street where they were ever ready to answer calls. They were kept in the basement of the building, and when an alarm was turned in it required from ten to twelve minutes to hook up and drive out, * the time having been reduced nowadays to as few seconds. At that time, too, the fire alarm system was in a very crude state. Bells in the engine houses were rung by hand from informa- tion given by passers by or those interested. If there was a fire in the north end of town the whistle upon C. C. Comstock’s factory would be blown, and a fire in the south end of town would be indicated by the ringing of the big hell on St. Andrew's Cathedral. For water, dependence was had upon the river or upon a system of cisterns built in the streets, each with a capacity of from 500 to 1,000 barrels; but the river continued to be the principal source of supply for many years. ~ 24 ‘ ' GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ESTABLISHED 1862. INCORPORATED 1891. Adfllph Leite‘lt v mll'Oll WOl‘kS Machine Shop a w and? Iron and Brass Foundry ggiAgggiDgggtgggggRogBflm- I Boiler Shop e. ,4: a. . _ " _ '.Q.\{0WMVM}!0!NOWNNO I ERIE AND MILL STREETS- THE FIREMAN'S DELIGHT 1s Wg » Old Lee cw S. P. BENNETT FUEL 81 ICE CO. ‘ - . - coa. FULTON AND OTTAWA srs. OUR BOX 13 N0, 553' Two BLOCKS FROM MONROE. MONITOR VAPOR EmNEmPowrR COMPANY, GASOLINE LAUNCH ENGINES; T... LAUNGHES,OUTFITS FOR PUMPlNG,ETC.-:1: SEND FOR CIRCULAR. - _< ‘_f: ~ - GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 25 In those days the firemen were greatly hampered in their work by the weight and stiffness of the hose, which was of leather, and required frequent lubrication with oil to make it effective. The pressure from the pump would force out the oil necessitating repeated manipulation. Later rubber hose was substituted, and this in turn has given way to cotton hose, which seems to meet all the requirements, although it must receive a thorough cleansing and drying after each service. In 1872 the David Caswell engine was shipped to the makers for repairs and the Valley City steamer was purchasel. It was much larger and more effective than the first purchases, but all three have served their allotted time and have been broken up into scrap iron. With the advent of the Valley City, which was stationed at the Kent street engine house, a new departure was made in the purchase of a team of horses to draw it. New uniforms for the men were also introduced in 1872, and at the annual review, which was given June 3, they appeared in neat RICHARD ROBERTS. CAPTAIN. IOHN MASON, CAPTAIN. suits, consisting of black trousers, red shirts with the company name embroidered in blue upon a shield, and blue caps bearing the name of the steamer. Black leather belts were worn. Remuneration for services also dates with this year, since it was on the night of December 28 that an ordinance was passed by the Common Council requiring the chief engineer to give all his time to the work, and attaching thereto a salary of $1,000.00 per year. He was given absolute control of the department, buildings and apparatus, subject only to ordinances and to formal advice from the Mayor and aldermen. In the following year two chemical engines were purchased and added to the apparatus of the department at a cost of $2,000.00 each. One was placed in Engine House No. 3 for a time, but was afterward removed to the engine house at the corner of Leonard and Taylor streets, while the other was stationed in the hill district. One of the most important steps in the advancement of the Fire Department was taken when the fire alarm telegraph system was introduced in 1874. Previous to that time there had been l ...WITH... BiSSQII’ ' seven" BEARINGS. “Che Sweeper that Sweeps Zlean.” -~.|illllllfillilifin 'l' For twenty-three years this has been the most celebrated carpet sweeper in the world. because it sweeps so easily, lasts so long. and always contains important patented features which are found in no other sweeper. A "BISSELL“ can always be depended upon, and with decent usage, one will last ten years. It saves health, as well as carpets, time and labor Bissell Zarpet Sweeper 60., Main Factory and General Offices, _ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH- New York. Toronto. London. Paris. Hlexander Kennedy, Wholesale Dealer in wines and lIiquors. Cor. Waterloo and Louis Streets. STRAIGHT WHISKIES IN BOND OR FREE. Sole Distributor of CUMBERLAND CLUB RYE and CRESCENT PURE RYE, FINE BLENDS, The Blodgett Block Corner Louis and Ottawa Streets. + Known as the Blodgett Furniture Expo/ sition Building. and famous for containing the display rooms of the finest lines of Furniture manufactured in the United States. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 27 no recognized system for the rapid conveyance of an alarm, and fires often gained such a headway that their extinction was impossible and efforts mainly were concentrated toward keeping them from spreading. The introduction of the new system, however, made a mighty change in manners and methods. Although the system was inaugurated in 1874, it was not completed until early in the following year, and improvements commensurate with the advancement in the field of electrical contrivances have been made from time to time until now an alarm is recorded simultaneously in all the engine houses. For the use of the system a large fire bell was purchased in 1878, and was hung temporarily in a tower built for the purpose near the corner of Pearl and Ottawa streets, where the Michigan Trust Building now stands, but when the City Hall was completed it was removed to the tower of that edifice where it now sounds most of the alarms. Some of the alarms are “still,” that is, sounded only in the engine houses. Preston V. Merrifielct was the first superintendent of alarms. 0. ISAAC SONKE. CAPTAIN. FRANK VAN STEENBERG, CAPTAIN. Like all other organizations, the Fire Department has had its troubles. On the afternoon of June 19, 1875, at three o’clock, fire broke out in a blacksmith and paint shop at the corner of West Bridge and Mt. Vernon streets, and within an hour the entire space, bounded by Bridge, Front and Turner streets, was a roaring, hissing mass of flames. Residents endeavoring to save their goods, overcome by the exertion and heat, fell fainting to the street and nearly the entire populace called to the vicinity by the fire was in a state of frenzied anxiety. There were numerous accidents of a minor nature, and although no one perished, there were several narrow escapes. The fire raged for hours, entailing a loss of $250,000.00 of property, and it was directly charged that the disastrous result was brought about by official mismanagement in the Fire Department. It seems that just previous to the breaking out of the West Side fire a fire had started on the east side of the river, but beyond the city limits, and in utter disregard to the code of GEO. F. SINCLAIR. SEC’Y AND TREAS. I)AN‘L W. TOWER. PRESIDENT. l ;:i\r-um-F:J~,'“ ~..__..-,\.\';_\_,e, Pi; “hut l'L‘li '= h! n. ' ‘pq \l \p‘p‘ “Z.‘| ' ,'*’ E. . tl'tas-Aisiis as “I. .. I ‘amsgesnikwi‘ll. M e/ 4 . T l .11 will“ i \ ~\ \‘ ‘ltl ids ‘ ' - l‘t Till; '1 R: \hg‘“ I? <‘ ' _ ti ‘ kits“). .;‘.i.,"' ‘., . I (\ ‘ I , '\ l \ ‘ . “I will mailman, \t ‘5 1' "2‘ \ . I l.‘{ Mfi-tigfifistkzm ~ 1% ‘ 'E‘HQLW ll §;\§‘\ . ifmsiggiéfiwafib ‘ l _ A ‘ . ‘1) i ‘5’} - .' ‘ M L. ‘. '. i ‘" t." -. , l ' I , f} I —-\4.' its}. _. I ...;r." *7 A5 ,‘g . 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F I, \. 3.13.1 »\ I r I \ i " ll*\\\\\\\‘ ‘6“ :3 i \ lh i ‘ \\ ‘ i. \I‘ ‘ - s. .V ‘ Us; lil"'i"z\lim ‘ ‘ ml \ i l .. l '=. ~" ~ 4 A \\llllll\\\\ ll 2 ill (ill 11m? 1 ‘1 . 132:1! -'Er.;ltlmh,il/ '1 -‘-~ Itil ESTIMATES FURNISHED OF SPECIAL DESIGNS... TELEPHONE No. 1045. 156 to 166 cwaseea. GRAND RAPIDS 29 FIRE DEPARTMENT. WM. BIGELOW. LIEUTENANT. IOSEPH ]. BROWN. LIEUTENANT. CHAS. BISCHOFF. LIEUTENANT. ALEX. MILLER, LIEUTEN ANT. 3O GRAND RAPIDS - FIRE DEPARTMENT. M. J. CLARK. President. - M. .I. CLARK, President. J. J. RUTKA, Vice President. . FRANK J EWELL, Vice President. W. D. WEAVER, Secretary and T rrrrrrr r. SUMNER M. WELLS. Secretary and Treasurer. @larK‘RUtKa—Ufeauer - ~ ‘A ~ I if ~ w k, _ ~ was]. ~ WHOLESALE _ Q ' GI'OBBI’S _ ~HARDWARE “ u ‘ ” / I/I' 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 SOUTH lONlA ST. ' GORNER 10mg AND ISLAND STREETg AMOS MUSSELMAN, President and Manager. LESTER J. RINIDGE. HENRY IDEMA, Vice President FREDERICK KREKEL. JOHN E. PECK,T rrrrrrr r. -' J. GEORGE KALMBACH. - M. D. ELGIN, Secretary. ' WILLIAM LOQIE. ~ Musselman iinclgeéléalmbach, ' . 1 O... Grocer CO... °g e . s o . " RINDGE. KALMBACH 8: CO. MANUFACTURERS “ ' P - 10335:]; AND———————-~——_——-——\/ . 21/23 SOUTH OF ' .v v _ ‘ IONIA STREET.... I . , OFFICE AND FACTORY: -----——--~--—-- 10 and 12 NORTH IONIA STREET. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. - 7. . '\ WM. CURTIS. LIEUTENANT. WM. F. CROLL, LIEUTENANT. F. B. CUMMINGS, LIEUTENANT. jACOB KRUPP. LIEUTENANT. 32 > ' GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. IIITHE!!! 0.R.&|. RAILWAY REACHES ALL NORTHERN MICHIGAN I ummer Resorts mmmwmmmmwwwwmm mackinac Island Petoskey Bay Uicw Wequetonsing Barber Springs Barber Point traverse (lity neabtawanta 0m¢na Hfifififififififififififiwk ALSQ IS DIRECT @ For 'descripti've matter and ROUTE T0", full 1nformat1on, WEB REsoRTs...... OF FLORIDA AND THE SOUTH. V” / \ Q fi®M®/&% address 3 C. L. LOCKWOOD. . GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT. W >>§§3 GRAND RAPIDS, MICI-I. - GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 33 FRED HENSLER. LIEUTENANT. MORRIS O'KEEFE LIEUTENANT. \ ]OHN H. CONNOR. LIHJTENANT. WM. SPENCER. LIEUTENANT. 34 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE MICHIGAN TRUSTCOMPANY WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF ACTING AS Executor. Hdministrator. Guardian. trustee. Ilssignee. Receiver. Ilgcnt. Etc. f ' CAPITAL, = = = = - = - - = $200,000.00 RDDITIONRL LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS, = = = 200,000.00 SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS, ' - == = - 100,000.00 DEPOSIT WITH STRTE TRERSURER,’ = I = = 100,000.00 »“ DIRECTORS. N. L. AVERY. ~ THOMAS HEFFERAN. F. LOETTGERT. WILLARD BARNHART. ANTON G. HODENPYL. ALFRED D. RATHBONE. JAMES M. BARNETT. HARVEY J. HOLLISTER. WM. G. ROBINSON. DARWIN D. CODY. CHAS. H. HACKLEY, MUSKEGON, MICH. SAMUEL SEARS. W. W. CUMMER. CADILLAC. MICH. HENRY IDEMA. ' DUDLEY E. WATERS. E. GOLDEN FILER. MANISTEE, MICH. S. B. JENKS. T. STEWART WHITE. F. A. GORHAM. WM. JUDSON. ' I. LEWIS H. WITHEY. ' o.“ OFFICERS. _ LEWIS H. WITHEY. President. ANTON G. HODENPYL. Vice/President. ‘ GEORGE E. HARDY. Secretary. F. A. GORHAM. Assistant Secretary. ' THE s‘ékié laapital and Surplus. $I.ooo.‘ooo. L EVE?“ ' OFFICERS. I. M. BARN ETT. President. _ W. BARNHART. Vice/President. HARVEY HOLLISTER. Cashier. CLAY H. HOLLISTER. Ass't Cashier. - -‘-.---‘ DIRECTORS. JAMES M. BARNETT. IOS. H. MARTIN. F. LOETTGERT. E. CROFTON FOX. WILLARD BARNHART. W. R. SHELBY. E. I. STUDLEY. GEO. C. PIERCE. JACOB CUMMER. WM. JUDSON. L. H. WITHEY. H. J. HOLLISTER. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 35 M. G. CANFIELD. SUFT. FIRE ALARM. TITUS VAN HAITSMA. LIEUTENANT. ]OI'IN YOUNGLOVE. LIEUTENANT. 36 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. RETTING & SWEET, —MAKERS OF— Finc Drawing Room Furniture, Hedge Furniture, Ecclesiastical Furniture, in the Best Style. Werkmansbip and Finish. DESIGNS AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED. LYON. KYMER & PALMER (30.. _@QE?~E%¢§ iiii§iiiéi$ .4" Q‘- I‘! BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS. \U ’ \ \l; \ \\l_ IMPORTERS. _' Al. ' * ’14; ‘ m“ w 5.. I 20 AND 2.2 ‘ MONROE STREET. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 37 w-~—J—~Qv - - a l b I I p i . ~r'" - ' "A. FIRE STATION No. I. > LAGRAVE STREET, BETWEEN ISLAND AND OAKES STREETS. 38 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. m E AMER MANUFACTURER OF DELIVERY AND DISPLAY WAGONS. % llarriage and Wagon new. Repairing. new. RUBBER TIRES PUT ON AND REPAIRED. PAINTING, LETTERING AND TRIMMING. ‘-“ Borse Sboeing. »“ TELEPHONES, CITIZENS, I74QMBELL,~ 344- -- Q- 36 N. FRONT STREET. D / ‘\ é»- ‘ / I n ' 9/} ’ __ \éé) '— »- ;Ldé‘ { ll 5‘- _ a 'd‘_'/'/}/,’4"V F g; , Knott 6; ’_ ‘HUNERY a, _ /_ agg ‘ I 5 I; I @ IMPORTERS '3 '2 _ 4 OR... ,5 E millinerye wt: nor / '_ ____—_ ’_‘ QR % 43% i ._ __ / . 0 - “ -'.‘.'.‘ I m“ we *6 0' 20 AND 22 / NO. DIVISION , STREET. Borsmaw‘ I r - .__ rum". W _ , ‘ % ( t CK , A i .‘ ' mi: ' W ILLIAM REID, I36-28 LOUIS ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. % IMRORTER, JOBBER OF, AND DEALER IN Window and 'Plate Glass, 2hipped and Ground Glass, Enamel and (Zolored Glass, floor and Sidewalk Glass, wire and Prism Glass, French and German mirrors, Diamond Glass (Zutters, Putty and Glazier’s Points, Painter’s lidw. and Badders. The Celebrated complete Line of Harrison's Paints and Paint material. and our Sterling Brands of White Lead. Varnish Colors in Oil and Japans—Brushes, Painter's Sundries. Etc. The best in Paints is none too good. OURS IS THE BEST and we want to dispense it. L. BUTLE R, MANAGE R. WHOLESALE , MANUFACTURERS OF\_) CO... PANTS, SHIRTS, OVERALLS AND DUCK COATS. is one; market stem ’11 30=36 Bouis Ste. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 39 WM. APTED. JAY BAKER' EZRA BALL CHAS N. manna. signals established by the Common Council, but in obedience to the command of the chief, No. 3 company went to this fire and were in consequence two miles away when the fire broke out on the West Side. At the time No. l steamer was disabled. and the delayed arrival of No. 3 enabled the flames to gain such headway that the fire attained the proportions of a general confiagration. The citizens held an indignation meeting; there was an official investigation, and Chief Michael Shields was removed on a charge of violating the signal code and of general incompetency. Gen. Israel C. Smith succeeded him and a Board of Fire Commissioners was organized without delay. The members were General W. P. Innes, Wm. H. Powers and Major A'. B._ Watson—all of whom are now dead. Their first act after investigating the Fire Department was to submit the following communi- cation to the Common Council: To the Honorablt llze M'ayor and Common Council of the City of Grand Rapids.- Your Board of Fire Commissioners beg leave to rep0rt that in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance they have met and organized as a Board, and did, thereupon, immediately enter upon their duties, and have, in company with the chief engineer, made a thorough examination of all the apparatus, equipment and buildings belonging to the Fire Department, and have, after mature consideration, come to the following conclusions, viz. : That the Fire Department is in a very inefficient condition. That to make it efficient and reliable will require an outlay in the purchase of horses sufficient to handle the apparatus without depending as now mainly upon the use of hired teams and drivers; and also an expenditure in the erection of suitable stables at each engine house, and in the purchase of a fire escape or other suitable apparatus which can be used more expeditiously than the present hook and ladder apparatus in getting water into the upper stories of high buildings; and also in the employment of one good, competent engineer and machinist under full pay, who shall be provided with a shop in which he shall do all needed H. 1'. BECKWI'I'H. WM. HISCHOFF, WM. C. HRRMER. IAS. BRANIGAN. 4O GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. GRAND RAPIDS ‘VHOLESALE FURNITURE (30.. Grand Rapids’ Beading Furniture Retailers. ' 1 l r!"~ ii ' . . \ 1. Alli UOMFUlt'l‘ A N1) 1115 Pet '16 UM .\'l‘ 10 POCKET COUCH. What it will come to some day when people carry leather couches in their pockets. We have all kinds ofUp-to-Date Furniture Samples at Retail. GRAND RAPIDS WHOLESALE FURNITURE 00., Masonic Temple. e w “1 ALABASTINE. ‘ , MQ ITWON'T RUBoFF. ’ . wro‘l' 'Itwon'r ' Kalsomine is tem-_ \ {leg}; mm“ s "'1 pnrary, rots, rubs \ ' off and Scales. I _ of paper is bad enough, you have three here. Baby may roaouor but cannot thriua." _ / \. =44!- A 02/} =— lb V i," I ? forms a, pure and permanent coating and does -' Qt ‘ E5! not require to be taken off to renew from time i Q 'l ‘ ‘ to time. Is a dry powder. The latest make \ being adapted to mix, ready for use, with ) \ Cold Water. Can be easily brushed on by any . ""7. one. Made in White and twelve fashionable m y//' tints. ALABASTINE is adapted to all styles of plain and relief decorating. __ , ron SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS PAINT DEALERS. :1 ' ,1 _ ASK YOUR PAINT DEALER FOR CARD 0F rmrs. MANLrACTURED ONLY BY ALABASTINE (20., GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH. gws- wsmwww~m .----,------..------------,-----------.t I i - i has become known on account : A A I 1E i of its good qualities. Merchants : g handle Mica because their cus/ 3.---“ l ‘_‘-“m tomers want the best Axle G E A Grease they can get for their money. Mica is the best be/ cause it is made especiallyr to reduce friction, and friction is the greatest destroyer of axles and axle boxes.‘ It is becoming a common saying that “ Only one/half as much Mica is required for satisfactory lubrication as of any other Axle Grease." so that Mica is not only the best Axle Grease on the market but the most economical as well. Ask your dealer to show you Mica in the new white and blue tint packages. S‘andard 0i] Q'Qmpany, GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 41 .-——‘_-_-» I; repairs of the department which can be done by hand, besides having charge of and running one of the steamers; and also in the employment of a sufficient number of full pay men in each company, so that the apparatus may be promptly moved to the scene of action and prepared for duty; and for the organization and maintenance of two independent hose companies. These appropriations may seem extravagant, but, gentlemen, when you consider the present condition of the department you may comprehend that it will be economy, eventually, to make such outlays as are now necessary to build up and make the department a model one, and thus LEROY CHARD. ]. E. COLE. CHAS CONDON, WALTER CORHIN. cause the reduction in the rates of insurance now charged by companies doing business in this city, and the winning back of many good and reliable insurance companies who have withdrawn their business from here solely on account of the inefficiency of our Fire Department. Our estimate of cost for equipping the department as above is the sum of $8,500.00. The cost of maintaining and running the department properly managed, under this system, will not exceed the cost of maintaining the department for the past year. . In our estimate we have considered the use of but one of the chemical engines or extinguishers. MIKE CURTIS, WM. DAVIS. WM. DELANE‘I'. EDGAR BENTON. The changes which we deem proper to make in the organization and location of apparatus will be to remove No. 1 steamer to the engine house on the hill, and remove No. 2 steamer to to No. 1‘s house on Lagrave street, where the repair shop will also be located, and remove one of the extinguishers, the hook and ladder truck and No. 4 hose cart to Kent street engine house. The organization of an independent hose company in each of the Fifth and Sixth wards, to be located at their respective engine houses. These changes will require a complete re-organization of the department, as the changes in the location of apparatus will of necessity require changes in members of companies, and all full 42 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. .W the Finest e the ltewest wean- the Eatest can: DESIGNS IN WALL PAPER MAKE UP OUR STOCK. Our PAINTS are PURE and FRESH. We employ EXPERIENCED WORIQ MEN to do PAPER HANGING and PAlNTlNGeccccecece PICTURE FRAMES MADE TO ORDER. C. L. HARVEY 8. CO. 5Q m°flf°¢ Stf¢¢t PM“ HEROLD/BERTSCH SHOE CO. M UFAOTURERS A WHOLESALE DEALERS IN.... ‘ BOOTS, r SHOES AND RUBBERS 12=I4=I6 Pearl Ste: Lemon 8:, ((Ibeeler Company. - a a lg n @QQQQQ 33 El 31 35 SEEMS E E El QQQQMQQ I Wholesale Grocers WM. T. PO S. President. HENRY SP G. Vice/President. I. W. SPOONER, T rrrrrr r. FRED W. POWERS. Secretary. 0ifice of Grand Rapids Electric tight and Power tlompany. fififlfifi GS S Q ARC AND INCANDESCENT LIGHTING AND POWER. e aaOiiiceec. Zorner Bouis and (Zampau Streets. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 43 FIRE STATION No. 2. BARCLAY STREET. NEAR BRIDGE STREET. { \W .. &f_ gfi ,5 Rik.» ;.; .Vfi . . .. , n V ; Q. n - .. , __ . ,. V L ‘ 2M. . .1: . ‘.\ a Z .7 .__ 1:... 7 1 .J . 7 ._ . .. . . .7. V. ., J .A , . ..m . “w .P; ‘ .. . (Ad-(Ska a 7,. ,f ... § .. .7 P 1 i A - 3.560} m.v7- b ‘ - r . - . I‘ll!!! 44 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. Juuus A. 1. rmanmcn, GENERAL HUJIC "DEALER‘~ a? IMPORTER OF musical merchandise, Pianos, Organs, Sheet music, Gte. @@@@ 30-32 CANAL ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH. Grand Rapids messenger & Packet caeflemvanycaa exam I ’ NIGHT WATCH ~ FIRE ALARM SYSTEM % “=13 2anal Street a westen Building, Grand Rapids, mieb. % ALEX. MCLACHLIN, OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. LIANAGER. Klurzburg’s Department Stare 'z‘éiié DRY GOODS. CARPETS, DRAPERIES. CLOAKS AND SHAWLS. GROCERIES. TOBACCO. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. WALL PAPER. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC“ ETC. 275R" 8c and 82 Canal Street, 1, a, 5, 7 and 9 Crescent Hvenue. WHNQS [fig QKQQNS medern Pianos at modern Priees. Zasb er time Payments. @5)@@ Q0 , DETRHQK, 47 AND 49 MONROE ST. Grand Rapids, mieb. TEL. 1050. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 45 PhTER DE BOER. THOMAS DONAHUE- ANDREW DOYLE. JANE: EDDY- pay men, and at least one-half of the entire company, will be required to sleep in their engine houses. We, therefore, recommend that you so amend your ordinance as to enable us to re-crganize the department, and confer on us such other powers as you may deem expedient to the end that we make and keep the department in as perfect working condition as possible. The ordinance as now existing is incomplete and does not confer the power which you evidently intend to confer upon the Board. Trusting that the above suggestions and recommendations will meet your approval, we await your action. Respectfully, WM. P. INNES. WM. H. POWERS. A. B. WATSON, Board of Fire Commissioners. At the next meeting of the Common Council, September 14, 1875, some heed was given to the recommendations of the newly created Board and an amended ordinance was passed, giving them partial authority in the control of the department. They considered that their hands were tied, however, and after serving a short time resigned and the control of the department came again to the Common Council until 1881, when the act creating the present Board of Police and Fire Commissioners passed the legislature, being actively pushed by Hon. N. A. Earle. then a member. On organization of the Board in 1881, the following were made members, together with the expiration of the term of each: George G. Briggs, 1882; George W. Gay, 1883; Lewis H. Withey, 1884; Wm. H. Powers, 1885; Israel C, Smith, 1886. President, George G. Briggs; secretaries, Alpha Childs and A. A. Tracey. Of these members of the Board all are now living except Wm. H. Powers. \VM, H. ESTERHlLL. THUS. FAULKNE'R- JOHN FISHER. JOHN FITZPATRICK. 46 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. WM. Srouomom & 60. I Funeral Directors and Furnishers a. Telephone: Citizens 1451. Corner Fountain and Ionia Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich. DIAMONDS WATOHEs JEWELRY 35 MONROE STREET. GRAND RAPIDS. WM. E. BARRETT 6: COMPANY MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN Cr, Lath and Shingles Office: 117/118 Widdicomb Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. HENRY HARTMAN. Founder 233.272.. Telephone 321. Manufacturer of All Kinds Gray Iron Castings. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 47 F- Henry Lemoin was appointed Fire Marshal, and has held the oflice continuously since. Solon W. Baxter served as assistant from 1881 to 1894, when he was made second assistant, being succeeded by H. C. Bettinghouse, formerly superintendent of alarms (1882—89), and afterward second assistant (1889—94), though he really filled both offices for a number of years. Mr. Baxter was placed upon the retired roll in 1895 and David B. Walker was made second assistant marshal. Mr. Baxter's retirement was owing to disabilities incurred during the service. At this date, August, 1899, Mr. Lemoin is marshal; Mr. Bettinghouse, assistant marshal, and Mr. Walker, chief. THOS. FITZPATRICK. 0. FROM. CLARENCE HARTER. WM. HARRIS. ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. Extra hazardous as the work of the firemen has been the number of accidents occurring is not great. In 1884 Assistant Marshal Baxter, while responding to an alarm, fell with his horse, sustaining a broken collar bone. September 9, 1892, occurred the death of Thos. Gibbons, the veteran fireman and engineer of No. 2 steamer. Mr. Gibbons was a man of great and rugged character, attached to his duties and to his engine, and while his loss was severely felt by his associates and the department. yet it came as a relief after eighteen months of dreadful suffering from cancer of the face—a time patiently endured without complaint. His funeral was under the auspices of the department in accordance with a wish expressed shortly before his death. His wife and daughter, Mary, are still living in this city, while his only son, John H. Gibbons, is a lieutenant in the United States Navy, and served with credit throughout the Spanish-American war. Captain George Rowley of No. 3 truck died of typhoid fever in the year ending April 30, 1894, a year which was marked by much sickness in the department, but only the one death mentioned. He was a superior officer and was well liked by his associates. DENNIS HAYES. I’RED HIGUINS_ LUKE K. IIVMAN. WM. Hl'lJ". 48 ' GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. C. O. S A. D. PORTER. ' MANUFACTURERS OF Shapers. Glue Iointers. Swing Saws. Tennon Machines. Wood Lathes. Carver Cutters. Boring Machines. - Buzz Planers. Carving Machines. Etc. 180 and 182 NORTH FRONT STREET. Wm. Kramer 8 Sons. DRY GOODS. MEN'S FURNISHINGS. NoTIoNs. ESTABLISHED 1869, . 124 CANAL STREET. F. W. EMMER. MANUFACTURER OF Horseshoeing and Repairing a ' _ SPecialw- Carr1ages. 84 KENT STREET. TELEPHONE 896. M. B. Wheeler Electric Co. Dynamos. Motors. Electrical Supplies. Incandescent. Arc Light and Power Wiring. Complete Electrical Equipments. TELEPHONES. FACTORY. OFFICE AND INTERIOR SYSTEMS. CITIZENS PHONE 844. BELL PHONE 505. _ 99 OTTAWA STREET. Grand Rapids Soap Works. ADOLPI-I MESSERSCHMIDT, Manager. MANUFACTURERS OF LAUNDRY SOAPS and SOAP CHIPS. Our Brands: Concordia. Best Family. Little Daisy. Special Brands to order. CITIZENS TELEPHONE 556, No. 5 ERIE STREET. C. Metzger. Manufacturer of and Dealer in Bicycles and Sundries. “... E E? TELEPHONE 751. 2 West Bridge'Street. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Collat Bros. RELIABLE CLOTHIERS. HATTERS AND SHQERS. 29 and 31 Monroe Street. ESTABLISHED 1854. F. - Van Driele E Co. FLQUR m Manufacturers of BUCKWHEAT FLOUR. CEREALS. Etc. Telephone 369. 49 BOSTWICK STREET. T r '? —-w‘ 'W—_vw 49 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. \‘ '0 k“ ...» ....V I . v. Q - ilwJmi... r)...“ .1 1,.Ctfl. . _ _ ..L. . s. R 7. .. “I -H " a I - T V ‘i-'r’-'-;+ _;.. .. méliiv Paul]. P L. 0" \ FIRE STATION No. 3. CORNER FRONT AND SECOND STREETS. 50 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. VOICIT, I'IEKVOLSI‘IEII'IER 6- CO.. we Hlways Bead ineeeeee -DRY GOODS, GLOAKS, MILLINERY. CARPETS. UPHOLSTERY, MEN’S FURNISHINGS, ETC. QQQQQYS to 84 monroe Street. WM WIJYEGAR W. S. WINEGAR. _ F. B. WINEG/IR- WINE GAR FURNITURE. (30., LARGEST HOUSE FURNISHERS IN MICHIGAN. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. DEALERS IN Furniture, (Carpets. Stoves. llroekery. Glassware. andcccc Everything in Bouse Furnishing Goods. For [lash or Easy Payments. ‘- t," TELEPHONE 588. I - ’- ARE” --1 _- 123, 125, 127 AND I29 8. DIVISION STREET. ' I . 152, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162 AND 164 CHERRY STREET. WM. A. BERKEY, PRESIDENT. WM. H. JONES, VICE-PRESIDENT. LO To A. BERKEY FURNITURE CO! ,, GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 51 FRANK HILL CLARENCE HUNGERFORD EDGAR jENNlNGS Kl-MER JOHNSON ENGINE HOUSES. LOCATION. EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL. APRIL 30. 1899. Before 1855 no engine houses were owned by the village at all—room for the engines up to this time having been leased. Prospect Hill school house was occupied at first—then quarters were rented in the rear basement of a wooden building which stood where the Luce Block now stands. Another location rented by the village for storing the apparatus was a structure which stood near the present location Of the Michigan Telephone Company, corner Fountain and Ionia streets. In the autumn of 1854 the lot at the corner of Monroe and Commerce streets was purchased, and during the following season a brick engine house was built there. It was the first structure of the kind, and was built by Isaac Leonard, contractor. The second engine house built was what is now the rear of the engine house at the corner of Kent street and Crescent avenue, and the third one was erected in 1859 on Scribner street, north of West Bridge street. These were very pretentious buildings in their day, but they have long been superceded by better structures—even the location of some of the earlier buildings having been changed. The engine house of to-day aims to be a model of convenience for both men and horses as well as for the storing of the apparatus and all the essentials of a modern Fire Department. Airy and pleasant dormitories on the second floor are comfortably furnished for the men with instan- taneous exits to the lower floor to be utilized when an alarm is turned in. The grounds about the building are sodded and kept in perfect shape by constant attention. April 30, 1899, the location, equipment and personnel of the engine houses are as follows: FIRE STATION No. 1.—Lagrave street, between Island and Oakes streets. One hose wagon, one city truck and one chemical engine, Chief Battalion Walker's buggy. JOHN KERWIN 'IOHN KLODSTERHOUSE FRANK KREISER JAMES MATHIE 52 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. _ \ Hazeltine - 82v Perkins Drug CO. ’ E WHOLESALE ~ % DRUGGISTS.... G —_ 42, 44 and 46 Ottawa Street. ' ' 89.91.93 and_95 Lonis Street. FITS LIKE A GLOVE. PERFECTLY ELASTIC. Mil-Ill. I .. ' \\\15 ~ {It \\ Knitting Works ‘ ~ \m’““\‘{\\\\' \R SAM'L S. WALKER, Manager. . _‘ ! I THESE SUITS MADE FOR ALL SIZES. IS A COMPLETE UNDERGARMENT. FRON‘I BACK _ LQD|es.(I-IIL0REN5 8‘ Mlssfis FINE UNDERWEAR. Grand Rapids Brush CO. ‘ MANUFACTURERS OF KNOWN AS THE BEST. flwflwfiqwrfim» » HAIR. CLOTH. BATH. ESTABLISHED I871. FLESH, HAT, NAIL, Q CRUMB. HORSE. STOVE. SHOE AND SCRUB JULIUS BERKEY, President. BRUSHES, S. S. GAY. Vice President. CQUNTER DUSTERS, WM. MQBAIR, Secretary. FLOOR BROOMS, J. D. M. SHIRTS, Treas. and Mgr. POPBS EYESI CAR WASHERS. ETC. SOLICIT JOBBING TRADE ONLY. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 53 No. 1 Hose Company: Captain, Isaac Sonke; Lieutenant, John H. Connor; Driver, Jay Baker; Pipemen, George McCaul, Thos. McDonnell, Edgar Jennings. No. 1 Truck Company: Captain, Christopher Denny; Lieutenant, Morris O’Keefe; Driver, Emery Cole; Laddermen, John Fitzpatrick, Richard Root, Frank Mutchler, Thomas Faulkner, Wm. Davis. No. 1 Chemical Company: Lieutenant, Wrn. F. Croll; Driver, Wm. O’Donahue; Pipeman, William H. Esterhill. GEO. MC CAUL THUS. MC DONNELL FRANK MUTCHLER ' WM. MI‘HPHY FIRE STATION NO. 2.—Barclay street, near East Bridge street. One hose wagon and one second size La'France engine, Fire Marshal’s buggy. Captain, J. A. Brown; Lieutenant, F. B. Cummings; Engineer (off duty, sick), S. J. Tanner; Engineer, Chas. Simmons; Assistant Engineer, D. W. Lamore; Driver, hose, J. B. Taylor; Driver, steamer, H. P. Beckwith; Pipemen, J. H. Toren, Thomas Fitzpatrick, John Whalen. MICHAEL MURPHY PETER NAGELI-(IRK PAUL NELSON HO\VARD NICHOLSON FIRE STATION No. 3.—Corner Front and Second streets. One hose wagon, one first size American steam fire engine, one city truck and one chemical engine. No. 3 Engine Company: Captain, John Mason; Lieutenant, Charles Bischoff; Engineer, Wm. Apted; Assistant Engineer, Fred. Vanderlinde; Pipemen, Paul Nelson, Fred. Witbrecht, Leroy Chard, Wm. Hulf, Michael Murphy. ' _ N0. 3 Truck Company: Captain, Frank Fenn; Lieutenant, Wm. Curtis; Driver, Chas. N. Beebe; Laddermen, John Kloosterhouse, Elmer Johnson, Clarence Hungerford, Wm. Waller, B. Emaus, Ray Wortz. No. 3 Chemical Company: Lieutenant, Fred.,Hensler; Driver, James Branigan. 54 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. %>%%%%%%%% )3 Cash or Credit ‘ . g g There is furniture here for the humblest % ‘ cottage to the most gorgeous palace-—all é‘ samples that we can sell for about whole/ - 5 sale=Kitchen Chairs at 45c. to 3apiece % . R Parlor Suites at $350.00. 3 You can pay cash or so much a month. 7 Satisfaction is guaranteed or your money lg my 4. % \lg 53 Young 8: Chaffee Furniture Co. \34 94. 96, 98.100 Ottawa Street. 5‘ ? #aeaeasaaeaeasaae% ESTABLISHED 1841. oNE HUNDRED AND FIFTY/ONE OFFICES. THE MERGANTILE AGENCY; R. G. DUN a co. Books arranged with Trade Classification of Names. Widdicomb Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. L. P. WITZLEBEN. MANAGER. BFOWII 8C SBHIBI‘, DEALERS IN Flm Carriages Rubber Tires a Specialty. DRIVING WAGONS. SURREYS. FINE HARNESS. Etc. ‘ A TRIAL SOLICITED. West Bridge Street. % E. J. HERVEY Silverware 00“ d8 QlQCkS mes Spectacles 6‘“ jewelry matches, Clocks and jewelry properly Repaired. 10 Canal Street, ' Opposite Sweet's Hotel. LEONARD BENIAMINS. I Che Clotbier 94 and 96 Monroe and 39 North Ionia Streets. Telephone 755. ESTABLISHED IN 1871. Wolverine Spice Co.. MANUFACTURERS oE' BflKING POWDERS GRINDERS OF PURE SFIGBS ‘ 72, 74 and 76 Court Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. .5 .5 “...: C . it a“. .r ~l O .L .I it). .n L mxiwkf \ _.‘...~..,., ,3 . _ .. .\ FIRE STATION No. 5. coRNER LEONARD AND CANAL STREETS. 56 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. A. T. DRIGGS. W. J. KENNEDY. CHAS. FULLER. H. B. Feather Q0. MANUFACTURERS OF MATTRESSES, BED SPRINGS, WIRE COTS, Combination Beds, Couches and Uphoistering Springs. FEATHEHS AND MATTHESSES RENOVATED. ALL OF OUR MATTRESSES ARE HAND MADE. TELEPHONE 1204_ _ H7 and 119 SOUTH FRONT STREET.- TEEL ROOFINQ ere SIDINQ “as. §=5 —-CHEAP .45 SHINGL ES. mgéég -—LA$TS TW/CE AS LONG. ,fta , 1 $224.55,” 4.0. 1 i: 5% / 1/ \ HUPSUN'HAFTENGAMP 00. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Wm OUR STEEL ROOFING AS APPLIED OVER SHINGLES. _HOUSEMAN & JONES CLOTHING CO. CLOTHIERS, ' ~ ..'"&*i‘r~-.., FURNISHERS, HATTERS, 34, 36, 38 Monroe Street. MERCHANT TAILQRS. Y ' COR. WATERLOO. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 57 GEORGE NOEL EUGENE NICHOLSON jUSEPl-i NOEL WM. O’DONOHUE FIRE STATION N 0. 4.—C0rner Kent street and Cresent avenue. One Arrow Aeriel truck, one extra special size American steam fire engine, one special size hose wagon, fuel wagon. No. 4 Engine Company: Captain, John Goodrich; Lieutenant, John Younglove; Engineer, Frank Hill; Assistant Engineer, Theo. Slovinski; Drivers, Howard Nicholson, George Noel; Pipemen, Wm. Delaney, James Runions, Frank Kreiser, Walter Corbin. NO. 4 Truck Company: Captain, Geo. Boughner; Lieutenant, Jacob Krupp; Driver, Fred Noel; Laddermen, Andrew Doyle, James O’Neal, Samuel Pomeroy, Fred Higgins, Charles Reilly, Hessel Yntema; Supply Driver, Charles Lamore and Ladderman Wm. Tufts, part pay. FIRE STATION No. 5.—Corner Leonard and Canal streets. One hose wagon and one extra first size Wattrous steam fire engine. No.5 Engine C0: Captain, Truman M. Smith; Lieutenant, Wesley White; Engineer, William Harris; Assistant Engineer, Jacob Weaver; Drivers, Oliver From, Charles Shook; Pipemen, Edward Freeman, Clarence Harter, John Quigg. FIRE STATION No. 6.—Grandville and Ellsworth avenues. One hose wagon and one extra first size La France steam fire engine. NO. 6 Engine Company: Captain, Luke Kerwin; Lieutenant, Alex. Miller; Engineer, William Young; Assistant Engineer, Charles Wheeler; Pipemen, Thomas Donahue, Mike Curtis, Peter Nagelkirk; Drivers, John Kerwin, Edgar Denton. FIRE STATION N0. 7.—Madison avenue, near Fifth avenue. One hose wagon and one second size Ahrens steam fire engine. NO. 7 Engine Company: Captain, Richard Roberts: Lieutenant, Wm. Spencer; Engineer. Geo. L. Roberts; Assistant Engineer, Freeland C. Sneden; Pipemen, John Fisher, Luke L. Hyman, Garrit J. Sonke; Drivers, Wm. C. Bremer. Eugene Sutherland. ANDREW PETERSON sAIIIunI. PUMERO‘I' JOHN QUIGG JOHN RAFFERTY Valley City Desk Co. MANUFACTURERS OF flat and Roll 'Cop Office Desks “71m MUELLER & SLACK (30. Off“ and Fa°‘°“Y‘ /- M . ~ 186 and 190 Butterworth Ave. anufacturers of Upholstered Furniture. Leather Library Furniture a Specialty. S. A. MORMAN. CHAS. E. MEECH. ' WAR shovel if ' ,.,-»gn ‘ ., 1'7 11 1' I, _ '/)PL ‘ ' W; t-t'.‘ .5 V Y' COR.WEALTHY AVE. CEMENT_ ‘ W COKE AND WOOD, LATl-iI HAIRI FIRE BRICK AND FIRE CLAY. ~ DRAIN TILE, PLASTER, STUCCO. Cbefifierkim er South Division and Goodrich Streets Pleasant Single Rooms and Suites. Steam Heat. No Extra Charge for Baths. Electric Light. Reasonable Rates. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 59 I OHN RENIHAN GEO. L- ROBERTS RICHARD ROOT ANDREW ROSE J n FIRE STATION N0. 8.—Corner Jefferson and Veto streets. One hose wagon and one second size La France steam fire engine. No. 8 Engine Company: Captain, Eugene Dunn; Lieutenant, Joseph Brown; Engineer, John Sommer; Assistant Engineer, Andrew Rose; Pipeman, John Renihan, Dennis Hayes, Ezra Ball; Drivers, Theo. Findley, John Rafferty. FIRE STATION N0. 9 ——Corner West Leonard and Quarry streets. One hose wagon. No. 9 Engine Company: Captain, Frank Van Steenberg; Lieutenant, Titus Van Haitsma; Pipemen, Charles Condon, Jerry Tolsrna ; Driver, Edgar S. Aldridge. FIRE STATION N0. 10.—Corner Hall and Ionia streets. One hose wagon. No. 10 Engine Company: Captain, George Cole; Lieutenant, Wm. Bigelow; Pipemen, Wm. Murphy, Wm. Bisehofi, Peter DeBoer ; Drivers, James Eddy (off duty, sick), James Mathie. RESERVE AND OFFICER‘S DRIVERS.—F. H. Wildberger, driver Marshal‘s buggy; John Findlay, Amos Poe. JAMES D. RUNIONS CHAS. SIMMONS CHARLES SHOCK FREELAND C. SNEDEN 60 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ‘ J. A. HENRY, MANAGER. ,Q‘ 2 3 PEARL ST. GRAND RAPID s. M1011. MICHIGAN LIGHT Co. CONTROLLERS SUN-L1G HT _ ' GAS LAMP é? ESTABLISHED 1868. H.- M. nnmows & sou. ‘(IRAND RAPIDS AND DETROIT MANUFACTURERS OF Asphalt Paints and STATE AGENTS Tarred Felt' Roofing Pitch. 2 and 3 ply and Torpedo Gravel Ready Roofing, Galvanized Iron Cornice, Sky Lights. ' Ruberoid Roofing. Sheet Metal workers Building. Sheathing and Cwm‘mg ' ' Roofers. and Insulating Papers and Paints. .fi 1! ll IPETER REID I 28 Pearl Street I WM. n. MURPHY, Kentucky Whiskies AND PENNSYLVANIA RYES. IMPORTER 0P Wines. Brandies and Gins. l6 North Commerce Street, Porter Block. Telephone No. 157. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE I)I§PAR'I‘MEN’I‘. 61 I .— ‘0. ’0 ‘\ ._l .1; q _ 4 i Q ..h‘.' FIRE STATION No. 6. CORNER GRANDVILLE AND ELLSWORTH AVENUES. , it”? {I III! 5. "3 62 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. Kortlander Bros. Importers and Wholesale LIQUOR DEALERS. TELEPHONE 510. Ridgewood Rye. Big Spring Bourbon. ' 112 and 114 CANAL STREET. l P. C. SHIcKBLL S‘Co. Formerly Shinkman 8r Shickell. I INSURANCE. REAL ESTATE. LOANS .... NoTARIBS PUBLIC Office 24 Canal St.. Rooms 2/3. Telephone 165. B. TEAL. Manufacturer of 201*. I 4 Choice Candies. ' 103 Monroe Street. FRED c. STEGLICH. . I . DIAMONDS - JEWELER AND OPTICIAN 132 Monroe Street. W. I. RUSSELL E. M. SIMMONS RUSSELL E. SIMMONS. MANUFACTURERS OF Carriages. Buggies and Delivery Wagons We also put on the famous MORGAN & WRIGHT RUBBER TIRE. 4850 South Waterloo St. 4143 Ellsworth Av. . Telephone 1690. Established 1889. GRAND RAPIDS ELECTRO/PLATING CO. Gold. Silver. Nickel. Copper and Brass ELECTRO / PLATING Refinishing of Brass Alike New. H. P. HUGHES. Nos. 6 and 8 Erie Street. Manager. Rear of 5th National Bank. TELEPHONE 1322. W. A. STOWB. . PRINTERS' PAPERS AND INKS. FROM STORE OR MAKER. IMPORTER BRONZE POWDERS. 8 Pearl Street. D. J. O'LEARY. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Wines. Liquors and Cigars. I. Fine Kentucky Whiskies a Specialty. Citizens 'Phone 712. . 186 West Bridge "Street. Grand Rapids. Mich. CHARLES H. SPRINGER. PROPRIETOR I Monument Sample Room. 7 North Division Street. Telephone 422. F. J. DETTENTHALER. Wholesale and Retail Oysters. Fish. Meats. Poultry. Game. Fruits and Vegetables. Table Delicacies. Nos. 117 and 119 Monroe Street. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 63 4 . THEO. SLOVINSKI JOHN SUMMER GARRITTJ SONKE EUGENE SUTHERLAND TERM CHIEF MARSHALS FIRST ASSISTANTS 1860 ______ __Benj. B. Church __________________ __James Cavanaugh. 1861 ______ “David Caswell____, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . “George H. White. 1862 ____ _Q__Abram A. Lawyer _______________ __William E. Grove. 1863 ______ __Philip H. Edge __________________ __George R. PierCE. 1864 ______ “George R. Pierce _______ __ - _H- ____Benj. A. Harlan. 1865 ___- ___._Josiah M. Cook _ _______ __________Char1es Hilton. 1866 _ a- _.-_-Josiah M. Cook _ ___- __ _-__,e _-_-._Elliott Judd. 1867 _. __ ____Wm. A. Hyde _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __James Paul. 1868 h___ ._-_Wm. A. Hyde _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __Benj. F. Porter. 1869—70____ .--Wm. A. Hyde". H“ ._-___ -___ __-_John Gezon. '1871 -.--_____Wm. A. Hyde_____ ___ _____ ____-Isaiah Peak. 1872 _ _ _ _ . _ __Wm. A. Hyde _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _é- -_ -_ ,___Elisha 0. Stevens. 1873*75 _______ "Michael Shie1ds__ . _ ._ _ -_ __ ._ _-___Anthony Hydo‘rn- 1876—79 _______ __Israel C. Smith _____-, __ __ _.__ . Chas. E. Belknap. 1880(J3n.t08ept.)David L. Stiven__ __ _-H__ ,_________Chas. R. Swain. 1881-94 ______ __Henry Lemoin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, ____ __Solon W. Baxter. 1895—99 ______ “Henry Lemoin _______ ____ ______ _ - _ Henry C. Bettinghouse. SUPERINTENDENTS OF ALARMS. 1875*80—Prest0n V. Merrifield. 1882—94 —Henry C. Bettinghouse. 1881 —John W. Chase. 1895-96—A11en K. Lamb. 1897—99—M. G. Canfield. J- 3' TAYLOR ‘. H. TORBN ERRY TOLSMA WM. TUFTS J 64 - GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ' CHAS. A. COYE, MANUFACTURER OF M. CoRDBs. I Awnings HAMMOCK _ l R 1132a“ :cand Tents ZZ¢’§ZDS ' Samp 6 __oom CAMP Tgeestone g 63 Kent Street 106 FLAGS HORSE A~v Bell 1781 Main HAMMOCK WAGON SUPPORTS COVERS The JOHN H. COLLETON, Grand Rapids Wood Carving Company DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF EVERY STYLE OF Furniture Ornaments IN ' WOOD DIRECT IMPORTER OF Fine Old Irish Whiskies. _ French Cognac Brandy. ; ‘ HOLLAND GIN; JAMAICA RUM. IIALIAN WINES. SPANISH PORT. MALAoA AND SPANlSl-I WINES. 156 Ellsworth Avenue. Telephone 749. SE . FRANK B. CHAPIN. Proprietor. a? Chapin's ' ginfi d ' tree , ran Restaurant 5353's, LADIES' DINING ROOM Second Floor. _ REGULAR DINNERS AND SUPPERS 25 CENTS. CHICAGO LAUNDRY Office 10 and 12’Plainfield Avenue Telephones: Bell 1686, Citizens 1688 Ackley’s Hotel 1 I 63-65 Canal Street MEALS 15 CENTS ROOMS 15, 25 AND 35 CENTS A“)? D. G. ACKLEY, Proprietor GUSTAV APPELT LOUIS RUPPRECHT Court House Exchange .. . APPELT & RUPPRECHT. Proprietors Wines, Liquors. Cigars a a e 56 Kent Street Telephone l590 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 65 FIRE STATION No. 7. MADISON AVENUE. NEAR FIFTH AVENUE . ($522 .855 ezéo ooodoem 55m. 455$. $555 2,. was . wee. ouniézo m. . - . Zgzov 532:5 @2852} I i I? . lilll {Is ll GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 67 S T. TANNER FRED VANDERLINDE \VM. “'ALLER jACDH “'EA‘VER Those who have served on the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, 1881—99: George G. Briggs, George W. Gay, Lewis H. Withey, Wm. H. Powers, Israel C. Smith, A. D. Rathbone, Isaac M. Weston, A. .1. Rose, John Killean, I. S. Dygert, L. E. Hawkins, John B. More, Adolph Leitelt, Frederick Loettgert, Ira C. Hatch, Smith G. Lester J . Charles H. Bender, Ketcham, William Judson, Rindge, William B. Weston, Stephen A. Sears, Charles A. Hauser, William H. Boyns. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF LOSSES BY FIRE SINCE 1889. FROEI To Blay 1,1889 . . . . . - _ - . . - - . - - - -_h¢ay 1, hday 1.1890--_-.._--.--- -_---hday 1, Llay 1,1891-------.--__- ----_L1ay 1, hiay 1,1892---_--- -------.___h1ay 1, hlay 1,1893.__-.-----__-_-_-_-Llay 1, hlay 1,l894-.-.--- --_-----_-hday 1, Llay 1,1895_._---_ .-- ..- __-llay 1, hlay 1,1896-.--_ _._--._-_ __-51ay 1, Dday l,1897- -- _- __- -__.--_h4ay 1, hlay 1,189S_.--.__ _--- ---_-BIay 1, JOHN \VHALEN CHAS. WHEELER 1890 _________________ --$ 78.914 52 1891------___ ._---.___ 198,631 55 1892 - - - . - - - . - . - - - - - - - -- 148,655 71 1893..--- -_-____-_-_ 163,501 50 1894 . - - - - . - . - _ - - - - - . - ._ 79,305 77 1895 -__-_----- ---.___ 49,318 22 1196--_--_--._-_- -__-- 104,692 63 1897- -----..---._-__-_ 43,264 89 1898 _ . _ - - _ _ _ - - _ - - . -;-- 100 983 47 1899-----. _ _ - - - -------- 123,162 60 \VESLEY WHITE F, H. “'ILDBERGER m . . - _ . < ~ a ~ ~ . W '-" M_~ " l ‘1 . V 1: w ‘ \ : >> I . _. 1‘2, ,5.) ‘ e A. a ' ' , I -* ' 11:24.. \ 1‘ 1 ' 1 M ' d! ‘ l I ~ ‘ ‘ v n. ,. \ a“ A I h l' M a ‘ I, s ' . QGQ m J» I 11 f . I - l f\ illil‘ miminyn u ‘1 ni§i-1rn.a*igififfiiwu :8 f I _‘I. - - E1111. _ I a .. NEW “ i We now bottle our own beer here, and deliver it at 50 cents ‘per dozen pints (2 dozen in case), $1.00 per dozen quarts (1 dozen in case.) eeSend in Your Order. w. Y. BARCLAY. uis rewerv it; \.l4 \.l! \h 4 O ESTABLISHED 1875. Grand Rapids Branebaegor. (lberry and S. Ottawa LOUIS DEUTSCH. Mgr. _ ST l l DLEY & BARCLAY. the H 9 St GQG. Streets GQQ Rubber Goods, ' 4 MONROE STREET. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. E. G. STUDLEY. 86») K?) @@ . Fancy wood Ueneersee @9) MAHOGANY. ROSEWOOD. SATINWOOD. FIGURED WALNUT and BIRCH. CURLY ASH. BIRDSEYE MAPLE. QUARTER SAWED OAK and MAROUETRY WOODS. mm and Fire Department Supplies." LEATHER BELTING. GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WORKS VENEERED PANELS. % snmn RAPIDS, mun. Chin Eumbereee ascend Backing. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 69 BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS. MAY 1. 1899. PRESIDENT, WILLIAM B. WESTON. SECRETARY, B. F. MCREYNOLDS. COMMITTEES. Finance—CHARLES A. HAUSER, WILLIAM H. BOYNS. Property—LEWIS H. WITHEY, CHARLES A. HAUSER. 111672 and Dz'sczlfilz'ne—STEPHEN A. SEARS, LEWIS H. WITHEY. Rules—WILLIAM H. BOYNS, LEWIS H. WITHEY. & Police Heddguarters—\VILLIAM H. BOYNS, STEPHEN A. SEARS. 7O GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. WM. H. ANDERSON. Prest. GEO. W. GAY. Vice Prest. JOHN A. SEYMOUR. Cashier. L. Z. CAUKIN. Ass't Cashier. in @122, fiourtb ZIationa Bank. ' (lapital, = = $300,000 Surplus, = = 50,000 united States Depositaryee. @@@ GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. @6736? ahanireeterscmc. INO. W. BLODGETT. GEO. P WANTY. WM. SEARS. GEO. W. GAY. G. K. JOHNSON. C. M. HEALD. S. M. LEMON. A. D. RATHBONE. A. G. HODENPYL. I C. BERTSCH. WM. H. ANDERSON. Che national City. Bank, “i of (Bran?) Rapibs, michigan. @@© fiapital and Surplus, $600,000.00. @@@ RANSOM C. LUCE. President. I. FREDERIC BAARS. Vice President. IAS. R. WYLIE, Cashier. E. H. HUNT. Ass't Cashier. ®@@ Directors. 1. FREDERIC BAARS. CONSTANTINE MORTON. FRANCIS LETELLIER. LEsTER J. RINDGE. RANSOM c. LUCE. NOYES L. AVERY. T. STEWART WHITE. THOS. I. O'BRIEN. DAVID M. AMBERG. HENRY IDEMA. PHILO c. FULLER. JAS. R. WYLIE. WALTER c. WINCHESTER. THOMAS HEFFERAN. President. IOHN PATTON. In, Vice President. CHARLES M. HEALD. 2nd Vice President. CHARLES B. KELSEY. Cashier. ."""ii" A.» peoples Savings Bank, of @ranb Rapibs, micbigan. 0.53;" SR- Olapital, $100,000.00} 5% Per Cent Path on Deposits. @be State Bank of micbigan - s2; DANIEL McCOY. President. EDWARD LOWE. Vice President, MARSH H. SORRICK. Cashier. AI CI Popular Savings Bank. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 71 7‘“, 8 FIRE STATION No. CORNER JEFFERSON AND vsro STREETS. - ll: 72 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ‘1‘ van-IA...“ _ is." Anni ,n» P. Steketee & Sons. the Daylight Store nuance. jobber-s and Retailers in Dry Goods. 7'9, 8/ AND 83 MONROE ST., 10-18 FOUNTAIN ST. C. C. CONVERSE, President. R. W. MERRILL, Secretary. FRANK SMITH, VICe President. D. W. KENDALL, Treasurer. PHOENIX FURNITURE COMPANY 7mm-m‘m-‘“ mm M-“-““-‘ .m‘ IWHOLESALE FURNITURE. IMMM»--MMMM-».-MM. --R GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 73 FIREMEN'S FUND ASSOCIATION. OR the protection of firemen while ill or otherwise disabled there is in healthy existence F an organization known as the Grand Rapids Firemen's Fund Association. It was incorporated July 5, 1877, with the following charter members: Charles Swain, Robert E. Hilton, Warren Y. Barclay, John G. Cleugh, Wesley W. Skinner, John Johnson, Thomas H. Bedell, Dwight Skinner, Cornelius Howe, Henry Lemoin, James A. Smethurst, Robert K, Putnam, Edward Howell, Frank A. Emmer, Warren C. Weatherly, Martin Gilmartin, Preston V. Merrifield, Vine Welch, Michael Finn and Francis W. Luce. The association was first served by President, W. C. Weatherly; Vice-President, W. W. Skinner; Secretary and Treasurer, F. W. Luce. Mr. Luce resigned in a short time and was succeeded by George G. Whitworth, who may be said to have been the first acting secretary and treasurer. The fund of the association is maintained by the addition of initiation fees, which are $3.00, with quarterly dues of $1.00 paid by each member. Disbursements are provided for in the by-Iaws and are made through a Board of Trustees. Provision is also made for burial expenses within a certain sum upon the death of a member, with relief for families of deceased members, in the discretion of the Board. The association provides for a sick and visiting committee, and _in case of the death of one of the members of the association must be represented at the funeral by one or more members trom each company. The association is in an excellent condition, and had on hand May 1, 1899, the sum of $5,030.41, of which $4,100 00 is invested in mortgages. - FRED “'ITBRECHT RAY WORTZ HESSEI. YNTEMA WM. YOUNG FIRES FROM IULY 5. 1889. TO JUNE 30. 1899. HERE were some serious fires during the year ending April 30, 1890—the first of any consequence being the drug stock of Hazeltine & Perkins at 97 Ottawa street, the building having been owned by George Kendall. Fire Started by a combination of matches and mice in the early morning of July 5, 1889. The department was called out at six o’clock, but before the fire was extinguished $3,700.00 worth of property, fully insured, was destroyed. July 16, of the same year, boys playing with matches at 122 Charles street started a fire which cost John Muir and others and H. Adrian and others $3,500.00. These properties were also fully insured. About ten o’clock on the night of August 29 following, the depart- ment was called to a hot blaze in Wm. Sears & Co.’s bakery at 37-41 Kent street. The cause of the fire was never ascertained. Loss $6,600.00; fully insured. ' oLNEYi \.\. iii Him-HAHN “’U - In \' \ _x‘ _.,.-.A~».._~--m- veahhigfiy_ <9. 3"“? \ a '\.r .‘ 3; .IF??“__' Importers and wholesale Grocers. e Eouis and Ottawa Streets. Citizens telephone Co. “I e Service Rates Regulated by the City for Chirty Years Local Ownership. % fit More than 4000 Subscribers. 2912 telephones in Service. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 75 .‘x‘ ."...,';..n2'_230 ('1' "" - ~ . QQ W 1‘“ ,0 r we .L'p _ . —q_._.‘ -n ‘ V -_ ._~~o '- I -s-N‘ FIRE STATION No.9. CORNER WEST LEONARD AND QUARRY STREETS. 76 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. TOM HOOPER. Residence. Citizcns' Phone 1189. HARRY HOOPER. Residence. Bell Phone 838. ' ' finka/efiMZM/fi», _ ‘ 0%01721/1: and s \ fimmemirf Z/Z/j'at/bn. Sanitary Opening. HOOVER BRSS. Uallev (Zitv Horse Shoeing Shop. 70 LOUIS STREET. Particular Attention Given to Corns. Quarter Cracks. Interfering. Forging, Stumbling. Horses Attended by Exl perienced Workman. All Kinds of Toe Weights on Hand. unease". Phone 755. / \h—P’ . i .i U 9? . _ / ~':~-'“’ ' f . . -... new ~ “ass ' @ "1ft )/ w) I / r i |‘:,‘_ I I .3211!) , ac", .1 i _ . A. .l- L_ - ' .I i ' I f N“ "1 \IHERIQ, ‘ r V I .\_ g ' Ir- ‘ V. in , " A. ~ 1",. mi - \._ s "5; 'l ' . IUYIY'L'LL - I Lil/Alli \‘ ‘, NK ar- e: A ' v i . ' I . __ .' 't‘j‘lji“6 -.....- BIIIKIIY I RIUSGHINBIRIIIR, Funeral Directors and Furnishers e. _' a a a - .- ~ .- ., o ~ a a a s a 4 a a , . _ a l J In ,. , o 0 s Citizens Phones: Office 727. Residence 1727 and 727,3 rings. Bell Phone: Residence 335 West. 25 10. Bridge St. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 77 November 14, fire starting from sparks falling into the cotton picker of the Grand Rapids Mattress Co.’s factory at 31—33 Huron street, owned by the Fuller estate, caused a loss of $6,863.00, upon which there was ample insurance. In February, 1890, about six o’clock in the evening of the second, fire started from an unknown cause, called the department to 34—36—38 Monroe street, occupied as a clothing store by Houseman, Donnelly & Jones. Loss $2,900.00, fully covered by insurance. On the night of February 11, fire caused by spontaneous combustion, entailed a loss of $18,000.00 upon the stock and building of the Grand Rapids Parlor Furniture Co., owned by J. W. Converse, at 117 Front street. This was insured for $17,000.00. Twenty-four hours later fire broke out in the grain and seed stock of Wm. T. Lamoreaux at 17 Canal street, causing a loss of $13,062.00, fully insured. The cause of the fire was never ascertained. On March 6 the carless use of the kitchen stove burned out the dwelling of Willard Barnhart at 103 North Prospect street. Loss $5,000.00; insurance $11,000.00. F. J. Dettenthaler also suffered the loss of his dwelling at 264 Sheldon street, April 19, 1890, but the insurance of $5,700.00 covered the ravages of the flames, which licked up $4,000.00 worth of property. Cause of fire unknown. ll. EMAUS CHAS. LAMORE D. W. LAMORE C REILLY About half a dozen fires of consequence marked the year which ended April 30, 1891, chief of which was the destruction of the brick and frame factory of the Oriel Cabinet Co., on the night of May 16, 1890. The cause of the fire has never been ascertained, but it started about ten o’clock in the evening, and the building being filled with exceedingly combustible materials it was impossible to save it so quickly did the flames gain headway. John Renihan was quite seriously injured by falling from a lumber pile during the progress of the fire, but there were no other accidents among the firemen. The factory has been entirely rebuilt of brick and enlarged, and is one of the largest institutions of the kind in the city. Cause of fire unknown. Loss $106,000.00, upon which there was an insurance of only $73,000.00.~ July 13. the brick factory of the Grand Rapids Camera Co., owned by H. D. Brown 8: Co., at 81 and 83 Campau street, was also burned; cause unknown. Loss $20,000.00; insurance $18,000.00. August 30, M. L. Sweet’s Bedstead factory, located in the building on Ionia street owned by Wm. Winegar, suffered a loss of $6,300.00 from fire; cause unknown. There was ample insurance. Harry Tucker and Wm. Summers, pipemen of No. 4 hose cart, were both injured at this fire, but not seriously. October 11, fire starting from a gas jet in the Grand Rapids Brass Co.’s foundry on Court street, caused a loss of $2,700.00; insured. Two supposed incendiary fires reached considerable proportions. One was the brick block on Canal street, owned by Dr. J. K. Johnson and occupied by'Berwin and others, was burned 78 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. w ' '- 5 “1' i ; i it .i i ' i ' - i _ I ' ', _i A.“ ‘| ifs,“ i. EBB E E Era-iv iii II ~ ~ in I -- - » . ' _ i i - P D i. ~ g 1. _ ‘~' ‘ v- I .~ - _ . , . ' , x g 4 v.‘>"-"._.v‘,‘ LA ‘ l _ .U ‘__ g \ ‘ I _ . > _ . . I g Y?- ! :1 I} If ’1: “as ,_ 1:42 I.“ pf ~..' , g. ..“u, -.._ . -, .. ._'~_;-~_~_ ... nelson=matter Furniture (50.. If, matsbedgfied Room as and Dining 33.35"” (Zanal Street. '|\ Room Suiteseand Office Furniture. ALBERT STICKLEY. President. I. G. STICKLEY. Vice President. sinuses:- STKKLET - I r W i ‘ BRO}. (0., manufacturers of one Ilrtistic new. CHAIRS AND ‘ VFANCY TABLES. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 79 I ‘ I \ Y \\ \ . .\ > \ Q . I I' I '\_ u . I a . ... ‘ l\ "Ar' ‘i I: ~ . I \ Ix \ \ S I . ,‘(l’ a E‘ r \ 7. a trip _ _.- —' FIRE STATION No.10. CORNER HALL AND IONIA STREETS. 80 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. Highest Award Medal and Diploma World's Colombian Exposition. Chicago. 1893. x xx A 90:" Our Specialties 4X Fine Excelsior New Grade Excelsior for Upholstering. .'.'/’:/‘:A Y J j ) il/fl, Z/ . . ~ e/ 0" ‘ -- . . , . .- - ' /' /( ES )9», , ‘ * NCORPORAT . \ I ‘/" //'/-’ ' _ . I , IRE)?” \ 1‘, .4 <’//,////Z'. ///>/ /// , .- i» '-‘\.. I //'(§\\ . .,// .>~ _ I //..l/ , / ... : ' . . >\‘“'\~\\ \ ' y- / " >. ‘ .' / ' % . / 4/ /"' ,1. / I , _ /4.”.{2'" \‘ 4 NR '1 - \ 5' \\ _\\\\\\\\\ E. FITZ GERALD. Prest. H. W, NELSON. Sec'y and Treas. C. H. SAPP, Manager. CHAS. WILLIS. Supt. ©®® COLUMBIAN TRANSFER t/COMPANY, Barriages, Zoaches, Baggage, Express, Freight wagonsee OOO 15,17 AND 19 N. MARKET ST. PHONE 381. @606» - Grand Rapids, mich ARTHUR wouu GARRIAGE 60. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN fiarriages. Surrevs. Phaetons. - . - - . _ - a ‘\ I 1"" ' ...-L“ as. =~=_ ,azaayi‘mmwe-s new. Buggies as“: 'A___a-' CONCORD WAGONS, ROAD WAGONS AND 33, 35, SLEIGHS. W We %A‘%:’ 37 MARKET STREET. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 81 on the night of December 8, at a loss of $10,300.00; fully insured. The other was the store and dwelling occupied by Doyle Brothers and others, owned by H. Van Vorheis and others, 699 to 705 South Division street, which burned in the early morning hours of April 6, 1891. The loss reached $23,800.00; insured for only $11,500.00. Another supposed incendiary fire, on the night of May 5, completely consumed the brick building owned by the Street Railway Company, at the corner of East and Sherman streets, together with some frame dwellings. Loss $29,400.00; insured. Friction from machinery caused a $3,000.00 fire in the J. W. Fox factory, corner of Sixth street and Broadway, June 13; insured. A fire starting from a hot journal burned the plant of the Worden Furniture Co., on Front street near the C. & W. M. R’y tracks, August 26. The loss of $28,214.00 was fully covered by insurance. The Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co., corner of First and Alabama streets, were the victims of a $3,460.00 fire October 15; cause unknown, but the insurance covered the loss. On December 27 the C. B. Clark factory at 128-130 South Front street took fire from an unknown cause and was almost totally consumed. Loss $3,010,00; insured. A defective flue caused a fire loss of $5,575.10 in J. Friedrich’s music store, 30—32 Canal street, January 6, 1892. Insurance ample to cover damage. January 22, 1892, shortly after midnight, the department was called to the residence of Mrs. Eva Byrne Hull, 93 College avenue, by the burning of the barn in the rear of her house. Loss $5,100.00; insurance $3,800.00; cause unknown. The Grand Rapids Cabinet Co., located at the corner of Ottawa and Fairbanks streets, suffered a loss of $2,500.00 by fire, March 9, shortly after the noon hour. The cause was unknown, and there was an insurance of only $1,900.00. The Grand Rapids Stave Co., from an unknown cause, suffered a loss of $3,575.00, August 12, in their cooper shop on South Front street; insurance $3,850.00. Another fire, cause unknown, burned the H. J. Hartman foundry, 270 South Front street, August 18. Loss $6,500.00 ; insurance $4,700.00. The brick building owned by the Kendall estate and occupied by A. E. Brooks as a store at 46 Ottawa street, took fire late in the evening of August 27, and a loss of $8,000.00 resulted; insurance $17,000.00. Wm. Harrison’s wagon shop, on the West Side near the G. R. & I. R. R. tracks, took fire from sparks from a passing locomotive, November 5, at four P. M., and suffered the loss of $2,000.00 only—the fire being extinguished in its incipiency. A $10,000.00 fire occurred November 8 in the lumber yard of the Michigan Barrel Co., on North Canal street. The cause was never ascertained; insurance $31,000.00. November 22, fire broke out from causes unknown in the factory of the Folding Table Co., corner of Wealthy avenue and South Ionia street. The building was a wooden one, and on account of the nature of its contents was entirely consumed. The loss was $46,000.00, upon which there was an insurance of only $24,600.00. ' Boss, Norton & Co., and others, suffered a loss of $8,000.00 by fire, January 22, 1893, in the McMullen block, corner of South Division and Island streets. Losses covered by insurance. March 15 the Waddell Manufacturing Co.’s factory, located at the corner of Taylor and Coldbrook streets, suffered a fire loss of $5,600.00. The insurance did not quite cover the loss and the cause of the fire was unknown. November 11, of the same year, there was a disastrous fire in the brick block, 19 Canal street, owned by the Groger estate and occupied with a paint and paper stock by C. A. Goebel & Co. The loss reached $14,700.00, with an insurance of $23,500.00. The origin of the6 fire could not be ascertained. 82 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. can llawrence’s Original nae. LQINQIIII NO O m Hzaggggrltjizclfcr XLook for thex or Meal. Number. 46 CANAL STREET. W. E. LAWRENCE, Prop. BASE BALL HEADQUARTERS. PHONES { 5311331; 1614' f / w. c. cnmmcn, WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS, 63 PEARL STREET. Sample and Pool Room tZonneoted. Phone 1605. Dotel Skanbia. c. J. RASMUSSEN. Prop. florner west Bridge and 7ront Streets. PHONE 1514. JOSEPH PETZ, Sample Room. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE BEST OF WINES, LIQUORS, BEER AND CIGARS. 2.16 GRANDVILLE AVE. @EORQE WASSTWITII, Sample Room. FINE WINE S , LIQUORS AND cwmsw 14.2 OANAL ST. ORDER COOKING AT ALL HOURS. FISH BREAKFASTS AND SUPPERS A SPECIALTY. OYSTERS AND GAME IN SEASON. Che Fairs Pavilion. Q CHAS. KAHLER, Manager and Proprietor. WINES. LIOUORS...... and CIGARS..." coo Reed’s Bake. HENRY SOHUETZ. SAMPLE ROOM. Q CHOICE WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS. 148 KENT ST. Family trade a Specialty. Both Phones 1429. J. B. FOLGER & SONS, General Boiilers of Zarbonated Drinks. DEALERS IN BAR SUPPLIES AND WHOLESALE EXTRACTS. 81/85 BROADWAY. CHOICE WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Che Columbia. German Dot-cl. 49 AND 51 WEST BRIDGE ST. RATES. $1.00 PER DAY. H. fiammerscbmidt, Drop. FINEST BRANDS OF ALE AND PORTER. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC. H. A. BRITT, Jobber and Bottler of eolienk’s Standard Pilsener Beeree Lenk's Wine-Co’s and California Wines. CIT. PHONE 693 BELL. 93 WEST. 162/170 W. DIVISION ST. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 83 The frame and brick planing mill, owned by F. Letellier & Co., was damaged to the extent of $3,000.00 by a fire from causes unknown, February 2, 1894. The insurance covered the loss. Some one carelessly threw down a lighted cigar stub, March 17, in the brick building occupied by Herold, Bertsch & Co. , and others, 5 and 7 Pearl street, and the fire which followed caused a loss of $3,675.11; insured. C. E. Green, doing business at 65 Canal street, was the victim of an incendiary, March 20, and his stock of goods was destroyed at a loss of $4,500.00; insured. April 14, 1895, the Standard Bed Co.’s factory, located at the corner of Pearl and Front streets, was burned out at a loss of $2,500.00; insurance $3,000.00. May 23 will be long remembered as a day of fires. Shortly after noon the department was called to put out a fire which started from electric wires in the stables of Greenly & Co., corner POLICE HEADQUARTERS. of Ionia and Fountain streets. The building was entirely consumed, the loss being $2,300.00; fully covered by insurance. The stable was an old frame building, owned by Mrs. Anna Newkirk. The firemen had been at work scarcely an hour when another alarm was turned in, calling them to the rescue of the Second Reformed Church, on Bostwick street near Lyon street, which had been fired by sparks from the burning barn. It was one of the most spectacular fires ever seen in the city, and its progress was witnessed by thousands of residents. The fire first caught around the base of the steeple. completely girdling it, when it fell, crushing in the roof of the edifice. Only the walls were left standing, and the loss to the church society and contiguous dwellings, which were badly scorched, was $17,620.00, which amount was, however, fully covered by insurance. 84 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. Chicago & ((Iest Michigan Detroit, Grand Rapids & ((Iestern Chicago 8:. West Michigan i // Railway. Detroit, 1‘? Grand Rapids &. Western THE M.-N.CO. \J Railroad. 'P’d Ps'ros KEY /// \ ‘9 H RLEVOIX d MEPnee , D “\.\ \ r‘. - . < .8031“: Ma Lake Jc - ‘ M M . . s 3 ° F , .1) CENTRAL AKE . G l d ‘4 L 1AN|T60“iI,-\ -._.-‘ BELLAI ' "'5' or , Alpcnn. (( (@fiih-jwji iss/g '1 c: ‘ :x-gEaN F_l‘i‘Imicelonal Bear Lake , Valentine Lake. ‘1", await: / - ' " se Bench H 'i'L ‘2 Plgl-SKASKA I Lemsm . 4 ‘ ' WILLIA sa 4,, o STRATFO. 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J/ a - [1’1" 'irnae‘i" “$5 /0 ° ‘9 ya} 1) m \ 0 f I r I \ \ 'éfiance es 9" Fir nt. ~ } \- avorite Lines for Michigan Cravelers T ChicagoEDetroitESaginaWEPetoskey GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 85 Fire, the cause of which could not be ascertained, caused $2,700.00 damage in the Hawkins building, corner of East Fulton and South Ionia streets, October 20. The building was occupied by the C. & W. M. R’y offices, and the insurance was only $1,000.00. The C. B. Clark planing mill, 128 South Front street, was again damaged by fire, Novem- ber 26, most disastrously. The loss reached $6,143.00, with only $3,000.00 insurance. On the night of January 26, 1896, occurred a fire which, by the peculiar circumstances, is warranted more than a passing notice. Shortly before midnight the residents of the city were startled by an explosion which was heard for miles around this locality—even residents on the West Side were so startled by it that they dressed hastily and rushed out doors, believing it to be near their homes. As a matter of fact the explosion was in the residence of W. E. Boyd, 244 Fuller street, and it was of such terrific force that the building was lifted off the foundation walls and deposited several feet distant. Passers by noted that flames burst out all over the building at about the moment of explosion. The house was furnished at the time but was not occupied, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd living in rooms down town. Both house and contents were entirely consumed at a loss of $2,200.00, upon which there was an insurance of $4,000.00, which has never been paid. The fire is supposed to have been incendiary. February 12, Mrs. Willard’s home, a frame dwelling at 41 South Prospect street, burned; origin of fire unknown. A very destructive fire occurred February 17th, when the Houseman Block, at the corner of Ottawa and Pearl streets, was burned. The night was bitter cold, and when the firemen responded to an alarm at 2 :55 a. m., they had before them about as severe a job of fire fighting as they had ever experienced. The fire had gained considerable headway when the department arrived, and it became necessary for the men to devote their first attention to removing the people from the building whose escape had been cut off from the regular stairways. Acting Marshal Walker went to the top floor of the old building where he found Mrs. Wedgewood crouched upon the floor. He removed her into the corridor of the new building where she was turned over to Patrolman White of the police department, and conveyed to the ground. Captain John Goodrich, of Hose Co. No. 4, found a man and a woman, and later a small boy, lying upon the floor of the burning building, and carried them to a place of safety. Captain Boughner and his men, of Truck No. 4, rescued Capt. McCarthy, of the Reed’s Lake Steamer Hazel A, wife and daughter. The captain and his men continued the work of searching for occupants of the building, and later rescued Mr. and Mrs. Pickle, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons and Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Allen. Other persons made their escape by means of the iron fire ladder in the rear of the building, being assisted by printers employed in the composing room of the Democrat, and by Captain Fenn and men, of Truck No. 3. There were two deaths as the result of the fire, Mrs. Wedgewood, and the other H. W. Beecher, a prominent insurance man. The death in each case was due to inhaling the smoke and the excitement incident to the occasion. The firemen suffered severely while performing their duty, and several of them were more or less seriously injured. Ladderman Johnson, of No. 3 Truck, was injured by running a spike into his foot. Captain Fenn, of Truck No. 3, was injured by falling timbers when the roof went in. Ladderman Galloway was injured by falling on the stone sidewalk. Pipeman Tolsma was injured by falling through a hole from the top story to the floor below. Several of the men were slightly frost-bitten, and the fire will ever be remembered by the men who were members of the department at the time as one of the most difficult they had ever been called upon to combat. The building was owned by Mrs. D. M. Amberg, whose loss, together with that of the tenants. was $33,092.25, with insurance of $75,800.00. A few days later the explosion of a lantern caused a $1,500.00 fire in W. H. Pettit & Co.’s baby carriage factory, 308 Gold street; insured. 86 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. J. H. PENNELL, flillinery and Shoes, 116=118 Monroe Street. ‘ CHAS. PETTERSCH, Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Imported and Domestic Swiss, Limburg and Brick Cheese a Specialty, 16l--163 West Bridge St., Cor. Jefferson St. Citizens Telephone 123. PAUL GRUBINGER. Headquarters for the Best of Wines and Liquors, Lager Beer, Fine Cigars, Etc. 18 WEST BRIDGE STREET. JOHN H. ALLEMAN. Sample Rooms and Restaurant, Wine Rooms in Connection. Corner Fulton and South Ionia Sts. Citizens ’Phone 2102. .J. H. MURPHY, Sample Room, Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars 9 Grandville Avenue. EDW. WALTER, Sample Room, Dealer in Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars, 33 West Leonard St. Corner Scribner and West Leonard. BOTTLED BEER EXPRESSLY FOR FAMILY USE. WM. GOODRICH, SAMPLE ROOM 97 South Division Street. Telephone 1638. DEALER IN FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. WM. CAMPBELL, Sample Room, Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars, 760 South Division Street. CHAS. GRITZKA, Dealer in Fine Beer, Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Headquarters for Grand Rapids Pilsener and Muskegon Old Lager. 139 WEST BRIDGE STREET, Near West Bridge St. Depot; A. D. HYMAN, Wholesale Wine and Liquor Dealer, 77 South Division St., Cor. Oakes. Citizens Tel. 2366. Bell Tel. 40. JOHN SCHOTTEY, Finlay Toledo Lager, Wines, Liquors and Cigars, CHAS. H. KRIDLER. Sample Room, Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars, 48 South Ionia Street. 48 Market Street. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 87 a _ _s . 1 777.4%... - ....bkh . L. .. ...; . is ....P. . >__1 5L... , ...... _ .13. __ a. mum . .S .71.... .. 11 ._ . if}? E. “a: _. . . . . ..v. a . I . re a, . H.-.._, II. . i \ . CITY HALL II we 88 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 5idebcards ‘China ‘Clcsets ‘1. W Wew “cingland Furniture ‘60. {Manufacturers STow 6' DAVls FURNITURE C2. . ' I -4“ ‘1 , _ 74:25 WHOLESALE cnuéi'iis‘, a . . 37 . Til. 8;“ I. as. v TIIB Bdll-Bc'li’llildl’l-FUBHIZIII 60. iii ~ ' ‘ {I'M - H llllr ‘ " l Manufacturers of 1567 WHOLESALE GROCERS 1599 Dining, Library and Office Tables. Ionia and Louis Streets. Grand Rapids. Mich. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 89 June 24, a fire, cause not ascertained, damaged the mattress factory owned by H. C. Russell, at the corner of Sixth and Davis streets, to the extent of $3,900.00; insurance $4,000.00. August 2, Dr. L. L. Conkey’s building, corner of Indiana street and Butterworth avenue, was burned. Loss $3,546.49; insurance $6,5000.00; cause not ascertained. September '1 the rear of 296 West Bridge street, occupied by Peterson & Willebrand Brewing Co., was burned at a loss of $2,300.00, with $1,500.00 insurance. The fire was started from a lighted lantern which was upset in some hay. The Grand Rapids Brass Co. suffered from fire November 10, the loss being $2,472.94; fully covered by insurance. March 18, 1897, the H. B. Feather Co., at 119 South Front street, took fire from sparks from their japanning oven. Loss $3,355.00 ; insurance $4,000.00. March 24 the firm of Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co., on Monroe street, lost $5,700.00 worth of dry goods in a fire, the cause of which was not ascertained; fully insured. June 4, Peck Brothers and others, in the building at the corner of Monroe and Division streets, had a loss of $4,633.33 from fire from an unascertained cause; fully insured. June 21 the Valley City Desk Co., at 61 South Front street, was burned out at a loss of $17,152.19; insurance $15,500.00. October 1 the Falkel Rattan Works, corner of Third and D streets, burned. Loss $7,305.00; insurance $3,500.00. Wm. Reid, the glass jobber, and others, at the corner of Louis and Campau streets, burned out. Loss $35,300.00; fully insured. June 17 , 1898, the Grand Rapids Stave Co., at 310 South Front street, and others in the vicinity, suffered a loss of $32,730.00, with $39,200.00 insurance; cause not known. June 18 the Wells, Hyman Co.’s storehouse for baskets, at the corner of South Ionia street and Ninth avenue, was totally destroyed by fire at a loss of $5,335.00, the insurance being $5,000.00. It is not known how the fire originated. Fire in the iron works of Adolph Leitelt, former president of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners, caused a loss of $14,586.00, September 9, 1898. It was supposed to have been started by sparks from the smokestack. ' February 1, 1899, the Rudell creamery and others occupying the brick building owned by Edwin F. Sweet, at 41 South Division street, were losers to the extent of $2,686.91, upon which there was an insurance of $13,200.00. St. Andrew’s Parochial school house, on Sheldon street, was scorched by fire to the extent of $3,700.00. February 16; fully insured. The Wolverine Brass Co., on the river bank near Front street and Shawmut avenue, suffered from fire February 27. No one knows how it started. Loss $5,318.00; insured. J. A. Hickey and others, makers of mirrors, were burned out April 14, at a loss of $22,150.00, with an‘insurance of $17,035.00. Their place of business was 69—71—73 South Front street. The Veneer Works, on the west side of the river, were burned to the ground on the night of May 15. The loss was $44,500.00, with $35,500.00 insurance. A great quantity of valuable wood was stored in the basement and was destroyed. A fire, which started in the electric wires in the attic of the Y. M. C. A., damaged that building to the amount of $2,144.00. June 16; fully insured. H. M. Reynolds suffered a fire loss of $3,879.00, June 24, at his place of business, corner of Louis and Campau streets; cause unknown. Stiles Brothers’ lumber yard and the Michigan Central Railway suffered to the extent of $12,000.00, June 30. A number of cars standing upon the railroad track formed the loss sus- tained by the railroad company. 90 ' ' GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE LARGEST HOUSE IN THE STATE MAKING EXCLUSIVE GRILLE WFIK ORDERS LARGE OR SMALL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. 19 PLEASANT STREET. eejas. L‘amore 6: (loss GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH. BALL 81REGI'IEL SAMPLE ROOM. (Corner north Division and 'Fulton Streets es JIolhers, Save Your Children .'.' STEKETEE’S lN-WURM DESTROYER. The only sure cure for Pin-Worms known. Thousands die from worm-fits caused from Pin-Worms. Symptoms: Itching of the anus. Perfectly safe and harmless. A healthy medicine for young or old. Price 25 cents. For sale by all dru gists. and by mail 25 cents. Send U. S. stamps. A dress. GEO. G. STEKETEE, Grand Rapids, Mich. WAlwavs mention this paper. win. 5. Parish. Frank B. Eatta. ~ The Opera. . '1 wines, ‘ lliquors and i Q, Zigarse DNKE W ETIRE. PABST BREWING CO’S OELEBRATED . A _r-Qlvq L »._ 1, - \ - _.I.. . - 71* r w ~..-'~ ...f. ) . El -—'; M '1' " Isa . ‘é'f ; H S - ~- ~ NEAT??? I. ‘ .1, m I ' ,- ,_ : II - .. 17%;.“ m I’ ,__- -1”; ‘ -"' \3’43 law ~,~_,.-~=-. .71 r. - pi. riflnnn'" -- v“ .-:_“_,,.-;I l .‘ - , .i‘w vf -‘ '- >- “ q ‘ ' .,_ I; I \ _ '-I i \ .l ON DRAUGHT. ealer in WINES. LIQUORS ' D and CIGARS... II S. DIVISION STREET. CHAS. A. KELLY. PROPRIETOR. KESCENT SAMPLE Room. _ 9 OS 78 north market Streets: GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 91 \. wrm'twt—w‘w- ' .7 ti KENT COUNTY COURT HOUSE. '2... 5.." 92 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. . b, ((I. ('3. Re meon. Hrchitect “In! inni new! 7 rr ' A ~ _ . h . _\.\ \ ~ . . I 1.‘ r _ . \""I'\:_ .1 {1.11 .. ' .. . .\._ ‘3 ."~ . l“ . ‘ - ‘~ 5 . . ‘ A ,l ' P..." ' I . I ' ‘ _ 4.1,- ~> -: v: ~ _5..‘.'.‘»‘ _ . , , '_ - - ; . I _t .y _. .. _1 I g , I; r . _ ' I ~._ :. , . g ..» . ' » , \ ‘. l' ' . 4 .' ~ a. ;I - i \ ‘ . > ' I» >7 . ' L\ H , , I l. I -:~ . ' - t f ‘. , ‘ ' . \ I ‘. . ‘ . . ._ v, _7 ._\ > . ’4 > , l . . ' ,~ 7. v- _ _ t " . _ I f‘ _ ‘ \ ‘ ,> I , A . ' . '. v .‘ T I ; I' ‘ ' ' _ _~ ;' t l ’ ,r , - l ' 4 1' - ‘ . .v ; “‘-, ‘l . . I ; l s . . I - z I . - ~- ~ - . _ a I ' ' ‘\ I . . " ‘l - . ‘ > E I .‘ 9-. : \ . - ‘ . . . , . I, i! . ' , -. .> \ I _ h > ' -.‘~ L? _ - ‘ ._- ‘_ . \ . ; \ l - ‘ D. g \ . . . _ ., '- I ., \.g; ) ‘ ‘ \ _I . bl ROOMS 62 AND 63 HOUSEMAN BUILDING. RESIDENCE. 249 NORTH PROSPECT STREET. XXIXCITIZENS TELEPHONE NO. 142.:cxx ea F. 5. Robinson, Hssociate Hrchitect. (Um. Hlden Smith Building, COR. lONlA AND ISLAND STS. H. 8. JORDAN, President. EDW. CRAWFORD, Vice President. | o 0‘ . a o THOS. F. GARRATT, Sec’y and Treas. Ball Seats andee. . H I G A N I (ilassesee Ladies Deskseeeemusie Zabinets, Etc. or. aasssasisssisa gag... W :giég SEISSESEISISSEQSIE Dining andoeeee eflhamber Chairs Odd fihairs and: ‘ H RoekerseoeOfiice Q Zhairs acceded CORNER GODFREY Ann FIFTH AVENUES. o‘o‘o '.p.’e $P§s~a \o GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 93 FIRE LOSSES PREVIOUS TO 1889. (From FIRE SERVICE OF GRAND RAPIDS.) OME of the principal fires since 1859, which have not already been mentioned in connec- S tion with the organic history of the fire department, will be noted here. At about eight o’clock P. M., January 23, 1860, fire broke out in Porter & Sligh’s store, in the Taylor & Barns block, located on the site where now stands the McReynolds block, cor- ner of Lyon and Canal streets. This block was among the finest four-story brick structures in ' the city, and most of the county oflices were in the building at that time. The fire soon exten- ded to the wooden postoflice building across the Arcade, and both were totally destroyed, with the bulk of their contents. It was estimated that $250,000 would not cover the losses, the most serious and irreparable of which were the papers and records burned in the county offices. A number of accidents occurred at this fire. Perhaps the most severe was by the falling of a plate of glass which struck the wrist of Wilson Jones, who was mounted upon a ladder holding the hose pipe, cutting to the bone and severing two cords. This mishap disabled Mr. Jones for nearly the entire summer following. Mr. E. H. Cady sustained a painful injury in spraining and badly bruising his ankle and heel. Among those who met with less serious casualities were A. N. Norton, E. W. Dodge, L. E. Patten and L. S. Scranton, Register of Deeds. April 15, of the same year, about $15,000 Worth of property on Canal and Kent streets was burned, including nine store buildings between Latimer’s and W. HfGodfrey’s brick blocks, also two dwelling houses, one storehouse, one wagon shop and three barns. The firemen were promptly on the ground and worked nobly, but a stiff breeze was blowing, and it was only by great effdrts that the further spread of the flames was prevented. _ July 13, 1863, twenty-five wood buildings, south of Bridge street, between Canal and Kent, were burned. January 8, 1864, the office of the Daily Eagle was totally destroyed by fire. March 17, an early morning fire consumed eight wooden buildings in Exchange place and Pearl street. Loss, $10,000. August 7, Harvey P. Yale’s house and other buildings. Loss, $6,000. January 16, 1865, Comstock, Nelson & Co., furniture warerooms, on Canal street. Loss, $8,000. _ February 1, Comstock’s pail factory. Loss, $9,000. October 7, tannery of De Graaf, Rademaker & Nyland. Loss, $7,500. About two o’clock on the morning of May 1, 1866, citizens were awakened by the clangor of alarm bells and the Shouts of firemen. Union Hotel, on Lyon street, was discovered to be afire. A strong wind was blowing which wafted flames and brands across Lyon street to Lep- pig’s restaurant and the adjoining buildings. As yet no stream had been brought to play upon the flames, and the post-office was seriously threatened. Water buckets were pressed into service,,and the woodwork kept thoroughly drenched with water. The fire meantime crept Slowly but surely toward the brick block situated on the corner of Lyon and Canal streets, built and owned by Mrs. Twamley. In a short time the rear of the block was ablaze, and in five minutes more the entire building was in flames. From here communicating itself to the wooden building on the north, occupied by Smith & Perkins, wholesale and retail grocers, the fire fiend held this also in his grasp in an incredibly short space of time. There was a loud report and sudden glare as the flames communicated with the powder stored in Smith & Perkins’ cellar, then the column of smoke disappeared, to give place almost instantly to a huge pillar of fire as the store of oil was reached. This was a mighty conflagration and owing to the headway gained before its discovery and the alarming and arrival of the fire companies, together with the adverse force of the wind against which they labored, it seemed for a time that everything east of the Canal must become a sacrifice to the fiery monarch. Firemen and citizens labored long and 94 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT._ EIAARERII' "5' 1159.11 S 3.505 GRAND Q RAPIDS. ' Patronize Home Industry. See that this Trade Mark is on the box before buying a cigar. THE BROCK CORSET AND SKIRT co. MANUFACTURERS OF FINE CUSTOM/MADE ... Corsets and Skirts 32 South Division St. ' Grand RaDids Gas Engine and Yacht 60. Manufacturers of the Monarch Stationary and » Marine 088 and GASOLINE. ENGINES Single and Double Cycle. 96 North Front Street. ' HANDERSON’S" II SAMPLES" xx . Silver Foam Beer a Specialty. 105 MONROE. Grand Rapids . Paint 8 Wood Finishing Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Strictly Pure LEAD and Prepared HOUSE PAINTS Wood Fillers. Stains. Varnish and Everything in the Paint and Wood Finishing Line. OFFICE AND FACTORY I 51 and 55 North Market Street. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM. Successor to Schmidt Bros. e to Florist 4: *- Cut Flowers and Floral Decorations. Flowers for Weddings. Parties and Funerals. Fine Potted Plants. Floral Park Greenhouses; Park Avenue, adioining john Ball Park. Telephone 441. 93 Canal Street. Telephones: Bell 535. Citizens 348. PI-IIL. GRAHAM. GENERAL DEALER IN Groceries and Meats. Nos. 477 to 487 S. Division St. Citizens 'Phone 322. ’ G. HOEBEKE.‘ WM. BOMMELIE. HOEBEKE 8 CO.. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Tinware. Pedlars' Supplies. ETC. ETC. Cash Paid for Rags. Rubber. Bones and Metals. Headquarters for Second/Hand Stoves. 600/616 Ottawa and 42/50 Coldbrook Sts. Telephone 615. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 95 i ‘ faithfully against overwhelming chances and were well-nigh disheartened, when 10! as though Heaven had looked in pity on the scene at last, rain began to fall and to this circumstance was due the subjugation of the flames, and a prevention of a further spread of the disaster. The loss, which was shared by many, was estimated to be $100,000. Many persons were more or less seriously burned in attempts to save their property. Another fire of some magnitude, though small in comparison with the last, occurred May 31, of this year, starting in the block on Justice street, known as the Hsix sisters,” being six wood buildings exactly alike and owned by Ransom E. Wood. Fanned by a west wind, the entire block was enveloped in flame in twenty minutes from the time of the discovery of the fire, and thence communicating with the residences of T. W. Porter and Charles Dean, and other buildings on the south; these were also engulfed in the general havoc. The loss at this fire was about $15,000, and fifteen families were turned into the street, and their household goods for the most part destroyed. N0. 1 hand engine threw the first stream of water, and the steamer was on the ground and playing in a short time after the giving of the alarm. FEDERAL BUILDING. May 31, 1867, occurred the third burning of Charles W..Tay10r's tannery. Loss, $12,000- A blaze, October 11, caused a loss of $8,000 at the corner of Monroe and Greenwich (now Ionia) streets. The promptness and perseverance of the firemen in this case saved a large amount of adjacent property. Berkey Bros. & Co.’s office and finishing room, built across the canal north of Bridge street, burned December 12, 1867. Loss, $10,000. October 5, 1868, the Valley City Woolen Mills were totally destroyed by fire. Loss, $30,000. Mr. Homer Collar, one of the proprietors, succeeded in saving the books and papers from the ofiice, but in so doing had his hair all singed off and his hands and face so badly burned that the skin peeled off from nearly the entire surface. He also received internal injuries which it was feared at the time would prove fatal, but he seems to have recovered as he is seen upon our streets to-day, hale and hearty, though carrying the marks of that day’s experience. The only fire of any size during the year of 1869-70 was that which September 7, 1869, destroyed the sash and door factory of Letellier 8!. Robinson on the corner of Canal and Trow- 96 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. C. A. HAU WM. 1. YDEN EDWIN OWEN HHUSBI’. HflUfliill (it 0W6" GENERAL CONTRACTORS Office : 121 Ottawa Street. HENRY SMITH, florist fruit Fruit Farm and Green Houses are half mile west of the city limits on West Bridge Street. TELEPHONES : Store, 173. Green Houses and Fruit Farm. 784. AND Grower s» "’ Choice Roses Our Specialty Q“ Office and Salesroom: 139 and 141 Monroe Street and IL 12 N. Division St. fit“ G. L. VflN STEENBERG, Fine Wines A? g? p? Liquors and Cigars p? 58 West Leonard 5t. ’Pn0n61977. M S H. TREUSCH ANUEL TREUSCH T REUSCH BROTHERS. Cigar Manufacturers AND WHOLES Imported DEALERS I and Key West eeeCigarseee CORNER MONROE AND IONIA STREETS. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 97 bridge streets. Loss, $15,000. The steamer Company was early on the ground and so was hand engine No. 2 which threw the first stream on the building. The firemen worked with a will, and though no skill could have saved that factorv, their efforts saved the buildings on either side, which though wooden were yet valuable, while closely connected for a long distance each way were piles of costly lumber, dwellings and shops. Had the fire fairly got loose among them the damage must have been immense before its ravages could have been checked. Some com- plaints were made at this time of the length of time required for getting up steam with the engines. and calls for improvement of either method or apparatus. We now come to 1871, the year which saw the devastation of our sister cities, Chicago, Holland and Manistee, when Grand Rapids though more fortunate than many of her neighbors, was not allowed to pass unscathed. April 11, the city was visited by the most destructive fire it had ever known. About 9:30 o’clock in the evening, smoke was seen issuing from Wilkins Bros.’ shop on Mill street at the foot of Erie. The alarm was immediately raised but before the steamer could arrive on the ground the entire building occupied by Wilkins Bros., Judd & Co , Winchester & Co, and James L. Pitts, was wrapped in flames. The high wind which prevailed at the time, coming from the west and southwest, caused the fire to spread rapidly, taking in its course Comstock’s mill on the north. At this time both steamers were placed on the canal, on either side of the burning buildings, and the immense streams of water which they threw held in check somewhat the terrible flames. It was due to the faithful exertions of the firemen that Butterworth’s large block just completed, Remington’s box factory and several other shops along the river escaped. Farmed by the breeze the flames leaped across Mill- street, spanned the canal notwithstanding the prodigious efforts of the firemen and citizens with buckets, and the three story frame building occupied by Spaulding & Bonnell, Sonn, Clark & Ball and a wood turning shop next swelled the conflagration. Neither persistent efforts nor heavy fire wall availed to save the large foundry and machine shop of Leitelt Bros., on Erie street, from whence it com- municated to the gothic building of J. W. Pierce, corner of Canal and Erie streets, thence cros- sing to Collins block on the opposite corner, owned and occupied by John Caulfield as a whole- sale grocery house, with families and offices overhead, and a hall occupied as a theatre. Three heavy streams were thrown on this building, but the flames eventually got the mastery, and the whole block from basement to roof was one seething mass of fire. From this block, slowly but surely advancing, the blaze next enveloped the so-called Marble block, a four story brick with gypsum front, on the north; the Franklin block on the south, one of the oldest stone buildings in the city, and later the adjoining three-story brick block owned by N. L. Avery and occupied by Escott’s drug store. Contiguous to this store were several small wooden buildings owned by Messrs. Morman & Congdon, which were pulled down by the hook and ladder company, thus saving the livery establishment of Moore & Rathbun. The fire companies did faithful service in the face of blinding heat and stifling smoke, but the night’s work wherein was consumed over a quarter of a million dollars’ worth of property, was cited as a forcible argument in favor of a better water works system. Among the heavier losers were John Caulfield, John W. Pierce, Joseph Martin, Leitelt Bros., Mrs. Helen Roberts, N. L. Avery and Wilkins Bros. Another destructive fire occurred on the night of May 27, 1871, breaking out shortly after midnight in a small house adjoining the Bronson House in the rear of which were stored liquor supplies, the combustible nature of which soon created a fine pyrotechnic display, and at the same time caused the rapid communication of the flames to the Bronson House, although but a few minutes elapsed after the sounding of the alarm before the fire companies were throwing four handsome streams on the seething, crackling mass. It was certainly owing to their efforts that the fire was confined on the south and east to the Bronson House property. In other direc- tions however they were less successful, the fire gradually spreading to the north and involving 7 98 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. C. G. BAISCH. MANUFACTURER, OF AND DEALER IN Guns, Fishing Tackle, Revolvers. Razors, Shears, Etc.. Etc. LOCKS REPAIRED AND KEYS FITTED. RAZORS, SHEARS, ETC-J SHARPENED AND REPAIRED. 22 East Bridge Street. JOHN J. DE JONGE. FLOUR. FEED AND GRAIN. 149 AND 151 COMMERCE ST. TELEPHONE 787. D. M. AMEERG 8.. BRO. WI-I‘OLEsALE DEALERS IN Whiskies, Wines and Foreign Liquors, 13 AND 15 PEARL STREET. H. DRAGGO 8t. CO. FINEMEROHANT TAILORs. QUALITY U NEXCELLED. POPULAR PRICES. 22 PEARL ST. ’PHONE 2243. ADAMS & HART. Farm Implements, Carriages and Harness. Heavy Machinery, TELEPHONE 387. 12 WEST BRIDGE STREET. C. C. BARBOUR DRYER CO" HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS. Manufacturers of Improved “Hot Blast. Separating. Moist Air" Dry Kilns and Graduated Leather Dryers. NO CHARGE MADE FOR PLANS. ’PHONE 1282. ALDINE MFG. CO. MANUFACTURERS OF THE Celebrated Aldine Fire Place GRATES AND WOOD MANTELS. BRIDGE STREET HOUSE. SAM LOWENSTEIN- PROPRIITOR. NEWLY RENOVATED AND STEAM HEAT IN EVERY ROOM. THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS. Three blocks from Powers’ Opera House. A few doors from the Grand. Four blocks from Smith's Opera House E. H. CHRIST. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR. LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC RAILROADS. CITY SURVEYING, ETC. 75 LYON STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ’PHONE 1426. BRANDT "THE FURRIEFI” Repairs and Alterations Promptly Attended To Seal Garments to Order a Specialty. ROOMS 12-14 KENDALL BLOCK, 145 MONROE STREET. Turkish, Russian, Electric. Scientific and ....Shampoo and Shower.... Electro Massage. THE LIVINGSTON TURKISH BATH OPEN ALL NIGHT.__._CHIROPODIST IN ATTENDANCE. F. H. COLLAR, PROPRIITOR. Ladies Days—Tuesday foreuoon and Friday all day. 14 AND 16 SO. DIVISION 81'. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. LOUIS WEISS. ' KARL HOHOFF. ALASKA FUR co. PRACTICAL FURRIERS MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF FURS. SEAL COATS A SPECIALTY. 0 .....aa... 01.445.11.100? . v35. 2 .35.; 2.5523... ...... ‘ ......fist. . .. . . ... - .. < . -, l I . . m.t‘lil I “III .. “J \.\ ¢.I\. ._-f ...- _ ... . JI. _. .. (... _. . . ...... .. .. . . . 0‘ FW , :I.J.A..M .u v.$ . may. ...v . ......cafiw. . . . . . s... x .13.. . . a. .v. ...... .. 1.”. ...... ... . ... .. .-..QBBEé5,2 - .I . _. . I. O.-Nm.\Wh $ ‘- II!'\%HHU\ . a A ... ._ ___ . .. .. AX . \.sw . \.\. .. MAJ... ....IH/ . . 100 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. H. G. Brooks 81 Co. MANUFACTURING . 5 e (Zonfeenoners AND 7 andee SOUTH fiobbers. ISgNIA A. L. DENNIS. B. E. DENNIS. DENNIJ DKSS. HARDWOOD LUMBER LIANUFAOTURER S AND WHOLESALE DEALERS. Oiiiee: 207=209 miehigan Crust (lo. Bldgeeeee telephone no. tome. EXTRACTS. é \ . '\\ \.\. s“ p \ v_-:lf_‘:‘~-~.~. g?! i he _. A E. TANNEWITZ. Prop. sPImIIu—iumrnr. METAL PUNCH AND DIE WORK. SPECIAL STAMPINGS OF ALL KINDS. 39/41 SO. FRONT ST. GRAND RAPID S, MICH. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 101 in its destructive march four small frame and two two-story brick structures on Canal street, occupied as stores, and on Bronson street (Crescent avenue) a small frame building used as a harness shop and the rear portion of the Judge Almy house. A fortunate circumstance attend- ing this fire was the stillness of the night; not a breeze seemed to be stirring. There were no serious accidents, although some of the sleeping inmates of the Bronson House had narrow escapes. Loss estimated at $25,000. They were numerous heavy fires during the year 1872, the first of these being that which partially destroyed Sweet’s Hotel, February 20, involving a loss of $30,000. The steamers Campau and Caswell were stationed at the Pearl street reservoir, lines of hose laid, and both played vigorously until it was discovered that with two engines pumping from it the water supply here would soon be exhausted. The Caswell was then ordered to the old river channel. In going down the bank she was disabled, thus leaving only one steamer supplemented by the I -_”_rr-r _-—--_.—- ___—“J- __ palil' ' .’ '- .__I.p L—>— ..- __ ‘ . ,. ~.‘ " v ' ' Yg. l' > ' i l I In "I " as? ~‘ - MICHIGAN SOLDIERS' HOME. Wolverine hand engine to combat the flames. Bucket brigades guarded the adjacent blocks, and neighboring cities were telegraphed for aid. The firemen worked like heroes, redoubling their efforts as they saw that there was probability of their having to fight it out alone. The fire had been checked when the arrival of a Grand Haven company, accompanied by Chief Engineer George E. Hubbard of that place, afforded a much needed temporary relief, and renewed the courage of our brave boys, so that by their joint efforts the hotel was rescued from utter destruction and the adjoining buildings saved. May 3, a $40,000 blaze started in a barn between Kent and Ottawa streets near Bridge, sweeping in its course of destruction twelve buildings in that block including the First Reformed Church corner of Ottawa and Bridge streets. This fire left one hundred homeless human beings. The Valley City Steamer, then new, received flattering encomiums in the newspaper columns. and the apparatus and fire department generally were highly commended. 102 i GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ~ FRANK BRECIITINCI, Successor to BRECI-ITING BROS. I BIIIKSMIIH IND WIGUN MIKIR. MANUFA OTUR'ER OF Brecbting’s Patent Tarm Wagon. OF LARRYS. TRUCKS AND PLAT. 73:75 w~ Bndg¢ FORM SPRING WAGONS..., 5mg ‘ R. s. BROWN, Fine 'Imported, - eeKev west and Domestic (Zigarsee - eat wholesale and .Retaile. TELEPHONE 1422; i 48 MONROE ST. FURNITURE EXHIBITION BUILDING. JAMES J. BAYLIS, WHOLESALE Am) » as. 5 Box trade hi eea Specialty. Morton House Cigar and News Stand. ““““ Raoemelepbone 1352. .ffité‘émca HERMAN O LEASES. CONTRACTS, ' L/QSKER» PTO. DRAWN _ 7 New, 'Fn'e lnsuranceeeeeo EIIGCICCI in First/class American Conupanies OHIY. at Current Rates. eiig Over KENT CO. SAVINGS BANK. INEGOITS'IATED 2 1 ' CANAL H;¢¢¢¢:¢¢ ST. as: E. i. Derrick an BAKE R AND MAN UFAOTURE R ___OF__ FINE CONFEOTION E RY. eeeDeaIer in Ilorrect Family Supplieseee 106 MONROE STREET. Grand Rapids BvSINTBgfEggglgyggme Glectric . w . r fiompany. . I; (id I; \ Electrical / Engineers, ,|\ House wiring , a Specialty. Electric Light and fl- Power Contractors. I (is Electrical, Supplies. 9 s. DIVISION sr. AGENTS FOR SIMONDS MFG. CO'S CIRCULAR SAWS. REPAIRING, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. SHEET STEEL FROM 4 TO 36 GAUGE IN STOCK. A. L. HOLEDI'IB e co. Succeesors to T. I. EV ERHART. eesaw manufacturers andee eellealersee 5 Citizens Phone 123 9. HIGH GRADE BAND. _ SCROLL AND RE/SAWS. 27 n. Market St. 19-23 S. DIVISION ST. McMULLEN BLOCK. 2nd FLOOR. BOTH PHONES 950 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 103 About one o’clock in the morning of May 8, fire broke out in a paint shop in Squier’s Opera House block. The whole of this block and the flonring mill in the rear were burned to the ground, but the flames were confined to these buildings. The block was occupied by stores on the ground floor; above was the opera house, and other rooms used as living apartments. First Assistant Engineer Stevens was nearly suffocated by the dense smoke, as were also Chief Engineer Hyde and several others. The loss was heavy, about $55,000. The National Hotel burned September 20, fire breaking out in the roof at the rear, from a defective chimney, at 3.30 o’clock in the morning. The flames were soon beyond control. There were about three hundred guests lodged in the hotel, all of whom made their escape with most of their effects. The work of the fire department was retarded by scarcity of water supply. Two buildings adjoining the hotel were also burned. The loss was about $30,000. The most disastrous conflagration of the year occurred the night of October 30. The fire was discovered at 11.30 o’clock, in Gallup’s drug store, in the Mills & Clancy block, on Canal street, near Pearl. The fire department arrived promptly, but during the progress of the fire the steamers had to be moved several times, as the water supply from first one source and then another became exhausted. The morning sun looked down upon a different scene from that to which he bade adieu on the previous evening. Where had stood the Mills & Clancy and Rood blocks was only a heap of debris and ashes, and the loss of these buildings and that of other property involved, including nine stores, was said to aggregate nearly $200,000. The Lovett block was left standing‘alone on the corner of Canal and Pearl streets. November 26, the “old Congregational Church” building, corner of Monroe and Division streets, where now the Porter block stands, and buildings adjoining, to the amount of $12,000, were burned. New Year’s afternoon, 1873, the Kent Woolen Mills, owned by John E. Earle, took fire between five and six o’clock, and burned out the inside of the building, leaving only the walls standing. Loss, $23,000. May 16, Sonn, Clark & Co.’s brush factory, at the west end of Pearl street bridge, burned, throwing two hundred and fifty employes out of work, and the pecuniary loss was very heavy, aggregating $63,000. May 23, Perkins & Co.’s tannery, West Side, at the north line of the city, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $15,000. July 14, 1873, was a day which brought perhaps the most exciting experience in the annals of fires of Grand Rapids. It was Sunday afternoon, and an oppre'ssively sultry day. A hot wind blew from west to southwest in changeable gusts, at times dying down to a whisper, and at no time affording much relief. Many people had driven to “the lake” and elsewhere to seek shade and fresh air. The streets were unusually silent, even for the Sabbath, most of those who remained at home having sought recumbent positions indoors, and what semblance of comfort they could find. A spirit of drowsiness seemed to prevade the city generally, when at a quarter past four the ringing of the fire bell on the Kent street engine house startled all ears. A thick smoke from the Bridge Street House barn proclaimed that fire was doing its best with some inflammable substance. A general turmoil ensued from all parts of the city. The fire compan~ ies responded promptly to the call, and there was great need of them. The strong wind rapidly spread the area of fire and smoke; faster and further the dread element raged, until it was plainly apparent that by no possible management could be averted the greatest destruction ever exper- ienced here in the number of buildings involved. Business blocks, mills, Christ’s brewery, stables and dwellings, shared in the general destruction, and ere nightfall fifteen acres of black— ened ruins lay where only a short time before had been prosperous homes and thriving business enterprises. Other fires had perhaps destroyed property to a greater amount in value, but none ever wrought such a widespread desolation. More than a hundred families, many of them poor, seeing their homes in imminent danger, with ruinous excitement hauled their household goods out of doors and pitched them out of windows, seeking by removal to save them, and were 104 . GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ' OUTSIDE _ FRAMES AND PORCH WORK - SASH, DOORS GcBLINDS. '- ," MANTELS. CHURCH SEATS ' STORE 5W" COUNTERS GRAND mums. MICII. FINISH, J. H. RICE. ' W. B. S. MATHESON. RICE 8: MATH ESON , . PACKERS OF P 8’ B P 8; B Brand of Oysters. QQOVStersgg " JOBBERS OF . a... ...... .... Foreign Fruits and I’Iuts. TELEPHONES—Bell, Long Distance No. 908. l 20 and 22 OTTAWA STREET Citizens No. 849. .‘ ,-'~\ .» 281 T0 287 (an/’0 RAP/12.5: [1410”. i" » DEPOSIT YOUR SAVINGS IN THE [IRAN X” “ix :"Irijy F. IRVING BLAINE? We are not an Insurance ... ' K611i, (.(llmtu savings Bank. to our customers during the fourteen ears. $400,000 ' . Y . money to Loan on Interest on deposits. PRESENT RESOURCES. $2,000,000. 2 'Im'PI'OUQd “Cal €$tat¢o “‘51 d JNO. A. COVODE. Pres. HENRY IDEMA. Vice Pres. J. A. S. VERDIER. Cashier. .Pmmmhw mOmZOE m0 32> m>m\m.n_~=m M-‘d 106 ' GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. . German Hotel. 61110 House FRED. BROCCE'R. o o o o Proprietor. 182 to 186 Canal Street. Corner Hastings. Grand Rapids. Mich. Rates 51.00 and $1.25 per day. Good Stabling in Connection. 'Phone 1202. C . CHAS. HOFFMAN. Dealer in Fine ~ _ Confections arid Horne/made Baked Goods ce Cream and Ices. 112 Monroe Street. Grand Rapids. Mich. Both 'Phones 682. N. VILLA 8 CO. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS. '9 and 131 Canal Street. 'Phone 1075. W. D. WERNER. DIAMONDS. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. 90 MONROE STREET. Special Attention Opposite Morton House. Given to Repairing. CHAS. B. RONAN. Kentuckyr Liquor House. (Dealer in Choice Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Bottled Beer for Family Use. 128 Canal Street. Telephone 1608. Shampooing. Bleaching and Dyeing. Ladies' and Gents' ManicUring and Face Massage. MRS. G. T. JOHNS 8: CO. Hair Dressing Parlors. Manufacturers Of Hair Goods. 63 and 65 Monroe Street. Citizens 'Phone 1163. THE NEW YORK TEA CO. I. F. FERRIS. Manager. 157 Monroe Street. 'Phones 214. McGREGOR'S STEAM DYE WORKS AND CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT. ' Works and Main Office: Branch Office: 20 Fountain Street. 24 South Division Street. between Bell Telephone 1246. Fulton and Island Sts. Citizens Telephone 2363. JAMES MCGREGOR. Proprietor. Crescent Restaurant. 1. K. BENTLEY. Proprietor. Best Meals In the City. Order Cooking a Specialty. 66 Canal Street. Geo. Kalmbach. Prest. Fred Fruch. Vice/Prest. Chas. Snyder. ‘Sec'ylTreas. CENTRAL FURNITURE CO. Manufacturers of BOOKCASES. LADIES' DESKS. MUSIC CABINETS. ‘ COR. IONIA and McCONNELL STS. Established 1872. GRAND UNION TEA CO.. . - DEALERS IN _ TEAS. COFFEES. SPICES AND EXTRACTS. And Manufacturers of Grand Union Baking Powder. 63 Monroe Street. Grand Rapids. Michigan. ‘ Headquarters: 79. 81 and 83 Front St.,‘ New York. E. COLOUHOUN. MONT M. MCGOWAN. Colquhoun 8 CO.. LADIES' TAILORS AND FURRIERS. 248 E. Fulton Street. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea CO. Importing Retailers in Teas. Coffees. Baking Powder. Spices. AND CONDENSED MILK. 108 Monroe Street. 42 West Bridge Street. Pioneers in the business. and only Importers. Coffee Roasters and Manufacturers dealmg direct with consumers. 200 Stores in the United States. Headquarters: 35 and 37 Vesey St., New York. GRAND RAPIDS STEAM LAUNDRY. 234 WEST BRIDGE ST. All Work will Receive Prompt and Careful _ Attention. ' TELEPHONE 2341. If Your Eyes Trouble You Call On A. DIAMOND. ‘ I 1 19.20 Wonderly Bldg. ’6 Optlcj‘ant Office Hours: 1:30 to 7130 p. m. Sundays: 10 a. m. to 12 m. EYES EXAMINED FREE. THE BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES __AT__ JOS. SIEGEL. Jeweler. Watch Repairing a Specialty. l2 CANAL STREET. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 107 driven by the flames farther and-farther, and at last obliged to abandon them and flee for their ‘lives. The savageness of the fire, intensifying the heat of the already hot afternoon, and the shifting wind, thrusting its scorching breath into every available space, served to aggravate the horrors of the time, causing, together with the internal heat resulting from violent exertion, cases Of similar attack to sunstroke. Among this class of sufferers were Wm. Osborne, a fire- man, and a Mrs. Herbstreith. Mrs. George Ruby had her hair singed and was quite badly burned about the head, neck and arms; and others were burned, strained or otherwise hurt. The burnt district covered nearly the entire ground-bounded by Trowbridge street on the north, Ionia on the east, Bridge on the south and Canal 'on the west. The losses were never estimated with any approach to probable correctness, but there was insurance on the property upward of $160,000. May 26, 1874, fire destroyed six buildings on the West Side, north of Bridge, between Scribner and Turner streets. Loss, $12,000. The same morning Nelson, Matter & Co.’s fac- tory on Lyon street, was damaged to the amount of $2,000 or $3,000. June 4, Verdier & Brown’s hardware store on Canal street burned. Loss, $14,000. July 7, the Michigan Central R. R. depot burned. Loss, $10,000. July 8, J. W. Boynton’s millinery store, 28 Kent street, burned. Loss, $23,000. August 21, D. P. Clay’s wooden-ware works, F. J. Sokup & Co.’s galvanized iron works and a ware-house owned by Reuben Wheeler were destroyed by fire. Loss, $25,000 to $30,000. At all these fires the work of the fire department received high commendation, but the effectiveness of its service was seriously impaired by the inadequacy of the water supply, and this was the cause of much grumbling. _ The first fire which tested the advantage of the new system of water works established this year, occurred on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26, on Pearl street, burning the building occupied by Crawford Bros., Grocers, and Mohl & Schneider, Tobacconists, and the east end of the Lovett block. The loss was heavy, being about $65,000, but by the eflicient service of the firemen and the increased advantages offered them the fire was checked here, or the loss must of necessity have been much greater. July 18, 1875, Berkey & Gay’s joiner and furniture shops, corner of Kent and Hastings streets was damaged by fire to the extent of $20,000. July 26, Koster & Kruger’s tannery on South Division street burned. LOSS, $20,000. Dec. 17, Steamer J ennison burned at the lower boat landing. May 31, 1876, fire broke out in the roof of the Michigan Barrel Company’s factory and the upper part Of the building and its contents were destroyed, but the fire was checked there, and it was declared that the fire department had again paid for itself. The loss was between $10,000 and $15,000. ' , A most disastrous conflagration and one which severely tried the mettle of the firemen was that of July 28, which destroyed the Rathbun House and the Lyon and Botsford blocks. Some delay in giving the alarm allowed the flames to get full headway before the arrival of the fire department. They found the rear stair-cases and platforms connected with them covered with a Sheet of flame, which had also communicated to the rear windows and was fast spreading to the fronts. They went to work with a will, laying lines where the hose fairly scorched, and literally drowned out the fire. Not a man could be found that day to grumble about the cost of water works and fire department, for disastrous as were the results of this fire, there was no comparison to be made between them and those which would have ensued without those power- ful adjuncts. One life was lost; that of Edward T. Parish, an occupant of the Botsford block who after going to the Rathbun House to give the alarm rushed back to arouse the other occu- pants Of the block of whom there were a score or more, and assist them in escaping, and was overcome by the heat and smoke and died before he could be got out. Mr. Charles Thompson 108 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. C(lolverine . Brass ((Iorks. INCORPORA TED. Sh "... MANQIFEIQTLHRERS @F are ‘ SPECIALTIES. (e) Plating oi all Kinds. 1“ REYNOLDS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL _ ' wwvw'v‘vvfvvvwwwwwwvvvwvwwwvwwwvw ““““_““““““““‘v“““‘ Vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv'vvvvvv'v'vvv' CARRIES-ALL THE LEADING _ BRANDS OR... ‘ . Domestic, My (Best and aaaacn'lmporfttd Goods. 33$; figfiggi ZZZ Z’fli’fifi 3531 COR. PEARL AND CANAL STS. LIVINGSTON HOTEL STAND. t‘“ \ $1?) v..‘._ ' coccePbone. I72; H. SCHNEIDER. President. CEO.' H. SEYMOUR. Vice President. H. A. SCHNEIDER. Sec'y and Treas. E H. Schneider ~ ‘ r\Cornpany MANUFACTURERS OF..... FINE ' CICIFIRS. 2| 'WHOLE SALE m0fli'0'¢ TOBACCONISTS. Stan POWERS THEATRE Bigb=class Ilttractions caaflnlysms ' J. WHITNEY. D. STAIR. oeeeOrin Stair, manager. C. Ed % Lessees. GRAND OPERA muse the Popular Cbeatreee ccoat Popular Prices. EVERY NIGHT AND MATINEES DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY AND THURSDAY. E. D. STAIR. Lessee. ORIN STAIR. Manager. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 109 ’ was so terribly burned and inhaled so much smoke and hot air that his injuries were for a time thought to be fatal. Many people in these blocks had hair-breadth escapes, and there was lively work for the hook and ladder as well as for other men. Among those whose names were on the rolLof honor for gallant deeds performed that day were Oliver From of Extinguisher No. 1, John Smith and Thomas Martin of the hook and ladder company. The loss was probably in the neighborhood of $60,000. Aug. 28, Irving Hall’s grocery and residence, corner of Fourth and Stocking streets burned. Loss, $11,000. Upon this occasion Charles Swain, foreman of the hook and ladder company, distinguished himself by bringing from-the center of the burning building a keg of powder which had already become so hot as to scorch his hands. Passing over the year 1877 when the total losses were only $17,000, we come to Jan. 29, 1878, when about four o’clock in the morning, an attempt to burn the county jail was made by prisoners confined therein. This effort to escape, although rendered futile by the coolness of Sheriff Peck and the promptness of the firemen, cost the county in the neighborhood of $10,000. April 15, Powers & Walker’s burial case factory on the West Side canal was burned. Loss, $13,000. This same factory was visited by a second destructive fire Dec. 16, 1879. Loss, $10,000. A fire which destroyed the Grand Rapids Plaster Company’s buildings occurred May 26, 1880. Loss, $35,000. Luther & Sumner’s agricultural works and Hartman’s foundry on the West Side were dam- aged June 9, to the amount of $16,000. ' A well remembered fire was that Of Jan. 30, 1881, in the wholesale drug house of Shepard & Hazeltine in Ledyard’s Block, which damaged property to the amount of $28,000 and in which Mrs. Rose Lowe lost her life. When help arrived on the scene the building appears to have been burning for some time, being filled throughout with a dense smoke, although there were scarcely any flames. The single stairway was all afire, cutting off escape in this direction from tenants of the third story, and their only chance of rescue was that of being reached from the windows by the firemen. Four persons were saved in this manner, but Mrs. Lowe, attempt- ing to escape by the stairway fell suffocated to the floor instantly upon opening the door. She was brought down the ladder by Assistant Chief Engineer Swain and efforts were made to resus— citate her, but life was extinct. ' The lNovelty Iron Works burned Feb. 1. Loss, less than $10,000. Fire destroyed I. L. Quimby’s saw mill on North Canal street Oct. 21. Loss, $12,000. The Kusterer Brewing Co.’s establishment was damaged by fire Nov. 4. Loss, $15,000. Putnam & Brooks’ candy factory, 63 and 65 Canal street, was seriously damaged by fire Feb. 25, 1882. Loss, $31,000. ‘ March 20, the New England Furniture Company’s ware-rooms on Canal street were totally destroyed by a blaze which was very hot and tedious, and one which was heroically battled against by the “fireboys.” Loss, $25,000. One of the hottest, fiercest fires, and one which in some respects was the most difficult to manage of any we have ever known was in the lumber yards of the Michigan Barrel Company and adjoining property, commencing about one O’clock on the afternoon of July 24. The weather had been excessively dry, and the day was hot and sultry, while a brisk wind blew from the west and northwest. Under these circumstances the fire which started in the company’s barn spread so rapidly that before the arrival of the company from No. 5 Engine House it was making strong headway among the lumber piles on the north and east, where it raged with a fierceness that, coupled with the intense heat of the weather, made it almost impossible for the firemen to work effectively. For a long time it was feared that the Barrel Company’s ware- house, oflice and other property must go, but gigantic efforts of the firemen and citizens saved 110 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. W. A. PHELPS, President. Grand Rapids Bark and Lumber Company Hemlock Bark. Lumber. Shingles. Railroad Ties. Posts. Telegraph Poles... 419 and 421 MICHIGAN TRUST BLDG. C. F. YOUNG. Vice—President. C. A. PHELPS. See. and Treas. Grand Rapids Carpet Cleaning Works. ; JAS. SUTTER. Manager. Carpets Cleaned by the latest improved machinery or by the patent paste process. Also Upholstering and Repairing Furniture. .Making Over and Repairing a Specialty. 232 SOUTH FRONT ST. Near Corner Fulton. CITIZENS PHONE 1540. BELL PHONE 50. Harrison Wagon Co. MANUFACTURERS OF FARM WACoNs“ FIRE. PHONE 2101. ACCIDENT AND LIABILITY INSURANCE. Willard A. Martindale & Co. AND INSURANCE + SLEIGHS + m ,’_—\. Real Es ate. Loans, an Investnient Brokers'. 16 2; 302%? GRAND RAPIDS. PORT HURON. I Amer1can Steam I L. HIger 5. Sons. Laundry CLOTHIERS. H and East FUltOIL FURNISHERS. Under the Tower Clock. Monroe. Canal and Pearl Streets. “ No BETTER than the Best. But BETTER than the Rest." Grand Rapids Leaf Tobacco Co. WHOLESALE LEAF TOBACCO. 8" 2! e! 36 South Division St. Citizens Phone 672. A. P. SCHROEDER. Merchant Tailor. 58 MONROE STREET. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 111' em Furniture Mfg. Go. MANUFACTURERS OF MEDIUM AND LOW-PRICED Bureaus, Zbifioniers, toilet Cables,- Book Zases, Desks, Sideboards, etc. l“ 1.‘ i i ‘ .3. 74%? v: ‘ I. 9 d ' ~ ’ fl 1;.- _ ' :14. . 1,, _,-. @201, I __ r [\H J 'i‘éiii‘u‘li “s- -‘ ,1“ - 'q 'I. I‘. '3‘ . (a... 'f THE PUREST LIGHT IS FURNISHED BY The Edison Light Company. ~ “I Its low' tension current is absolutely w safe. while for power purposes it W has no equal. U! \y . \01 - HE LlVl 1 \i '. ,. / \ _.-\. \\'_I\l' \“—_-_"—Tt= |\_ '-~:\. “I. it ‘0 6 \T' l;- _ , HIJ.‘ ’— ‘zI- 2'59 II‘JI {I .,.r‘\ /I:_ '/- I. lulu-7"," .' .n 1",. >__ "h ’ :\ .»:r-» If“ ‘ _ I: III I... _. 1'. z'l‘h I" i, ' .s ' ._§;‘I' \ v - j .I .I. m. .a“ FIRST-CLASS BUT MODERATE RATES. 112 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. WM. T. POWERS. President. I. W. HAYWARD, VicelPres. and Manager. I. W. SPOONER. SecrctaryflTreasurer. Gypsum Products Manufacturing Co. Manufacturers and Dealers in ' "Eclipse" ‘ Wall Plaster. “ Calcined Plaster. Land Plaster. Etc..Ete. Mill and Warehouse: 200 South Front Street. At G. R. B: l. R. R. Olfice: Room 20. Powers' Opera House Block. EDWIN L. PIERCE. COEFEE . I Citizens Phones. {Ben , I '}1553 128 Monroe Street. ".\ “R ‘ ‘ ~ 2 ._ . .riIailtfi'. ' . 2*“ . W“ ‘@%¢azz/%wz, llfilll’u HUDGI’, WINES. LIQUORS. BEER. CIGARS ONLY THE BEST. x x x Museum, Relics and Antlers from all parts ol the world. FINE ORCHESTRA MUSIC Afternoons and Evenings. -. } > x x x 5* .l Reed's Lake. . "W; * r. “t Grand Rapids. Mich. QQIZQZ 22547224, %flfl%%/j waé’aa/e amr/ .gfe/m/ .fluh W86 Q/zméw .fia/nfla/ %Iané GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 113 0'! r llllllllilllllllll these. At one time Marshal Lemoin had eleven streams playing on these alone, and Ex-Chief Engineer Smith, Ex-Assistant Belknap, Commissioner Withey, George E. Pantlind, E. Crofton Fox, John J.Belknap and others rendered most efli'cient aid in directing these efforts to the best advantage. It was a gallant and a desperate fight, and. it succeeded, as it deserved. Notwith- standing this, a loss of $75,000 was the result of this fire. Assistance which had been telegraphed to Grand Haven for arrived at 5:15 P. M., but as the fire was then under control their steamer was not unloaded. The Barrel Company’s loss was about $80,000. Perhaps this day’s and night’s work illustrates as well as any the vicissitudes of fire ser- vice. The alarm for this fire was soundedfrom Box 16 a little after one o’clock in the after- noon, and as related, the entire department was called into requisition. As soon as the fire was sufficiently under control to be managed by part of the force, which was not until between nine and ten o’clock at night, detachments from each company were ordered back to their respective houses to get in readiness for any other alarms which might come. Nearly every available foot of hose in the city had been pressed into service, and this must all be washed and the apparatus cleaned. As we cannot follow all these companies, we will take for example the detachment which returned to No. 2 Engine House, as related by the member in charge. In fire depart- ment parlance, the work of Hcleaning up” and “reeling on” fresh hose was but just accomplished, when an alarm was “turned in” from Box 62, over the river. This the boys Hanswered,” and the cause proved to be only a smudge in a smoke house near Widdicomb’s furniture factory. Returning, the horses had barely crossed the sill of the engine house door, when another alarm from Box 32 summoned them to the Bending Works on Prescott street, where they succeeded in saving these from total destruction, the loss being $8,000. They fought fire here until seven o’clock in the morning, thus completing a round of eighteen hours of incessant labor, with only such refreshments as could be taken in the hand while on the scene of action. / __ :_ '--~___/ 2’ ’12,” ¢‘ IIIIIIIIIII “a; l- I ___z’} 5 I = Q = = = ___-___- ___—4% fl _. . E I ______- llllllllllll 2 ....................... .. _. liill lllllllllllllllll ll _— L;_ “I: ’5: '— . --T’=‘\ fl”. WATERS BUILDIN Known as the FURNITURE EXHIBITION BLDG. - Salesrooms of the Sample Furniture (lo. are located in this building. We absolutely guarantee a saving of i G DIMENSIONS—PEARL STREET FRONTAGE, - - 167 FEET. iggm°llllsaniaigeiscgerggi; OTTAWA STREET FRONTAGE, — 244 FEET. furniture house‘in the .State of“ LYON STREET FRONTAGE, - - 255 FEET. Michigan. ...LYON AND OTTAWA STREETS... REFEREE. Containing 300,000 square feet, or about seven acres of salesroom space. 8 114 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. FJI'SOKUIT Galvanized Iron and Copper cornice :s * Work Gravel, Tin, Slate and Composition .... .. ROOFING 121 South Front Street. Opposite Pearl. Bell and Citizens Telephones 261. L. J. QUINN. WHOLESALE CIGARS AND FINE KENTUCKY WHISKIES. 125 Canal Street. STILES BROTHERS. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in LUMBER, LATl'l AND SHINGLES First Avenue and Railroad. 'Phone 314. Smith's Opera House mm The Handsomest Home of Burlesque and Vaudeville in the West x x WW MRS. W. B. SMITH. Proprietor and Manager. Centrally Located, I. H. REMPIS. President. E. DUUS. Viee’Presiclent. C. GALLMEYER. Secretary and Treas. REMPIS E. GALLMEYER FOUNDRY CO. Iron. Brass and Aluminum CASTINGS 60168 North Front Street. Citizens 'Phone 1509. Bell 'Phone 14D7. PECK BROTHERS. Druggists 129 and 131 Monroe Street. Corner Division. SillillllSKll HOUSB JOS. SCHURSCH. Proprietor. Rates: 51.00 per day. 7 Meals. 51.00. 21 Meals. $3.00. x :C Choice. Wines. Liquors and Cigars. . x x 133 Kent St. Telephone 1121. I. H. WALKER, President. F. W. POWERS. ViceaPrcsident. W. E. COX. Secretary and Treasurer. ESTABLISHED 1875. Powers 8. Walker Casket Co. Patentees and Sole Owners of the Sliding Face Lid Casket. FACTORIES AND OFFICE: 77 to 58 South Front Street. I. J ‘I ferfl 0‘ . . h; I . . . 1.. ‘ I . .. . . . j A. . I. . . - . a, . .H . a . .. I0... _ .u . T... . a. :.. I .. _ I . .. . w.‘ ..i. . . . .. \.- Hn. Ix... use Ill! 116 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE-DEPARTMENT. - . - E . . - -. Wolverine motor Works. l. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 'f‘ manufacturers of marine and Stationary Gas _ and Gasoline Engines and Eaunehes. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. GISSIBF 8t FFIIZ. MANUFACTURERS OF WEIQONS, QARRIIAIRIEJ, Light and Heavy Bob Sleighs and Maple Flooring. TELEPHONE 1025. COR. ALABAMA AND FIRST STS. Grand Rapids Gleetrotype Company HENRY GRINNELL- CHAS. L. GRINNELL. Denry Orinnell 81. Son, ...Insuranee... €leetrotypers _ , FIRE. ACCIDENT. _ Stgr¢gtypgrg EMPLOYERS LIABILITY, OFFICE 1 CANAL STREET STEAM BOILER, Under Old National Bank. SURETY.- s to 9 ERIE STREET. PLATE GLASS, TELEPHONE 1260' I. C. DeBruyn. Nicodemus Bosch. John Boda. GEO. E. ELLIS, BONDS AND GRAIN. Private wires to Chicago and New York Insures best of serum. BOTII PHONES 432. 98 MONROE ST. Valley City Machine Works, MANUFACTURERS OF Wood and Iron Working emaebineryo. Rope Spiral Twist Machines. Rope Moulding Machines, Spindle Carving Lathes. Multiple Drill Presses, Rounding. Routing and Rosette Machines, Special Machinery, etc. _ GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 117 August 16, Mechanics block and contents were damaged $14,000. November 12, the Kent . Furniture Company’s warehouse and furniture shop and A. B. Long & Son’s saw-mill were destroyed by fire. Kent Company’s loss, $24,000; A. B. Long & Son’s, $50,000. At 1.30 o’clock on the morning of February 5, 1883, an alarm from Box 5 summoned the ' department to the Eagle Hotel, which fell very quickly, being old and weak, and collapsing before the building was much burned. There were about seventy-six persons sleeping in the house, fifty guests, nineteen employes and the family of J. K. Johnson, the proprietor. Most of the guests saved their clothing and personal effects but the employes lost everything, most of them narrowly escaping in their night clothes. The loss was about $18,000. One of the guests in the third story was saved from being seriously if not fatally burned, by being pulled onto the front awning by ladderman J. B. Fortier. Two other guests were rescued by Assistant Marshal Baxter, and brought down the ladder when it was too late for them to have escaped by any other way. Foreman Ed. Howell, of the hook and ladder truck, fell while at work and was hurt quite badly. One of the waiter girls and two of Mr. Johnson’s children were sick with measles, and had to be carried out into the cold night air, and to temporary places of refuge. The Grand Rapids Furniture Company’s works, on Butterworth avenue were destroyed by fire April 21. Loss, $40,000. March 12, 1884, a fire which broke out in an old iron-clad factory on the east side of the canal, just south of the Comstock little mill, resulted in the destruction of nine manufacturing industries, the most important of which were Bissell’s carpet sweeper factory, Grand Rapids Felt Boot Factory and Spencer & Powers’ Novelty Iron Works. The total loss was estimated at $150,000. This fire was a hard one for the firemen. The fumes of burning felt and rubber were so nauseating and suffocating that it was with difficulty that they could maintain their positions for any length of time, and many of them went home sick after the flames were con- quered. June 29, 1885, the Grand Rapids Manufacturing Company’s works, on South Front street, were burned. Loss, $30,000. July 18, De Graaf, Vrieling & Co.’s planing mill, corner of South Ionia and Bartlett streets. Loss, $25,000. September 13, the Giant Clothing Company’s stock was damaged to the extent of $20,000 to $25,000. February 5, 1886, the car shops of the G. R. & I. R. R. were damaged to the amount of $22,400. October 6, the Union Furniture Company’s manufactory, at the north end of the city, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $75,000. Strahan & Long’s parlor furniture factory on Front street was damaged by fire, December 24, to the amount of $10,000 or $12,000. December 25, Powers & Walker’s burial case factory was again visited by fire. Loss, $15,000. A fire occurred on the night of June 9, 1887, which was most deplorable in its results. Prof. Morris, who was giving exhibitions at Powers’ Opera House during the week, had secured quarters at the stable of Clarence Marsh on Ottawa street for his trained dogs and ponies. Fire broke out in this stable at about eleven o’clock at night, and before they could be released seven of the ponies, besides four other horses, were burned. The loss of these ponies was a severe blow to Prof. and Mrs. Morris, who' were much attached to their dumb friends. Pecuniarily the damage was estimated at $6,000. The heaviest fire in a number of years, was that which destroyed the fine furniture ware- rooms of Nelson-Matter & Co., at the foot of Lyon street. This fire, which broke out in the early morning hours of November 27, 1887, required all the best and strongest endeavors of the fire department to confine it within the limits of that block, but this they succeeded in doing. The'entire ground from Huron to Eric street lay an arid, blackened waste. The loss, which most fortunately did not extend to other buildings, was estimated at not to exceed $150,000. The only fire worth noting in 1888, was in the Haney Manufacturing Company’s establish- ment on North Front street, May 18. Loss, $18,000. 118 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHA s. ARMBRUSTER. ((Iest Side palace, GRUENBAUER 8r ARMBRUSTER. Props. PURE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Geo. GRUENBAUER. Gaol Eager Hlwavs l) 36 WEST BRIDGE ST.. / an Draught. ,l‘ NEAR coURT. F. C. MILLER, MANUFACTURER OF BOXES 51'.“ VLUHDER. Zourt St. and 6. R. a ‘I. R’y. Chests: mutual Bite Insurance 200. of new Yorke Insurance in Force over One Billion Dollars. Assets. December 31. 1899. $277,517,325.36 The Largest Financial Institution in the World, The Oldest Life Insurance Company in the country. .1. R. Zlarke, District Supt..501 Widdicomb Bldg. RICHARD A. McCURDY, PREST- WALLIN LEATHER 00. e$ole Eeatbere vxv TANNERY, SO. FRONT ST. ESTABLISHED 1868. Derman 15.1dema, 56 LYON STREET. Diamonds, jewelryeee eeeand Snorting Goods. JULIUS BAUMGARDT. FRANK PARTON. GRAND RAPIDS UIGAB 60., Manufacturers and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FINE CIGARS AND TOBAC CO. 103 CANAL ST. filer de Baneroit, we (Elgar. Our Flag, 5: (ligar. M. H. LAMOREE J. W. BEARD fill. [Fl]. LAWlOREE-{ém Q8... Dentists. wYEW: TELEPHONE 1770. 65 menroe Street, garner Ottawa. ESTABLISHED 1885. TELEPHONES 557. O’BRIEN BROS. Funeral Direetorsee L/FURNISIIERS. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 119 f, Mbdl'QS t; Cbevlors Perclales 'i _. \v-v;,\ v Salas/SI . -1 , -- "eggs," ; 00208‘ , I l . Hewes'l' Des! ns / q , i‘ ‘ / m- u." u Illlllll’llll. nunuu. ' I {ii} i fill oar/m 5/1/1275 70 53.. a on a n u n a a n ulna I: __h ' \ "_ Vina , é- m “I 'ANO \ ' -. V} 12? _ I . - .. -. ’ PEARL ST. ~ - ~ ,_ (_- . WWMm-mmflmmml? _.. - The Exclusive Dealer and Manufacturer of\) JOHN RAUH, DEALER IN FINE.WINES, LIQUORS . _ AND CIGARS _ ' i " . . I , Umbrellas Grand Rapids .' I," » \' .. ‘ ll _ _ L, N and Ell i - '. XJ . t: ‘ Silver'Foarn fi/ ‘. s and Pilsener , Beer on '7 ‘_ 3" Draught. Wholesale and Retail Save you more than one/half in recovering your old frames. J. P. PLATTE 58 Monroe 1 13 CANAL ST. Grand Rapids. Mich. \ -...- ;. n by R ER \ GRAND QADlDs. Mm. 120 RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. ‘ M - 4 For Rubber-tired Traps, Coaches, Victorias ' *I or Baggage and Fine Livery. ' . . . . . . ._ . ED. D. GILL, ...Palace' Livery. THE FINEST AND MOST COMPLETE ‘ ' Carriage and Livery Establishment IN THE CITY. ' l. ..\. \~ \~ ‘ I . \I -- ‘ i‘ \u " LI, l I l . l \y .1 r . _- |..._- llm .“ A.“ l I OFIEIOE 83 and 85 N. DIVISION~ STREET. TELEPHONE 473. _ ‘ Watson at Frost, - .J. G. H6I’KIIBF Jewelru 60, OF ‘ Graham HOUI’. F666 dlltl- 601°“ Mfidl. 57 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Seeds, Grain, Flour, Ham and Wood. Grand Rapids, Mich. ' 128 AND 132 _WEST BRIDGI’E ST. D. D. MASON. Grand Rapids Floral Co. 4 MAKE A SPECIALTY OF Undertaker and Embalmer. , Roses. Carnations.V1olets and Chrysanthemums. _ x x x _ Fine Potted Plants. PROMPT SERVICE WILL BE GIVEN AT ALL HOURS' Flowers for Weddings. Parties and Funerals Always on Hand. x x x ' . 34 South Division Street. 161 MonrS'é St. Telephone 995. Telephones: Office. 1002. Residence.1795. Greenhouses Corner East Street and BurtonAve. C. U. CLARK. W. D. WADE. M. M. CLARK. President. VicvPresident. See. and Treas. WM. KOCH , The Michigan Bark and Lumber Cqmpany FUNERAL DIRECTOR ....I FURNISHER HEMLOCK BARK. LUMBER Wareroom, 45 West Bridge Street. AND SHINGLES Livery Stable. 11 and 13 Scribner Street. Telephone 413. Widdicomb Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. IZI HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE WORLD! Do as others have done. Educate at the BIIANU RAPIDS BUSINESS UNIVERSITY Shorthand. Typewriting and Practical Training School. 7583 Lyon Street. Corner of Ottawa. ELECTRIC ELEVATOR SERVICE. For Catalogues. etc.. call at office or address A. S. PARISH. Grand Rapids, Mich. ‘ PETERSEN BREWINU BU. JULIUS R. PETERSEN, PROPRIETOR. 296 W. BRIDGE ST. Citizens ’Phone 107. People's Credit Clothing Co. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Clothing. Shoes and Hats. All Goods the Best Quality at CASH PRICES on Easy Weekly Payments. CHAS. HOYLE. Manager. Over 29% Canal St. Lester]. Rindge, Pres. G. Kalmbach. V./Pres. W. W. Huelster, Sec/Treas. Grand Rapids Paper Box Co. OUR SPECIALTIES: Made/Up and Folding Boxes of All Descriptions. Embossing. Gold and Silver/Leaf Work and Die/Cutting. General Office 81/83/85 Campau St. Grand Rapids. Telephone 850. Factories. Grand Rapids. Belding and Ionia. ED. L. SMITH. Dealer in and Maker of 20 Crescent Avenue, Grand Rapids. Tobaccos and Cigars. H Jobber. Manufacturer of and Dealer in Harness. Trunks. Traveling Bags. Horse Clothing and Lap Robes. 74 Waterloo Street. S. H. METCALF. Undertaker. 234 East Fulton Street. Citizens 'Phone 1959. Grand Rapids, Mich. A. B. DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH. ' Durfee 8. Leavenworth. Funeral Directors. 103 Ottawa St. Telephones: Office 56. House 989. CALLS ATTENDED TO DAY AND NIGHT. B. R. WIERSEMA & CO.. Manufacturers and Iobbers of I . .P Cigars. 56 Canal St., Grand Rapids. Mich. Telephone 1305. PAUL EIFERT, Manufacturer of Trunks. Traveling Bags. Sample Cases, Harness and Horse Goods of All Kinds. Repairing on Short Notice. Bell 'Phone 1010. 50 Canal Street. THE GRAND RAPIDS ICE AND COAL CO. Office and Yard Corner Wealthy Av. and M. C. R. R. Office 54 Pearl St. Telephone 159. L. F. JONES SEED CO.. Dealers in Field and Garden Seeds. Agents for Armour's Fertilizer. Corner East Bridge and Kent Sts. Grand Rapids Edge Tool Works. E. A. MUNSON. Manufacturer of Machine Knives for Planers. Moulding. Sticking. Veneer, Stave and jointing. Paper Cutter. Beam Knives. Stone Hammers and Steel Work. MILL STREET. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. ii; THOS. E. WYKBS. Lime and Cement. Sewer Pipe. Coal and Wood. Flour. Feed. Grain. Hay, Etc. Office, Warehouse and Yard. Cor. Wealthy Av. and M. C. R. R. BOTH TELEPHONES 371. 122 _ GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. TRADE AT THE OLD RELIABLE. Newman Clothing House A FULL LINE OF MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING. ALL THE NOVELTIES IN LATEST STYLES IN MEN'S FURNISHINGS. HATS AND CAPS. B$.'§§Z..'I‘§_YY_MA“' 104 Canal Street. GIIIIsIIIIPI BIIIIs. MANUFACTURERS OI= 'Crunke and Crawling Bags WHOLESALE ANDKRE'TAIL. Sample Trunks and Cases Made to Order. REPAIRING NEATLY DONE. 19 CANAL STREET. CLEANING. PRESSING. DYING. REPAIRING. ETC. ZYLMHN. Tug CLOTHING RENOVATOR 99 OTTAWA STREET. ' Room No. 1. Telephone 2094. A. M. SCOTT. Proprietor. THOMAS WASSON. Manager. Onoens PROMPTLY FILLED. CITY BAKERY 125 MONROE ST. All Kinds of Baked Goods. Fruits and Oysters in Season. x Ices and Ice Cream. x - ' CITIZENS 'PHONE 457. . We»? Seoteh and Irish wbiskies 29‘)??? Thomas Colleton, LIQUOR DEALER. Wbiskies, wines, Zognaes, Brandy. 5O LYON STREET. ELECTRIC LIGHTS x STEAM HEAT x FREE BAGGAGE TRANSFER FROM UNION DEPOT x RATES $1.00 PER DAY. ' FheIWellingtan Zeuro'pean flatel DAN THORINGTON. I , JIM CARUKIN' fPropx-Ictors. Lunch Counter and Sample Room in Connection. 52 AND 54 SOUTH IONIA ST. DIRECTLY OPPOSITE UNION DEPOT. ' CHAS. E. MERCER. N. W. MATHER. _ 605 Wealthy Avenue, 'Phone 1395. 38 Paris Avenue. 'Phone I933. 'MERCER 8. MATHER. Real Estate, Beans, 'Fire and Ileeident Insurance. WIDDICOMB BUILDING. ROOMS 101 AND 102. Telephone 863. CITIZENS ’PHONE 883- QEO. MIDDLETON. » Designer, Sign and 'Freseo Painter. 37 NO. DIVISION ST. WALL TINTING. MARTIN WHALEN. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC Wines. Liquors and Cigars. 74 SOUTH DIVISION STREET. IAMES A. HUNT, EDWARD WHITTEMORE. Pres't and Treas. Vicc/Prest. and Sce'y. - Flour Barrel Stock a Specialty. GRAND RAPIDS STAVE' 80., Staves. . Heading. Hoops AND BARRELS. AUG. KUPVENI'IEIHER, MANUFACTURER OF fine Davana Cigars 37' W. BRIDGE ST. CITIZENS ’PHONE 1558. %a.‘.'l°'.'.a':.‘..:..t Reva! mater Eigars ‘Myrorm ILIIOSIIQEF Funeral Director. 838 169 OTTAWA ST. Citizens 'Phone 1456. GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 123 D Q ~ _. I\0T':'Y.“'DI C; . Warw- . ‘ Uoigt milling 20., manumwms m Royal Patent and Ilreseent Flour. THE PHOTOGRAPHS . |~ WORK 6. J. JOIIIISOII Glfldl’ (30. . WERE MADE BY... b MANUFACTURERS 0F fiBLE ...Photographer S. W. Corner Canal and Lyon. ...IS CANAL STREET. 124 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. Q .q. mT-U, ZIERLEYN II. cIIIIsIEIIs, J EWELERS O Diamonds. 4" Repairing of watches. fine watches (Blocks, '- case a Silverware. I Specialty. i 85 IIIONROE STREET. Q .% EPAIDIN . NGAK IA 6 v. spEC LT)‘ Y ‘9 Y ‘VHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN CIGARS AND JTOBAGOO. llo Zanal Streeteeee At SWEET'S HOTEL CIGAR STAND... i 'E‘I'c TO JI _ '. - ‘m . \ ‘ I I 5 ‘ - ' ' " ' ‘ a ' I Bought and Sold I I - I I 'l ‘ —at— . . - ~. I -- ,_ A _ ' . .. ‘ _ ‘ .- A. “I ._ ‘ v _ .‘ i, w . .> (n . ‘ 7 u v-_, ' I “ff 0" f ' \ . _ _ _ I _ . , . . . - ~ * \-’ ..‘l:-*-- “‘I; . .. .l I - .I- - f T\ _- c 4- ‘é'M‘ F1" -‘ I'\ ‘1'." ' _-.. w m r -. o Fuzz“, CaPd~*FTND-E18I>hant. Deer. oz 6 mm. no“... Goose, Crocodile, 67 CANAL 05 Bull, PIg,Frog. Lizard, Owl, Parrot. Rooster rowlng, Smoking and Mule. G GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 125 PAGE Amberg, D. M. & Bro-___--- 98 Anderson, F ______________ -- 94 Alabastine Co _____________ -- 40 Adams & Hart _____________ -_ 98 Anheuser—Busch Co _ -_-_ -- -- 68 Aldine Manufacturing Co___- 98 Amberg, D. M -___-----_____ 22 Appelt & Rupprecht ....... _- 64 Alleman, J. H _____________ -- 86 Ackley, D. G-________- --_-_- 64 Alaska Furniture Co ______ -- - 98 Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co__- 26 Blodgett, D. A _____________ _- 26 Brogger & Zoellner ________ _- 18 Belknap Wagon Co _______ __ 12 Brown & Sehler ___________ -- 54 Bonnell, F ______ -- _________ _- 18 Barbour Dryer Co _________ __ 98 Britt, H. A- ._- ________ __ 82 Brooks, A. E. & Co _______ -_ 100 Berkey, W. A ______________ __ 50 Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co - -- 88 Berkey & Gay _____________ _- 8 Barrett, W. E. &- Co ______ -_ 46 Bennett Fuel Co--__-----____ 24 Ball & Reghel _____________ __ 90 Blake & Son ______________ __ 104 Blickley, & Rauschenberger" 76 Barkley, H. E----__--__--___ 38 Brechting, F -____-____ --_--- 102 Bridge St. House-_-------___ 98 Benjamins, L-_-____. ____---- 54 Barlow Bros ______ -; _______ __ l6 Brandt, M _________________ __ 98 Brown, R. S____--------___-_ 102 Baisch, C. G ______________ -- 98 Brook Corset Co--__-__----_- 94 Bentley, J. K ._-__- .-_-__-__ 106 Baylis, J. J ___--- -___-__--__ 102 Christ, E. H ___-__.----___-- 98 Chapin, F. B____-__---_-___- 64 Carstens, R. D ____________ -- 124 Collar, F. R-___-__-_-__--___ 98 Collaton, Thos ____-___--__-_ 122 Callahan, J ________________ -. 18 Citizens Telephone Co _____ _- 74 Columbian Transfer Co ____ -_ 80 Clark-JeweII-Wells Co ____ _- 30 PAGE Clark-Rutka-Weaver Co- - --- 30 'Coye, Chas. A ____________ _- 64 Central Furniture Co ______ _- 106 C. & W. M. R’y __________ __ 84 Consolidated St. R. R. Co -_ - Insert, opp. 33 Corl-Knott Co ---- -___ _-_-__ 38 Collatt Bros- _____________ -_ 48 Cordes, M ________________ _- 64 Chinnick, W. C ___________ _- 82 Colleton, J. H -__-____------ 64 Colquhoun & Co -_-- _-_--___ 106 Cunningham, Wm _________ -- 94 Commercial Credit Co _____ __ 76 Campbell. Wm ____________ -_ 86 Columbia, The _ _ . . _ _ - - - - _ _ __ 82 Chicago Laundry---- -_-- ---- 64 Dodds, Alex____-_-____-____- 14 Dean-Hicks Printing Co- ___- Insert, opp. 32 Detrick. C. B _____________ -_ 44 Durfee & Leavenworth ---- _- 121 Durfee Embalming Flu'd Co- 16 Dun, R. G. 81 Co-_---___-_-- 54 Dosker, H. M___- -------__- 102 Dettenthaler, F. J ________ _- 62 Dennis Bros- ______________ __ 100 Diamond, A-- - -- -__- ___- -___ 106 De Jonge, J. J ------------ __ 98 Draggo, H --_-____-_--__.--_- 98 Edison Lighting Co _______ __ 111 Emmer, F. W _____________ __ 48 Eifert, P________---_------.__ 121 Ellis, G. E_-__---______--_-- 116 Fox Machine Co __________ _- 12 Fuller& Rice Lum.& Mfg.Co. 2 Fourth National Bank- -_ - -- - 70 Fox, J. W., Excelsior Co__-._ 80 Friedrich, J. A. J _________ -_ 44 Foster, Stevens & Co-----___ 6 Folger & Son --____-_-_..-_-- 82 Graham, Phil -_____-____-- -- 94 Grand Rapids Electric Co ___ 102 G. R. Elec. Light 84‘. Power Co. 42 Gissler & Fritz _____________ .- 116 Grand Rapids Gas Engine Co. 94 PAGF Grand Rapids Veneer Works. 68 Grand Rapids School Furn . Co. 20 Grand Rapids Cycle Co ____ __ 20 Grand Rapids Brass Co ---- -_ 28 Grand Rapids Brush Co ----- 52 Grand Rapids Stave Co ____ __ 122 G. R & I. R’y-__--___------ 32 Grand Rapids Soap Co ----- -- 48 Grand Rapids Bark Co ____ 110 Grand Rapids Wood Carv. Co. 64 Grand Rapids Brewing Co___ 22 Grand Rapids Chair Co ____ __ 4 Grand Rapids Leaf TobaccoCo. 110 Grand Rapids Whol. Furn .Co. 40 Grand Rapids Paper Box Co- 121 Grand Rapids Electrotype Co. 116 Godfroy C. G ---_-___-___-_- 18 Goodrich, W ______________ _- 86 Gritzska, C ______________ __ 86 Grand Rapids Paint &W.C .Co. 94 Grand Rapids Elec. Plating Co. 62 Grubinger, P___________--__- 86 Greenbauer & Armbuster ____ 118 Grand Rapids Steam Laundry 106 Grand Rapids Cigar Co ____ __ 118 Grand Rapids Carpet Clean .Co 110 Groskopf Bros_-___--_-____-_ 122 G. A. 8: P. Tea Co ________ -- 106 G. U. Tea Co ______________ __ 106 Grand Rapids Ice Co ______ _- 121 Gill, E. L----____-_-_-_-_-__ 120 Grinnell, H. & Son ------- _- 116 Gypsum Products Mfg. Co--- 112 Grand Rapids Floral Co _-___ 120 Hester, M-_-__-_---____--___ 122 Hanish, A-_--.---___-___-- - 121 Hooper Bros -____-_. --_- -__- 76 Hoffman, Chas ____________ -- 106 Hervey, E. J--___________--_ 54 Herkner Jewelry Co ------- -_ 120 Herrick, E. J -----______---- 102 Hoebeke & Co ____________ __ 94 H. Huber ___ ----_--___--_--- 112 Heinz, Jos ---------------- _- 18 Harri~on Wagon Co _______ -- 110 Hermitage, The ___________ -- 2 Haney School Furniture Co__ 76 Hartmann, H. J-__-._-_---___ 46 H. B. Feather Co ----____-_. 56 126 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. PAGE Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. 52 Hopson-Haftenkamp Co_____ 56 Herold—Bertsch Shoe Co_____ 42 Hirth, A. & Son __________ -_ 10 Harris Paper Co ___________ __ 6 Houseman & Jones ________ _. 56 Hauser, Hayden & Owen- ___ 96 Holcomb, A. L ____________ _- 102 Herkimer, The._~ __________ _- 58 Herrick, G. D _____________ __ 102 Harvey, C. L. & Co _ . . _ _ _ _ __ 42 Higer, L. 81 Son __________ _- 110 Hyman, A. D _____________ __ 86 Ideal Clothing Co _____ _- ____ 38 Idema, H. H ______________ __ 118 Jennings, C. W ___________ _- 100 Johnson Cigar Co -__________ 123 Justin, C. A _______________ __ 18 Jenks, S. B _______________ __ 58 Johns, G. T _________ _-______ 106 Jones Seed Co _____________ __ 121 Kent County Savings Bank __ 104 Kortlander Co___.-___________ 18 Kennedy, Alex ____________ __ 26 Kruse, Jos -____-____-___-___ 18 Kortlander Bros ___________ __ 62 Knowlson, A. B-____________. 112 Kelly Shirt Co ____________ __ 119 Kent Furniture Co .__-___-__ 111 Kramer, Wm. & Son-_______ 48 Kriedler, C. H ____________ __ 86 Kahler, C_____-_____________ 82 Kelly, C. A ________________ __ 90 Koch, Wm-__-_____________- 120 Kuppenheimer, A _________ __ 122 Lemon & Wheeler Co _____ __ 42 Letellier, F. & Co _________ __ 8 Livingston Hotel___.________ 111 Lyon, Kymer & Palmer Co__ 36 Leitelt, A -_________--_______ 24 Lamoree, N. H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 118 Lawrence, W. E ___________ __ 82 * Lamore, J _________________ __ 90 Murphy, W. H ____________ __ 60 Metzger, C. B-_______-______ 48 Miller, F. C _______________ __ 118 Michigan Trust Co ___ _ ..___.__ 34 Morman, S. A___________._-_. 58 Mueller & Slack ____ _L .... __ 58 Morton House.~ ____________ .._ 10 Macey Co__-___._________--..__ 16 IN DEX—CONTINUED. PAGE Michigan Chair Co ________ __ 92 Michigan Bark Co--__.______ 120 Mason, D. D ______________ __ 120 Metcalf, S. H ___-___________ 121 Munson, E. A____- -___.._____ 121 Michigan Light Co ________ __ 60 Murphy, J. M- ._______._____ 86 Martindale & Co _ __-___._____ 110 Mutual Life Insurance Co --- 118 Monitor Gas Engine Co ____ __ 24 Mercer 81 Mather-__- -___-___ 122 Mussellman .Grocer Co ____ -_ 30 Mitts, C. A _______________ __ 124 Middleton, Geo ___________ __ 122 Miller, F. C _______________ __ 118 McGregor Dye Works _____ __ 106 McLachlin, Alex __________ __ 44 McLin's Kolatona _________ __ 16 National City Bank__.._______ 70 New England Furn. Co ____ __ 88 Nelson-Matter Co _________ _- 78 Noble, Photographer _____ __ 123 New York Tea Co ________--_ 106 Newman, Harry_____._______ 122 Old National Bank ________ -_ 34 Otterbein & Bosman _______ __ 18 Olney &Judson_.__-_______- 74 Oker 8L Ford ______________ __ 104 Oriel Cabinet Co -___________ 123 O’Brien Bros _______________ __ 118 Otte Bros _____________-_____ 110 O’Leary, D. J _____________ __ 62 Ohio House _______________ -_ 106 Petersen Brewing Co ______ __ 121 Parish, A. S_________ ___- _. __ 121 Platte, J. P _______________ __ 119 Peoples’ Savings Bank _____ _- 70 Porter, C. O. & A. D-_______ 48 Powers 81. Walker _________ -_ 114 Putnam Candy Co _________ __ 14 Peck Bros _________________ __ 114 Parrish & Latta _____ ___- ___- 90 Petz, Jos _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ __ 82 Pettresch, C ______________ __ 86 Pen‘nell, J. H. & Co _______ _- 86 Preusser, A ___-_______ ______ 46 Pierce, E. L ___________---__ 112 Phoenix Furniture Co _____ __ 72 Peoples’ Credit Clothing Co _ 121 ' Quinn, L. J _______________ __ 114 PAGE Ronan, C. B ______________ _- 106 Rempis & G’allmeyer ___- ___- 114 Rindge,Kalmbach,Logie & Co 30 Reid, Wm _________________ -_ 38 Reynolds, H. M. & Son _____ 60 Rauh, J ___________________ __ 119 Russell & Simmonds ___- ___- 62 Reid, P ___________________ _- 60 Reynolds, B. J_____. _-_____- 108 Retting & Sweet __________ -_ 36 Rice & Matheson_-__________ 104 Robinson, W. G-__-_-__-_-__ 92 Smith, Mrs. W. B _________ __ 114 Strahan, T. W ____________ __ 76 Scott, A. M ___-____ ________ 122 Sample Furniture Co ______ __ 113 Stair, O_-_____ -__-_-________ 108 Stow & Davis ____- ___-______ 88 Steketee, G. G ____________ __ 90 Smith, E. L _______________ _- 121 Schneider, H. & Co ____--_-_ 108 Steglich, F. C-________--__.._ 62 Seig1e,J __--_ ___-___----___ 106 Schroeder, A. F ___________ __ 110 Shickell, P. C. & Co _ _ _ . . _ __ 62 Skandia Hotel_______________ 82 Sokup, F. J_____ .- ___ ._____ 114 Smith, H _________________ __ 96 State Bank ________________ __ 70 Standard Oil Co ___________ __ 40 Schlitz Brewing Co______-___ 80 Sintz Gas Engine Co _____ _- l4 Stowe, W. A ____ _-__________ 62 Spring Dry Goods Co ______ _- 8 Stiles Bros ________________ __ 114 Steketee, P. & Sons _______ __ 72 Stickley Bros____ -- ___- ___--- 78 Smith, W. A ______________ __ 92 Star Knitting Co __________ __ 52 “Star” ____________________ __ 6 Stoughton & Co ___________ __ 46 Springer, C. H ____________ __ 62 Schuetz, Henry ___________ _- 82 Schottey, Jno --_______-_____ 86 Studley & Barkley _________ __ 68 Schursch, Jos _____________ __ 114 Thum Co.,' 0. & W _______ __ 12 Tisch Bros _____-___________- 94 Treusch.& Bro ___________ -_ 96 Teal, Z. B _________________ __ 62 Tannewitz, E '__-_- _ .____ ___- 100 Travis, J. M _______________ __ 124 GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT. 127 PAGE Van Dyke, D----_-----__-_-- 90 Van Driele, F. & Co -_ --_--- 48 Valley City Milling Co ____ -- 14 Voigt Milling Co -------_---- 123 Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co-_ 50 Valley City Desk Co ...... -_ 58 Valley City Machine Works - 116 Van Steenberg, C. L ______ _- 96 Villa, N ___________________ -. 106 Wheeler, M. B., Electric Co_ 48 Wallin Leather Co ........ -- 118 IN DEX—CONTINUED. PAGE Widdicomb Furniture Co ---- 66 Wolverine Brass Co --I .... -- _ 108 Wykes, Thos. E. & Co .... _- 121 Wurzburg, F. W __________ _- 44 Wood, A., Carriage Co .... -- 80 Winegar Furniture Co ..... -- 50 Wasmuth, Geo ..--- ---_-- -__- 82 Waltz, Paul ---__-__-------_- 18 Wolverine Motor Co-_- - _--_ 116 Whalen, M _______________ _- 122 Watson & Frost- --------- -_ 120 Wellington Hotel ---------- -- 122 PAGE Wolverine Spice Co ------- -- 54 Walter, Edw -__--- -_-- _--_- - 86 Wiersema, E. R. & C0 ---- -- 121 Werner, W. D --------------- -- 106 Young & Chafiee-----_------ 54 Zierleyn & Carstens ------- -- 124 Zwingeberg, A ------------ -_ 119 Zylman, J. J -------------- -- 112 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII AN mnmnIlllgmlugmmgllllllymmmn l ‘4 0 via 0 qqy\. U“) .Q' ' h ,1 b 1 ..i..,_........ Hui, .....?...:.i..:..¥,., . , ...... . ... .. 1.. , .. , I . ... .. ... ,. , , ..T,.,~v..“, ,. .i ....v, . . i . , . . . ._ a, Q . - v. .- . v. . , . 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