Miss Zuern's Brave Rescue
MISS ZUERN’S BRAVE RESCUE
At a Fire in Her Father’s Butcher Shop Wednesday
SAVE THE WATCH DOG
The Fire Damaged Considerable Property including Mr, Zuern’s Shop – The Loss Fully Insured
Thirty chickens about $100 worth of butcher’s tools and other personal property were lost in a fire which broke out in the rear of the butcher shop of Charles Zuern, at 113 E. Washington street, shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday. The damage to the building where the tire took place amounts to about $100. The property lost is fully insured in the Germania Fire Insurance Company of New York, of which Henry J. Mann is the local agent.
The fire was first discovered by Miss Emma Zuern, who immediately telephoned the fire department which quickly responded to the call, but as a fairly high wind was blowing the greater part of the building was destroyed before the firemen arrived. They worked heroically, however, on the flames, their energetic efforts preventing the spreading of the conflagration, which had reached other buildings in the vicinity, might have worked disaster to a number of business houses on the street.
Miss Zuern displayed much presence of mind in attempting to save some of the property in the wake of the flame,, after she had telephoned the fire department.
Her attention was first attracted to the howling of her dog in a small outhouse adjoining the burning shed. She quickly unlatched the door and, seizing the animal by his collar, dragged him to a place of safety. She was only able, however, to save a few of the chickens as when she reached them the flames were so strong as to force her back from her work of rescue. To save the tools and other property, which were burned was an impossibility as the fire was madly devouring them when assistance arrived.
No cause can be given for the fire other than the theory that some live ashes had been thrown in the alleyway back of the burned building, and the wind blowing some of them on the building set it on fire.
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Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat