Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10
ALARGE FIRE {!

guIsbed EIIhous Heavy LOss.-Fun
Particulars.
About 10 o'clock last Monday morning
dense volumes Of smoke were seen issuing
from the wooden cornices of the large
brick building at the corner of Main and
Spring streets known as the Ashtabuls
House Block. The alarm was quickly
sounded and the fire department and clti-
zens generally promptly responded. The
entire roof on the inside was on fire, and
smoke was issuing from ali sides when dis
covered, and the indications then were that
the whole building would be consumed, as
well as other adjoining structures. The
fire department were soon at work and
four powerful streams were playing on the
fire. The citizens too, gave willing hand
and the contents of the hotel, as well as
the goods in the three stores beneath, were
quickly and carefully removed to places of
safety. In less than two hours from the
time the alarm was given the fire was out,
and the entire building emptied of its con-
tents. The fire is said to have originated
from very defective chimney in the rear
part of the building, and the flames ran all
I through the attic OF this large structure,
which has frontage of 80 feet on Main
street and 100 on Spring street, and when
discovered were just burning their way
through the cornice Of the whole house.
A fire department never fought fire with
more energy or bravery than WAS done on
this occasion. General Agent Bedell of
the Watertown Fire Insurance Co. was in
town on Tuesday and after looking at the
building said it was wonder to him how
the building was ever saved after tie fire
had such start. He said if it had been
in Chicago, or, in fact any other city, it
would have surely burned to the ground.
The General Agents Of the Hibernia and
Phoenix we're also present and each spoke
of our fire department in the most compli-
mentary terms.
LOSS AND INSURANCE
At this time it is impossible o give
correct list of the losses, but we publish
the following as given by the principal
losers:
TIE Ashtabula House is burned princip-
ally in the attic and many of the timbers
and braces that support that immense roof
will have to be replaced. The tuilding
was drenched with water and as a result it
will be necessary to replaster nearly all Of
the walls The loss is estimated by me-
chanics to be not far from $1,000 to the !
building. 1t is insured for $1,000, viz:
Hibernia Of Cleveland, $4,000; Forest |
City Mutual 1000; Van Vert Mutual
81, 900; Peoples Mutual $4,000. Mr.. j. !
R. Sterritt, keeper of The hotel esti- |
mates his loss as $500 on piano and fnrni-
ture. Insured in Phoenix Co. for 81, 600 on
furniture; $4OO in Scottish Commercial on
piano.
A R. Thurber & Co., druggists. IS to
stock by breakage and thieying s..
Insured for 5000: GlenS Falls $1,000;
Phoenix Mutual $1,000; Delaware Mutual
$500; Buckeye Mutual $500.
George W. Dickinson, jeweler, loss by
breakage and thieving $1,000; Insured in
Lycoming for $4,000.
Ashtabula National Bank, loss by water
$500. Insured for $4,000 in Liverpool,
London Glcbe.
H. J. Topky, hardware, loss s., 800.
Insured for So, 100; Glens Falls $1,000;
Amazon $1,O5O; Hartford 81, 1,O5O.
The whole amount of the insurance footS
up to $21, 300, and the total of the esti-
mated losses So, 200.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
Mr. Dickinson commenced the work of re-
pairs to his store Immediately and expects
TO move back aga.n in two or three weeks;
his stock of goods were removed to the
store-room formerly occupied by Gilkey &
Perry. A. R. Thurber & Co., are also oc-
cupying part of the same store until their
old quarters are repaired.
Mr.. Warrington who was bosrder at
the hotel, was sick at the time of the fire,
being confined to his bed. He was removed
to the residence of his son-in-law, Mr.. Edw.
StoI, on Spring street, where for several
days he was in a very unfavorab!e condi-
ton. He was however, feeling much better
yesterday.
Fl. ]. Topky, hardware. has moved in to
the Haskell Block, corner Main and Spring
streets, where he will continue business.
Mr.. Topky wishes to express his thanks to
the iremen and citizens for the services
rendered him.
The Ashtabula National Bank is again
ready for business in their old location.
The repairs to the walls and plastering are
now being made.
The hotel is to be repaired Immediately
and every thing put in good condition
again.
Mr.. L. A. Ensign who keeps grocery
opposite of the hotel on Main street, com
planned of being robbed during the fire of
a bag containing $40 in silver. The next !
day it was found on one of the shelves and {
not cent missing, and Mr.. Ensign now
wonders whether he or his clerk laid it there
thoughtlessly, or the thief returned it.
Engine and hose company No. 2. located
at L. S. & NJ. S. depot, were at the scene
Of the fire with great promptness, consid-
eung the distance they had to travel, and
did excellent service.
Captain Warrington reports that many |
articles that were removed from his private
rooms in the hotel have not yet been re-
turned, among which was clothing, a pair
of revolvers and many other articles taken
from the drawers. If the persons having
these goods will leave word at this Office
they will greatly oblige the owner.
In carrying out a set OF platform scales
from Topky's hardware store, Mr.. ]. Il.
Bugbee lent hand. 1t was laid down on
the snow, and before Mr.. B. could get out
of its range, it tipped over and the end of
the beam struck Mr.. Bugbee on the lower
part Of the spine, with such force as to lay
him PROSTATE, from which he did not re-
cover the next day. Indeed his injury
leaves him lame, and his physician says he
will be fortunate il he ever RECEIVERS wholly
from the eeffects, as the ligatures are proba-
bly, started. and the healing process will be
slow, at least.