, 1881-02-23
The T0tat Loss About G,2B,OOO,
Witch Is Covered by IlA-
slirQflGC.
West Madison Street the Scene Of
a Blaze Causing Loss Of
$4,000.
Hattie Greek, altcl'., Loses n Block Of
Wooden 'uildfngs-Loss,
$4,000.
Destruction Of a Barn Near Eastmanyille,
Mich, aud Contents, Worth
$4,000,
AN OAr~stEAL MILL,

Tho nlarm from nox 27. ut T:6i last evening
"ns tur''ed III by tc1cpnonn from Mctlnlrss
grocery. Mt tho corner of Wright aild Canal
streets, nnon tho discovery If fire In
1arHo two.stnry and t,asencnt frame
ltltI'1ing, lightly vcnecred With brick,
locnted IN Stewart avenue. Just
south ut Wright street, and fnsnillary known III
"tl,u old m,ek Ing house" Tho t'rc apparently
originated III tho southwest cor,ler Of thu buiL1-
iiig. or rather II, framo addition ut that c0rcr
1t wAs under considerable hcu1wny btfurc
noticed, antl by tho time tho alarm WAS
Fnnntacd Tho reflection of tho blaze
could te sccn for scycral miles, A stea'fy
gallo frum tho northwest was blowing Mt tho
time. AMI wl.cn tho engines rcnchcd tho scene
aycnue frnnt. Fire Mnrshai Mu*i,afl did nut
thlnk l. It. 7 Geccs;ry to turn IN 4 seet.l alarm ~
1foa or ~ ano ~, ftTt!e @ or the VIM ,c1G m W. W., n" @
y thS icpnrilnoilt would prs,b4bly have proscd.
instneie1It tn prevent tire tnint obstruction of
oiilsr direction, hpwuypr, larKe ncrenge ef
wonticn dwellings, would doubtless hnvc uolo up
u sn,nke und t!ufnc fur North. SOUTH. and weat
0f tho hurnctl structure there Is nottllnH hut
frn1ne rook"rlrs with 4 few two-story houses or
TIE s,no % nlaterinl VI Cannl street. ~ It WAS,
towa, ito river lid over tho railroad yards ut
Stewart avenue mid Sixteenth street. several
engines were put to work cloarlnR tho tricks,
a',a no ,inu'asc wes done tho rolllaa-s stock.
two ho!rs, aud nn hour Inter therU wns not hlnu
.ut H., ple Of t,rsk and BURNING etnbtrs ,uft Of
fra,no buildings IN which, tue tirc, oriK!"
,,ntcd very savod but they ars va!ucless
contnlnetl In sloln. Tho buildings werc creetcd
sesGs,!l ycnrs before tho gseat tire by Solomon
Mckitchan., pork -pankcr, hit bis business
yni!nb!c for any similar business brgt,se Of tho
innbil!1y o. the owilers to yet y railroad tr.ak
Msr1ss ,.s n; ssnwnrt avenue tntn tue house. After
ior i ,ime Ty Il s'l,s ot saece.sini burs!ass, shS
hutlitng passHl into tho handsnf Hiram nrooks,
urn'ss. hvnx SGsS IN oco Nci IN te ~ r;iaad a oet
l!y then II WIS leased upw'trd Of year ngn to
Tsionlson. liarrTs T. Co.. who transformed IL
aKo owing to tho upward tendency IN outs, work
W. WIS suspentet IN the 1nlii: ami slnce thnt slnte
Mr asris ar"prsa oat Of hs firm enymF ~, IT.
work ncxt Mn,dny; Mr; Thompson and ali en-
Witch ''' Is IN tic ill., northeast corcr ' Of eiS lis
iMt.lng ut about 7:eo ueIock Inst cveni,,g,. md
| were lnitc distance away when they Genrt1 tho
Pos.iye!y Ia. S %S oas s d shsr s Fnswitss hs
1ee' IN ';'e southwest cortcr of tho buildings
nc x Ssr tine s saa soor: 'a's e e4 stewsst Sss
Stopped II IS the'r opinlon, a. well as as lint of
l'royertyowuers III tho vicinity have always
been strongly supposed to thu locnton Of such q
4 building IN their lllitlst ltit Gofnplniuls Weto
ErOwng less Erpfueut snco tho rhi!rOad begun
buying up tho property beswocn stowtrt avcn,as
| aud Cltinl streets.
Mr.. spruRle was 1t ho,nc.. No. 6:s West yan
Buren STRUT, when tho tire broke ont, hit WIS
summoned by totephono to corne and sec Ills
property 10 up He estimates Ills loss ut 81 li,0;
$2.NW OF which ia In snrk, atlti the remainder In
nlAchfncry. Upon this thore is MI Insurance ol
f",MD, s., ,h00 ul which II OH sttck. D. !: Munger
| Co. puecd this t,s,lrlnce. The building,
sur,ltee cnlsld not he ascrrtAEed Inst night. bu
~ likely to Gc considerable. Franklin, AlNGVcngt
| l. Cn, Wholesale KTucers. hid abult,
s:e59 worth of onttncni stored In tho tnill
isesitcs these. Louis ltankey. Henry MMrtIn
| antl John sHalkcr, former cmplnyfs. ut present
! and yAunbics, which wura In suite Gf fur
nlshctl rolilH Oh tho 8ccAnd .l0or which they TO
cup!etI. Thu amount Of their loss Is unknown
| OF tho frg,