Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-29
Work of the Flames.

About noon on the 26th the railroad bridge at
Richmond, Va. on the Richmond and Peters,
burg Railroad, caught fire during the preva-
lence of heavy gale and was totally consumed.
When the flames reached the Richmond end of
the bridge they communicated with large to-
bacco factory and q general confagration en-
sued. The fire spread with frightful rapidity
and before it was subdued swept away three
large tobacco factories, six stemmeries, twenty
tenement houses, mainly occupied by negroes,
800 feet of railroad trestle work, ten new
freight cars belonging to the Richmond &
Tredgar Iron Works, Smiths grist mill: the
kaohne works and large quantity of coal and
lumber. Loss over half q million dollars. One
life was lost.
A fire in st. Louis on the 25th, gutted the
furniture factory of Diemel Brothers & Miller,
in Walnut Street, which was insured for $56, :
600.
The Chateaugay depot and round-house at
Plattsburg, N. Y, burned on the 25th. A lad
named Lowell perished in the flames.
The residence of Ex-Governor Proctor, of
Vermont, at Sutherland Falls, with its literary
and art treasures, was swept away by fire on
the 25th.
Strong d Cobb's wholesale drug house, Cleve-
land, O., was damaged to the extent of 100000
by fire on the 26th.
The business portion of Clifton Hill, Ran
dolph County, Mo-, was swept away by fire on
the night of the 23d. Loss $50 900.
The Protestant Episcopal Church of Incar-
nation, in New York City, was damaged to the
extent of $50,000 on the Oath.
An entire square in the heart Of Macarthur,
o., was consumed on the Oath.
A large block at Cleveland, O., occupied by
W. P. Southworthi wholesale and retail
grocery, Krause & Co., carpet dealers, H. N.
Brown, dry goods and Chandler & Rudd,
grocers, was completely destroyed by fire on the
Gath. Total loss over 100000. Insured.
The Proctor House, Kearsarge Mountain, N.
H.. burned on the 2ad. Loss $4,000.
ished in smoke on the 23d. Loss about
$30,000.
The large flour mill at Leavenworth, Kansas,
owned and operated by Warren Il Cole, was
totally destroyed by fire on the 23d. Loss
100000.
By the destruction of an elevator, Hawley,
Mimi, on the night of the 21st inst. 15o, 600
building and contents about $2O0, 900.
The Middleport, N. Y, opera house and an
adjoining dwelling, furnished food for flames
on the 22d. Loss $4,000.
The steamer Lessie B., with q cargo Of cotton
was burned on Black Cypress Bayou, Ma, on
on tho 22d. Insurance $4,000.
We'll, Dreyfus l. Co. g furnishing goods estab-
lishment at Boston, Mass, was damaged to the
extent Of $4,000 by fire on the 22d.
An entire block OF buildings were consumed
by fire at Rpon, Wis.,, on the 22d. Loss
100000.
The Curtis Manufacturing Co.'S works at
Albion, N. Y, were destroyed by fire ON the
21st Loss $1OO,00
The wareroom and finishing department of
the New England Furniture Company, at Grand
Rapids, Mich, were burned out on the 21st.
Loss on building and stock $25,O00.
Twenty five houses were swept away by fire
at Northampton, Eng, on the 21st. One hun
dred persons were rendered homeless.
A fire at Einod, Hungary, resulted in the de-
struction of $50 houses and the loss Of nine
lives.
The distillery of Ta1 l. McGibbon, at Lex
ington, KY, was burned by the explosion Of a
lamp in the Office. The loss is $780, 600.