New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-06
IYRES
GREAT FIRE IN PLAINFIELD. n. j.

GREAT FIRE N PLAINFlELD, y. j.
Early on Saturday morning the most disas-
trous confagraton that has ever visited Phnned broke
ont in Eastman dry goods store ON the north SIDE Oh
Main.st near the corner OF Somerset within lew
minutes the flames spread TO Oliver Runyon's frni-
tire store and thence TO samuel 3 Yermeules clothing
and furniture store Next 70 this was drug
store. owned by j. VOORHEES,, which, with
siroyed A boot and shoe store owned by j. o. Cam p
bell and paint store owned by Martin ones, IN pa M
flames had finally been suppressed, nearly block Of
ground was covered with DackeDed ana smoking ruins
meal sore on the same block. bur situated at cOnsd-
cradle distance from the aDOye-named buildings, pc
tween winch and the store there was vacant 10
vas also DESTROYED Above the stores were dwellings Oh
private families The OCCUPANTS escaped without injury
except Mr. Robert j. Brand who was proDaoy ldt1'iy
,rtTred nv a falling chimney. The loss altogether l.
$4,000 insurance, S1l.@0. IN Newark companies
FIRE IN AN OIL REFINERY.
CLEVELAND. May about o'clock last
evening IRE broke ont in Of the aStators OF the
standard OIL Company works, situated mile and hali
southeast OF this city, In few minutes three slus
were ON fire. and contents escaping ran down the
hill into the river which covered with burn
ING OIL The fire department could do ste or no,Ins
fcward extlnguishing the flames, but directed IneH
EFFORTS tow ard SAVING such portions OF the worAs as
near the burning OIL About toOO oarrels OF ~, t
redned oil was burned and the refinery damaged 20 inc
amonnr OF sfoOO The tOa. loss - about s2oOo ABOUT
an hour the oil sppin hoase ana pr @ nea
tne esrrovrd together with the cosents
listing of between 10 and barrels OF refined OIL Loss
shonr no II was with the greatest difficulty that
rhe handed warehouse the burning sheds ana con
tanning . 600 barrels OF refined OIL we're saved
SEVERAL BUILDINGS BURNED IN HUDSON, WIS.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May "A special dis
match to The Daily Sentinel from st. Paul. Mimi, TINS
evening SAYS that about to-day re broke cut In
the basement OF the Chaplin Hall House in Hudson WIS.,
spreadng rapidly and burning between 10 and 10 build
ings An extra issued from The Democrat once, while
the IRE was sri burning gives the Following losses anu
nsnranee a. near could ne obtained The Chapn hall
HOUSE and furniture. $4,000 insurance r. e LIDbey
a. 600: d. Richardson. 5000; Darling BROTHERS. 800
Gioson staples, s3,eoo; l. North, SOU H. laylot q
Co.. on the building s20oo; jewell Davis, Ns'Ooo, ~
insurance. and large number OF smaler Iosser. Aln
from these less than $4,000 was lost by the renoNs
Of goods &c The total loss VIII reach u2oN"o VIII
about OOO insurance. An Old man named CohS'ip
was burned To death.
FIVE GRAIN ELEVATORS, TWO HOTELS, AMI
OTHER BUILDINGS BURNED.
MARsuALLrowS, Iowa, May 4.-The most
IRE that occurred mere took place 10
div II commenced stsniey's elevator. and quickly
communicated TO the adjoining buildings Famed D,
the high wind n at time threatened tho whole town
INA sn,ire southesst part of tho city Ia IN ruins TIT
is \. estimated At about Ss00O0 Five elevators with
vast amount OF gam. WVoien mil. s"o bo"o's. 10"