The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-12-23
WICHITA kt;1AzE AGAIN.
Several BUSINESS Houses Burned
and o Large Amount Of
Property Destroyed.
Accidents. Icoidents and tho SUI
fcrers.

! tfierdiy servant. but which, uurestraiBed,
becomes = Tomorseless fierd. that in . moment
converts The accumulated savings OF alifeiima
into worthless ashes. has again made sad
Of portion Of orr bright little city. VITA a
Regularity akin 10 fatality, The season Of aHna-
AZ hoiGsvs HIS been marked with Gre diss.-
ter. First, al attempt 10 besn the town; Sec
end, fire waica Involved not only The he Of
humsa victim. but one OF the darkest crimes
TIA; ever sieAeneG any community; last VIM
ter tue destruction of several business houses
right in the heart Of The town, and now this,
the ruin Of almost the half Of block OF TIE
same kind Of properly.
a ntlr after four o'cloeh OF Lass EIi5ay ar
I teInoon, just 81 ;hc court adjourned ana thr
city schools were being dismissed, the Raging
o: Tie iiTe-bsA and the cry ct fire startled Our
4 people 4 dense smoke was seen issuing from
near the I'irs; National Bank, which stand, Oh
tae northeast corner OF First and Main street :.
/ The fire was ia iEe cfliee Of Or. c. {. Fufley,
onc-stefy franc Of two rooms, two doors
north OF the building first mentioned and with
/ the exception OF tue first named building all
tao buildings adjoining vera or wood. So dry
and bIigat bad been The weather, and SO IN
asmmable the material d which the destroyed
bcasns eere composed, Tia. before aHy.biag
could possibly be dong tie Game had barst
through the side walls Of tbe ollee and com
iaanieaied 10 the store room adjoining the
bank, formerly occupied by Cbas. Hill. bat
now owaed by Gen. Eszen, Of she United
States army. At tae time q the IRE the front
psa % ,he building was occupied by Mrs.
GTay with large stock of millinery and fan
cy goods, the rear part being used by Dr..
Gray, vile and family as living apartments. :
portion of The honsehsll goods a, also part
OF the millinery were saved, bat IN very
greatly damaged state.
The lrst room aorth CT Or. Furley's oiieo
was owned and occupied by i. Stackmsa,
merchant iailor-ihe front part as the sales
room sad the back par, as a shop. So qGick
after THE first alarm casao tho Games aud blind
ine sInoke that Sir. stacauan saved but few
rolls Of cloth, in tie securing Of whchhe Wen
nigh 'ost liz lie. being picked up and carried
OF by Sir. Lamh, biz Clothes = fire. his hair ana
mou.iaehes burned of, and Els face and neck
and arms il a blister
By ibis time lie FIRE company with their ex-
ungyisAers, hoois, bachc,s and ladders. was
upon The ground. sHd nobiy and williugly-as-
sisted by the mayor city officers. police sal
nj least enc thousaud ci,:zen--did their work.
Whatever the company lacked Of system. was
made UP by energy and perfect blindness To
personal peril. The roofs OF The hoases upon
tie opposite or west side q Main street aul
the National Bank building were covered with
men, each OF whom held tEraels OF water iu
,hcir hands 10 qUeneh the continuously laliiae
parts, Goals and brands oi tire. Further a..
the street, on the east SIDE, another portion "
the crowd yas tearing down aud uptupins
buildings. u. f1Jlte's old furniture store was
parity torn down Azd Garfield % IN pieces, o.
was two baiidiuss eWned by Nv. Clark,wliea
hal cost hin S2,aa]; besides, s. L. Davidson
had small hoase tugasd completely oyer-.n
OF which was done 10 make clear lA.e
which tie FIRE could not cross But SIS gooJ
hack would haye il, IN pito OF ihe south Niad
aud dry buildings lac Gre wisst4ysd bcioseit
reacacd thar psial
Tas EeSt building north ,,.at caught hec was
the Ga New lcrk Store bnih.iag, a reom sew
ehty Zee, deep, aud which was s,iil owned "
he Ko5a Brothers. The building was oeea-
ped a> q grocery tore bg s.. &. Hobbs, oas
q our CogAfy Comm toners. a large pof-
ton Of h., STOCK, consisting Of qaseasware and
glassware ana iuap-, ttc, was total less.
Next to tie above b4illiag was small, one
story house giih an open front occupied By
Er-. Bann,1g dress aaI cloak lnaAer, WAC
saved nearly a.! aergoads ard furniture. Tie
huHding was owsed by s.. a.. Easau.
rae. two Story building adjoining vas
cwnsd, We bciieye, by Mrs. Emily Dgser, al
least she occupied il with stock Of millinery,
worsieG aud hair goods, herself. husband AID
esIiidren AFing upstairs.
a. Weisaer, wh0owned ihe bakery aud con
fsetiencry store aljoiaing the last building
named, was saved 10y tae axtinga.acr parity,
BAT principally By he pulling TO pieces aai
away, w,lh the hooks anu repss, the burning
buildilg adjoining. although much Of hi,
slocs might as weil have been burned, 80 bad
y was it damaged oaa smashed up
Mgs. Barlow, the glove manufacturer. who
with family lived Is a renter ii the next build
ing that 9as torn down, escaped vita little o.
10 loss.
TO sum ap, estimate OF STATE the losses 10
iAliyidsais. or ia tie aggregate, woaid prove
aihcuit task. Taree or foar Of tae ouGd-
lngs were cold resideuters' aVa COS; eousld-
cradle money 10 their ums, and we oannot
thus estimate thoir value. Bul We gus our
figures are A5cTal and correct enough Tor ness
purposes:
Gen. Hazen, building ..............Sl,53j
Mrs. Gray. millinery ................. I.z3l
Dr. G.. c. tufle.. library, eic .... 10 o
4. SiArAntn, building ---...-....... 1910
Il oiacAman, STOCK Vi clothing .......... 1,4uJ
hphl . Brother, "tiidiiiS ......-.-.... l,@a5
H.G. Hobbs, groceries ald queeus@are 1850
airs. BFnAing. clothing ............, 80
~. II. Lag.a, building ........... 90