The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-17
Fierce FLAMES.
They Visit the Most Beautiful Per-
tion of pottowstomie Street
and Create Sad Havoc.
Causing Damage Estimated q. 81
tween SIG, 900 and $4,000.
Upon Which There is an insurance
Of sI0,5o0-CohAssrs'ion
Notes.
THE FIRE FIEND.

the hTe alarm rang out fOr The ! .rsl " sra,
flames having been seen issuing from tie
residence OF Mr.. B. FIesher, On Potta~atJ-
mie street, north side, between Second aud
Third streets. This portion Of Potiawato-
mie streets is one OF the most beautiful
spots in the city, the street On both sides
being built closely with handsome r.sii.n-
ces, magnificent shade trees shading bo.h
sides OF the avenue. When
THE FLAMES WERE FIRST DIsCovERED,
they were issuing from the front OF the res
idence and had prompt action taken the
place Of the bewilderment which ensued, the
damage would have been entirely confined
to the house in which tie fire originated.
As it was, the flames got full headway be-
fore the alarm was given at the engine
house, and by the time the engines were
stationed and water turned on, MIR. Flesh
er. residence was almost entirely destroyed,
and Mr. CIoughs and MIR. Staiger's
BOTH IN FLAMES.
| Considerable delay and annoyance was e1-
perienced by the bursting OF several sec
tions of hose, yet notwithstanding these
drawbacks the department exerted Itselself
TO the utmost, and although they did not
save Mr. Coughs residence, they prevented
the spreading Of the flames 10 adjoining
| residences and
PREVENTED THE DESTRUCTION
complete of the residence OF Mr.. Staiger.
All, or nearly all of the furniture in the
latter house was carried out in a more or
less damaged condition, while the loss In
furniture in the residences Of Mr.. Flesher
and Mr.. Clough will be heavy. The three
residences were very handsomely and very
expensively furnished, and great deal OF
the furniture saved
WAS DRENCIIID WITH WAT
and roughly handled. Mr.. Clough saved
his library, which is a very large and valu-
able one, but owing to the rapid spread of
the flames very little of the furniture in the
second story Of his residence was saved.
There were three pianos in the house, but
one of which was saved. His loss will be
the heaviest, both upon
THE HOUSE AND FURNIrU.E.
The lurid glare of the confagration drew
hundreds 10 the scene, and during the pro-
gress OF the fire the surrounding streets
from which a glimpse could be obtained,
were black with people. One steamer was
stationed at the corner Of Third and Potta-
watomie streets and the other at the corner
OF Second and Miami streets. Mr.. Flesh
eris house was burned completely, and is
total loss; Mr.. Clough's was so badly
damaged as to
while the walls of the residence of Mr..
SraIger are intact, the roef being burned of
and the interior Quilted and thoroughly
drenched with water. The two former resi-
dences were frame, the latter being brick.
4 social party was to have been given at
the residence of Mr.. Clough last night,
several Of the guests had already arrived,
when
THE FIRE WAS DISCOVERED.
The residence occupied by Prof. Skillman,
next to Mr.. Clough's and that occupied by
Mr.. Jereslaw, next to Mr.. Staiger's were both
uninj jured. Several narrow escapes from
serious injury were reported. The fire was
first discovered by man named ODonnell,
who observed the flames from the corner OF
Second and Pottawatomie streets.
THE Losses AND INSURANCE.
Mr.. Clough's loss upon house and furri-
tune will hardly fall short of $1,000 or
$4,000, upon which there is an insurance,
in the -Etna, Il. A. Ketner, agent, of 5000
upon the house and $500 upon the furni-
ture.
Mr.. Flesher estimates his loss at from
5000 to 1000, many of the articles of fur
niture in his residence having been brought
by him recently from Europe, upon which
there is an insurance, upon the house, in
the Liverpool, London and Globe, Martin
Smith, agent, of 81 800 The furniture was
also insured in the same company, but the
exact amount was not ascertained. The in
surance upon his furniture and that OF Mr..
Staiger, in the Liverpool. London & Globe
is 81 500, but how it is divided was not
learned.
Mr.. Staiger's house was insured for - 600
in the last named insurance company.
His loss will be from $1,000 to 5000.
The entire loss is estimated from SIG 600
to $4,000, the insurance upon which is
Sl0,5p0.