, 1865-12-04
plsAsTRevs CONFEDERATION.
The Lloyd Block In F1amss-..Strong's
Furniture Store In Ruins-..
Loss $4,000.
SERIOU8 ACCIDENT TO CHIEF U.
r, HARRIS.

Il nre Of unusual magnitude broke ont ct
o'clock on Saturday evening In the Lloyd Block
notthwest corner OF Wells and Randolph streets
i originated In tho rear Of the fourth door of Ii,
furniture store Of William ". Strong. No. sos Ran.
do.ph street. which extends from De ba,emen, IA
The upper story Of the building and before the drc
denrtneot could be called out the xboe OF The
paH Of the uTpeT rooms were enreloped in flames,
Foz some time The connaezat1ou appeared TO be
making slow proErcss. but before halt an hour Ind
expired. the f1Inea were seen Pickering skys1rd
nom the ROOF, and Illuminating the whole etreet,
ontng to the great height of tho build.
tHE, md The nt1enlty Of gaining aeoess
TO The proper spot II wa Soma
time hefose the nremen conld bring the hose 10
operate. and during the interval the flames haa
made considerable hcadwsy. The whole of The
department were called out. and thcir united efforts
refulted, afse4 fierce struggle, in bringing tbs
raging element Under srbjection. The crowds
which had collected On the st.eet rrre on the no,nt
ofdltpcrsfuc In the belief thar The show was over
when Ill al once brilliant theei Of dame waa eeen
70 ltsue from The windows Of The fourth story tpnf
mg RsndoGn nc r. street Iae npPer oers had eiven
communlcaicd the IRE to the third story, The
esta9tish1acnt ,n'll contained some very valuable
a9y 70 .Se Ss ases aaF fns ~ & ef :, whss ~
Immediately below that vas Tie yarnI.hin-
rooms roc % mud were stored with quannly Of benzine
poses. II Was here that The IRE originated altnonpn
IN What znanne could not be prociscly ascertaintd
,,ss Aaay o. s ths SnPloyes of ,he establishment
occurred One Of them, Mr. Frcncl. ia hnnt-.
Keeper. nm into The upper story at the COMMENCE
mcnt Of the hse, aud narrowly escaped sudocatIon.
hssomin ,ss ea ~ fntis @ BE- fashed toward one Of
IA. about 10 throw himself out. when, fortunately
io1 htnaslE boy .e'zed him round The waist, aud
tnhjpeation, when sad calamity helcl ch!ef Fun
Ms,shM Y. r: Harris, which had Nell.
nsgh nsesc. te~tp'tsd Il ,ss s,s bis ~, Mr. Harris
The fpot nearly as toon as the fire Commenced. Hc
bad asccnded 10 the roof Of the building and then
wsnt v INTO one q IT, 1ppsI rooms which was filed
down 10 eire oI1era to the department, 6e m,ssed
his footing in the darkness, and fell through The
hatchwas. which By some strange earelessness had
Of more than thirty feet For some rnoments he
Chief lay quite inssns,be and ii wus feared tha he
wss killed bE The tall nnt he soon recovered sum-
room. Two physicians promptly attended h1m
and dressed his wounds. he Is said 10 be seFiops]y
but not dangerously hnrt, the principal Injuries be-
In falling, be succeeded in breaking bis tafl by
catching at The rope, and thus let himself down
easily. Lad It not been for the fortunate c1rcuu.
probability have heen killed On the spot
This unfortunate occurrence had d had influence
on The eforts ofthe fte brigade. The men seemed 10
bs al At tea atsef tbe loss OF their chie aut twice
aiter the condAEratIop seemed to he e1tlnsulshed
the flames broke oat ncalu in Other portions Of the
eTuctn1e- Five streams Of water were brought to
besr upon 1t from the alley. and another nom the
10 accomplish the desired effect and rot iii nearly
| Midnight did they succeed In reducing the hre
Ihs tollowtne + statement Of ths d.aso sus
Mr. W. y. Strong, md PHO Carpenter are The
owner. Of the store No e3s where the Ie o,iinat,
ed, lhe main slote Or saie-roo1 vas filed with
most expensive Kind, fncIudtnc soias. loupCca
mirrors and sone elegant chair. On the same
floor wns the c1Iice, containing all the books Of the
fecond foor coutatned large variety of valuable
mlEzoIt, some Of which were valued at from $1,0ol
furniture marble topped diessinc caseF, and valus
bic so'hs lounges and chairs. An these were more
or .,is les damaged. parity from hre bu, q
floor contained furniture Of a ie.. expenelyr Dr.
satption, such a tmltAton walnut md osk sets,
Which we1r entirely destroyed By the water. The
| and also for uphostGing pu1poees. Everything h
1 this portion Of the building wae completely dc,
stroyed BY dre; The ffth nooF was the manuiactur
ishcd epode. al Of which were Consumed by TIC
flames. The entre loss l. csumated at SlO6, ,0OU
npon which there Is an insurance Of 1000, the
Esse,D and home @ eompsnes stesF
WIS generally considered to be among the 6nest IL
the city, embracing articles Of rare workmanship
| and Ereat sslue: Ii has been utterly destroyed
The stores adjoining that Of Nj. Strong, Nos. 10!
| End e01. were owned by Dlcke9xon, Stutgis 4 Co.
dealers in timers sspcK and tools. The content.
Of these stores have not been damaged by fse bui
constdcnhle portlon OF II has been destroyed BY
the wafer. Their loss, about 3ao0o Il full5 eorered
| by inaU1nce-
The store to The west Of the furniture store, No
&N owned by S. III. EapsOu 4 Co eoutair{ut
stoves md holloW-wA1e, was damaged to the eIlen
Of $500. Fully insured. In the nilh story o. thil
store some valuable geological specimens had beer
! A Schalrs house, Nos. e17 and e09 wna damaged
! By wrte9 10 the extent ol about $500. Fully in
| enred.
All oI the three ttoEe4 arc owned by NJ William
I Jones, Of the fr1n OF Ogden, Turner Co. I'll,
loss sns.amed BY him Is estimated 1t $4,000 In
| knred for $3nMD.
| The en,lre lors ma5 be eAtimated at abou
fIiNUO0.