, 1870-12-29
THE FIRE AT LYONS, IOWA
Sixteen business E1nu>cs DcstroYe Cd

Sixteen Hu~lness E1nu~cs Destroyed.
From tht Lyons Adeoeatt, nre eL
At about u O'Clock this morning. cur c,.I-
zens were alarmed by the cry Of fire, wai.t
vas found to proceed from the boot and shoo
stoze Of Messrs- Da1ch i Co., in the Adan,
Aouse Block Tho flames spread With su:A
iapldNy that It was next to Al ,mpoasibilis;
20 EVE any Of tie great quantities Of valu4al.,
plopefiy IN the locality. 1t wac surrounded
oy 1ne pest BUSINESS houses Of the city. And
very mnsn Of thcis valuable contents wezs
Tbs buildings baraed vera tba fc,lox;,p
and cccupied BY tia perscus nanad: Ii.
adams Houee, owned ard occupied by Ms5a-y-
Crouch Il Carr, a. J io,tl yer7 littIa nf tia
contcut. saved. sIEsur:r,e. - nm E,t;.
mated loss, Sl6. 900. T.. Liver story Of this
si1d ans The corner q
and provision store stock mostly saysf. bui
in damsged co1sitiou- I'll: sierra ,trst hv
W. !. Watze!l. as cry roois store stock
mostly carried out WIS covtred by iu-.r .nca
Next atnrc, by Graf. = German, Iewel.er. WIN
he'd just moved IN. His stock va. sms;; AMI
81 carried cn.. Next, By J1seph M.ssust. "a
q barber shcp; 6xtu1es eaved, but dan1:eh
Th5 next wsa the building Ct Ea.th L Es
formerly rcstton Of tho Clinton uou,s
blcck) Int now owned By the firm. Th5y wera
htay- dealers N boots :n,l shoes. Tao d:s
c,is rs.td here. ard their l.rsc stock ,s:s
total less together WltE the slora they o..1-
pied Mrs. j. Il. r. E,1ch cccnrie.l rooms
cycr the stare, aal "as Eezllv suToc4te4 L.-
fore tl:c eou.l make Ler escape, her Lrsbi iai
teinG htsent-
The s1s was tho New York store OF A. II.
Lcosi= 4 Co. which Contained vrry 1lr.e
sock Of dry goods and cia!tinS. 4 psr::,,7
cclv OF this stock vss saved. aud tho fa.it.;.
tc 1mmerse: insured fo- 10000, wa,e., al.
EFT near cover tho f:ss.
:. The rext wzs tic extensive jewc!sy as4a:,-
t1SH RI 4 7 p1f+ Nrt& ~, t-,%
mp fer the hnsl'sys, auI carried very h-avy
rtcck. 4 rortion or this onlr ~as saear.! ].
1ir. l'Stts clso owed the s.ce.. hH cca,njat
ard TIC ccc occupied b; tho Nav Yosls Ssas5.
lie is ! hesyE loser.
Hrs. Curtis occupied tho seco1d s:cy ovo1
Pctss' tewetry sto1a. She l1tt everything. aul
s:m. very near pcsish;:,G in tile tlsn.o slaas,
tEst ai'ta her rooEss. Wo te1r that her h.l
was on fire nhec s!lc eot Gu: OF it. Sha als,
oEnFt dwelling ho.se on Th;ri strae:, =
ioia'rg. :ha: o. alts. iou1S, Hh:ca WAS buraeI.
E1ssc iEeryta for 5l.0G9.
This bslrgR up to tho alley in tho cent?, Of
The block hesxeea Third aud Fourth et,sr.,.
The frs: tnisdsa3 ou tho north side y IT,,
kl!ey Was that ct YIN. Iv.ll and occn~is. rs
follows: The ftst too. sad cellar By hiszsa;s
:: tn extensive Fl ceTy hcssze, aa7irg uaa of
tho largest s.ccks N tbs city. i ro,:ioa ct II,
stock wse removed, ha: ls:se ancan: Of t
Was Lest. The second Eto1y IN the fsoat ron
was Mcsers. Ellis Bros,, laTyere, whcse prop
erty ves nca!ly carried out. The IitiAl,
rcor: hr A. 7. Wheeler, k1so lavser's oGicr.
rrcFcHty carried ont. Tho back Tcon, br Ne ,.:s.
Wilcox + Hatto3. lawyers, pr3pertr nasty re-
moved. bnt cf course all Of it mn:h Ga.na;.l
by atsr @rd in the hurry. ''.
Tie sh:td stAfy ct this hssilSing was occ1-
lied entirely hr tho l.irrar oai:e, owuel by
olfsafs- Beers : = ason. WHO Lost pretty n,uea
everything that thu otic3 contained. \ por-
tloa Of tao:r ta-a p.ess was sss ont, ono c15..-
Eft o. tyfe, TIC tor-:. af thc first Lido ut Sig
Gay i~>uc. t-n CT three b:suatss Of p1as:.
end tho waking :cr::an Ct thc:z " Gras,hoo-
PER press" The balaSce Of their 6Ea psia.-
ing cfftec with al! t..c s:ocklt con:aizeL, md,
tcca fc, tho sev7urine eiemeut. Thsy tsl
oc irtu,srcc Of 51,hd0 in tho ratna.n, hn:
nothsrg l,ko enough 70 cavss their lna. Th.4
have the sincere sympathy os the .s,lcocatf.
who hnosss what il ii to hc buraed cut.
The Ee1s WAS TITO io;r.s:osy bloss OF TIA
sto:ss. owned ; .lr. Z. Marquis aad II. I.,u-
eiti: Ihc s:oso Of ,lr- :1-rI.i. .as oc.u I;el
IS y. kethie fer S.oceries, faue: goods, tpv..
&c, CT wkirh Eo Esd 3 very large sto.k b3tl
below AID Above sssi:e. \ soodiy portion Of
these enctla Were rsno-.G, bEt of c1u1sa
much canaEct. HE '9ss is hes--.
~. 1:eneini cceupiel t's sto,s with ve-.
c9t' rsivp s'ach ef c:o::rn-. 4 l1r:s portion
OF ts,n ssoc..s was :euovc!. bat hs lcscs H.,
fusI'lrr. wh!c!: ;s ) scr:11s ,o.a,- Mr., Low
Eel WE a!so srs:ca cut ef ls1n.e aud l,a:ne.
Ac re-u2'sd tho DIV, ,liirS u M-=. C,.sis. OF
l.
stTerc Ee't: u fucse a2G s.ctc.
ri: hoffti. 4: shs writing CT this, o'c!o:ls
:. NJ. 'ha: the sfkme- wiil b., e.::.u.t.L il
sLis h'crl.ss there j. heavy Grr-wstlte,r.
it II i s:is Mes:: II Msss:e. rsrtlr 4 Ws-r7u.
The isnles ext. ui'td santh On Thrill -t-,...
C cers>u1bis. everything iatsce,. the AI.r,s
! House sn1 4. G. n,ct's dwelling Gu tt:e -.
e1de nf Tie =.rftt. and i: tno. fhe n,o.t c,:-
s'sfeIt lighting Il kesp sl:e t!ac:es from cso.=-
i 1t tie s:rctt.
IEs itlei lc;,;.tE south oi the Adams IIou:a
Eas = tsortoiy frame or Cd .. I. L. Ai..,-.
: std nIeceusita. I;,1 rc2. vsa the d1eiIn;
Cf Hrs. lo1ns. .ccu;i;cl Is h.zseif aed ;l,a
iaEilv Of /. i. L:E:a, {s2=-:a-.aal VI
lssrtf tts1 they >.v.i so:Ec II :!1si. ho=4l-
Ec!d gocds, tuf the lGs~ Of tho Ecn-s in ;;.'s
inch :seHt we.t l.1 il sevrrc. We leara :.,ets
WEs 81 geo i::s7.:acce II IL. case, b,l. 1o:h;,;
cn fu1ri'ura> e'c.
! .Adjcir;n;. hi. s:oc, tho dwelling Of Ma,
Cn,tl,, aid occupied L. MI. 1.ang:.i,ss b<f5:s
!. etated. \ large Fi:ee ln.eTv,eGl hst@e.:a
taie sEt. thu Dwelling Of L. e. is.nt ard the;s-
fere HE tsa1lez 8 cle expended Ltss il LII, d.
.. t1ctiau.
Ihs IessiGc i'm in property ac.l la.,ii.;s
Will Ict fill f.; short ct Elcl.Ug, will la.
:. than s5F. .Saa ccvl-.d ty l1ssz1tcs