Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-09-15
Work Of the Flames.


Simpsons Knitting factory at Toronto burned
on the 7th inst. Loss heavy.
Three ice houses of Huse, Loomis 4 Co., and
three smaller ones belonging to the Mississippi
Ice company, on the river front between Florida
and Bates streets, st. Louis, No., burned be-
tween and o'clock on the evening Of the 7th
inst. Huse, Loomis 4 Co. IS loss is $20,000 on
ice, $4,000 on buildings; insured for $4,000.
The Mississippi Ice company lose $1,000 on ice,
$4,000 on buildings; insured for $4,000. The
flames spread to the extensive stove foundry of
the Excelsior Manufacturing company on the
West Side and consumed the storing, moulding
and casting houses on Smith and Lewis streets,
embracing perhaps about one-third the estab-
lishment. Loss $135,000. Pat Lynch and Ed
Sanders, fireman, were killed by falling roof.
Pat Conway sustained a concussion of the
brain. John Collins is badly, perhaps fatally,
injured internally, and Jas. Tooley, Chas. Til
ton and Arnold Bauers, all firemen, badly
bruised.
A fire in the village Of Pestrick, pomerania,
destroyed seventy-two houses
Paul Populorum's tannery, on Fleetwood
street, Chicago, burned to the ground OH the
9th inst, Loss on building and contents, be-
tween $50. 600 and $50, 600.
On the afternoon Of the 5th inst. fire
broke out III the dry goods store of DR.. Dunlap,
on North Water street, Mobile, Ala, and spread
rapidly, destroying five brick buildings filled
with stocks of various kinds of merchandise.
An estimate of the loss foots up $3.50, GOO; in
surance, S230,000.
N. NJ. Lancaster & Co.'s large distillery situ-
sted one mile west of Owensboro, KY, burned
to the ground on the morning of the 5th inst.
A corn crib with $4,000 bushels of corn WAS also
DESTROYED.
Phil. Ergemans -four mill, at Rockport, Ind,
was destroyed by fire on the night of the 4th
inst
The Eagle facing works at Cincinnati, O.,
were burned on the 4th inst. Loss sl5,O 600.
The Dudley house, the largest hotel in Sala
manca, Pa. and over twenty other buildings
were reduced to ashes on the 4th inst. Loss
estimated at S157, GOO; insurance $50, 900.
Marshall 4 Bros sheet iron rolling mill at
Philadelphia, was consumed by fire on the 4th
inst. Loss $4,000.
Messrs. Meads' paper mill at Penhryn, Eng
Loss estimated at 100000. Two firemen fen
from the roof into the flames and persisted.
The Chase organ factory at Norwalk, O., was
wholly consumed by fire on the Sd inst. Loss
about $75, 600. One hundred men were thrown
out of employment.
Almeda county, CAL, containing about 15O, 900
sacks Of wheat and barley, burned on the Sd
inst. Loss probably $780, 1t is believed
the fire was incendiary.
Bakers block. at Hart Fails, N. Y, including
Parker's opera house and ten other buildings,
burned on the Sd inst; also the Schaghticoke
Home. Loss $150, 900; insurance $75,00O.
Brick building No. Hoyne street, New
York city, occupied by several mercantile firms,
was consumed by fire ON the Sd inst. Loss on
building and stocks about $120, 200.
Anderson d Harris carriage factory and
Schmoth's carpenter shop were burned at Gin
cinnati, O., on the Sd inst Loss s2l 900; in
sured.
The chinaware factory of David Robertsell,
at New York, burned ON the LIST inst. Loss
$50, 200; insurance, $23,0