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Fire damages Jack Connaghan’s country home, 1958

Also November 1958 Jack Connaghan house fire · 1958 Connaghan country-home fire

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TypeEvent
Dates1958-11-11 – 1958-11-13
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Dates
1958-11-11 – 1958-11-13
Kind
Disaster
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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disastercommunityhousing
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1958 Beaver Beacon reports that a fire at Jack Connaghan’s country home caused extensive interior damage between November 11 and 13. The fire reportedly began at the basement furnace and moved through the kitchen into a bedroom; Tony Connaghan raised the alarm, and Jack and Rose Connaghan controlled the blaze with a garden hose.

Evidence limits

The issue does not establish an exact date, fire-investigation finding, insurance outcome, structural assessment, or full damage inventory.

Sources

  1. Reports extensive interior damage at Jack Connaghan’s country home from a fire that began at the basement furnace, burned through the kitchen and into a bedroom, and was brought under control with a garden hose by Jack and Rose Connaghan after their son Tony raised the alarm. The issue dates the fire only as between November 11 and 13 and does not provide an investigation, insurance, structural assessment, or exact date. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the fire notice; it does not expand the damage, cause, or property record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Fire damages Jack Connaghan’s country home, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jack-connaghan-country-house-fire-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1958, “FIRE!!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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