, 1880-10-17
FIRE RECORD.

Sptttdl Dtspdteh TO The Chicago Tribune.
| PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct, IA disastrous contaRra-
ton occurred at Wyoming, Stark County, this
/ morning, resulting in the total destruction OF
| nine of the leading business houses. About 10
| o'clock smoke was seen issuing from the store
building occupied by b1r. Stone as clothing
! store, and the alarm WAS at once sounded; but,
| owing tothe strong wind which Was blowing at
| the time, the whole bleck was burned up despite
! the exerttons Of the Fire Department The
building ia located in what is known
as The New or csv9se West Town and ,,H was
Of nine frame store-rooms, all Of which foil
victims to the fire fend. The wind was blowing
perfect gale ut tho time, and in an hour the
entire block was reduced to a heap OF smoking
ashes.
The stores we're occupied and owned as fol-
lows: Building owned By ". J. Bond and occu-
pied by McCorkle Brothers as harness store.
Their stock was almost wholly saved. One occu-
pied and owned By Hr. q. C. Reddlng, furniture
dealer, was slightly damaged. One owned
by 4. J. Sheets, in which q restaurant
was run by MIR. Fargo, was total
loss save a small quantity Of stock. Then came
the building occupied by Lypers Bros. as q
grocery and drug store Tie gentIcmen carried
at this time about 5000 worth of stock, largo
portion Of which was saved Next a building
owned by John Green, occupied By Dir. Booth as
restaurant There WAS some insurance on the
building.
Holgate occupied and owned the corner build
and had Mr. Holgate not saved his pa
pers from the safe it would havo been
ysry S serioHs +,, loss Indeed - As nj #
There was very little insurance on any OF the
buildings, and the loss will be an almost total
natter m to S estimate The dnmage done. but It IS
supposed p a. That It Wiil amount to betTeen $4,000
and valuable Iumber-yards Immediately across
from tE The a...ana burning buildings, but through
rs some Of them probably never worked be-
fore. and By their strenuous efforts the balance
scattered on the ground we're within an hour
after tue fire removed, and in ono instance, that
OF the Lypers Bros, grocers, building was
diate business. It has been fire that WILL long
be remembered in Wyoming.
CHICAGO.
The alarm from Box 3ls at I:52 yesterday
forenoon, was caused BY fire in pile OF
wooden pickets at Palmer s Fullers lumber
yard, corner Of Union and Twenty-second
streets. Damage tritling.
The alarm from Box Sc at !: 20 yesterday
afternoon was caused by the ignition Of shay
ings about the kiln In the Union Lime Com
pany's works. at tho corner of Lincoln aud
Nineteenth streets. No loss.
The alarm from Box 5ts at 1928 yesterday
afternoon WIS caused by fire in chicken
coop in the rear Of No. 6i4 North Leayitt street,
owned by C. Wy1nan. Loss, small.
The alarm from Boz ssS7 ut 2:a3. yesterday aft
ernoon WIN caused BY Gnoka issuing in large
Nos 50 to ~ Fulton street. AS tue smoke WINS
only blown down the chimney, there was no
loss.
The alarm from Box J}B at 1850 yesterday aft
ernoon was caused by the burning out Of q
chimney nt No. 1l8 North Halsted street, owned
by Henry Smith,
The alarm trom Box 12t nt 6:3s last evening
was caused by fire in the tuo-srory brick barn
in the reur Of No. 240S Prairie avenue owned
and occupied by Mrs. u. II. Scoyel. Damage
&c. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The aiarm from Box III ut O'Clock last even
ing was cuuscd by fire in the thrce-story brick
building at Nus. is and 100 West Madison street.
in Room g. caused by the explosion OF a Kerosene
lamp. Damage, 800: insured In the Wntertown
nf New York Tho building Is owned By Peter