Quincy Has Bad Fire
The first fire in twelve years to cause a loss in six figures at Quincy, Ill., occurred on February 21 when flames, of undetermined origin destroyed the contents and warehouse of the N. Kohl Grocery company with a loss of $150,000. The last six-figure loss was on September 12, 1927. The yearly loss at Quincy since then was one of the lowest in the country based on a population basis.
The fire in the Kohl plant had been burning at least an hour before it was discovered at 4:22 a.m. when lights from the company’s telephone lines flashed in the main telephone exchange. Receiving no answer, the night chief operator reported to a maintenance engineer who discovered the flames at 4:38. A general alarm, followed by a second, was sounded by Chief George Simon.
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