, 1866-07-19
TEE LANSING FIRE.
The Dfst, ucftve Fire On Suoday-IIuch
Valuable PrnpersyS ySpeasroyed-A To-
tat L"as Of $50, 1000 70 $4,000.
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SAsuAUVE FFbPcF1$iKHt F0yGN-A 2C@
lat I"as Of $50, 1000 20 s75,OO0.
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4 destructive ase broke out about baif:past
two Cd Sunday morning, IN the extensive
notf and plaster mills Of B. E. Hart 4 Co.,
ct Lower Town. When first discovered, the
Hames were under such headway tha. all
efforts to check them proved Ia vain, and In q
short time the whole structure WAS reduced
TO heap Of ruins. From there the destroy
Ing element epread rapidly both north and
south. On the north SIDE the nearest build.
minutes after 1t commenced to burn Torrent
ire company arrived with the only engine
which Lansing get affords thst being located
more than mile irom the scene OF the confla-
e,attoa, but, once ready, It vas worked most
vigorously, fresh sets Of men relieving each
other 1t The brakes The factory Hns we'll
stocked with valuable machinery, most of
which *ss taken out and saFed, while the
building was entirely consumed.
few feet further north was the Iron
foundry owned by ST. Metlin, Who had quite
Hayes & Tooker for sla, This, with
blacksmith shop and storeroom adjoining,
vas burned 10 the ground At this point, By
the utmost ezertfen, the flames were prevent
ed from spreading fsrther in that direction.
Hut for the almost total absence Of wind,
nothing could have saved the row Of wooden
stores On Franklin street. aud once started
there, the fire would have made clean sweep
town.
The buildings mentioned thus far were slt-
uns<d on the north aide Of the mill, but In
the meantime, Other valuable property On
the south side vas rapidly yielding to the
fiery foe. g. G. Schontld's saw-Intll and
Siuart's chair shop burned almost sfmultane-
ousl5 With the factory. The loss Of the saw.
builders, a. Nj. schode!d had large contracts
to f1l with lumber, which wa intended for
Immediate use. The destruction Of the
flourfug md plaster mills will be- especially
untor aoats tor the public, a., - thers ,,r :; no
and only = small Touring mill. wholly
insufficient 10 supply the wants Of the con:
muntty. In store un franklin street, uscd
hy Mr. Pasma1ee a. storcroou, vas Piled an
lnmente amount Of wool In bundles OF AH
sizes, left u snnary persous for niles aronnd,
blcd into the street and carried quite dis
tance to plncc OF safely. by csrele4s band
lug mauy bundles were hroktu and the con-
tents scattered IN the dust, md mach Of 1t
was appropriated BY dishonest people pro
tending to s.sist In saving It. Thai .hlch
j. Rot<on & Co bad part nf their stock OF
dry goods carried out, lat their store hnaly
| remained unbaEmed. here seTerc accidrnt
happened to 4 Younc man named Nelson
Bsoxn, i printer In tho Republican othec.
] Several mct3 peedlessly removed the heary
safe, which. when It. rcached the Sidewalk, lad
on one aide and Brown Vas asslsttns 10
s9inc HMe Of the men let 70 Of ihe sals, which
filling suddenly caught Ill the fingers
II B1owa's rlsht band under Que edge
crushing them In = frtghtfnl manner.
nnd it Is thopEht rendering amputa-
, tim NECESSARY. There was no insurance upon
snT al the buildings OF tht!r contents. One
Of ihe loser, Mr. Stuart, bad made an applt-
cntfnn On the day previoux In tho Climax. But
| no policy had been made out. The total loss
is not ret known, but 1t Is estimated at trom
| 10000 to k75, ,m.
| though II Is thought to hare caught from the
smut machine In the third story Of the mill