The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-05

room locked, but burst it open and Just at
this moment the front doors we're opened,
and draft was created, column Of fire
and smoke swept through the hall with
roar and a force which would have proved
too much for any living thing within the
hallway,
The building was story above the
top Of the levee, with basement below.
1t was one hundred feet long by twenty
five wide. 1t was owned by Mr.. John
Cookie, Of st Louis, who conducted a very
successful business in it for a numberl Of
years. 1t was built in 1870 at q cost of
over thirteen thousand dollars and it was
insured for five thousand, in the Eastern
and Phoenix companies, of
Hartford, represented here by Mr.. II, II.
Candee.
The other building was occupied by the
general offices of the Iron Mountain rail-
road company, and by the Pacific express
company. The interior and exterior had
been but recently very handsomely reno
waited and was furnished and arranged con-
veniently and lastly. Mr.. H. H, Milburn,
agent Of the company had his office newly
and elegantly papered and otherwise beau
tiful only last week. The railroad Offices
We're in the rear end OF the building, Just
over the oil room in which fire broke out.
The flames broke through the floor there
first and with flash ignited everything in
the offices All the counters and desks and
shelving, containing the valuable records
and books and papers and stationary were
destroyed. Nothing was saved except
what was in the safe. The estimated loss
to the railroad company, so far as it
can be measured by dollars
and cents will reach not less than 1000
and there was no insurance.
The Pacific express company. Mr.. Hall,
agent, occupied the right hand forward
portion of the first floor, and this company
also lost everything ia the way Of office
| fixtures, stationary, etc. But all articles
of especial value were in the safe and were
intact. The loss to the company will reach
about 5000 Mr. Halls loss in the way Of
personal affects will reach about $50, and
that of Mr.. John Breen, driver Of the ex-
press wagon, who lost clothing etc, will
reach $4O.-none Of which personal proper
ty was insured.
This building was also a three story one,
The upper stories were connected with
those of the Planters house and we're used
by the managers Of this institution for
bedrooms, parlors, etc. 1t was also one
hundred feet long by twenty-five wide 1t
was owned by Mr.. Peter Netf, one Of
Cairo's real estate kings, who built it in
1870 at cost of ten thousand dollars. 1t
i, was insured for only three thousand, in th e
German American, of New York repre-
sented here by Mr.. c. N. Hughes.
Mr.. Frank Metcalf who is messenger
for the Pacific express company, lost cloth
ing, etc, which he kept in the Office, to the
amount o. sixty Or seventy fye-dolars.
But while this was all the damage re-
su!ting directly from the fire, there we're
some indirect damages to adjoinining build
ings which will prove considerable. Mr..
A. T. DeBaun's oyster saloon and restau-
rant was badly wrecked by a portion OF
the wall Of the railroad Office building,
which fell upon the rear end of the res.
taurant which is frame, and crushed 1t to
this ground in shapeless mass. Mr., De
Baun's loss will reach about one thousand
dollars which is amply covered by insur.
ance in companies represented by Mr.. c. N,
Hughes.
The roof of the business house Of Messrs.
Stratton & Bird was also somewhat dam
aged by the heat
In the obstruction Of the Planters House
, and railroad Office building
E the city and branches Of business
. conducted in the buildings sus-
} tanned great shock, but one which prom
] ises to be but short lived. The owners OF
e buildings are gentleman of means, one OF
, whom Mr.. Neif, IS man Of good judge.
, ment and energy and has unbounded faith
} in Cairo and her future prosperity
: Mr.. Goclle is not a resident Of Cairo and
, has now but little interest in it. He had
| for some time been DESTROYS of selling the
Planters House, and it is supposed therefore
: that now that it IS destroyed he will not re-
build it, Bat those who occupied the two
Z buildings all very anxious that both shall
, be rebuilt Immediately are as they desr,
to again occupy them in the same manner
. as before Mr.. Milburn, of the Iron Noun
e tain company, is especially anxious tina
o Mr.. Nelf shall put up new house on tn,
: old site at once. He must have a building