, 1873-03-17

Destruction OF Il largo Fart OF t1ap
IsMstneas Portion OF the Town of
Elyrit., Olio--Othor Fires Ycatcrdny.
CLEVELAND, O., March ia torr1blo con1a-
b9 oS ho III bu9aoss poeon
the city was destroyed. 4 few minutes before
u o'clock p. m., fro WAS discovered In tho dry
goods Btoro Of starr Bros. Il Co., III Ely Block,
cornor Of h1ill and Broad gtroetH, and in almost
al incredibly short space Of time the flames
broke out in every window. Tho wind was blowing
q perfect gale, md drove tho fire through
tho entire block Of ten elegant stores, stopping
only at Washington avenue. Tho two engines
ws e oo@n @ a be bo o gosn oasd i9 50 soro to
store with torriblc fury, rendering al efforts to
arrest its progroaa utterly fruitloss: a telegram
was at once sont to Cleveland Tor aid, for, unloss
About o'clock tho f1ro reached tho Library
Building, ia tho centre Of the BLOCK, where it
st9yod by tho solid a brick .Orsa wall
on tho cast. Hero the Arcmon maae
a desperate effort to check the flames, but
tho wind blow tho fro around tho north part OF
tie block, and Hoon tho wlndow-frames in tho
water began to fail, and tho department, seeing
the ruin Of q whole block inevitable, directed
their ororts to saye the buildings on tho cast
sido Of Washington avenue. at ton minutes
past 4 steamer from Cleveland arrived ind vas
multitude, but tho danger was mostly past,
though thoy rendered efficient service In saving
tho railroad buildings, which were in great dan-
gor by tho burning Of the Mungaren House.
Which Taa Of wood and burned fqIioHihs11y
the wind driving the burning. cindors ovor tho
eastern part Of tho town, with ovor md anon
tho dull sound Of falling walls which fairly mado
tho Garth tromblo and startled spectators who
wore gazing on the terrible spectacle. The
glaro Of tho contlug grafton was distinctly Visible
In this city. Hurried Investigation gives only a
general account Of tho loss: 1t ia probably safo
to say TINT the total loss will reach tho sum Of
e20o,ooo. Of which tho following persons Hma wore
Bros. / Co., merchandiao, $50, o,ooo; a. A. Pome-
roy $4,000; T. f. Linnol & Co., clothing,
$4,000; Hoylo Bros, groceries, =. &C.,
s26 W. :.a3;e J0anst0n e% Gc haRrasy' a4nry'
e5,60o sampaen, Clark d Co., confectionery,
516,000 T. i. Sanford, boots aud shoes, 81, 600;
Elyria Library, $40 900; J: G.. Hotter, aaguerre-
an atook. $4,000; Masonic, Lodge, furniture,
g. j. MuRgaen ot h9ts aao'e ~ IT, s
above amount there will douotloss be quito Il
percentage Of salvage, as O. large portion Of the
goods wero removed from several stores and Of
flcos The list Of insurance companies losses,
a. far "a learned, iB aB follows Etna, Hart
ford, 800, GOO; Undcrwrltors' Agency, Now York,
$40, boo; Home, Now York, $500; Continent
al, New York, $1,000; phenix, Brooklyn 50, ,ooo;
North British and Mercantile, So,4Uu NatlouA!,
Hartford, q ,o0o; Sun, Cleveland, $4,000; Royal,
Liverpool, a5,900
MASsr1E1p, Ohio, March 1o,-Thc National
Hotel, owned and kept by John McNamara, WAS
destroyed by fire this morning. 4 strangcr,
by tho name of Martin Knrnos, was burned to q
crlsp: Tho building WAS insured in the Royal,
IT Liverpool, England. u 49,,
ST.. Louis, Mnrch 18.-Tho Quincy, H., Agri-
cultural Worlss burned, Inst night, with lnrge
amount Of stock and some 200 eorn. planters.
Loss about 950, 600. insured for s35, ,ooo:
NEW YoHK, March ia fire ut No. II Dowery
this morning resulted in loss OF 9c1,0o0, dis
tributod among number Of small firms. In
Burauce, $25, QUO.