Daily Republican., 1880-07-06
FOURTH EDITION..
a DEsTRUCTINE FIKE.
The Freight House OF Bush d Son
burned Down ON Sunday Might
Loss, $4,000.

The Freight House OF Bush d Son
Burned Down ON Sunday Might
Loss, $4,000.
| Smoke was noticed issuing from the
freight house Of Geo. W. Bush & Son,
at the foot of French street, on Sunday
eyening, by some boys. Examination
showed that q FIRE, which had gained
much Roadway, was raging inside. The
Century, OF the freight line, had just
arrived at the wharf. She was towed
out into the creek, and the fire depart
ment was called cut, but when the
engines arrived the flames had envel-
oped the building. At 8 o'clock the fire
was under control, and at 10 o'clock it
was extinguishsd. During this time
great excitement existed in the neigh
borhOod.
CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
The Messrs. Bush were inclined TO
think the fire OF incendisry origin at
hrst or to attribute 1t to the careless
use Of fireworks. There Is now, how
ever, good reason to think that it was
caused by spontaneous combustion.
Once on fire the flames spread rapidly
among the imfammable contents Of the
building.
LOSS.
The loss is estimated at $40, 900, and |
this ia fully covered by insurance.
The insurance men will hold meeting
to-day 10 make estimates, &c. The
freight house was valued at $1,000,
and other things destroyed makes the
loss of the Messrs. Bush more than
$4,000.
The rest falls upon those having
freight in the building among whom
are Jessup & Moore who lose 1000 bales
of rags John R. Mari l60 barrels of
-four Joseph Bancroft 5000 worth Of
flour; W. D. Pickles Sc barrels of -four;
John P. Almond X Co., 46 sacks of
salt ; L. F. Adair a lot of furniture and
D. W. Buckingham, a quantity of salt.
As these parties all had been notified Of
the arrival of their goods Messrs. Bush
will not be held responsible. /
OTHER LOSERS BY THE FIRE.
John Ferry, so barrels of pitch, al.
most uninjured two or three tons of
roofing paper, badly damaged. James
Conner, ], 200 pounds curlsd hair slight ,
" damaged. Francis & Sippls, % bar
rels of vinegar unchanged lot of salt !,
supposed to be worthless. Harvey &
Sisler, $50 sacks of salt, supposed to
Ds badly damaged. George Finck, IL
oAles OF broom corn, slightly:damsged. :
Conrad bales of broom corn, slightly
damaged. Col. H. S. McComb, lot Of
'tatuary, damage not known. !
ALREADY REBUILDING. y
The work OF erecting a temporary +
he'd on the wharf has already COM !
nenced. 1t will be 3Cx72 feet in size, !
md will be used for the transacting of '
he freighting business until freight {
louse can bs built, Harry Lape is do y
ng the work.
. FLOUR MILL INSTRUMENTATION NO, =,
At few minutes before ten o'clock n
asst evening fire broke out in the
on the south side of Front, .
etween Tatnall and West streets, u
wned by Thomas W. Steward. The NJ
re- originated in the cellar and is d
opposed to have been caused by =
all from a Roman candle passing
trough an aperture in the transom
bove the doorway. 6
Mr.. Ezra Fell, the lessee Of the base =
tent and the first floor, visited the
lace at six o'clock and found every 3.
ling safe. The wood work in the sell "
n and the grinding rooms were char N
ID and large quantity of -four and y,
ed was destroyed, Mr.. Steward had NJ
quantity Of flour stored in the second s.
Id third stories, but it is thought it "
as net damaged. The loss is entirely Ol
vered by insurance, I'll