, 1882-04-08
Great Ere at DAYTON.

Oace again i. Is our sad duty to chronicle
still another devastating fire in our sister
city OF Dayton; this last is more serious than
any other Which has occurred there; 1t Is
particularly severe on the city at the present
time from the fact that she was but just be-
ginning TO recover from the effects OF the pes
thence which ragged th-re the fore part Of the
last winter Heavy as the blow l., however
much it may delay, 1t. VIII Eot mat .rially
effect the future prosperity OF the place and
in less than six months We confidently ex-
rect t. see il arise from its ashes more solid
and substantial than before The fire 0c-
CURED d: two clock on Sunday morning IN
a saloon adjoining the Northwestern Ho.el
and soon communicated to the hO:el and
then to Ben Atkinsons saloon; crossed Main
street 70 stable and consumed the whole
block. The citizens worked like beavers,
but all their powers were insufficient to stay
the progress of the devouring element and the
following business and other houses were
totally destroyed:
J. \, Day, drugs; Ping dwelling house;
Matzger, fancy goods; North Western
Hotel; Young and Starr, BARRIERS; W
Thomas, saloon; J Maxwell, photo
grapher; B. Atkinson, saloon; Mrs. Gale,
millinery; G. Colgate, saloon; Mrs Clay
ton, millinery; Mrs. White, millinery;
Guernsey and Wolf, merchants; joys
Hall S Wilkins, notions Fettiss'
livery and feed stable; RunneN Bros,
hardware Hutton and Martin, furni-
ture Sturteyant, lawyer D. Brodgel-
Ter, shoemaker McCiary, saloon Dan
sher, taller; Drake Opera House; De
coux, restaurant Deal, confectioner;
Wilson, blacksmith Scott and
Schmidt, brewers; Dayton Eetrs
Baylor Car and Co, furniture Dr.. PIE
tr,zycki. house and Office George Wmn,
bakery; GaIrett, groceries; d. '. Whit,
shoemaker Crossler and Kuhn, grocer
les Rogers and Co., groceries w II.
Kuhn, agricultural implements ". 4.
Burge, groceries G.berson, stable
Wooten and Wait, meats. John Brining,
d. B. klmball, Welden Morris and many
others suffered damage through water, re-
movals, and the heat OF the fire scorching
the buildings which are not burned. Had
there been any engine or even a force
pump handy when the fire first broke ou,
il would have stopped right there. The
force pump at Paine Brothers was the
sole canse Of the remainder Of the town
being saved.
SAFE CRACEING.Ea5out year since a
burglary occurred at Schwabachers store,
the robbers having tunnelled under tie side
walk and made that their mode OF egr, IS and
ingress; on Thursday as work men we're re-
moving the big safe in Hawley WGllace's
bank they discovered what Was apparently
the work OF the same individuals who eom-
mitted the aforesaid burglary: tie safe st0ud
solid against the wall which was trick out
side but lined with wood inside; there is 4
space between that buildins and SehWa-
bacher's and here they commenced operations
BY breaking away the brick AMI boring holes
close together IN the partition 10 that b.
hole vas veIv easily made, the safe WAS used
W SO badly that any one with halt an eye
co4ll see that /; the thieves had no. been
disturbed by the former robbery they woUl1
finally have got away with the contents for
the outer skin OF sheet iran was torn away
Ike ra-s, the cement picked out AID every
thing apparently ready for enla-giEg the
the opening and operating on the inside IRON.
It was undoubtedly tie work OF scientific
burglars who knew their work and proves
that safes are no protection wi:en such gen
Try cone around.
ALMOST A CASE OF CHILD STEsLISG.-A
strange story IS related Of very popular
Young gentleman whose wife and baby we're
expected 20 arrive on Wednesdays tain
from California, where the youngster had re-
Gently been torn, and the happy father, July
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