The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-18
ANOTHER HORROR.
Loss of Life in the Haver-
bill Fire.
Loss Two Millions and a
Half.
A Chicago Merchant ConNc'
ted Of Fraud.
General News by Telegraph.
TOWN Burned.

HAyERHILL, Feb. 1S.-What, yesterday
was the finest street in the city and the
principal business market, 10 to-day a
smouldering mass of ruins. Some eighty
shoe firms are entirely burned out and
others suffers more or less damage. Two
thousand people are thrown out of employ
ment. Several families arc homeless. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
Several small stores aud shops together
with Fl. Miller s. 81. j. Gales stitching
rooms, Wingate street, Carleton & Noyes
block. kThe Pilling block and several large
buildings used for manufacturing are
burned, also about twelve dwelling houses.
On this street the following shoe manu-
facturers are burned out: S. F. Woodman,
Tits Bros, J.. Lynch, Miller Bros, J.
Goodrich Jr., John Pilling, John G. S. Lit
tie, George & Co. and J. G. Collins stitch
ing room.
Engines are present from Newburyport,
Lawrence and Lowell. Men are already at
work clearing away the debris. Ober and
Blakes and Gardner block north side Of
Wingate street was several times on fire
but saved. The wind blew fresh from the
northwest which with the scarcity of water
and the freezing Of hose, made it difficult
to control che fire. Several are reported
missing but nothing definite is known yet.
The fire is under control; but one block
remains on Wingate street and two at the
upper end of Washington streets, all else
in the square bounded by the Merrimac
river on the south, Washington square and
Essex street on the east. The north side
of Wingate street on the north and railroad
square on the west is burned to the ground.
This territory embraces the largest part of
the boot and shoe manufacturers. The loss
cannot be estimated at present; Joseph
Pratt fireman, killed, and Geo. Whittier
fatally injured.
The following firms were burned out E.
K Batehelder, E. G. Bly,, Boynton Bros,
D. B. Clnff. S. NJ Currier, Davis Bros. q
Co., ]. H. Durgin, S. & G. Elliott, E. H
Emerson s. Co., w. A. Evans, Jno. B.
Tarrier, A J. Harrington, L. A. .Finneys,
D. Tits, H. III. Foster, Gage & Johnson,
Gates s. Bros, W. Goodrich, Goodrich &
Porter, G. A Green, Griffin Bros, G. Ham,
E. s. Harris, S. H Hearing, c. N. Hoyt,
F. NJ Heyt Lincoln Hubbard, Merrimac
National Bank, First National Bank, City
Five Cent Savings Bank, Smiley Bros,
Shoe Findings, L. V. Spaulding, Insurance
Agents, Endicott & Arnolds, d. p. Went
worth, B. Foote, S. S, Jewett, Howe &
Day, Patch & Hayes, Stockbridge d Bat
ties, ,and Moses Howe, Leather Dealers,
Kempton Bros, Eating House, George w.
Ham, Beer Manufacturer, L. Frost, A j.
Pettingill, J. w. Cook, Shoe Contractors,
Bullsn Tack Mandatory, G. Wadleigh,
Last Factory, E. w. Kelly. Last Factory,
G. F. Eaton, Machine Shop, e. Messer,
Machine Shop, d. Nichols, Machine
Shop, Eureka Shoe Pattern Co,
Carter s. Cheney, Express Office,
o. H. Hubbard. Huntington Bros, w. A.
P. Jaques, II. II. johnson, a. l.. KimbaH,
Kimbau Bros, A McDuffie, G. NJ Mitch
ell. S. Z. Mitchell, S. B. Nichols s. Co., G..
W. Orfutt, Ordway 6 Clarke, ]. Psaslee,
r. Peaslee s. Son, Sherburne q Blaisdel,
Priest s. Chase, J. Ell. Sheridan, Sleeper
Bros. G. L. Sleeper, r. S Chase and Sons,
D. T. Sprague, T. G. Stevens, ]. M. Ste
yer, Davis 6 Crafts, E. G. Tilten, Vittum
Bros, j. F. West s. Bros, G. E, Wiggin,
]. Fl. Winehell, all shee manufacturers.
BOSTON ACCOUNT.
The Journal estimates the loss at Hay-
erhill at So, 100000, and says the fnsst
dreadful feature of the calamity is the loss
of life and awful uncertainty caused by
many anxious hearts. 1t is feared the
bodies of score or more prominent bust
ness men are buried in the ruins The
City Marshal states three men are missing
and the flames spread so rapidly they were
unable to escape.