, 1866-01-06
FIRE All FALMOUTH, IND.
An Entlrc Block of stores Destroyed
Los, $4,000.

An EDtfc NAOE4 OF SkOE6A EctkFOyeH@
Los, $4,000.
From The Plymouth Republican. 4th} -
Yesterday morning, about * O'Clock. q
fire was discovered In Woodland s. HeWett's
brick building on the west side Of Michigan
street. The alarm YVES Immediately given,
and It seemed, when We FIRST saw 1t, that !.
could hare been extinguished With faw
buckets Of water, bnt every QUO relied On the
engine, and the consequence Is the whole
block Is In ashes. Tho engine, probably,
might have extingufshed the flames had not
tho valves become frozen as soon as the cold
water touched them, and 1t was nearly an
hour before It could be- made to operate, BY
which time the fire had become unrnAnageab
and eprend to the adjoining buildings, which
being all fames, burned rapidly. Fortunate
u, there was little Of no wind blowing. which
work, to save the block on the cast side oE
There is some doubt as to in which room,
In the brick, tho fire originated, but tho gen.
e1al opinion Is TINT Il was either IN Dr.. Longs
OF Dr. Brooks office, as the Gre WAS burning
How 1t originated we hav6 not been able to
ascertain When we reached the scene the fire
had burned through the floor and lathing, and
the cools were dropping down into both
Dale's and Davidson s Co.'s store rooms.
AIeesrs. Dale & Co. succeeded in saving the
greater pOTl100 Ok LutL 64NEh. :. l utJ "pAG LIZ
snrcd for Il, O0O; which 1t Is thought, will more
M Meesrs. i Davidson l. Co. saved most Of their
goods. They we're insured for SO, 600, which
| will probably cover their loss: -.
Mrs. Dunha1n, whose millinery storo Was
stock. She estimates her loss 1t $3.50 or
| $1,000; insured for $780,.
| The first buIldipe on the: south aide Of tho
I brick was occupied by Mr. John Paul rs a
I boot and shoe store. Hc snved tho greater
I nortion Of his stock. ue estimates his loss,
IN buildings and goods, at e3,OoO. No fnsur-
| nncc.
The adjoining. building was occupied by
| Mr.. George Koch, as q boot and shoe store.
Loss In stock and buildings, he estimates at
Il $1,000. No insurance. -. - !:
Y +. A. simons' grocery store WAS IN the next
building on the south. He was-insnred fol
/ & 800, which Will probably cover his loss.
i G. Blain Il Co.'s drug store was ia the ne1f
room south. Their losa, they think, Is fully
II covered by insurance. ::
i Ab. BECKER u Co. occupied the next roon
on the south as grocery store. Their Loss
supposed to be covered by insurance.
4 The next room on the south corner OF th
block WAS occupied By Mr.. Dunha1n, clothing
merchant. His loss In stock We could not as
certain, but It Is supposed to be light.
In the rear, OF west 'ol Dunham's, on La
porte street, was David Hartman's saddler
I
IN thc :ne1t bntldine on the west was
| meat shop, kept by Koontz d Burndake
They saved everything: q,
| All these si1 Inst mentioned buildings wer
owned by H9n; :1a Homage Corbln: Ne estimate
! The first building On the north side Of tn
! brick where the fire originated, was occupie
by Jacob Necke1lee as q saloon. We ha1
not been ab1e to ascertain bis loss, If any
!: The building was owned by K1inghammer
Hoham. 1t was probably worth $500. NJ
i Nj. William ", Hill- occupied the lowe
:! rooms Of the adj Joining building on the north
! as bakery and eating house His loss h
I; buildings and stock Is estimated at s, ,m0
! No insurance.
II Tie upper rooms Of Hill's building was oc
/ eupied by Drs. A. o. & T. A. Bozton- Thsi
Il loss, we understand, was light
7 Mr.. Aaron Renbarger's harness aud cad
Il dle1y shop was In the lower rooms Of the al
Il Joining building. He estimates his loss q
/ present OF 200, but hopes to ind SONG Of hi
j missing goods No in6urance.
Il Mrs. Smith and Shocks millinery store VIA
il 10 the upper roo,ns OF this building. The
4 snved nearly all their stock. Loss fully cover
j ed By Insurance.
Tie building was purchased . fen. days az
by Mr.. jacob Wcckerlee, and We uuderatan
\ he had an insurance on it In one ot the Goshe
l companies, but how much We could not leaII
/ The next building, where the Post O11c
was formerly Kept, was occupied by Mr. 4
Reia,cker, merchant tailor. .H,s loss In stoe!
/ WAS Light, but fully covered BY insurance:
T. The adjoining building was a ANAL at1aiI
It Was occupied BY Nichols = Deniston as
bakery and eating house. We believe the
saved the prineipa, ps1t ct their stock.
Both the last named buildings belong TO
4 L. Wheeler, Esq. He estimates his loss q
$500. No insurance.