, 1881-08-06
SERIOUS FIRE.
Burning Of Russe'|'s p'an'ng'M'''
on the West Side.
,,ostr,,ction OF Property to the
Extent Of 100000 -:
/ Fully Insured. -
a,reoonatious In Different Parts Of tho
Country Of Varying d.
mensIous. =
curCAOO.

~. o,orm from BOX :,s7 yesterday atlar-
.au an' foilowct1 BY second alnrni five minutes
noo, .yas casctl by fire breaking out In tho
1ns,, nns..i n!nnirR-1nfll Mt Nos. u to % F1ll-
na's tss s,raet lust east of Desplnincs strcct,-a
t,.a ,sch oftaner than aily other In tho city,
sss s'.s hect, ~ ~avept by fire. Mr. Russell, owing
~. ~ ITO vuet number Of fires which hive taken
niaca ~" II, his mill, Is considered very unlucky
nan p, IN insurance circles, atd It Is with dlf-
sn,ty tint l,o gets. my company to
sJ' .ska risks on the premises. 1lo has
sIn,oof been heavy loser eaeli
ur t;na lint Tho mill was destroyed, but ho
siwoys manages 10 Tecupcrate. Tho mill
haa hecn afite several times this year, and 1t
ssems @ rs Il his luck mover would chango for
sha hatti,r, At present he is sotollf7ilng III
Trayerse CITY, Micl. Tho structure consist.
ii Of Tires lnrgo brick bulldings, cue {, nt
g. III md ID Fulton street: one of four stotte*. y.
facinr north, on Way1natt street, aud Fighter
sstrnct,lro midway between these two: III
each story the floors nro continuous from
Fulton to WayThii street Adjoining on tho
inr9s @ onell.2raiio structure used for nil sOrts
~ Snrnoses, and west OF thoseaEatn isa large
yafd filled with humber Of MI s0rts.
better sltc for aconagration c1gld scarce.
H. i
Unexpected. FIR some time workmcn, on
tha nFsmFses slnctletl smoke, and tllgy locked
IN every placo but tile right ono for thenrl9in.
II finally broke cut IN tho !!ry.klln, WHICH Is
oyer h boiler and n ths rSt stofy Of nc
sponded promptly, aud by dint Of hard work
auccecjed in Keeping the fire pretty wall
coniined to the building in Which It orig
mated. Mr.. Russell occupies the tlrst tionr
only as saa'', deer; and inn Rlid fastory 3;v Ais
5000, which is II! great part coy-
usncd nam Phillips, WHO Is out of Tie
cIty. It Is thought, however, to'bu about $500
o 'eek s5oo on iL9nt and rea Fsar R1ings
floor Is occupied by Turnkey u Co., picture
franle moldngs and cornices. Their stock Is
quite heavy, but the damage, whle!, is chiefly
6y wafer, will scarcely exceed 81 600. Tho
Insurance Ts paceh BY = l. lanrrs 1 Wo y
front Of the third story Is occupied by E. A.
llartwe!l, manufacturer Of snslles, llO0rs,
ani blinds. Ills loss will be upwards Of
s, 900, and is fully covered by S4,o00 !nsur-
Northern st Of Of Nov Yerk, indiai,n, and fs feWs
other companies. Tho second portion OF
tho third floor, occupied by Thompson Il
ilorgcnsen, furniture, was badly damaged.
They have 81 coo lnslrance, which Is total
ess s.c1e e 20 tug Fd o0E o0T
mattress manufacturer. I'D carries $1,000
insurance, aud tho loss will DO two-thIrtls of
that amount. The fourth floor Of The. rear
building Is occupied by johnson Il 0lnison,
centre-table manufacturers, and Il. l.. Hood,
furniture. Their loss Will not be lnree. 4.
=. Nelson had small turnlng;-sllop on tho
top ioor OF tho burned building. lla loses
about all he lIal. $500 In yalut..
'El!e walls Of tile building were lett tntact.
1nd the adjoining structures escaped injury.
ms fnr I'll
blaze II Tie fire lal not becn controlled os
soon " 1t xas., Farst j. Bradley llad 4 vaIu::
able lot of lumber m and machinery In ndjacemt
yards and buildings, and adjoining tho mill
}on tho Gust are several largo factories.
IS MlHonnLAzEs. = -.' -
The, alarm at $40 last evening was
}ea1sul BY the explosion Of M oil stovU
W tfs residence Of Z. I. LowIs, No. I'll North
CLARK street. Damage, sis.
rhe alat'n from Box aeos at0:35 last evening
Tas cause! by the explosion Of lalnp at tii0
street. Damage, sligllt.