The New York herald., 1877-10-01
FIRES.
DESTRUCTIVE coSFLAGkATIoN AT PUTNAM.
CONN. -oREATER PORTION OF THE PLACE
DESTROYED.

DESTRUCTIVE coSFLAGkATIoN AT PUTNAM,
coSs.-oREATEn PORTION OF THE PLACE
PRovpgScH, r. l.. Sept so, 1877.
special to the Journal, from Putnam, Conn, says
the most disastrous Ore that took place In that
section visited Putnam this Sunday morning.
Tho Ore originated IN the basement OF Bugbce's
block, destroying the entire building and mos, Of
stock contained therein Browns brick block
destroyed. as wore wooden buildings owned by r. ".
Hoyie, J. g. Fuller and +. s. Lyons a Co. Lyons
new block was attacked by the nre but by the utmost
exer,ion was saved although the south part vas
badly damaged Mcssrs. BugDee's and Browns blocks
we're tho largest IN the place and wore entirely
pied.
Bugbce's block was occupied by g. c. Bucbee
stoves and hardware; A. h. Bennett, fancy notions
b w. Carpenter, groceries; the Post ONCE; George
Shaw, jewelcr;J NJ Lyon. lawyer, and the Patriot
office.
Browns block was occupied by Hiram N Brown,
clohier; G. ". Warren, newsdealer; Davenport 4
Z. Scaric. lawyer; L. Il Fuller, Insurance agent; c.
u Osgood, sherlf; n Murphy milinsr; Miss Trip
The other buildings were occupied by r. NJ. Hoyle,
G. NJ. McEvey and II y. Brown,
the 1 loss 10 estimated ut sl2a,ooo; insurance,
Tho origin OF the are Is a mystery. II is generally
thought 10 have boon caused by spontaneous com.
brsIion.
HOTEL AND STORES BURNED.
TILsoxBrRG, ont Sept 80, 1877.
The Queens Hotel and several stores adjoining were
burned to-day. Loss. $4,000; insurance, 81, 900
FIRE IN SHOE MANUYAcToRY.
CLINTON, Mass, Sept. 80. 1871
are broke out Saturday night In the shoe manu-
factory OF Goodac & Barrett, and burned almost the
enIlro interior Of the building. Tho loss is about
10000 and s mostly covered by the insurance.
COAL SHEDS FIRED By AN INcENDIARY.
PATERSON, n. j., Sept 80 1877.
The coal sheds the Norris Canal Of the Rogers and
the Grant Locomotive Works, burned this attor-
noon. The loss on buildings and coal will amount TO
tour or Ave thousand dollars The amount of lnsur-
ancc 10 unknown. The hrc was OF incendiary origin
BUSINESS PLACES IN vINELANp BURNED.
viNELAND, n. j., Sept. 80, 1877.
CroweIi & Sons meat market; . brick dwelling, oc-
cuped by Gould & Son a hardware store; Pearson's
blacksmith shop and Cummings boot and shoe store
wcrc destroyed BY tire this morning Losses Will as-
gregate about 81, 500; insurance about So 000 The
hre is supposed to have been Of incendiary origin.
LOSS ny TIE PUTNAM STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
FIRE
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 80, 1877.
Tho 1re In william SchoenUcrgers Sons, hido,
taiiow and morocco establishment, corncr OF Putnam
and Mascher streets, Saturday night Inflicted q loss
ut $4,000 The stock was entirely destroyed, and
the building, which Of brick and iour high
was gutted Most OF tho valuable papers In the office
destroyed and the safe, with It's contents iell in
the burning debrtsL
Mr. Scholienberger. Sr, is out of town and his son
declines furnish any cstimpte Of the loss state
mont oil the insurance. One hundred aud nfty per-
sons are throwu out Of employ ment by the disaster
The loss In other quarters Is variousy estimated VI
from SIS, ,oO0 10 $500 900.
INSURANCE..
The following Is a list Of the insurances:-Quecn In
al worm I'm.
Of Providence, Il. l., Manufacturers Insurance Com.
pany of Boston and Atlantic Insurance Company Of
New York, 5000 each cSSnectiSat sGa insurance
aneo Company. OF Hartford; 1Etna Insurance.
Company. OF Hartford PhGnx Insurance Company. OF
Hartford, aud PhGnix Insurance Company, Of New
York. $1,000; Royal Insurance Company, OF England
North British Insurance Company. OF England; Com.
mcrcal Union Insurance Company, Of Engiand
Lancashire Insurance Company, Of England
LONDON Assurance Company, OF England
Continental Insurance Company, OF New York Man.
haitian Insurance Company, OF New York; Liverpool,
and London and Globo Insurance Company or Eng
land; Lumbcrman's Insurance Company, OF Phiadel-
phia; Roger Williams Insurance Company, OF Prov
dence; Reliance Insurance Company, Of PhiladclDha;
Springfield Insurance Company, Springfield; Security
Company, Newark; American insurance Company
Newark; Northwestern Insurance Company, Mil
wnukee; Virginia Insurance Company, Richmond;
Mercantile Insurance Company. Cievsland Com
o%pany Franz
tional Insurance Company, Worcester; Nor
chants Insurance Company, Providence, $500
each Fro Associatioo, Philadelphia, So 000 Total,
$145 000 OF these amounts $780, on tho bu dincs
additional on one OF the buildings, but the names OF
the companies could not be ascertaned this evening.