Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-28
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
HaSer 4 Bros Store DxInaged-Loss, S1O,-
900 to 5000. Hartman's Ice
hspaSe Enrnesl

daSer BrO.'s Store D1lnaged-LOss, S1O,-
900 to $4,000. Hartman's Ice
House Burned.
On Saturday afternoon about o'clock
smoke and flames was seen to issue from
the third-story room of the large back
building connected with Hager & Bro. s
store, corner of West King and Market
streets. An alarm was given and the fire.
men were promptly on the spot, but for
some time found much difficulty in getting
at the fire. The ladders of the Empire
hook and ladder company were rs soon rs
possible raised against tine Market street
wall of the building, lines of hose We're
carried up the ladders to the third story,
the windows were broken in and the room
was flooded with water and the flames
quenched. The damage done by the fire
was very considerable and that by water
perhaps greater-the total loss agGregatinG
from S1O,O to SIS, 900.
The third story room in which the fire
originated, and the room below it, We're
filled with wall papers and carpets. Many
of the carpets were saved in more or less
damaged condition. but the wall papers are
almost totally ruined. From the upper
stories the water Streamed in torrents
through the hatchwayS. used Us elevators.
and did great damage to the domcstics and
winter clothing stored in the basement.
None OF the goods in the main building.
were injured to any great extent.
1t is not known how the fire originated
As there was no fire kept in the building,
the MesSrS. llager think it probable that
spontaneous combuStiun may have been
caused among some waste in one corner of
the room, or from heat arising from the
feather room : but these are only con-
lectures.
Among outside parties there was great
complaint that the loss by water was un-
labors of the trcmen, but the Messrs
Hager do not think so, believing that il
the rooms had not been delayed as they
were the loss by fire would have been
much hcavler-resulting perhaps in the
total destruction of their store and its con-
tents.
The insurance on the building and stock
is s4S, 900; divided among the following
companies: Pennsylvania, of Philadelphia,
$4,000: Delaware. Of Philadelphia, $40, =
900; Fire association, of Philadelphia.
$1,000 .Etna. of Hartford, 5000: North
American, of Philadelphia. $1,000 Frank
bn, of Philadelphia, $500; Hanover, Of
New York, 50. 800; Reliance. $1,000.
The extent of damage done the builllin !.
cannot yet be estimated but it is thought
it will require a new roof, new joistS, new
floors, at least. The floors have sunk 4
good deal, and it may be the foundation
and walls are damaged so much that they
will have to be rebuilt-but this is no:
probably the case. Carpenters and masonS
have been already engaged to examine and
report on the extent of the damage and
the repairs that may be necessary The
insurance companie.; interested will ut once
compute and adjust the losses. and the
store will be reopened within few days.
The Fire at the lee House.
Last night about II clock an alarm of
fire was sounded, caused by the burnin.
of Hartmar1s $ large ice house at the city
reservoirs. There was no ice in the build
ing at the time, and, as it was quite dry,
the flames were not long in doing their
work, and in a very short spa:c the build
ing was burned to the ground.
The ice house was owned by John Hart
man, who recently purchased it from his
brother Jacob. 1t was made entirely of
frame and WAS not more than a year old.
This is the third ice house that has been
burned on this same spot within the past
four years, and all of them We're set ON
fire. Not more than two OF three weeks
ago, an attempt was made in broad day
light to fire this building, but it was dis
covered and extinguished in time to pre-
vent damage.
The loss on the building will amount to
50. 800, and Mr.. Hartman had an insIr-
ance of 81 200 in the Phoenix company of
Hartford, with Bausman and Burns.