, 1870-07-30
THE PEORIA CONFEDERATION.
Two ni"tillcrlc. nnd tho E'2,rrr NAL
Nufned-1.osA, About S1Nl,ust0.

f'o9n fhe ffvFia tt1lI De'nrTttt. July 9s.
At half-past o'clock yeetarday an alarn of
Ire ~as sounded fst'm 1'ox II. AZ il usually
the case, thp sidewalk was eVon crowded with
people, all eager to kuow whence The tire
originated. Soon it vas cried that the napet
mill vas on fire. and such proved to lie the
sasc. Tho fire, ns VIC learn from Mf. Aoltc.
started Ill tho room in tho paper mill used for
cutting up old rags and old paper. lilo knives
III the maef.lno became heated, and set tire
to tho fihrons nlahs that was being hackletl
by them. lu an inEtant, almost, ire was
communicated to the mass OF paper that
nccenrari'y Was lying around. The en-
Elueer, EeeinE tlr lire, at once grabbed
mp q bucket Of wster and enleayoresl
to e1tinguistl the tameB, but all his efforts
proved frn'icss to pIeTont the spread OF the
,:crntlttitG element. In LEES tllan i've minutes
from the tune of the ignttion OF the paper, the
entire mill WAS apparently one sheet ns ilanis,
aud there seemed to be great daustI o! Alr.
DarEt's distilery.
The wind Was blowing directly up tho rircr,
and IN few moments the distillery OF s;purck
d Co. was on ire. This building, like tic IA.
per mill, was built OF wood, and the intensc
lieat ol tie past few weeks had rendered it A.
div al a tirder-box. and it, too, was coon uuc
totid tl,ect Of flame.
From Spurck's diBtillery the fire communi-
eatcd to tllc cattle-pcnn attached to the tlstil-
1r1y Of u. Z. Farrell; they buEllts1 rap,ly. and
AAHe*%4A|tS
Iu1lt.
The flames then caught in lie cooper shop
IL losssi1 {; 10 Charles l.. EyLL, but lrascl bv
AfF. Hughes, ks.l, for tiu,e the novel st.ecta-
slc war presented OF mass of ilan,es Oh either
ride Of fnrIcll's distillesy, willie II stool ,,p,
VI Natent!y lrare and tetsinS tile burning Gle
meat. f.slt just nj the cuul,cr -sl,uE fell IN,
TIRE Was discovered ir.sltng from farrclrs dis
iilitiy in ostr dozel, t1i:icseu; places, and III
hs. ;ltan thirty minutes tho grand old .tEuc-
tu1e, together with the tnsl II aud storthoaAes.
Was tlfapelere E1aeB 1f ruins.
For time il Fc:fNctl almost cert ain that no
human agency couid be iuterpose to rycycut
ttst' ilauscs from gosng directly np tile river ~
lllt!Se street while 1n1ny feared that tic
entire Luhiness portion ot the city nigh, 3, g
t1!rlt1 nt'- In: there was iull IN the win J.,
anu tile building nr,t 10 tho cooper .l,o], WI
EcEnoi'r 4 Co.'S lirc prspf lorl. .l.ouse, an,l
.Lis stopqed the rarccr Of the lire DENIM.
1i:s l'li,lding nsel " tllcrn for slaushtering
and packing caught fire three or four ti,ae-,
bHt " the prompt exertiuAa Of i.artics Oh the
ROOF with buckets Of wafer, tue sparks were
sui tl1ictl.
All this time tho bonded warehouse attached
TO the dlstiliely OF Spurck 4 Co. hal ma.
caught lire, but now it was discovered II, 10 in
!:a1ilts. 1t-c0lslstcl Of two rooms-onr abot,.
~ feet. and the u'hcr about 1U feet high
separated by a brick partition. In tho two
roa'n.s We're about SIM to 1.UHD barrels Of
liquor. The tax having been paid OH 2o0 bar
rcls. Tho iiso was communicated in the larger
ui!> to save it, hut ii WAS sooi, eern that this
ctuld mt be done. Then their effort.
were directed to saving AZ much Of the
contents Of ttte smaller room as t,oss.blc:
] large hole was punched in the end OF the
IHllhil'E. ly means Of largo foS. and thea
commenced the work Of ruling out the bar
rcts- For nearly half an hour over twenty
men worked with will ami energy that is
beyond deacrir!ion-a,,l nil this time, ton,
n!leu il seemed il the roof was roa,iy af any
time 10 cave in on them. Eut by their cxcr-
tiu"s ihcy saved every barrel, AMI long.
good, triumphant 1,,1rratl announced the conn
p:etlon OF Their arduous and dangerous task.
The llamts then lcapcl willy from the
.loois, windows, and hetwesn the bricks Of tlls
1"tna1EnE room, AMI ts'0n ali tho rotnltu-tihle
matter that it contained mass Of Elli,,s.
Ii fcrs thau two hotlrn from the moment that
the alarm Naa sounded, all that was left Of
over half niillit'a duisars' worth Of property
NaH heap oG smoking rultl-, with hero and
there struggling tlane that seemed rs a se,l-
'hcl TO tell Of the devastation caused BY
single spark.
III Farrcls's bonded warehouse there we're
over o.of0 barrels Of wllishcy. As,ont lD0hur-
slrtd we're rolled nut intn the river, but they
caught fire, a1hl HI tie hooIe burt Oh the lar
rel=, tbs river presented a perfect sheet VI
ilan1e-il WIS almost literally lake Oh fire,
As stated alose, Spurrk i Co.'s warehouse
ccltaintd j between 500 and l ,0pO barrcl-. Ou
.tl arTels Of this tile tax had boeu pail.
About 100 Or 3eU barrels Of this wers saved.
ITO Of which was tax paid. Tic office books,
ctc,. OF Si,utek 4 to. Nerc saved.
E1ho los- cf u. G.. FaErt1l will &o about as
ttllc~r: nistiilcry, :;5, ,0': ca.slepet,s, s!tl.-
t4H'; wlisley, Sl:v,1U0; other property. per-
hars, s50,tH
The loss of Spnrc1 4 Co. will be about as
follows: :, ,Dstillelv, 7't.tAH: whiekcy. I'll, 0O3:
other naorlty. cFlsa,s. eie.00l-
Tie lcee nt tile rcutla l'altr Company il
a(a,llt SiU.NJ.
We hayc 1,o estimate of Tit loss Of M1.
1lusie.. "Eu uM::cI tic 1ua;sli4i ( the cooper
.lnP. 1lsv ls- o., the bnil,;in1 vas lle:neel.
S.,tG9 and S3.AN. .tli onr cs,i.latcs of losses
are tmall, as rtle rrolHl.terr themselves are
ntt get fully a"atc &c tin. exati amount ol
:iseir lost. Vixen all il considered |. will fast
up over half a million dvila,s, and, perhaps,
leacl, over S,Hl n1l.
1hc following il the list Of the Insurance Q!
'hr ya.ioEs !s4liier. irkctlscr with tile naale>
Of tl4s cunpa!ies holding lnlisi's: