The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-22

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| Last Sunday Empcria had quite I
fire. It originated In the frame build
Ing on Commercial street, near Sd
avenue, occupied by J. A. Arb1thno
- restaurant, and from thence quick
IL spread to the next two frame build.
ings north, occupied by Thomas
Jones, groeers, and Braner 4 1EeNur.
trie, stove dealers. These three build.
ings, with all their contents except {
small poFtisn 81 BFuner 4 McAEur.
tries stock, were totally destroyed
The list of Losses Il Is follows:
Godfrey & Townsend, Of Cold Wa.
ter, Michigan, owners Of the building
occupied by Mr.. Arbuthnot. Insured
for 81 800 In the Hartford, OF Connect
cut. The policy ran out IOn the Tues
day after the Gre, and WAS % have been
dropped BY the company, n the build
Ing could easily be rebuilt Tor 81 800
Two years ago, however, Godfrey 4
Fewnsend peid Alex Bailey $4,000 in
cash fer the building and lot.
J. A. Arbuthnot-ffxtures, furni-
turs, household goods. clothing vaiu-
able papers, &C., totally gone. Loss
ut least 81 900. He had held an in
sursnee policy Of eco ia the Under
writer's. Of New York, but It had ex-
pired February II, and had not been
renewed.
A Welsh girl, who worked at Mr..
ArbuthnOt's, Lost all her clothing and
psrsonal effects. She came from
Wales last summer, With Mr.. Howe.
AmonE her loases we're n dresses.
Isaiah Jones-0wner Of the building
In Whlch Thomas q Jones carried On
their wholesale and retail grocery
business. Loss about d ,S00-insured
for d 900. y .'i -- '7'i' f-il''''' e
Thomas & Jones-stock destroyed.
Wsrth 1900. Insured for s1,s00 in
Home, OF Columbus. q
DR.. Norris ONCE was over Thomss
& Jones. His fixtures, books, &C.,
were all Lost. Among them were
some very valuable Instruments, and
looks which cannot be replaced.
Mr.. Cantrall and son, and Hrs.
Baxter, also had rooms there.
Mr.. Cantrall lost his tools and . sewing
naehlns. MIS- Baztsrr lost al hsf
personal e6Scts-lncluding two trunks
Of elothes-except . feather bed,
which she threw out Of the window
while the flames had seized on the bed
stead: This 3 the third are &c has
passed through safely. Policeman
NesbIt and Jake Epstein put up . lad
der, and got her down it just in time
to save her Tils. 4sa Rg
Bruner = McMurtrie, building val |
ued at 1880. Insured for 81 100 in |
North America, OF Philadelphia. |
Stock Valued ct 5000 10 1000. Saw
cd $1,000 to q, 100 worth, including |
AL the tools and material In the shop.
for $4,000 In the Phoenix, Of
Brooklyn, n Y.9CS@
Harvey Bancroft's resIdence, next |
north OF Brunsr & Me1furtriS's, was
damaged considerably on south side |
by the heat OF the IRE, and inAide by |
water. Total damages EbOut eG00.
Fully insured.
The IRE originated In this way:
About 8 .. m. Mr.. Arbuthnot arose,
and going into his Iroat room,
on the street door, lie . braket kero-
sens lamp. Observing that the Aans
yes 100 high he seosd IN = small Nox
10 turn down the wick. While doing |
70 the box suddenly broke or tipped,
and In his fall he brought down the
amp, which fell on the counter, broke,
md the oil. nearly quart, ignited.
Part Of It blazed up on the countsr,
.nd part OF 1t on the noOr, under the
counter and shelving. As the build
nH was celled on both sides and over
lsad, and the ceiling thin and crack.
ID open ct places, the imminent dan
ger was apparent ct . glance. Mr.. A.
Fsllsd aro, snd took OF his cost to beat
he hazssi. But thEs not aValllng, lie
an for water to wet the ceiling near
;he ffe, and keep u from catching uatil
aslp arrived. He dashed one pail
a. he went for 9 second, heard
In explosion. When he returned, the
,oous Wa 90 Iull Of smoke and Same
10 could not enter. Tia oil can stood
near where the lamp fell, and had no
ioubt exploded. He then ran up
ItAirs to rssc0o something. but the
Imoke drove him down ct once.
Meantime, his wife had heard the arst
Try Of FIRE, sprang out Of bed grasp
ID her boy aud girl. and handed ths
after to the Welsh girl, who came
In, telling her to save 1t.
They both had to gropo their way to
The door, the smoke had Rscsnded %
quickly, And reached the StTest In thoiF
night clothes. Nothing could Be save
ID for either them or the childrsn.
The Aamee did their work 90 quick
u that the whole building was gone,
md tbs naxt one ignitsd before TWEEN
~ people had gsthsrod. As . vacant
lot stood between Thomas & Jones and
Rruner & AeNurtrie, the rapidly aug
crowd tried hard to save the |
latter, but in vain. The wind was very |
gentle, hon thS West. but the build.
Ings across the street took ere several |
times, and 90 did GRlfath's store. on |
the south. Il soOn being evident that
Brunsr D NcAurtrie's must burn,
every exertion was made to carry out
stock, while mOat gallant and des-
perAts fight was made to save Harvey
BancrOfG's houss. II that had fairly
caught, the IRE would have gone
straight to the corner Of 5th avenue.
Blankets and carpets were taken from
the store and thrown over the expos
ed side and the roof. aud kept soaked
with water, and water vas, 20 fer IS
the intense heat permitsed, dasAed
against the south side. But the cor
nice caught, and could not bo reached
with water. At this critical junctnrs
Ned Bancroft, young man who had
returned from school at Lawrence
Ehs night beiOrs, was wrapped In wet
blankets. aad taking his fathers IRE
0xtinguiSher, stood IN the vacant lot
between the house and the burning
buIldlnEs, and eOolly directed ths
stream 20 ~ to reach and put out she
cornice. It was % hot that only the
water from tbs roof and an occasional
pail full which some one ran and
doused hin with, enAbled his blankets
20 protect him. The house was saved,
ct last, terribly Scorched, and at one
place ths siding burned %. Aost Of
the siding wss Of oak. with several
coats Of paint. or It conld not have
stood the trial. Ths Ilghtest breath Of
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