New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-16
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
TORONTO, CANADA.

IOtCNApj NhlADA.
ToRoYTo. Feb. 15.-Nine of e.even wholesale
stores known as the "Iron Block" in this city, were
burned last nicbt Tho stores occupied by Of
the heaviest merchants The following are the names OF
the sufferers with their probable losses: stanton
Co.. paper manufacturers, $1,000; DosOie q |o'
dry goods, s5OOO John Robertson. Dry goous'
$4,000 Jennings & Brandon, dry goods siOoOo; John
Charlesworth dry goods, $4,000; Barclay E'ans q Co.,
boots and Shoes $4,000; Mark Fisher Co.. dry goois'
$1,000; Livingston johnson. dry goods, $4,000; mos
Walls Co., dry goods. $1,000 s. 8 Campbell bedlhg,
5000; Brunei & BASEL drugs, 5000 Nationai straw
Works, 5000 The total loss STOCK anu DudiiS Is
estimated at $4,000; insurance MOI asceTtahe a
considerable qnantty OF S1ods Wa sI h ~ SIN
ton the four center by William MyleS and tho other
four by Thompson Burns - - ,o..
nights lire; several are Considerably over We ~! C5
william Miss buiidng. Sc OcG jennings q Brandon,
100000 John Robertson, sJo00o D0bDe tdrl9, s0oV
The following Offices suffer: Commercial Union $1,000
Lancashire, $4,000; Andes $4,000 queen C4y, tyy5
5000 Scottish Imperial Unity, Liverpool and London
and Globe, 50 900; North British and Mercantile s-iVV'
Imperial, $o,OOo; Northern, SOoG Atna OF haI''oru'
$1,000.
NASHVILLE, TENN.
NASHVILLE, Feb. ia fire broke out at IL
O'CLOCK last night tho Methodist Book Concern and
extended to the composlng-room. The materials and
machinery destroyed together With the stereotype
foundery and Dr. Summers extensive library contain
Ing many rare and valuable books. The bindery be-
IOnged 10 John LOOken OF Philadelphia, and was unin
sured The total loss Is about $4,000 large nln2et
of persons are thrown OF employ ment by this dIE
aster. The origin 0I the IRE Is unknown
NcENDIAR1sM AT FRANKFORT, KY.
MOUNT STERLING, Ky, Feb. ia destructive
FIRE occurred at sharpsbur KY, on Tuesday consuming
the Presbyterian Church and five OF the best business
houses in the town Three men iwere arrested charged
with starting the fire. and 10 with difficulty the IlOO
could he prevented from hanging them.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
ROCK ISLAND, Feb 15.-The factory building
of the Rock Island Glass works destroyed by fire
yesterday The loss IS sl OOO and insurance $500
LOSSES BY THE BAXTERST FIRE
The following is partial list of the losses
By the fire OF Nos. and Il Baxter-st. on wednesday
night:
L. b. Valentine. molder the first and second floors
$500; no insurance Frank Moore, stock Of boxes Ia
the basement $500; no Mr. FarT, mandc
turer or fans. on the on tho tAf1 noof' sl'yyVi
fourth floor $3.50 Williams Company. turner's
on the nth hoor. 5000; Insured nor SirN
each by the It. Nicholas ant Andes COmpaIles. Inc
second OF No and tho sixth floor " Doth bulid
ings, were occupied by George W Ferguson, ir4ino-
maker loss 5000; insured for 5000 By tbe liIas
burgh CITY, f.tua Of Hartford, al Lafayette Compa
the basement $1,000: insured Tor slOOO ny the ftdAu
Company u PnIlldciphit NJ BandAan, manu-. actitet
OF mOldn s the third and fourth noOr s3O lh'reu
j. ~iebel manufacturer Of Iaoldins- On the ith EoSF
81 100; HO insurance. Tue buildings were o"hSl -
James Ctssen: loss $1,000; not Insured. James hen
uedy'5 hycry-stdbe at ~. Z, was ddnjScu S-J'V AZ
eur1d for 81 500 b. tie NOry 2yer COMPANY Lac re ~
buildings and others adjoining we're slSDty damaged
During tue nra side wall Or o. tue burning OuI-
iugs fell and crushed roof Of the Woo iri ne
building No BaxIerst IL searching the ru ~ h'+! =
lug yesterday the body Of Antonio M0neVe.U AZ o.
found In the garret de wa aseep o. S ti'c ~
the irc, and apparently sitJcA,ed LIS OOdJ -
badly bruised and his face severely burned