, 1874-08-04
THE MUSKEGON FIRE.
Twelve Blocks Burned Over.
Har q Million Dollars Worth Of
Property Destroyed.

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From The araskrqon tfeh.l Chronicle E1tru, Anq. ?.
Saturday, Aug. l, 1874, will 10 long remember.
Went IL Tho GisiorY ~ ta,T oi o,,9 oity: is: ''
Yesterday Darnum t Co.'S Monagcrio visited
pur place. Anl, wo 1nny add satan apu llls ln>ps
tsnlo aleo. For, wllo tho people we're el'1oyl,,E;
;hioves, who usually follow III Tho ttain oi s,'oli
.rcuaos wore ritllng tie honBos OF those absent
At tic circus md Rbout 10 minutes botoro 19
o'clock. D iro.ainrm was Bonntott. somo ono hni
lighted aliavinga In q bar1pl sk the rear Of
tho Grcnt Eastern boot and shoe store, and
almost instantly tloroaftor tho ilatueH completely
ouvoope1 tho wholo cnd OF tho building, with
sncl. cclerlty that 1t ia cloarty oyttlent that not
Dnly the torch, but korosono, had boen nscd to
ronler enro tho villainons work. Abont tbs san'o
limo, and boforo the alarm waa etrck, two auB-
pictous o!laractora wero Hoon running At i4n
speed, iu tho middle Of tho HtrGe., towails tho
upper dopot, md soon aflor Disappeared. Thoro
Ia no earthly doubt but that tho fire Ind NIL
writing this llart's boot and shoe store WIS OIL
vnlopod in flames, md, strong lakc-breeze
blowing Ut tho t,rne In sontheneterly dtreck.Oa,
ahcet OF fire aoon lapped acrosa Wostoru aro:
quo mud took full possession Of tho Leonard
block. It was now ovldeut that both blocks
would 90 down ~ spito Of all human efforts:
Tho niatm was given to neiRhboring citioa, nAd
enginos from Whitehall. Grand Havcn and
Grand Rapids, Wolo soon speeding to our nasist-
auco; but before their srrivnI, and notwithstand-
msn aud eitizona generally, tho fro could not bo
prevented from crossing p,no Etrcet. It had
hardly struck tho National Hotol whom Ii CROSSED
over to uoibsk's Block, md Ut tho Same time to
tho pioueer saloon, oppoalto.
By this tilno tho clements seemed to ragc IN
the Widest Jury, tho danea darting heayonward
IL sublime Ai.d terrible mnhnor; not did they
reaae till twelve blocks were laid III ashes, aud u
space Of Lou ucros in tho heart OF onr city enr-
ou over; and they we're only stopped When they
had spent their iorce aHd reachol the high bnnk
e,d doom cut Of tho Chicago l. Michigan Lake
Shore 1aisoad, Which seonied to prevent their
further progress. ----.., ,-.-, -,
liaeoually aoroea Wostern ayenuo, Water.
Centre, High, Holbrooh, Walton. Pine, Spring,
aud Cedar stle0ts taking III oil tho bsslnoss por-
tiun Of Western avenue up from Tetraco; az tno
business part of Pine street; nearly al OF tho
tic I'LL or blum iii It reac1.ed Tho railron bridge
i'll tue alloy between Walton and Myrtle strco.e.
11ore tlao tirouen locaule ulasters Of tho stua.
ton, aud checked the march Of the 1ro Mt about
daylight tllis morning.
Ly this torriblo casualty BcorcB Of buaincss
men nre greatly crippled, un1 hunarcas Of tani-
lies rendered homeless and destitute, which ap-
puala to tho charities Of those who hayo not snf-
fcrod.
It is impossible Mt this writing to glvo strict
tho various losseB sustained, but from inqNricu
we arc ablo 10 giyo below an approximate lst:
LOSSES.
j. A.. Hart, boot and Bnoo-atsicn1nont recently
nadc for bcnont Of creditors: housohold gooda al
James nalhirntc, uniertakcr-losa, $500 no naur-
Joseph DalbirnIe, Bhoc-shop-loss, 5000: no in-
psof. !. O. Bou.nctvs Acatcmy--ayeryth.ng lost.
~, pesk h Murphy, dry aooda and grocerlea-loss'
n
alrJ. s. Dudbrllge, uillincrY-loas, $1,000; no In
Dsssie orose Daughter, lairtrcsscrr- 900;
no Insurance.. HuildtnR owned bg Mr. Beardsle1-
loss, sa 900; insura nee, $500
A. n. burgess, sal6on-houBsholu 9oouA los1.
Tony yn-derstolue saloon and household aoods-
Jacob Jncobs, c1othing-loss $4,000; insur.nco
94ooo, Building was owned by Lara Lat1on-loss
William 1icck. jowelcr-1oes unknown.
Mr. jacobs, Jr., clothing--loas unknown. ~,
National Hotel II. +. Iooh, rroiEietor-loss 81. .ooo
Mrs. Furong, National Hotel, residence. md other
Tho,aas Merrill. livery-partlully burned; loss
Gapt Noes. two avelnasz3loss 1920: ..o,,
s6uooe; Insured for $4,000 on block aud s"'ao on
Jerry Sullivan, saloon;-loas $1,000.
Daril Dlako, grucer-loss sl0,ouJ
Dr. Quinn, drug4!at-Ioss q O00.
john ". uannnh. boot and shoe atoro-loss 5000.
IIer1nan Fratlhc, sa1oon--loss 81 900.
William Martin, grocery and feed atoro--ioss
insured for 5000.
Pioneer saloon-loss unknowr
Confectionery storc-loss UNKNOWN.
John Fitzjernld, bn1set-losa unknown.
Dc1lnis Garvey. Arocer--osA unknown.
J0hn bean, Blloon~-lcss Unknown.
Mrs. Shears, Doarding.houss mud uhop-loas un-
Wjiii.,n p. odell. drug. .store--loss $1,000.
GRAHAM eEtato Dul1dlngs-1oas, $40, GOO.
A1ies MnrloH, dresHrnnRcr, Ions unknown.
Richard NeNeally, restaurant.
Henry Jacobst tewcler. -
Mr. Cfotty, grocery, residence burned aso-losa,
p,0o0.
Joseph lasset, hnrher-lusa 81, 900 no insurance.
1s0berta hs,tliings-losa ~, ,0r0; 1o Insurance.
Jacob Lenhod, closhlng-!oss $1,000.
J., Anthony, tobaecoaist-loaa $10oo insurance
TtehoId h stoao1a, taIlors--loss *2,5
IL. v. nifenhurr, Iconara Block, and dwelling
Cooper i Jordan, Wholesale uquor-doalors-
" 4. siDoy. druggiss-losz $4,000: insurance
Df uoneleon, ofllce-loaa 81 200.
James Snow, law librnry-oss unknown.
Stephen Bros. carpenter ahop-loas s., ,0o0 no In
lurance.
Lakeside oiIce-partjaly destroyed they have our
,ug IND will issue regularly insurance 4l.o9o.
ccut-loss unknown.
Basugerbnnd society--loaa 81, 900; insurance $780,
Weller Rue, boots and sloos-loss s., ,00U. No In
surAIsce,
Covert Co., cigarmakcrs-loss $1,000; no In
lurultCe.
4. peslinsky, furnishing goads--loss $s,coa no In
rurallce.
Ftunk Scott 1,quor-aealor- stores, dwelling, twt
houses. harntss-ahop and Fnrmers' uotelt barn ctc
-loRs $2Q, 900: Insurance $t ,7C0.
Mrs. Srh,ler. boarding -huuse md shppaoss s., 600
insurance $1,000.
h.euu4ss fetsie, two dwellngR-loaa 5000; loss O.
occupants unknown.
Joseph s4epurd. lwclting-loas $1,000.
l.. 1alnbltn, blacksmith. .sl4op-loss 81 900; no In
suralce.
Swartont 4 Whitaker, new pantng-mil. ready It
atlrt to-tlay-loss 81, ,5D0; no insurance.
Henry Zerhsttee, barber-no INSURANCE.
William Fleming, grocesy-lpaa s. $50; no Msus-
euce.
q. 9. Brown, bulll1ng-loaa $500; insurance
$1,000.
Thomas Mills, thrco storea ana iinber-losa $4,000
no tnpurancc
Andrew Olson, two stores on Western aveuue-losl
$4,000; no insurance.
5amea Snow, two buildings On Western ayeuue-los
$t5,000; 1lu INSURANCE.
sehnorback achuonlcll, nnrvey, two dry-goo1f
stores-loss 3d. G00 lnsurcl fur 81, ,p0Q.