The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-20
FIRE RECORD.
A Three Hundred Thousand Dollar
Loss at Syracuse.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, July 19.-The Weiting
Opera.House building, in the centre Of this
city, one of IFS best buildings, containing
one Of the handsomest Opera.hOuses IN the
State, took fire this morning, and was
wholly destroyed within two hours. IL has
been the most disastrous fire in Syracuse
within thirty years. The estimated loss is
upwards Of 100000. Fully fifty tenants oc-
cupied the block, all Of whom are losers TO a
considerable amount. The block was four
stories high, covering half an acre, and
was valued at 100000. II was insured for
sS5. 900. The other principal losers are as
follows: R0senbOOm Brothers, shoe deal
ers, loss 100000, insurance $4,000; q. w.
Ingalls, d Co., shoe dealers, loss $50, 600, in
surauce $4,000 Everson, FrisSille X Co.,
hardware, loss $4,000, Insurance $4,000 ;
Giles Evcrson, private books, loss SlO,-
600, no insurance; 5. p. Prince Il Co.,
crockery, damaged by water and fire, loss
$4,000. insurance covers loss; &. ii.
Shatuck, saloon, los 81 600, insurance
SO 900; Charles j. Powers, drugs, loss
Sl8 600, insurance IS 800; f. b. Profit q
Co., seeds and agricultural implements,
loss $4,000, insurance So 1000. Warner IL
Co. and many other officers were but slight
~ insured. The New York State Blinking
Company saved It's money and papers. Hall
a dozen persons were more or less seriously
Injured by falling wallis and d<briS, and 1t
is feared that one or two persons persisted
in the burned buildings. This Is the third
time within twenty-five years that the build
ings on this site have been burned.
Great Lumber Fire In Michigan.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH, July ia spe-
cial from Nestaburg, small station on the
Chicago, Saginaw and II. Louis railway,
saws the entire western portion Of the town,
dep0t buildings, / $50 600 feet Of lumber,
and about Il, 900. 900 shingles, were burned
at late hour Yesterday afternoon. The in
surance cannot be learned, but the loss VIII
reach $4,000. McLain a. Sprsgue, Of To-
ledo. lose 100000 feet OF lumber; NJ. Il.
Pratt. 1000, 600 feet of lumber and 4,OOO,OOO
shingles: j. w. Robinson, shed ana
100000 shingles; and John Mcltae,
100000 shingles.
A BLOCK burned i'm ITVinglOn. n. Y.
IRvINGr0Y, n. Y, July 19.-At 3 O'Clock
this morning fire was discovered in Lord "
Burnbam's horticultural building on a
street. The fllmes spread and the entire
block was burned TO b street. The losses
aggregate about $4,000; insurance, $780,
600. Lord 81 Burnbam'S horticultural
greenhouse and factory, valued at $40, 1000,
was totally destroyed. 1t was fully insured
i'm the Liverpool and London and GLOBE
and other companies. \ large dome for
Law Gould's greenhouse was In the latter
building and was destroyed. In Super
visor Cuss6eld's office, which was in one oil
the burnt buildings, was O safe containing
All The records of the town of Greenburg,
,.yop ,,rnhahly HpeirOVpl.
A HOieI Burned and Two Lives Lost.
SAN FRANcIsco. July l0.-The hotel al
Nlmeshew, Butte county, belonging 10
County Assessor Mcclellan, was burned
Yesterday morning. Edward Maris anc
William Mcintosh persisted in the names
norton OF the assessors accounts were
DESTROYED. Loss, $4,000. McClellan's fam
lIy escaped with slight injuries.