, 1877-08-30
FIRES.
AT ASHLAND, I'LL.

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ASHLAND, ILL.,, Aug. GA lrc wins discover
ed under the baTber-sAop Of c. ". Esaum about
II o'e1ock last Aigbt. Notwithstanding The
alarm WIS promptly giscn, 1t rapidly ASSUMED
enormous proportions burning small frana
buildings Of the east adj vcss alc. A grea.
effort was Iuade to get control Of the fire and
sayo the greater portion Of the town, but tho
wlud rising suddenly from tho northwest car.
rtcd the fumes to J. G. Hottsy's restaurant, and
from there " the new franc builling oi Frank
Lohman, and the old salbon Occupied as hotel,
which very cnaulfcd iu . sheet vi tancs, light
ihg up tho heayens Tor miles. Il WIS nov
FLOCK could" 10 sayrd by tearing down i
snall franc building adjoining L. j. Newtlans
tiry.gools ktore. which nas dono hy tue tlrcmen
aud citizens; but they hal scarcely succeeded
changed It's course to tho southeast, making tho
heat so Intense that the irclnen vera forced 10
abandon the small buildings and remove the
dry goods from EewIuau's store. They had
scarcely succeeded iu removing third Of them
when the store wAs discovered to be one solid
sheet Ut names.
1t uow became apparent to nil that the Gu.
tire block must 50. Goods from the stoFcs "f
a. + he 1eo;cd e. tx :u e 'SaTe5s pop ws; &
them only being saved before the flames uYef.
touk thu now WORKOUT citizens. Tile aamet
tiartoi nearly lo0 fcet In the air, and sprrad
prsr the sntlto tsmain'ng portion q ths bloek
Flea, the post.Otse, TWO small frame bulldulgst
a,Ml srtMerY store vi }. G. Nymau.
Tue lame. noW reaciled acrosa TUG street and
consumed the millinery Btulu OF Mrs. Smith,
tbs eoM house. directly acfoss the alley from
tho new brick building occup!cd by ., G. Kau.
dal!. druggist, aud Sa1zcnstc!n d Co.'s dry
Houls stofc, threatening all ol the buildings oa
the north side Of the street.
lhs excitement low became tuteuse, and cserf
aYujiAb]H umfiFt jrlf1N k1Y fN pFt+{t tf1
!ace 70 sa!c tl!e house Ut William Douglass, whcre
Al old lady " or " years Of ugc laid sick; also,
the nrw bftrk store vi u. q. Randall. He gasd
$lu an hour t0r lMen tu carry water to keep The
south hide .! sle brick building irolu burnpy
Which proved suere.sful, owll,g tn there Icing
i,o eufsbustlble a,atertat with tho exception Of
!. winiows alIu duors whluh wcru constantly
dtcnclaed with water. Tue housu u Dougass
WAS cuyc1cA with wet blaukGts and partly pro-
ttrted from thu heat by A l4rEt row vi trees ID
front. 1t Lhus narrowly sseancd.
The pr0balle luss ot property viii reach eaf
o0 uF EG, ,x0. With tnsural'rc ~ follows: F: J.
Newluau. $7Do ln the htsa,sstcr Company, PA
to t.9s. s q kss" fStf Ss1's E ~ s 81 @sP, Il IT,
ilton, 81, ,::00 in tLs aillyllls. N. +, On stoski
$jD Ii The Mississippi Valley. on stock and
building; tsD 10 the Standard Company, T!sn'
stuck aud building; <5,O ln tic lluIsun. Jelsey
CITY, ats,ek. Short u Bro, 81, ,tk0 iu lhc Ger
nIan, New Orleans, III building.
The Insurance. un +. LohuIau's building. e.
paifs ID r.s o tas u Of August aud lie l4d ncg'e|'
lilo eutisu number Of buildings consumed
was eighteen. Al that is left vi tho IusiHess
i,urtluli |s the brick building Of John Mathsrs'
eao harness-sfqp4f J. G. Seattle, tue tins!Sp
Chicago 4 Alton ND Quo { Miss'ssiplpi jerv,..
The hre was supposed to b tho work u all IL
ecndiaty.