The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-14

D0oAvNI Van' Ao'- large nre has beer
raging for several hours In the bu0inesI
1 portion Of Natick, Mass, and already tht
loss Is estimated at q half million. Stea-
mers have been sent from Boston.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL. Vt
BOSTON, Jan. 13.-The fire in Natick
Is under control. Nearly the whole bust.
ness portion Of the village Is DESTROYED
three stores only being saved Topa eSti.
mated at $500,000. Charles sherman 20 ~
the fire department, was killed bv A fail
ing wall. Buildings and stocks nrettv I1.L
well Insured. The town loses heavtlv
NAT1cK, MAss., Jan. I3.-At4 4 P, N fire
was discovered In Sherman's block on
MAIN street, from which 1t spread to ],
=. Walcotts shoe factory on North street,
Going thence In q westerly direction, Il
took dwelling house on Summer street:
spreading In southerly direction, Clark's
brick block, which cost 100000, and a
frame block adjoining were seized BY the
flames. From here II took q northerly
direction on Central street, Destroying
y. d. Walcotts tenement house, and
crossing Main street to Winch's block,
Union block, owned by James Morse,
Nices block, the engine house, P. F.
Woodbury's store, and the Congreea
aust Church were consumed. Bartlett's
dwelling house TO the bakery on Cen
tral street were next In order, and on
Washington street Kielburn's grain ware.
house, three dwelling houses, @. W.
Hild's hoe factory, E. B, Sanders' shoe
factory. On Railroad avenue A. W,
Burkes coffin factory and frame house
occupied as dwelling, grocery and
baker shop were destroyed. :
The following are the firms burned ont
j. b. Wolcott, shoe factory; 8. R Edger.
ton, clothing; Mrs. A. Travis, milliner;
elijah Washburn, dentist; Frank E. Gum.
mlngs, druggist; W. H. Best, printer: o.
Il. Watson, shoe dealer; OlneY Daniels,
druggist; John w. Clelland & Co, dry
goods; .: T. Gilmore, milliner; The
Nauck Five Cents Savings Bank; The
Natck National Bank; Edward Clark.
grocer; Washburn & Shattuck, provisions:
James Adams & Co., grocers; W, D.
Parlin, hardware; j. B. Fairbanks. fancy
goods; the postoHlce; Harmony & NAV.
hew, printers andE publishers Of the
Natick Bulletin; Free Masons' Hall: O.
A. Hall; Knights Of Pythias' Hall; Miss
Bacon, miliner; P. F. Woodbury. s Co.
dry goods and furniture; J. R. Banker,
dry goods; G. A. KIlburn, grain dealer:
VIM. Adams, undertaken; W. G. HiIds'
ahoe store; q. G. Berry, saloon.
Charles Sherman, chief Of the fire de-
partment, was injured by falling wall,
and was carried into house near bv'
It Is reported that two children are miss.
Ing.
While the loss is heavy on the town.
the building and stock are pretty well in.
sured. The loss will proably reach half |
million. 1900 :"
NAT1cK, January 1S.-Fire Engineer
Sherman was not dangerously hurt, and
there was no loss Of life attending the fire.
BOOK BrNDERY BURNED.
BOSTON, Jan. 13.-Fleming's book
bindery, upper part, 10, 72 and IA, Lubur.
ley street, burned this morning, Also
The stock Of Others occupying the build
ing. A number ofpublishers had valuable
works in binding. Loss not stated.
Fleming d Co. gave employment to
about 100 persons, 30 OF whom were wo-
men. The stock Of the firm, valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000, was destroyed,
but Is partly insured. A large number OF
appliances used in the business
we're also destroyed. They had recently
eased a new building on Franklin and
Hardy streets, in conjunction with Lee &
and were 10 remove in two
weeks. The firm had on hand for bind.
ng about one hundred thousand dollars
yorth Of books belonging to publishers in
3oston and New York. Among the losers
!re J. 0sgood & Co., Lee & Sheppard,
[ohn L. Shorty, Congregationalist pub
ishing house, R. s. Dawes & 90. Estes &
lo., Walworth, Ainsworth s. Co. The
congregational Publishing Society lose 1
10000; insured. Lee & Sheppard lose
bout $4,000; insured. The total loss {
las not been ascertained, but will probs- {
'ly reach $l50,0O0. The Sherman House,
n Green street was Slightly dsnagedby
he fire.