Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-29
Work OF the Flames.

Aut noon on the 26th the railroad bridge at
Rlcnond, Va. on the Richmond and Peters
burRailroad, caught fire during the preva-
lentof heavy gale and was totally consumed.
VIII the flames reached the Richmond end of
therdge they communicated with large to-
bac factory and a general confagration en-
sue The fire spread with frightful rapidity
anbefore it was subdued swept away three
laretobacco factories, six stemmeries, twenty
tenaent houses, mainly occupied by negroes,
800 eet of railroad trestle work, ten new
frent cars belonging to the Richmond &
Tre5ar Iron Works, Smiths grist mill. the
kaole works and large quantity of coal and
lunrr. Loss over half million dollars. One
life as lost.
Are in st. Louis on the 25th, quilted the
furrure factory of Diemel Brothers & Miller,
in Vlnut Street, which was insured for $685.
900.
II Chateaugay depot and round-house at
Platburg, N. Y, burned on the 25th. A lad
nand Lowell persisted in the flames.
I, residence of Ex-Governor Proctor, of
VerDnt, at Sutherland Falls, with its literary
andrt treasures, was swept away by fire or
the 18th.
Sing & Cobb's wholesale drug house, Cleve-
landO., was damaged to the extent Of 100000
by f on the Goth.
T. business portion of Clifton Hill, Ran
dolly County, Mo-, was swept away by fire on
the ght of the 23d. Loss $50, 1000.
II Protestant Episcopal Church of Incar
natil, in New York City, was damaged to the
extd Of 1000 on the Oath.
A1sntire square in the heart of Macarthur,
o., VS. consumed on the Oath.
A rye block at Cleveland, o., occupied by
w. ] Southwortht wholesale and retail
groce, Krause q Co., carpet dealers, II. NJ.
Brow dry goods and Chandler & Rudd,
grocel was completely destroyed by fire on the
24ti. Total loss over 100000. Insured
IhProctor House, Kearsarge Mountain, N.
H.. brned on the 23d. Loss $4,000.
bhes' cracker bakery, Cincinnati, O., van
ishet in smoke on the 23d. Loss about
5000.
TlAarge -four mill at Leavenworth, Kansas,
owrsc and operated by Warren q Cole, was
totally destroyed by fire on the 23d. Loss
5000.
B. ne destruction of an elevator, Hawley,
Min. on the night of the Dist inst, 100000
buses of wheat were consumed. Loss on
builig and contents about 100000.
TeMiddleport, N. Y, opera house and an
adjmng dwelling, furnished food for flames
on te22d. Loss $40, 900.
TIE steamer LESSEE B., with cargo of cotton
wasuned on Black Cypress Bayou, Ma, on
on te22d. Insurance $4,000.
Viii, Dreyfus q Co. S furnishing goods estab-
hshent at Boston, Mass, was damaged to the
extet of 1927, 900 by fire on the 22d.
entire block of buildings were consumed
by re at Ripon, Wis, on the 22d. Loss
$4,000.
T. Curtis Manufacturing Co.'s works at
Albn, N. Y, were destroyed by fire on the
21st Loss 100000.
t. wareroom and finishing department of
the ew England Furniture Company, at Grand
Raps, Mich, were burned ost on the 21st.
Losan building and stock $4,000.
IEntV-flVe houses were SW0Dt aWaV bV fire
at Nthampton, Eng, on the 21st. One hun
dredersons were rendered homeless.
A he at Einod, Hungary, resulted in the de-
struoon of $50 houses and the loss of nine
lives.
Thdistillery of Tarr & McGibbon, at Lex
ingtol KY, was burned by the explosion of
lamp the Office. The loss is $50, 900.