Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-23
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SHARP FIGHT WITH INDIANS.
low Lieut.. Z Smith Was Killed.
A. FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA,
BuTcuER1Ne IN TEXAS AND ARKANSAS
Big Fire In PHILADELPHIA,

FRUIT WAREHOuSES,E ETC, BURNED-BUHDINGS
CRUSHED By FALLING WALLS.
PHILADELPHIA, August 23.-Warner & Merritt's
fruit warehouse Nos. SO. SO and 81, North Della
ware avenue was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. The lire is believed to have originated
from an explosion of gas, which took place
shortly before six this morning. and almost i'm
mediately afterwar9 flames rushed through the
building and out of the doors and windows. The
nre made rapid progress. the contents of the
building being of an infiammable character. and
ABOUT seven O'Clock the walls fell in every direc-
tlon The building was six stories high, built of
ornamental brick and sandstone, and extending
5O feet on Delaware avenue and $50 feet through
10 water street. 1t was finished for the firm by
the executors of the estate of Johns Hopkins, of
Baltimore, the owners of the ground. and was
valued at 100000. The stock was Of mis-
celaneous character consisting Of West Indies
1rult, principally 100000 cOcoanuts and $4,000
worth of bananas, most of which was received
only day or two since. The entire stock was
valued at S75 600 and the refrigeratOrs and other
apparatus and machinery for the manufacture of
desslcated cocoanut was valued at $4,000 more
Inc boiler Wasln the basement and the engine on
the fifth floor of the rear building, where
the walls fell. Great excitement was
caused, but as far as learned nobody was hurt
The employee Of the firm were about beginning
work, but all are thought to have made their
escape The south wall IN its fall, crushed the
building No. 4SNorth Delaware avenue, the first
floor OF which is occupied by Charles E. Hives
dealef In vanilla beans, and the upper floors by
James E. Kitchen. rag dealer. The other walls
demolished the following properties:-The Forest
House, hotel on the southwest corner of Della
ware avenue and Arch street; the twO-stOry
cigar store of Henry Rosenbaum, adjoining. on
the west; the twO-story eating-hOuSe of Charley
wiley; building occupied as branch of Lam
dreth's seed store. and the flour and grain COM
mission store of L. p. Peterson. southeast cor
ner OF Water and Arch streets. The building
No. IS North Water street. the first floor of
which was occupied by John Moore 4 Co.. leaf
tobacco dealers, and the upper floors by BEETLE
Bro, wool merchants. and No. 46 North Del
aware avenue, occupied by Hamel e. Stubs,
rope and Irvine dealers, were damaged by water.
Sharp Indian Fight in Lake Valley.
LIEUT.. SMITH AND FIVE MEN KILLED AND
ELEVEN wOUNDED-THE sAvAGEs ROUTED
AFTER SEVERE LOSSES.
DENVER. Col, August 23.--Santa Fee specials
give the following account of a fight in Lake
Valley few days ago:-Lieut. Smith and his
| force OF twenty men had been on the trail sew
Indians near Mowers ranch, in the Lake Valley
district The Indians were strong in numbers,
and Smith attacked them, expecting reinforce
ments from troops who were following some
distance behind. His men were being rapidly
shot down, when at a critical moment George
Daily, with his force of twenty miners, arrived
and joined in the fight, and the Indians were
routed with great loss. They however, carried
off their dead and wounded, so that the exact
loss could not be ascertained. The whites lost
George Daily, Lieut.. Smith, and four men killed
| and eleven wounde ed. The killed and wounded
except Daily, are all supposed to be ex-soldiers
Smith was of the best officers in the 9th cav
airy; had been engaged in several Indian cam
paigns, and was several times during the war
brevetted for bravery. Lieut.. Dimmick, with
his company of cavalry, and Lieut. Taylor, with
twenty Indian scouts. who were but a few hours
behind Nana's main band, arrived during the
evening, and, without stopping continued the
pursuit They have probably overtaken the In
dams before this, as the latter would be consd-
erably delayed by carrying or burying their
dead The hOstiles are near the Mexican line
evidently making for Chihuahua, and are well
armed and mounted. A company of cavalry has
been ordered to guard HlllsbOro' and Lake Val
ley settlements. and if possible cut off or hold
Nana's band until Taylor and Dimmick overtake
them.