1916, February 12 – Fire Reignites Further Damage Reported

February 12, 1916: About eleven o’clock last night, Fire Chief Harry Cash was again summoned to the bank building to extinguish a blaze that had started among the ruins of the burned structure. The blaze was not a serious one, but had been smoldering all day and had just broken into flames again. Continue reading

1916, February 11 – Fire Burns NW Corner of Square

Marion was visited last night by the most disastrous fire experienced in this city for many years and for a time it threatened to take out the entire block on the northwest side of city square. Continue reading

1916, January 17 – Lowe Building on N Side of Square Burns

Fire Chief Cash and his assistant were called out of their warm beds at 1 o’clock this morning to fight one of the worst fires that Marion has experienced for a long time. With the thermometer below zero and the fire already burning fiercely the chief saw that he had a tremendous task on his hands. Continue reading

1915, September 2 – City Council to move Fire Dept

The fire committee from the city council met with other city officials to decide on the proposition of removing the fire department to the building recently purchased for a city hall.  It was decided to make the change as soon as convenient. The corner room of the city hall on the ground floor facing Court Square will be remodeled to accommodate the fire department. Continue reading