The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-11-05
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T. NEvILLE,-GRoCHR.
| A one story frame, small. Stock
estimated $500, Total loss; burned
down. On the north side Of Main
and corner Of Court,
O. Q. PETERS co.-DRY GOODS.
| A one story frame, 2Ox68. Stock
$4,000. Insurance 5000. Loss $6,
900. Building valued at ; burn.
ed down. Next'east
D. NJ. HARMoN-GKocER.
A one story frame, 1sx7o. Stock
$4,000. Insurance s2,1OO. Loss Of
building, Devin's front and H.'s addi.
tion. Burned down. Next east +
T. DEvIN soN-wHoLEsALE DRY
GOODS.
A two story brick, 20x124. Stocn
$4,000. Insured. $22, 500. Loss $1S,-
900. Building worth $1,000; burned
down. Next east,
| II. G. GRUBT-GRocER.
A two story frame. 1sx4O. Stock
$4,000. Insured $1,000. Loss $4,000.
The building belonged to Geo. Gil
laspy, and valued at $1,000; burned
down. Next east
ADAM KIsER-sALooN.
A two story frame 18x4O. Family
lived in I'd story. Loss $4,000. In
sured $1,000. Lost everything; build
belon ged toe. Blind; valued att1 600
burned down. Next east,
CLARK &TUTTLE-w R TIN I STOVE
A two story frame, 20x13O. Stock
$4,000. Nearly Insured. Loss tri-
fling. Building belonging to Mr. Kran-
ner; valued at $4,000; insured $1,000;
burned down. Next east,
n. NBNAMAKER-JEwELRR 4 pHoTd.
HRApHER,
A two story brick; front badly
burned; but building and stock not
materially damaged. Loss will amt
to $4,000. Next east
J. G. MEEK-DRY GOODS,
A two story brick, front badly
burned, building but little damaged;
stock damaged. Loss $4,000. Insur-
cd. Mr. Fred Aspinwall occupied
the I'd story as a boarding house
furniture somewhat damaged by re-
moving. East two doors
JOE LEIaHToN-eIeARs,
A small franc house, roof torn of;
and inside gutted, for fear of fire.
Damaged probably no: more than
$500. Next east. like this one
GEO. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., =. W,
sMITH-MERcHANr TAILOR,
A small frame, demolished. Smiths
loss in goods, ETC., $1,000. RS loss
probably $500. No insurance.
In addition to the above, Mr.. L
Danbaum, Tabacconist, whose family
he's moved away, and he intending to
ship their furniture in few day
had it stored in the rear of Belts
store, which was all consumed with
the exception of some saved. Loss
81, 900.
Thus, in a hasty manner we have
given what could be gathered in the
turmoil and excitement of this morn.
ing. We shall probably be able to
givea more definite showing Of fig
ures in few days.
From some cause the engine was
not got out and into action till some
time after the alarm; but, while we
seemingly give the boys q knuckler
in this, we also desire to say to them
that after they had got to work, no
more skillful and gallant company of
men ever worked reel, or handled q
hose. Beyond all question the en-
gine and it's management saved the
principal. business portion of our city
from smouldering heap.
Our citizens deserve great credit
for the jealous and untiring assistance
rendered in carrying water and emp
tying stores. But we are grieved to
add that indications prove that quito
q large number of other citizens are
SO lost to all sense of humanity as to
pilfer and steal from those who were
suffering the terrible Gala mites Of fire :
There can be no doub. that at least
one fifth of the loss in goods was
caused in this inhuman way. 1t was
sad sight. to see the huge piles Of
goods thrown out any way and every
where, in confusion, costly goods
trampled under feet, and in tumbled
piles, and to see the owners picking
here and there for their own.
Speculation is rife as to the origin
Of the fire, but nothing definite is
known.
1t is supposed by somo to be the
work Of an incendiary. We learn
from citizen that just before the fire
broke out, train on the b. & NJ. r.
r. r., passed up, and the locomotive
was ejecting volumes ofsparks which
were carried by the strong wind blow
ing all night in that direction, right
in among these buildings, which be-
ing old and dry, might have taken
fire from them.
This awful fire has cast a gloom
over our young and prosperous city.
Thecold of winter is about settingin-
h buses are not to be got, and many
men are thrown out OF employment
We need not assure each and every
one of the sufferers that they
have the sympathy cf the entire
community, for that is shown on
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