, 1873-06-07
THE FIRE ERA.
Serious COnflngration in Toledo Last
NlKht"-L08s Estimated ut $3.50, O00-s
Insurance, s150.00G.

Insurance, S1304000.
Spteta, Dtspatch to Ths Chicago Tribune.
TOLEDO, o., Juno G-la30 p 1n.-At 9S0 this eTcu>
Ing fro broke cut In tho trunk-factory Of Drooks,
Ohass Crafts, st, Clair Btreet, squnro from
Summit. In throo minuoa the uutire building, built
as askating.rink md filed with highly combusble
ter4al, was aleet Of aapo. Tie dwelling Of Harry
Chase and another fra,nahcuso adjoining were In.
stany fired and conaumot and the flames mado thoir
way into tho rcar Of tho Commercial occ across tho.
alloy. Tho wind ns blowing directly from tho lako
and tho flames were hurried into the rear Of long
block Of tho % nost prominent retail stores & of
tienefy, and ". y. AcoEn jewelry all Of which arc
prominent Arms is piioa on Summit, from Adams to
Madison atroo. Dispatches asking aid were scnt to
o aaa
are has boon brough. under partial Sonro and y T.
etE @ punSs 5ss sy es f.
c!tement which has run high is gratually quietlng.
Fortunately no one was injured as yet. Some thieves
under to guard property It is impossible to
estimate the Ions At this writing,
TOLEDO, Ohio. june "a aro broke out at $50 this
evening in to trunk s. ffaeory Ct Brooks c1s:e
occurred here in nsauy years. The locality "a IN tho
heart Of the business portion OF tue city and nlready
wind ia blowing from the northeast and It Ia at pros
ent impossible say wero It Ia likely to bo checked.
Among tho lrms occupying blocks now iro aro
Eaton 4. Dackua dry goods NJ. uunker, confecslon-
cry pano l3roH.. hair goods; 7. J. Brown, books
q. IT, Buck merchant tailor; Peter Scott aud Waohtor
Bros, boots aud shoes Frost 4 Williana ladiss fur
Drake d Wood, lalies fnrnlshi.R store; White &
Brand, music store l.. Tanklu 1cWeler .. schroo-
ter, notions and fancy goods.
Tho building occupied by The Daily Commercial ID
ToLgpo, o., Jtno e--12 MAT this hour tho fire. is
under partial control, with fair prospect that 1t will
bs stopped at the dardnor block, oorncs Of Summit
Detroit, sa1duaky, Fremont, and Adrian for Steamers
and one from eaeh Of the Two laat-nainoa towns ia
coming Tho Commercial o!l}co was hut slightly In.
jurpt, tho wind carrying tho Ore away from It
In aouthery direction. Tho aanos swopt
through tho alloy botweon Adams and Madt-
ION. streota, and Into tho rear Of the stores
fronting on Bun,nit street, Tho large dry gooda
tioory, and W. W Alcosns jowcry atores entirely
destroyed The contcata OF all tho stores tho line or
tho ra were moay removed, and, Though badly dam-
taa] large portion will b0 saved. Tho streea arc
packod with g0oda III al diroetions aud Squad Of
zouayes has beon detailed to guard them. Tho trunk
factory In tho upper story Of which the to originated,
wAa built AH BkaslnH-rihk md remodsca, aud waa
full Of stock but little OF which aayed. It Is m
possible yet to estimate tho losa amount OF insu
rance.
TOLEDO, O., juno 7,--l a. m.-The fra ia now entr0-
" under control having sproad no fnrthor aouthward
than tho Gardner block. steamer from Adrian naa
arrived and IL now at work, Tho loss will probably
reach $1bo U00 and the Insurance $1t0 co., Tho store
OF Fred Eaton Go. which waB destroyed Wns thoir
retail establishment. tholr Wholesale house beln1 uns
lurses