The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-02-28
Great Fire at Burlington, Iowa Loss

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Saturday morning. last, about half-past TIVE
O'Clock, . fire broke cut III the wholess,e dry
goe4s aud grocery store IF himhal & c. cgr.
nnr ot Main aud eHersoa streets whiea ds.lroy
n more property than any that ever Occurred
~ this city. Although The fire companies ere
promptly On The ground Ard sborsd yigron~ty,
il was in1passih'" to coafne the f4nnas t the
bg iiiHg whore the fire originated. thare being
god deal OF wlHd blowing, ani the water
! AyiHg to ba tAF0@a 4 ON Que en zine iato tie
atser aua then upaa the htmes. Iaa three-story
/ o'sek tsaidjag Joining. occupied by M.ssgs.
/ " e A. stagn, and The wuoaen tpnements
| gesaagiag To the Cameron estate. wara alt eun
| .aa-d nHal tae famtF reached the utsy an thu
Faft, aatFe II il course A. arrested b. tie
tif prof hl5llat If Dir Il 9so,n.
NJ as3e I NE IN ftm were IN great danger
Il *ggest!.as ll8FthsarA - d pa sing over Jefi-
erspG - tie b4iltHa "essaxns Ia sr falsner
tta oeeapied ~ ahn AIGeA eye a.hea "a tae II a
| door. 1bera wa~ 4 s1ss-s 81 hu-niug e,gdsrs
gna partially caa3sutat "a Rh'Hgtes .aiEag npan the
ffeat fuof IA he haat va ~ iatqnss apon e g
fra8t - H. cen IL Hlslfh ot III glass and seorua
-8a sod sak eea.idertb4y But lhaaks 10
Jsra3@ wno k"pt III rpF Neii w.tered wsth back
- al Tho iiie COM anfes who played upon fae
;rt.ut IT the nuiiAinp ARE all r,gat s1a hl't
ne town Is saved. IS had il passed over Jeise rsen
ID
uld have crippled our citg fgrygara
Oar citizens ia9o~ed with great saslduity In
removing goeds tram the several buildings COZ
samed The dry goods upon the lover lo3-
were ssse1 III tt.s stara Of himbal4 & Co., wi4h
very Lille tmage. ~ Nas q aatty II heagy
groceries. Fer thBfa the iire could not have &C
Cured in a h,tter time. "a their stock sas RAJ
dosn to the lowest point. They We're insured
70 the amtnat Of $4,000 on goods aud 81, ,030
On the bntliog, aad they tnps bis will eoyet
their loss into $4,000 Or $4,000
The next bndlag vas a tnreastory brick
helon giiis II L. maa COX, Ed insasvd for tvo
thousand aud vas ssorth iron tarep 10 four ths,,s
eaad IL eas o,Tupea ny J W. II { A.
WHile, as a stove st4ia AID TIA sh p All tuz
~oyes and TIL Ware was IN ired tru,a tn. MS.
doe, Wit, sale, hooks dc Bat tas balliiag
iaeiuitag tho cellar, wsr fui of stoves. materlai
| AMI tools, aid most of il was eousi ntl D. Nj.
White estimates their damage at 6 Id 00D, iusu 4
anee IS Ha0 ###
The wooea buildings belonging to the Ca
| nsfun estate were occupied by Mersrs Kaiser &
to, eiolhisg.; g8o3s moved wth small los sup.
posed 10 be Il mfre hen $500, 10 ita4nr nee
u. =. armstrong saddi r, gods nseflp saved
'tteess 1ts 90 ss4b ha 81 5o0--nn E,sura,et
! VI '-faz & scu Eeai pfos .spBs aai a.eacflas
$ o ( removed I'd jaaase light iron 500 "a
800 ~ tasaraHce. otolt, 10 max r., pro sty
s.vgd.
hessss Morton & Co. hardware Isaier-, hal II
large stoc> and Occupied tha corner Rexs lhe
sll-y. TIER goods Were mostly remoEei little
u auythps beiag cen-am-d, hut ioar flths oi
their ss,eii and iae cutlery WIS stolen 1herc
Or csanpt fai mnch short D. So 900 which
h assfr, i iqly coyerd oy insaraace.
Up stats Vas "a pa'at shop baioliny to Mr..
aetlnsfa, AMI tn Justice office OF Go Frazse
Pretty muc u everything was removed from fhssf
fp1ms with little loss. #s#
| lhis WAS tne largest ire that ever occurred In
this city. Ths iiremen lahor-d al the brakes
| ymti daylight, and in fact until they we're CON
plately sorn oat. They deserve ere liz not onl .
tor their loagc .nanaad labor. but fer The cool
uess and skli exhibited throughout. Our city
VINO removed ID 50 snort time such large am
ONT Of heavy goods deserve mach credit fJr
he vtlubie property savea.