Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-15
THREE MORE BIG FIRES.
STORIES ABOUT STEWARDS body,
TRANSFER OF INDIAN BUREAU.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
ENGLAND INITIATES RUSSIA.
FRENCH SENATORIAL ELECTIONS,
THREE MORE ECONEEAGRATyoN
Fire at Atlantic City and Loss Of

ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. l5.-At i've minutes be-
fole one o'clock this morning ire broke ont in
I. +. ADAMS grocery store. on Atlantic avenue
and directly opposite the large structure known
as The United States hotel. The respread rap
ldly on both sides OF the place where il origin
ated IKE supply or water gave ont and 30 per-
mltted the 1ire TO gain Further headway The
following places We're deSt IN. edo E Adams
grocery store. owned b. Lewis Reed tr: the
drug store and residence OF t. =. Reed: the
dwelling and stationery store OF Lewis Reed.
81: j. II. SINNERS boo- and shoe store: and the
residence OF James Reed. Tie front OF e. W
Tompkin'S ice cream saloon was torn down 10
prevent the spread OF the !lalneS The loss iS
estimated at from s35.ofa a. sia.a0a but The
buildings are fully insured IL Newark and Mill
vile companies. There was much consterna-
ton amongst the residents here. as repetition
CT the cape May fire was az one time quite
probable Edward :. Taylor. 4 painter. of this
place. who is subject 10 heart disease. became
terribly excited and fen dead on the street His
wife also ran through the streets frantic after
being informed Of his death.
Destruetive Fire in Bradford. Pa.
PHTLADEI PHIA. Nov ia spa.fal diSn3tcil
from Bradford Pa. at Io O'Clock this am saws
mat the IRE which started there at 9 o'clock
taSt night burnt cut i've acres OF the town The
Ihe3ter Comique. the Riddle house and ten
htudiDg south Of the Theater Comique were
Destroyed soon after pm. Shortly after ~
oc-ock the Olean department arrived by a
special train On the Bradford and Warren rail-
way. 1ne express Office went next and then
buildings On Davis street. north. OF the Riddell
house. The machine shops OF BOyard d Syfany
zen INTO llle pain and several oil wells fed the
LANES out into piles of lumber. As near as can
&c got at in the wild confusion that prevails,
the losses ale as follows: Five buildings below
The Theater Comique and the theater. 81. .o00;
10 buildings south OF tie COmiqlle So. .0oa: eX-
press Office. estimated loss in goods, s5.6on Rid
dell house, $4,000: buildings north OF the Rid
DEL house. 5000: Royard & Syfany's shops.
S5.eto; planning. lumber and wheel factory
$4,000. The value of the oil wells and de-
Stroyed lumber is unknown. No inSurances can
be ascertained.
Fire at the Richmond PeHitentiary.
RICHMOND. Va. Nov. ia ire at the Virginia
penitentiary early this morning DESTROYED a
large three-story brick building over Two hun
dfed feet long. in which We're a cooper shop.
carpenter shop. shoe factory and machine shop
The ire originated in the engfne-rOom. and was
accidental. Another building. between the
burning shops and prisons. took fire. and great
excitement existed among the prisoners. II
was saved. however and the police force and
citizen soldiers kept perfect order. No attempts
were made TO escape. The entire loss will ap-
proNlmate S65.Go0 or $4,000. upon which there
is 10 insurance.