The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-05-01
Particulars OF the Disastrous Fire in
ESinsIey.

Kinsley Republican, Extra, 2l,l
Yesterday our business men were hope
ful, and even cor fiient Of success BY res
sOu of the revival Of business. Toosy
shsir bushes. houses aui large amount
OF their goods are III ashes Hall OF the
bIg ine-s portion Of our Gem City Oi the
valley is Ia ruins. Oar people are yet tx
ctef. and the losses Cannot De given 10 q
ceFisiuiy; ut We have Investigated the
matter c,soidliy, and give her--I,h the t.
Inmates a. given Us By the sufferers Them
s-lNes IS f5ilows: I. Curtin, sex mid
h p aud IoJl-, 500, n, ia5uranC; ii NJ
t'uddv " Sous, btHSer-, hnI diLgs. etc
Il, 90; EiSards Bro, bail Iog-. $1,000.
no insurance; NJ T.. Nudge, S. OO0 iusur-
srce, $1,000; Henry Sherman, uerch.D-
disc, Sll,OO1: insured FIR $1,000; Graphic
Office loss $500, no Insurance; Lone d VII
son, butchers, building and stock, - 700;
= L,uOlt, b kerry and Restaurant, lJ-,
81 OJD, insurance $3.50; Schroeder X res-.
on saloon, stock ami fixtures, II 600. ice
house $3.50; Tsylor tlick, on buildings,
$1,000; If. l.. thompson. surv- wing instru-
ments, clothing, etc, - 0; Wan Emerson
and Ms. Emers n, 81 500, Insurance $500
on bIildng d m-rcn4ndi=e; B.rthO Il
WhIttiI gtOn 81 800 on merchandise; G
W GJoduo, on furniture IN Sherman
House, $3.50; A. kpehie-, on Shermsr
House building II 500. insurance Il 600;
Mrs. II. 4. Loige, furniture in Sher
man House II 500, Insurance 5000;
Edwards county, $1,000; M.
Charles Ritter, merchandise and
personal apparel $1,000 NJ insurance
Hampton * Lsckey, butcher shop, $500;
Il W. VOyis, on dru-s $500; VIVA +.
Thomas, household god, 500; American
Hotel, -, 200. insured for 81 GOO; Csrlin
House loss - 800, insured for SI00; Mrs.
\. l.. McGinnis, postoffice builGiug, house
hold goods ald supplies, 500 insur ance
300 RObley Bros. $1,000; Mis-. A. T..
Farnsworth, mil inery and household goods
and supplies, 500, Insurance, $500; Rob
ley Bros, 81, 200; Miss A. l.. Fsrnsworth,
millinery and household goods, $500; Geo.
Runmeil Ices on building, $500, on stock,
800; stock insured; VIM. NJ Wilson. ba-
kerry $500; \. q. Tsibott, iDsur
ance agent, $500; Harry Van
Dorm, personal effects, $500
Hugh McGnire, books, stationery and con
t ciionery, $50; Presbyterian church ald
sabbath school, $500; W q Kennedy, or
gan, $500; Henry Bradley, saloon fixture.
40; G. l.. Huhbs, spring wagon. so: !
sons Of America, 500 on regalia, hook. |
etc W. A. Pre-, saGder, on goods, 500 |
{. +. jordan, tuner, on stocA and tools, |
500. The total loss, "a far 40 We hay. |
2een able 70 learn. is $3.50, upon which |
ne Ter-oEs interested report insurance OF 1
SO, $50, in companies mostly represented |
Dy Mr.. \. c.. Talbot. The aCtusl !
81
There are sever, theories, none Of which |
nsye evidence back oil them sufficient L. |
base positive conviction. L j. fact /
however, that It originated eiher in ne /
meat market Of Hampton * LsCLe7, tie
'slOon OF Henry Bradley, or, what i most
probable, IN some loose straw, n wing etc :
back Of those buildings. and IN all pro5abil-
'ty irOm some careless psr-on throwing
down the lighted stub OF a cigar, whica
would readily be famed into Il 4me by
he strong wiGd which was blowing irol
he south. The alarm wss hardly civea
before several build. ugs were 20 encirCleI
with flames as to render it impossible t.
inter them. 1t was not more
han ten minutes after the fs-
was first discoyered that il had crlse,t
he street to the frame buildings, one Of
which vas occupied by the millinery store
II Miss Farnssorth, another by Mr..
Thomas and his family, ard one by Mr..
Jordan, tiD-mith. Miss F4rnssorth Wa
barely enabled 10 escape with the clothing
he had on. Mr.. Thomas could save moth
rg, not even the children-' shoes which
hey had of at the time Surveyor Thomp
on Lost all his clothing, a fige transit and
'tber surveying tools. The Treasurer ami
Iudge OF Probate lost everything. County
Jerk Ford saved portion # his books.
The Clerk Of the Court and Register Of
DEEDS saved nearly all their books and
'apers.
Mr.. Charles Reiiter il ~ oaDly the
argsst and most unfortunate loser. He
sd passed through the Chicago fire, losing
and had since accumulated
lite stock, which, with his wifs's sEd
i0iher's money, he hsd purchased about
ii 900 worth, and had Just rolled them
no the store and hsd no. vet got them d.,
pened or insured, all Of which, with their ,
er-onal eteci-, are Consumed.
The city viii be rebuilt. The commu- ]
ity will recover, bu; many individuals /.
i'll probably feel the loss for life.