The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-24
ST. LOUIS
Destructive Ftre.-Loss EstImated NJ
$1,000. OOa-

ST. LOUIS, April 2S.-About half-past
three O'Clock, this morning, IRE broke
ont in the extensive wholesale drug
store Of Blowcurd & Co., 217 North
Main street, which was entirely de-
stroyed, together with GrumEleys &
Co.'S. clothing store; L. and c. Speck &
Co., fancy goods and notions, and
Lamgsdorf & Rosenstein, fancy goods
and notions, all adjOing each other on
the south. Also, Jesse LRruet, hat
and cap store, occupying rooms over
Blowcurd & Co.; the building on the
north end by Clark Bros. & Co., and
occupied by them as 4 bank on the
Olive street by J. E. Crawford, gentle
mems furnishing store; Cars & Co.
boot store; ]. E. Scale, Farren q
Champlin, tailors; and up stains by G.
G. Gonter & Co., price current Office,
and P. Studley & Co., job printers, was
pretty well gutted.
The ire is still burning but il Is con-
fined TO the buildings above named.
Th5 losses and insurance as far as at
present ascertRined are as follows:
Langsdorf d Rosenstien, total loss,
stock valued at about Sl50, 900; insured
for SlS5, 900. Liverpool, London and
Globe and Home, New York, $4,000
each, and 5000 each in the following
companies: Howard, New York; City
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North American, PhiladelphiA; PhOe-
nix, Brooklyn; Active, Hartford; At
lanic Fire, Brooklyn; Phoenix, Hart
ford; New England Mutual Marine,
Boston; Lamar, New York; Lorillard
Home, New Haven; Queens, Liverpool
and London Standard, New York;
Home, New York; International, New
Philadelphia, and the following St.
Louis offices: Franklin, Washington,
Mutual, South St. Louis, Western Ma
rine and Franklin.
r. P. Studley & Co., stock estimated
at about SIS, coo; insured for S60, 900 in
State Fire, Cleveland; Phoenix, Man
haitian, Fulton, Mercantile Insurance,
Lorillard and Underwriters Agency,
all of New Nork; Cleveland, of Clevs-
land; Etna, Hartford; Putnam, Hart
ford; Home, New Haven, each IS, 900,
and Hope, Mutual, Marine and Mound
City, each 81, 500.
L. q c. Speck q Co., stock estimated
al Sl50r 900; total loss. The following
partial insurance has been ascertained:
Hartford Fire, Phoenix, Hartford Ma
rine, Continental, Market, FiremRn's
New York, America and st. Louis Mu-
tual. Jefferson Mutual, Franlin Autu-
al, Home Mutual, and Marine, OF St.
Louis, each 5000; and in Liverpool,
London and Globe s., 600.
The loss on Clark Bros. & Co.'s build
iRg is about S29, 900; insured in the
Home Mutual, State Mutual, Western
Mutual, and st. Louis Mutual, all OF
ST. Louis, each 5000.
Grimsley & Co., stock estimated at
about S60, 900. Insured for about $45,-
900, of which the following is ascer-
tanned: Commerce, Albany, Pacific,
Marine, Lumberman. and Mechanics,
of St. Louis, each $, 900. and ST. Louis
Insurance Company, $4,000.
De Greek & Co., loss on stock, 500,
600; it is nearly covered with insurance,
but the offices have not been ascer-
tsined.
Blowcurd IL Co. and Jesse Arnot,
total loss; the insurance has not yet
been ascertained.
C. G. Gonler & Co., loss about so, 900;
insured for 5000 in the Lamar, New
York, and 81 500 in the Excelsior, st,
Louis.
Kramer & 10th, south OF Langsdorl
& Rosensteinis, was damage by water
TO the amount of 10000 or SIS, coo.
Blowcurd & Co. store was complete.
ly destroyed, an explosion of chemicals
totally demolishing the walls.
The walls of Grimsleys d Co.'S and
De Greek Il Co.'s buildings were also
blown down.
The total loss by IRE is estimated Al
| 81 900. 600 or upwards. This is the mos
extensive and disastrous conflagratiOr
we have had since the burning of the
/ Lindeli Hotel.