Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-10

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the most probahls ons is that the
straw in the stable in rear of P. T. Tul-
ley & Co.'S store was set on fire abou'
1920 p. m by some boys who were
playing near it and it soon extended
to the sdioing buildings of Il. Ed
wards & Co., on the south side and
o 10 Hohing's hall on the north.
thence it kept on down Main street
until II reached DAVIDSON CONNECTION
cry; the wind shifting carried 1t across
the street to D. R Sloan & Cos brick
store and the entire block north; al
Douglas Avenue it swept away saver.
al dwellings and then went acr css tn
tveuue to Perry's store, taking it, the
German Lutheran Church end build
ings north, then across CAST Run tc
the old school house which was en-
veloped in flames and went down in
few minutes. Meanwhile the build
iugs en- Main street south of Davis
sons confectionery had caught and
were rapidly being devoured by tt e
remorseless fire ferd, cutting across
the street the New Central Hotel and
Dixon store was in its path 70, few
moments only, when they became a
smoulderlng mass of ashes; then re-
versins it took in Brady's hotel, Bro
gan's and other stores, then across
Bridge street it flew and Myers block
was seen for short while only, stop
ping on the bridge long enough TO
get it caught, the flames struck the
Merchants Hotel, then jumped to the
postc flee, Stewards block md Koontz's
,, row where it expended itself. Al
though the building occupied by Mrs.
Donaldson snd IN the rear of the cas-
side of R ilroad street caught from
sparks aud was DESTROYED also.
About fifty houses were burned
down, a number Of them being private
residences.
The following are the losses as far
as can be ascertained: Main street
P. 7. Tully & Co, general merchan-
disc, los, $4,000, insurance not
known; II. Edwards & Co., tailors,
lose heavy but not known, no insur.
ance; N. M. Dean & Bro, hardware
and saddlers, SO 900, insurance SO, 900;
H. Williams, grocer, $500, no insur-
ance G. H. Fresh, two large build
ings, $4,000, no insurance; P. j.
Sauter, confectioner, stock and build
ing, $4,000, insurance not known ;
James Marquis, confectioner, $500 ;
insurance not known; 3. Bauman,
liquors, $4,000. insurance not known
A. Davisaon, So 900, insurance 81 200;
Robert Scott, boots and shoes, who
also owned the buildings occut led by
Marquis, Davisson, Baumann and
him .elf, lose $4,000 on stock and
ui,dlngp, insurance $500; Thomas
Engleby g. Sons, general merchandise,
$4,000, insurance $4,000; VIM.
Mckinley, butcher, $500. no insur-
ance; Samuel Barter, sr., tin shop,
$500, no insurance David Dixon,
hotel, $4,000, partly insured; jan es
Dixon, confectionery, f400, no insur.
ance; D. R. Sloan G. Co., large brick
store, less on stock $l2 600, insurance
on stock $4,000; Sloan & Douglas
drug store, $4,000, insurance 81, 100
DR.. 0. T. Mcdonald, Office and resi-
dence, 5000, no insurance; D. K
Sloan, household property, $500, in
surance 5000 the buildings occupied
by the four last named firms wer,
owned by David Sloan, whose loss OIL
them amounts to $4,000, on which
he had $4,000 insurance; George L
Bennett, household property, $500
no insurance Lloyd burst, butcher
$500; no insurance William Stat
ford, liquors, $3.50, no Insurance
William Morgan owned the building
occupi,d b. Stafford and loses $5,00O
ar.ly insured l.. Bell & Bro, mil
hneiy, loss on stock with loss on three
buildings owned by Mas. Margaret
Bell, $4,000. insurance $1,000; Fl
Bell. hair dresser. $500, insurance
5000; H. R. X. mmel & Co., furniture
$1,000, no insurance John Perry 8
Sou, general merchandise, loss, inclu'
ding building occupied by Kimmel 8
Co. and two houses on Douglas ave
nue., $l5. 1000. insurance $4,000; DR.
Williams, office and furniture, loss
slight; German Lutheran Church and
parsonage, $4,000, insurance $4,000
William Mcmillan, confectionery
$500. Otto Hohinp, building known