The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-21
Work of the Flames.

Lippert's furniture factory at Williamsport,
Pa, burned on the 18th inst. Loss S56 900;
insured for $500
fire in Sargent & Halls carriage factory,
Boston, Mass, on the 18th inst, caused a loss
of S33, 600.
The building occupied by Lewis Brown & Co.,
importers of silks, and Seavey, Foster & Brown.
fancy silk dealers at Boston, Mass, was par
tally destroyed by fire on the night of the 18th.
Loss in the neighhorhood of 100000.
The village of Lakeside, Muskegon county,
Mich, had destructive confagration on the
night of the 18th inst. Nine buildings were
consumed, including two stores, livery stable
and four dwellings,.
The UnIversahst church at Marblehead,
Mass, was burned by an incendiary fire on the
18th inst Loss S25 900.
William Heller's factory at Bushwick n T.
burned on the 18th inst. Loss $50, coo.
Sherlock's mill and store and twenty dwellings
were destroyed by fire at Whitehall, \. Y, on
the 18th inst. Loss heavy; insurance $40, 900.
The Otis company's large hosiery mill at
Ware, Mass, was badly damaged by fire on the
night of the 10th inst. Over 1000 hands are
thrown out of work.
Hurds flour mill at Atchi5on, Kansas, burned
on the 18th inst. Loss $4,000.
The Eden house and several adjoining build
ings at Sullivan, ILL.,, were destroyed by fi1e
early on the morning of the 9th inst.
The burning hulk of the steamer Nictaux,
which, with cargo of naphtha, was consumed
at Williamsburg, n. y, on the 8th inst, f1oated
against the American Export Lumber company's
pier at Hunters Point. \. Y, on the 10th inst,
and engendered a confagration which spread
over an area OF six acres. TwO-thirds of the
lumber cOmpany's stock, four canal boats a
schooner and sloop were destroyed. Loss
nearly half million.
The inside workings of Kelley Run colliery
at Shenandoah, Pa, were discovered on fire on
the 9Th instant All the workings were filed
with Ep hI1t nj
property were rescued. The fire is a serious
one. The mine cannot be flooded and how to
extinguish the flames is the question puzzllng
the engineers. This is the mine wherein Reese.
Woolsey and Wilman lost their lives some days
ago. endeayoring to remove the gas from the
old workings.
BY the burning of the upper stories Of two
buildings on Canal street, Chicago, on the 9th
instant. loss Of $4,000 was occasioned.
The rolling mill of Kimberly Carnes & Co..
at Greenvile. Pa. burned on the Sth instant
Loss estimated at 100000; insurance S25, GOO.
Littles saw mill at Evansville. Ind. burned
on the 8th instant. Loss $4,000; insured for
=, 500.
On the morning of the 8th instant fire
broke out on the bark Nictaux. laden with
$500 barrels of naphtha, lying at dock at VIII
hamsburg, \. \. Loss on vessel and cargo
$4,000. The banks Antoinette and Clyde and
scow Bee were also damaged. Damage to the
latter 521 900.
The planning mill Of Armstrong. Smith & Co..
at Bellaire, O., caught fire on the night OF the
Sth instant, and was consumed. Loss $4,000.
Several frame buildings in the vicinity and two
cars standing on side track were more or less
damaged.
At Evansville, Ind, on the eth instant, Her
mann's dry goods house was destroyed by fire.
Loss go. zoe: insured for half.
fire at Bettsville, Seneca county. Ohio. on
the 18th instant, destroyed nIne business houses
and one dwelling. Loss $4,000; insured for
$4,000