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.: FIRES.
| AT WICHITA, KS, -
| 6zeetal Dfspatch to The Chieaos Ti6une.
| KANSAS CRY, No. Feb. 27.-An extensiyefrs
| occurred At Wichita, Ks. at / O'Clock this morn
ing. It originated IN the Southern Hotel, Oh
Main street. 4 strong Wind WAS blowing ut the
tine. Within IN hour sasen buildings weru
destroyed. The following is summary Of
the losaea, as far as can be ascertained
] George Harrington, 91,G00; George Salisbury,
$1,000 Cheneworth t. Co, grooers, e2,0O0 ;
! James McCulloch, 81. 400; Hope l. Richards,
| Sc. 800; Royal & Clengston 1880; Thomas
Behan, 50 800: : Tuoksberrv. d Chandler, OF. Man.
ensster \ FL sad g. 2o9 Highly 4 c., s4gs; ".
S4oo. The above had no insurance. n. Kohns,
stock, 90, 400 !; fully Insured @. ". Hill. $3.50 !:
J. Noble. $500; J. ". Allen 4 Co., s25o.
! The rlsks aIe covared by the American snd
| Genital. Of St. Louis Brewers, Of Milwaukee !:
| sas Of Leayeuworth- Total loss, S26 900. It
| was the work Of IN incendiary. During the
progress Of the IRE, Mr.. Goodrich il jumping
from the second-etory window, broke his leg,
and his wife was badly burned
AT COLUMBUS, o.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 27,--At 3 o'clock this
morning, fire broke out in Wolcott's building,
on High street, and rapidly spread to the adjoin-
ing buildings. The Fire Department were
promptly On band, and while they put ont the
hte very effectively much damage was done By
water.
The estimated losses arc as follows: R. VOL
cott, loss on building, $4,000; furniture. from
$1,000 to 715.0oo fully insured in large num-
ber OF Eastern companies. Barker's loss on
building, S620: the damage was settled this
morning Preston. shoe.store damage to stock
and. Home, OF New York, and The Westcbesterl
Walter Aahony. loss in adjoining building.
and the Peoples OF Newark. Parties rooning
in the three damaged buildings will Tun the
amount OF damages up to about 10000. Two
deaf and dumb men sleeping in the room where
the fire originated were not aroused till the fur
uiture OF their room took fire. They then be-
came nearly wild with fright, and could hardly
be restrained from jumping to the pavement
OF long ladders. .
AT SCRANTON. PA,
SCRANTON, Pa. Feb. 27.-Tha C1ir Locomo-
tive Works. south Of the Lackawauna passenger
dopot, in this city, owned by the Dickson Man
ufacturing Company, Was this morning COM
pletely burned. The building contained very
completed, and materials to put together eleven
others. The loss is $500, 900. On which there is I
S4850o0 insurance, principally In New York |
companies. Two hundred aud fifty men ara: |
thrown out OF employment.
IN CHICAGO.
a still alarm OF fire was given at o'clock yes /
torday afternoon to Engine No. 8, for fire dis.
covered in cottage At No. 63 Fry street, owned |
and occupied by Henry Wagner. It vaa easily |
extinguiahed.
An alarm At 11:so last night from Box No, 81 /
for d.
Mead, 6S9. Michigan avenue. caused BY the ourn-'
ing OF window curtain which ignited from
gas-jet. It Was extinguished befora the engines
arrived The loss was about $40.
At CHATTANOOGA
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. 27.-The Lookout Touring
mills OF J. E. Whitney Co. burned tonight,
Loss, 600. Insured for $4,000. The new
Union Railroad Depot caught tiro. but the flames
we're soon e1tnguished~ Women and children |
who had taken refuge In the mill from the food
we're rescued. The fremen worked up to their
waists in water.
A DEPLoRABlE VISITATION.
HUDSON. N. Y, Feb. 27.-A second fire IN the
Shaker village destroyed the harb-house, chief
'ou1ce Of revenue Of the Shaker comuuuity.
Loss. 350,000 The fire was tho work OF an in
:endisry. l.
IN PHILADELPHIA. .>i
, EHI1ApELPRtA4 Pa., E6p. 27.-Au tho smoke |
louses OF Washington Butchers sons packing
garehouse bu1ned. to-day. Loss, $780,, in
nred.
RIVER FLOODS.
THE TENNESSEE BOILING OVER. ia
Speciat Dxpdtch 10 IAs caieaoo Tribune
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 27.-The Tennessee
liver. is sweeping over the bridge weighted
own with loaded cars ut Bridgeport, on the
ne. OF the Nashville Il Chattanooga Rail
Dad. Chattanooga ia surrounded by
|ater, which Is rushing thronrh;
he passenger depot at that place, and inuudat- .
1g the lower parts Of the city. Teleeraph,c
ia cut off between Nashville and I
hattauoogs by the flood. The river has risen ,
early two feet since last night, It ia thought :
ae losses BY the flood will rs2ch half \ million.
THE MISSISSIPPI CLEAR At ST. LOUIS !
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2.-The ice ahoya the bsidee :
roke loose last night, and great masses have =
sen running out ever since. Host of it in con- t
e from the Lower Missouri All the ooroae 4
allow here have been carried away, apd tbs riTar a
open to Cairo. Navigation south viii res11ros I
Monday. y
DAMAGE ON THE susQuEHAnNA. r
HAHRtsnUEa. Pa., Feb. 27-The ica MOVING C.
the susquehanna River, which was eoteed g
REQ miles east, has not yet been btoken. A.
tnbu1y and W1lliamsport tho river il filing
no plex1 OF the county bridge at Mi1ieratoWn Il
! soe JuSaa&e Hper, h2vo gona, and thero T.