, 1879-03-31
Full Particulars Of the Con-
hagration at Seneca,
Illinois.
n Score OF Buildings Lafl ia
Ashes Loss, $32, 900; In
surance, $1,000.
The Blow a Severe One in a Lit.
tie Town Of 1000 In
habftants.
Condition OF the UnYortunnte a1on
Isurncd at Madison, Wis.
4 List Of the Policies Hold-Another Mill
Burned at Minneapolis,

Burned at Minneapolis.
THE SENECA CONTEMPLATION.
Special ntspn.ca 10 7ae Tribune.
SENECA, ILL.,. Mascs, 20.-Seueca was thrown
Into great excitement yesterday oycr q fro
breaking out1 in ths atttc Of the Rrd.iNbbou
Hall, better known M undcrhill's Hail. a largo
two-story double store. rIle fire extended
north to Hoag's hutchershop ournInK the en-
tire block west OF Main street, ia which tie
following buildings wore entirely consumed:
@. II. FlIcktnges's drugstore ind dwelling
overhead; tllt double stoFo and ball alluded to
above; the Post Of!1cc, and grocery OF u. II.
Underhfil; the meat-mnrket 0f J. ". "heatfY
and dwelling overhead: dselllnR-house belong.
Ing to Charles Ma'tshn, and do1lulc store-room
and dwelling belonging to a. Holdesnhn
Though considerable hard work VIA put forth
In enlcavornE to saYo tbs block on tho csst
eide OF thu street, it was found impossible, as a
hcavy wind from the west hrw the lanes over
tile entire block. burning to the ground the fol-
lowing buildings: The hardware etoEe Of Mark
Taylor; the dr5-gools nud grocery store Of II.
Bilharz, and tic dwelling overhead, occupied BY
Ariel D!lharz; the bakery arl grocery OF N.
Nusbaun,, nnh dwelling; ntso an unoccu-
pied building belonging to ]. Crotty; two
building belonging to T. j. Clarke
one occupied as millinery store by
Mrs. Aiaxton, tic other uuoccuplcd; the build
Ing across the alley, occupied by the Seneca
Weekly Itcord: The millinery store Of atiss Ka,s
1ulze, anil the Bhoc-shop Of Dau Curry; the old
McEWin grain elevator, which was unoctuptcd
and used at the time for a storchousc, back Of
which were several largo cor1I-cribs, barns, md
other out-buildlngs. The number Of business
| house destroyed Was about sixteen, Including
dwellings, mud the number Of buildings about
twenty. The fire was not brought under control
uattl it had reached tho canal aud
the large elevator filed with GRIM
across the canal, belonging to 1arden
4; Bruce: which was only saved By superhumuu
efforts. Hat tllh building taken fire. the largo
| 1u1nbcz-yagd ct Robinson t. Ellis, ad]ainisss,
would hare been destroyed, aud, no doubt, the
| entire southeast portion Of the town would hare
been ruins.
! THE following arc tho losses aud inauranees,
rs ncnr rs could be got at this writing: q. II.
Fltcktngcr, druEgist. loss $1,000; tusurnnco $500
On household goods; c. II. Il. Thomas, Az
| si.nee on stock and building, loss 5000, fn-
| surauco 1880; u. II. UnderhilI, grocery, THO
rost-0t1lcc department having BEEN n1 snycd, loss
on stock aud building, 1900; j. ". Whcatly,
butcher, loss on stock. 500; II. ]. Ioag, 1osa or
building, $500; Charles Mallshn. loss on build
ing. $1,000; a. Holdcrmau, loss on building,
| $4,000; Il. Bcttcrnan, National Hotel, loss on
building and stock, 300; J. Crotty, loss on two
buildings, 81. 100; II. Taylor, hardware, loss on
stock tl,oo0; II. Biiharz, LOGS on stock
mud building, $500; insurance, $500;
Ariel Bllharz, loss on household furn-
turc, 800; n. Nusbaum, loss on stock
and household furniture, S2,400; INSURANCE,
$500; j. Crotty, loss on two buildings, s., 500 !;
T. J. Clarke, less on Two buildings, s400; c. II.
4. Thomas, Assignee, on building 500: Il. ].
Lukcns, lieeord olce. loss OIL stock, f2UO; G.
c. Griswold, loss On building and stock, 500:
@. Il. FlickInger, loss Oh barn building, $3.50;
]. Crotty, loss OH cortl-grlbs, $500. The total
loss is estimated ut t33, 1000; insurance about
$1,000.
Seneca fcontnins about 1D00 Inhabitants, and
| tho buildings burned comprised all the business
portion Of the place Of any note, except three
| stores. They haro no fire department hero
| whatever. There IL MI artcstan well near tic
calul, but 1t was Of no service. utd oil the watcr
used upon the fire came from tho canal. As
soon Us the Aro was discovered emerging FROM
the south side OF Undcrhiits building, near tho
roof, the alarm was given, md Immediately the
citizens turned out, organized Il bucket
bridge, and formed line from
tho canal to tho buildings
On The east sido Of The street, It being desmea
| uselcss to attempt to save those on tue west
| side. They might have been successful In pre-
serving the former had 1t not been for tic meat
market, which nude SO hot fire, owing to t,ls
| grcasc, etc. 1.-THE flames communicated with
the east side Of tho street In spite Of al efforts
to save thu buildings. Messrs. Crolty and Bill
harz, who owned the four buildings on tho east