Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-24

Grain ana tobacco TareI,Ouse Hurned-In'
Disastrous Deed of u DastardIy
1ncendiary.
The alarm Of fire early this morning. t.
which no doubt most ofour citizens turnee
an Indifferent car as they nestled snugly il
bed, WAS TIE sigma! for the relief of the fir,
department to avert or at least check thu
most destructive work Of tie incendiar,
which has been visited upon our city fol
many years. The dwcllers in and visitors
to the northwestern part of Lancaster art
familiar with the fine large brick ware.
house located at the southwest corner O!
the Pennsylvania railroad and West Lemon
street, On the site of what was formerly
Gorrccht's coal yard. This building, used
as a storing place, and for trade in grain,
tobacco, &c, and owned by II. 3. Croft,
was entirely destroyed by fire, together
with it's contents. The fire was discovered
about ha!fpast four o'clock by Benjamin
coal dealers. He first saw it in the first floor
Of the western pant Of tho building, which
was occupied by Lederman & Bro, tobacco
dealers. The lire spread rapidly, and in
the space of three or four hours all the
woodwork 0: the building was burned.
The eastern end or the warehouse was
occupied By II. 4. Croft & Co.. the firm
consisting of II. B. Croft and VIM. West
helfur. They are dealers in grain, flour,
feed, Nc.. and at the time of the fire they
had a large stock on hand which is entire
iy destroyed. The stock in their warehouse
consisted Of about IL car. loads Of corn,
oats and different kinds of feed, 100 barrels
Of flour, a carload Of potatoes and car
load Of apples. In this part of the build
ing there were standing carload of flour
i'll barrels and a carload of lumber for
tobacco cases, both Of which were de-
stroyed. The -four belonged to Jesse
Ranck. 1t was loaded on the car ycstcr-
day and was to have been shipped to Phil
alclphia. The lumber which was on the
car belonged to John e. Tiemeyer & Co.,
and it arrived yesterday. Three large grain
elevators were also destroyed.
The middle of the building was occu-
pied by John G. Tiemeyer s. Co., tobacco
dealers, of St. Louis, who are represented
here by c. II. White. They had about
800 cases of tobacco, beside lot OF
presses, tobacco boxes, etc. They were
all consumed
Lederman & Bro, also tobacco packers,
occupied the western end of the building
They had no tobacco on hand but lost all
their presses and 4 lot of cases.
The warehouse was 130x44 feet and was
three stories high. The eastern halr Of
the building was erected year before last
and the western half last ycar-the whole
costing between SIS, 900 and $4,000.
Mr.. Croft had the building and ma
chineEy insured as follows, in companies
represented by Bausman s Burns Will
liamsburgh City insurance company, 81, 600
on warehouse building North British in
surance company, s4,5GO on warehouse
and machinery; North American CON-
pany (H. S. Cara agenD, $1,000 on build
ing.
The stock was owned by II. B. Croft &
Co., and it was insured as follows, in COM
panies represented by Bausman & Burns
London Assurance company, 81, 900; Brit
Ish America assurance company, $4,000.
Bausman d Burns had JohnC. Ticmetn.
er Il CO. insured as follows: Merchants
insurance company, OF Newark, $500:
London assurance corporation, $1,000
Wllliamsburgll City insurance company,
Sl,3oo; French assurance corporation,
s1,500 Transatlantic company. s.. 600
Commercial Union company, 50, 500.
1t is not known wheth,r Lederman i
Bro. had any insurance, but their loss will
be small even if they had not. Mr.. Ranck's
carload Of flour and Tiemcycr & Co.'S
tobacco case lumber were not insured. Mr..
Grots is unable at present to estimate
bis loss but the insurance on the building
Will not cover it. The loss of ii. B. Croft
Il Co. will be more than the insurance,
also.
Bausilan & Burns had the leasing Of the
two warehouses. But 4 short time ago
Iiemeyer & Co. renewed their lease for
the coming year, and the warehouse occu-
pied by Lcdcrman & Co. was leased to
John Moore. of Philadelphia, for the year
1881.
1t is not known how the fire originated,
but it is believed to have been the work of
an incendiary, as no fire is used in the part |
of the building where it was first seen.
Notwithstanding the very cold weather
the fircmen responded promptly to the |
alarm and several engines we're soon Oh |
hand. The men worked very hard and |
many Of them were covered with ice, |
caused by the water which was thrown |
upon them. At 10 o'clock this morning /
the fire was still burning and the fircmen |
kept at work during the whole of the fore
noon.
Durin. the progress of the fire the lum-
Der in the yard of Coho & Wiley and the
frame houses III the neiShbOrhood were
kept from burning 10y the tiremen, who
kept streams playing upon them. Several
horses in a stable near the burning build
ing were taken to 4 safer place.
All day to-day people have been visiting
the burnt building the high walls are all
that is left.
The Water Supply.
The firemcn experienced a great deal OF
trouble in getting water. Several plugs
they say were frozen and they were COM
PEELED to thaw them cut with hot water.