The Morning herald., 1875-12-27
A Town In Flames.
AVON, N. y, NEAREY DEsTROYED-THE
LOSSES AND INsURANCEs-NARROw Es-
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ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. 26.-The latest
news from Avon, N :, Y says the entire bus
iness portion Of that town Is In ashes, in
consequence of fire there Friday night. 1t
is supposed to have been the work of an in
cendisry. The losses are estimated at from
$50, ,0O0to 500, 600; insurances .as far as
known are $50, 900, 4 Ait7N IN
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AVON, N. Y, 26.-The following are the
particulars OF, the fire here about 1880 A..
M, yesterday, the FIRE was discovered in a
barn belonging to E. NJ. Price in the rear of
Genesee street. Before anything could be
done to save the property the building AMI
contents including horses were destroyed
from the barn lhe fire communicated to " +,
B, Calverts, second story frame dwelling,
thence to Prices cabinet shop, filed with
furniture, thence to St. Georges Hotel
thence, to MAYORS boot and shoe store,
thence to Smith Hall, and Morris dry
goods stores r; thence to H. W. Bluffs
country store, which was the last store on
the street, facing the square, The fire then
swept eastward; destroying M. Dowdles
harness shop and overhead Gibberts shoe
shop and also F. Heddenburgs tenement
house, the third story being occupied by
the Avon Lodge Of Masons. The next
house to catch fire was D. Row
leys hardware store, the building being
owned by VIM. s. Hall. The adjoining
building was. G. Wiggin's dwelling, where
the fire was stopped the house being only
caornhoJ prioo3a oh 1o1
with furniture. Loss on Prices barn,
$2,50O, no insurance. Loss on furniture
store ank stock, $4,000, insurance SIS, 900;
loss on st. Georges Hotel, contents $4,000,
no insurance on building; 81 900 insurance,
$4,000 loss on Smith, Hall and Morris dry
goods; $4,000 insurance, $1,000 loss on H.
W. Du6y's store $l2, 600 insurance, IS 900
loss on Dowdles' harness shop $12,OcO, no
insurance on Gibbert's shoe store, $500,
no insurance loss on Heddenburg's tene-
ment house and Hall $1,000, Insurance
81, 900; loss Of Avon Lodge rooms 81, 500,
no insurance loss on A. j. Halls build
ing occupied by Rowley's. hardware store,
SIS, 900, no insurance loss on Rowley's
stock 5000, insurance $4,000. The above
list contains the principal losses. The
whole business portion of the village was
destroyed. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by an incendiary Immediately after
the breaking out of the fire Avon sent for help
to Rochester, but when steamer and hose
arrived there was no need Of their service
as the FIVE was then under control, there be-
ing very little else to burn. Bernard Lee,
engineer on the Erie Road and Charles
Armstead, son of the proprietor of St.
Georges hotel, were both caught in room
Of house while trying to save property.
Lee jumped from second story window
and broke his leg, and Armstrong
in getting down ladder was seriously in.
jured, but not as bad as was at first report
I'd. He will recover Before daylight the
grounds covered by the fire were dead
waste eff smouldering ashes, all of the
structures burned being of wood.