Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-09-07
Destructive Fire Monday Night.
The old saloon Row burned Ous-LOss
$14, 600.

About IL o'clock last Monday night
fire broke out in L. c. Karney's carpenter
shop, fronting on the alley, between Fay
cite and North streets, about fifty feet back
from Court street which destroyed seven
buildings, extending along Court street
from the alley to Fayette. The buildings
were all frame, except one, and nearly all
old, dilapidated and unsightly. although
they stood in one of the best locations in
the business portion of town. They have
been occupied for years past principally by
saloons.
The shop where the fire originated was
full of dry lumber and shavings, and was
all iii a blaze when discovered. From the
carpenter shop it soon spread to the ad-
joining buildings, and with nothing but
buckets to work with, it was impossible to
check the flames SO as to save any of the
buildings in the block, and the whole row
had to be given up to burn, and attention
turned to saving the buildings on the Op-
posite sides of the streets and in the rear,
and removing goods. As the night was
remarkably still-scarcely any breeze stir
ring-it was comparatively easy to protect
the buildings in the vicinity, and none of
them were damaged. Most of the goods
were removed, although many of them in
a damaged condition.
After taking the goods out of the corner
room, occupied by J. n. Lease, it was torn
down, for the protection of buildings on
the opposite side of the street.
The frame buildings on the corner, and
the brick adjoining, belonged to Joe Nc
Lean.
There were five business rooms in the
frame and three in the brick, occupied as
follows:
The corner room by J. n. Leases gro
Gerry. His stock amounted to about So, 800.
1t was all removed, but he thinks damaged
$500 or 81 Coo. Insured for$1 900.
w. F. Shoemate had the next room rent
ed, and we believe, had some goods in it.
His loss is small.
The next room was occupied by John
Meyer, with a stock of groceries and iq-
uors. He was damaged about $500.
Epps & Bales bakery was next. They
lose about $3.50.
The next room by J. NJ. Morgan, gun
smith. His loss is about $75 or 800.
| The first room in the brick had been emp
ty for some time but was being fitted up
by Jack McCarty and c. c. Lawhead, for a
saloon. They lose 800.
tables and furniture, formerly belonging to
| Lydy & Burnett's saloon. The saloon had
not been in operation for some time. Mr..
Henry Robinson had claim on these goods
and loses 800 by damage in moving them
| from the room.
The other room in the brick was occupi-
ed by Peter Kramer's bakery. He loses
about $500.
The loss on these buildings was about $6,-
600. No insurance on the buildings OF any
of the goods, except J. n. Leases
The building adjoining the brick belong
ed to Milan Burke, and was occupied by
him as an eating house and saloon. He es-
Inmates his loss on the building, furniture
and goods, at $1,000. Scarcely anything
was saved. No insurance.
The two small frame buildings exten ding
from Burke's to the corner of the alley, be
ionged to NJ. A. Melvin. He loses $500
or 81, 900, and no insurance.
One of these buildings was occupied by
Burke. and the other part by King Ander-
sons grocery. The loss on Anderson's
stock was probably $1oo or $3.50.
L. c. Karney's loss was $1,000, including
his shop, lumber, tools, &c.
Wills Wigenton's blacksmith shop, ad
joining Karney's was burned. He loses
probably $500. No insurance.
Burke has lease on the ground where
his saloon stood, and we understand helm
tends to rebuild Immediately.
John Meyer will Immediately commence
putting up brick building, on his lot, OF
Fayette street, opposite Miser's shop.
J. n. Lease has rented the room now oc.
cupied by H. P. Ferguson & Co., and will
open his goods in it as soon as possible.
I'M. Morgan has rented room in Pa
vsy's building, up stairs, and has moved
his gunshop into it.
None of the other parties, so far as We
can learn, have secured rooms in which tt
resume business.
How the fire originated is not known.