The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-06-21
Work OF the Flames,

Z fire On the night of the 18th inst. de-
stroyed Thompson Smiths mill at Duncan
City, Mich, the largest mill in the state,
throwing 175 men out of employment. The
loss will reach $4,000 to 100000; insurance
not known.
| At Point Breezs, Pa, on the 18th inst, the
burning bark lion, relict of the great fire
of the 18th, upset and scattered It's burning
contents into the river, igniting the Atlantic
petroleum stores and the warehouse and
wharf of the Empire storage company. The
loss on the Empire stores, wharf and con.
tents will reach about $4,000, and on the
Atlantic petroleum stores 100000, without
| taking into consideration the contents.
Three thousand feet of wharfage was ruined.
The five vessels destroyed on the 18th inst.
were valued altogether at a little over S12O,-
| 900, while the Standard oil company loses
about $4,000. These figures, with certain
other small losses, make a total loss by the
fire of the 18th of about 100000.
Blanchard's saw mill and 100000 feet of
| lumber was destroyed at Blanchard, Mich.
on the 18th inst. The lumber was owned
by Graf, Little & Co. Loss $55, OOO.
A fire at Louisville, KY, DESTROYED dis.
tillery and other property. Messrs. Milton
}. Hardy d Co.'s loss is $4,000 on the
whisky burned; ]. S. Willett & Co., tobac.
conists, $500; Herbert & Wright, $4,000.
Lightning struck the warehouse of War.
den, Free q Co.'s oil works at Point Breee.
Pa, on the 18th instant, and the entire
bui4din was soon in flames. The fire ragged
fercely and spread to adjoining prop.
erty, burning large area of warehouses,
dwellings, etc. Five vessels ut the wharves
were totally destroyed. The total loss is
variously estimated at from 100000 to $780,
Co.,
The Lee cotton mill at Conshohocken
Pa, was struck by lightning on the 18th
inst and burned. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
fire at Jackson, Mich, On the 18th inst. !,
completely destroyed Bennett, Kincker.
booker d Co.'s Touring mills; Allen Ben
netts planning mills and lumber office,
James l.. Needen's cigar box factory, the
Smith Purifier company's factory, Daigs &
Sons carpenter shop and FIVE cars of wheat
and flour on side track, the property of
Bennett, Knickerbocker & Co., besides
damaging several dwelling houses adjoin-
ing. The loss to Bennett, Knickerbocke r
& Co. is $l25,000; insured for $4,000; Allen
Bennett, $4,000; insured for $4,000;
Smith Purifier company, $4,000; insured
for $4,000; box factory and carpenter shop
81, 600 each; small insurance.
fire at Adairville, KY, on the night OF
the sth inst, destroyed the better part of
the town. Loss $25 900; no insurance.
The Fit. Scott (Kausas) Carriage company
works, together with the stock and some
unfinished work, burned on the 9th inst.
Loss about $4,000; insurance s35, 700,
Eleven business houses and one dwelling
were burned at Dwight, H., on the Sth inst.
Loss estimated at $50, 900.
The Lawrence house, Burlington, Iowa,
burned on the 18th inst. Loss $4,000. T.
F. Keene, ex-eonductor of the Michigan
Central, fell from the fourth story to the
sidewalk, and was fatally injured.
Talbot & Co.'s saw mills, large quantity
OF lumber and considerable machinery
burned at East Machias, Me-, On the Sth.