▁the ▁buildings ▁so ▁that ▁very ▁little ▁was ▁saved . ▁Mrs . ▁Julius ▁B j orn son ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Jacob ▁Lind al , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁an ▁a partment ▁over ▁Field ' s ▁Store ▁( where ▁the ▁bank ▁now ▁stands ), ▁per ished ▁in ▁the ▁fire . ▁Many ▁homes ▁were ▁also ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁fire . ▁People ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁( now ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁park ) ▁until ▁their ▁homes ▁could ▁be ▁re built . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁c is tern ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁between ▁the ▁present ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Ed in burg ▁Super ette ▁and ▁the ▁vac ant ▁lot ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁fire ▁hall ▁( where ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁located ) ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁fire ▁protection . ▁It ▁was ▁in access ible ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁rapid ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁fire . ▁ ▁The ▁economic ▁loss ▁was ▁enorm ous . ▁Yet , ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁ru ins ▁had ▁ceased ▁sm oking , ▁mass ▁meet ings ▁were ▁called , ▁the ▁situation ▁discussed ▁and ▁a ▁decision ▁reached ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁town . ▁In ▁a ▁year ' s ▁time ▁almost ▁every ▁business ▁place ▁was ▁re built ▁and ▁Ed in burg ▁emer ged ▁from ▁its ▁supre me ▁test ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁up - to - date ▁shape , ▁with ▁bigger ▁and ▁better ▁structures ▁and ▁a ▁better ▁street ▁system ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁ever ▁hoped ▁for . ▁ ▁Cord elia ' s ▁Store , ▁built ▁by ▁Mr . ▁B ars ness , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁buildings ▁to ▁be ▁ere