New-York tribune., 1871-08-24
DESTR UCTIVE FIRES.
GREAT coNFLAGRATIoN IN ITHACA.

ITHACA, Aug GA terrible confederation
occurred In this city last night The fire originated in
the works OF Timothy Holister Aurorast., at III
O'clock and spread north and west, sweeping large
area OF buildings and burning with fearful fury until
daylight when it got under control row Of stone
and brick buildings Aurorast, as far as the Ithaca
Hotel was burned out Green-st. for half block, was
burned on both Sides also all the buildings South
Tioga St. except those the corner OF Sate-st Tho
Ithaca Hotel caught fire from the flames of the hotel
barns from the hotel tho fire continued down Satost
10 the store Of Culver Bates, where It's progress was
stayed. teegraphed for at owego arrived In
time TO prevent the destruction Of Of new four
story brick buildings. The entire loss is estimated at
100000 The most prominent losses with the insurance.
are as follows:
Ithaca Hotel Col W. II. Welch h Son, proprietors,
loss $4,000 insured for slSOOO Moore. Watkins q Mar
for S. 500 L. s. Esty tannery and tanDark loss on ne
bark 5000, insured for $3.50 curryng shop ana con
loss $50 OO0 Insurance, 5000 Wilgus Brothers, damage
TO WgIs Hall aud loss on dwelling $1,000 Anutu' NC
Cham & Lyons, loss dwelling and damage OF book
Gndery and stock 5OO insured. Culver Bates, dry
goods and groceries. damage OF store ana waen9nso,
and coach hardware loss stock aud building, $4,000
insured for $4,000 Tie insurance companies sustaining
FIRE and Marine, Germania, Putnam, Hartford lttnt
Ph@nix City Fire, Home Niagara security WaShingion
ana ube. The entire insurance Is between s5oOO ana
$4,000
ANOTHER LARGE FIRE IN LE&lNGToN, hi'
LEXINGTON, Aug. pa fire broke out this
morning In block OF buildings forming the north SIDE OF
broadway between Main and Shortsts, which resulted
in the destruction Of nearly the entire block III was dS
covered at o'clock in carpenter shop occupied by
Williams S Brothers, and the flames Immediately com
municated TO Grayess stables Mainst BY tho time
the 1remen got work the fire had made such progress
that It could not mastered and In one hour after mo
first alarm l6 houses had been destroyed involving os'
of 100000 OF which about $4,000 was covered oy IN
sIrance The loss Is mainly confined 10 the Duins,'
the stocks OF goods in the stores having Deeh
The losses to insurance companies are as ioo"s Nta
$1,000 Imperial, sl5OO; Insurance ,i y. aoo pbmniT
America in Philadelphia, 1900; fTinkllD soVoy Inuh,A'
5000 Pacific Of Calli0rnl s2o ap dcn roun az H%npey
of Cincinnati 5000; Manhattan OF New,f9rk Nooo;
Continental $1,000 North America sT iFe
s. JOO security, 1850; total $500 Inls t "ISS iu, &
following 50 closely upon that OF sunday nght LAST mas
demonstrated the nsuiiiciency OF our nre dePdrtnon'
IN HARTFORD. IND.
CNCINyATI Aug. pa fire broke out In the
drygoods store Trask Bro of Hartford, ind TINS
morning. and spread rapidly that the fremen were
unable to get it under control for three hours a us
entire south side Of the pubic square mao
in ashes, twelve buildings being burned Ihments
dry goods stores. grocery and hardware M @ ;
ieweIry and drug The loss Will reach sSVVoi III
surance $4,000 The fire is supposed 10 nave Deoh 'no
work of all incendiary.
IN ST. LOUIS.
Sr. LOUIS. Aug. 23-At late hour last night
FIRE broke ont in the stable Martin Dolden in the
rear of No. 3ll5 Carondeleaye, and spread to the a
Joining houses destroying seven small twostory DITCH
and several small frame houses. Some OF these DhIuEs
occupied stores The principal up e. o'eIs e. M1na
Martin DOlden $4,000 Valentine Bes5eL & &sogW " Ia "a
pold s4,OOO Most OF the contents oil ihe D sio oo1
uned which will make the total loss aDout sio'VV'
IN AUGUSTA, MAINE.
AUGrsTA. Aug. 23.-A storehouse, lOO
feet long belonging to the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany filed with valuable lumber snow-pows' anuother
property totally DESTROYED by fire to-day le ioo
heavy but the amount is unknown storeh9ue % t W
the sprtgue Manufacturing Company also took he' Out
was extngushed with small damage
IN RoCKPORT, IND.
I,orIsyuLE. Aug ga fire occurred at
Rockport Ind this morning destroying factory with
large amount Of lumber also RoDinsons livery stables,
loss So COO The fire the work OF an lncehdIaiy
THREE TENEMENT-HoUSES BURNED AT HUNTERS
PoNT-sTRANGE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
Three large tenement-houses in Jackson ave-,
between Seventh and Elghthsts, Hunters POINT, were
destroyed by at a. m yesterday The srouhd Hoor
OF the middle house occupied by MT GoetL grocer
who had apartments in rear OF the store He had az
tended a picnic with his wife, and, on returning nome
after midn ht accused her Of dancing and hrng "i'h
a vornp man she retorted angry. He seized an AK
and in attempting to strike her. hit the lamp. breaking
II in pieces and scattering the oil over the bedelotheS'
which took rre in an instant. An explosion simul'a
neously occurred. The widest excitement preNa.e;
without injury The iremen promptly arrVey' Dut, as
there was no water their efforts were dfecte9 toward
saving furniture Fifteen families numb ring 14pers0hs
in all occupied the tenement homies. Nothing
III 81, ,oi the middle house and very little from
M other two The buildings were owned by Mr. sky,
MIR Davis and Mrs GoetZ, whose loss VIII exceed $4,000
Ia huiidings are left destitute many OF them having
caped Ia then piehresses. AS the houses were frame
bnildngs the fabies spread fapldly ana the ADJOINING
property was saved only with great effort --'f1 :,
Accord NC 10 another version OF the origin OF the re
M GoetZ had returned home late and when refused ad-
mission by his wife he had procured an ak and broken
nnen the door The young man who had been paying
attentions 10 his wife reported to have rushed through
the door hafdressed. The indignant husband theh as
sanlted his wife and in the struggle between them the
kerOsene lamp was broken.