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Americus Times Recorder
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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Fire damaged the Missouri Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City on Oct. 23, causing $10,000 in losses fully covered by insurance. Gov. Folk, his wife, and five guests escaped safely after he attempted to fight the blaze and saved portraits of predecessors.
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Missouri's Executive and Family Have Narrow Escape from Flames.
Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 23.-The governor's mansion at Jefferson City was damaged to the extent of $10,000 by fire this morning at 3 o'clock. Gov. Folk, his wife and guests had to seek quarters at a nearby hotel.
Governor Folk, who was aroused by the crackling of the flames, telephoned to the fire department and then attempted to extinguish the fire, burning in the second story hallway, with two fire extinguishers. This proved ineffective, and after seeing his wife and their five guests were safely out of the mansion, the governor devoted himself to saving the portraits of his predecessors in office, pending the arrival of the firemen.
The fire is believed to have started from a flue in the hallway.
After more than an hour's labor, the fire was extinguished.
The mansion was erected in 1872 at a cost of $75,000. Since then frequent appropriations have been made by the legislature and the improvements and furnishings have cost $75,000 more.
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
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Jefferson City, Mo.
Event Date
Oct. 23.
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damage to the extent of $10,000, fully covered by insurance. no injuries; gov. folk, his wife, and five guests escaped safely and sought quarters at a nearby hotel.
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The governor's mansion caught fire at 3 o'clock in the morning, starting from a flue in the second story hallway. Gov. Folk was aroused by the flames, called the fire department, tried to extinguish it with fire extinguishers, ensured his wife and guests were safe, and saved portraits of predecessors until firemen arrived. The fire was extinguished after more than an hour.