Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-07

Farmers Friend Grain Drill factory at DAY.
ton. o., was partially destroyed by fire Oh the
1st inst. Loss estimated at from S3O,OOO to
$4,000. Insured.
The wine and spirit warehouse, 45 Cheapside,
London, the India rubber warehouse of Cow
hill d Bro, and seven other buildings were de-
stroyed by fire yn the 1st inst. Loss, 81, OOO,-
00C.
Lightning caused the destruction of Otto &,
Sons planning mill at Williamsport, Pa, on the
31st ult. Loss $4,000.
Forest fires in Canada are playing sad havoc
with farmers near Ottowa. Twenty four farmers
lost their entire crops and buildings. An old
sick man and three children persisted in the
flames The damage to timber in the Odessa
section is estimated at 100000. At Gait and
Cheapslde, Ont, welcome rain storm was ex-
perienced, but accompanying lightning killed
two people and destroyed several barns.
J. G. McElwee & Co.'s picture-backing fac
tory and mills at Big Rapids, Mich, burned on
the 31st ult Loss, 1915, 900; insurance. SO, OOO
Forty men are thrown out of employment.
dispatch just received from Sierraville,
Cal, says a fire originated in the store of
Jalsen on the 31st ult., and that the whole of
the town is destroyed. The losses will reach
S3O0,000. Within ten minutes after the alarm
was given, the whole town ablaze. A two
year-old child of P. 7. Barton was burned to
death.
At Rouen, France, on the 31st ult, fire
caused damage to the amount of 100000
francs.
fire in the four-story brick structure Nos
lob to 107 South Canal street, Chicago, ocou-
pied by several manufacturing firms, on the
18TH ult., caused loss of about ST., 900. Cap
tain Franzen, of engineer No. 18, broke his leg
by falling through trap door.
AT Pittshurg, Pa, on the 30th uIt., the leaf
tobacco works of Madden Bros. and the United
States Showcase Company's shops were badly
damaged, as were the adjoining buildings of
j. Brant, leather dealer. The total loss is ST.
900; which is fully covered by insurance Dur
ing the progress of the fire five firemen were
badly injured by the breaking of ladder
which precipitated them to the ground. One
of them, Charles III. Hart, it is thought will not
recover. The origin of the fire is not known
The State Street Baptist church, at Ogdens-
burg. n Y, burned on the 29th ult Loss,
800, 000
A fire at Chicago, on the 29th ult.. Quilted the
furniture factory of J. n. Basset h Co. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insured for SO, OOO
Peter McMonagle, a pipeman, fell from ladder
and received, besides other severe INJURIES q
broken leg.
A fire at Beaver Falls, Pa, ON the 29th., re
suited in entirely destroying Mellen Il Sons
flour mill, and partial destruction of the Beaver
Falls Cutlery Works. A considerable,portion Of
the trestle work of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Railroad was also burned, causing an Interrupt
ton to travel for couple of days. The total
loss on buildings and stock will reach $40, 900,
which is fully covered by insurance.
number Of fires are reported in Algeria
All the country around Philippeville, to the ex-
tent of sixty square Kilometres is one vast con-
fagration. Stora, the port of Phiippeville, has
been destroyed. forest of cork trees is
ablaze, and the flames, famed by violent
sirocco, are carrying all before them. 1t is
hardly possible for the garrison and population
to effect anything in the way of subduing the
fire, owing to the heat. It is feared the fire
originated with Arabs.