Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-28
Work of the Flames.

CITY NAL, EganS HVery-SlaDle, ana NUMBER or
residences were destroyed. An area of six
blocks was burned over, causing a loss of
$3.50, 900 or more There was but one fire-en-
CINE fit for duty, and aid was summoned from
Joliet and Chicago.
Clark's hotel and barns at the crossing of the
Platte River on the Deadwood stage road were
swept away by fire on the oath.
Ten business houses and dozen residences
were burned at Collingwood, Ont, during the
heavy gale on the 25th inst.
An explosion in the laboratory of the Swath-
more, Pa.) College, on the night of the Oath
inst, set fire to and destroyed the entire
building.
The Mohr & Mohr distillery at Lafayette,
Ind, was consumed by fire on the 25th, togeth-
er with the Evry wooden mills adjoining. Two
hundred head of cattle belonging to the distil-
lery were roasted to death. Total loss over
$150000.
Newman's steam saw mill at Larabee, Pa.
was totally destroyed by fire on the 25th. Loss
$4,000.
Fully half of the business houses in Paw
Paw, Mich, were swept away by fire on the
25th. Loss, 1871, 900.
Flames invaded livery stable at Gilman,
ILL.,, on the 23d, and roasted fourteen horses.
The East Broadway mills, at Quincy, ILL.,,
were burned on the night of the 23d inst. Loss
$15, 900.
On the night of the 22d inst, during severe
thunder storm, Allen Hale & Co.'S planning mill
HU idHS1llSC, hllcN., WAS SGruCK Dy uSQInInS, SET
on fire and totally destroyed. Loss $4,000 to
$4,000; insurance $1,000.
fire in tAe state prison at Salem, Oregon,
on the 22d inst, destroyed the tannery stove
works and chair factory. Loss about $40, 600.
The Connecticut River Railroad wooden-deck
bridge, spanning the river near Greenfield,
Mass, was destroyed by fire on the 21st inst.
The structure was 600 feet long and at height
of so feet from the water. Loss $4,000. Travel
will be suspended on the route for over six
weeks in consequence.
The Prairie State FIGURING Mills and the an
healing rooms of the Malleable Iron Works,
South Elgin, ILL.,, burned on the 22d inst. Loss
$4,000.
The stock of dry goods and groceries, a large
barn, wagon shop, warehouse and blacksmith
shop of Mrs. H. Rochlueing. in the village of
Sehaumbery, ILL.,, burned on the 22d inst. Loss
$4,000.
A fire broke out in New Chinatown. located
on the west side of the corporation limits of
Chico, CAL, and swept away the entire settle
ment, consisting of sixty or seventy houses.
Three Cinnamon were burned to death.
block of buildings in the business portion
of Texarkana, Ark, was consumed by fire on
the 18th inst. Loss 100000. The fire was
caused by lamp explosion.
The Georgia Iron Works rolling mill at At
lanta, was burned on the 21st inst. Loss
$150,000.
The extensive corroding houses of the Collier
White Lead and Oil Company, st. Louis, No.,
burned on the 21st inst The houses were
frame and not of much value, but the contents
of the 400, 900 corroding pots filed with lead
and nine large tanks containing 100000 gallons
of linseed and castor Oil are estimated to be
worth about 100000.
fire at Washington, D. c., on the 18th
inst, totally destroyed the Star Parlor Organ
Company and Beatty immense organ factories.
Loss estimated at 5000, 000 Four hundred
men are thrown out of employment.
Thompson & Cos glassware house and
lumber yard adjoining burned at Pittsburg, Pa,
on the 18th. Loss $25, 600.
The Carroll House block and several other
structures burned at Carrollton, No., on the
10Th.