Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-30

duced TO aSneS on the 2oCn, causing iOsb OF
S75, ,000.- 4.s.s.,.-,7---.. s----
Early on the morning Of the 18th fire
broke out in the stable Of the Forman Hotel
and was not checked until it burned the hotel,
postoffice; a private residence aud block OF
brick stores occupied by the Francisco Hard
ware Company, J. Simons. saddlery, s. E.
Parker, Heakley d Son, J. Parnell, L. Banks
stable. The loss aggregates SG6, 600.
Fire at Manitowoc, Wiz, on the 25th de-
stroyed property Of the Lake Shore aud West
ern Railroad Company to the value OF $780,.
600. Three engines, one tender and one com.
bined baggage and express car, together with
several buildings were partially burned.
The Htintsville tAia J Steam FIGURING Mil MI
burned ON the 28th causing n loss OF s50, ,eO0
Tfow Il Co.'s elevator at Madison, Ind, in
which was stored 100000 bushels OF wheat,
burned on the morning OF the Gath. Loss
S125, 900; insurance S6O,000.
The postoffice and three stores at Brethean,
Mo-, burned on the 23d. Loss $4,000.
Tracy Brothers sawmlll. at Toledo, burned
on the 23d. Loss 100000. ~ -
Fire at Gibson, H., on the oath. destroyed
the Wabash freight and passenger depots, and
tho Wilson grain elevator, containing q large
amount of grain. Toss 100000.
A fire in the woods south OF Milford. Mass,
burned over o hundred acres. Sd. H..
A fire at ,Brasbear, Knox County,. Mo, a
way, on the 23d destroyed the postoffice and
contents, three stores and carpenter shop.
The fire stated III the carpenter shop. Loss,
100000 to S25, 900; icsurance light.
The warehouse OF the Youngstown, Ohio,
rolling mills burned to-day. Loss $4,000.
The works of the Empire Oil Refining Com
pany, at Long Island City, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the 22d inst. together with
an immense quantity Of oil. The loss is esti-
mated at 5000, 600.
A dispatch from Winnipeg of the 22d says
the sawpil and lumberyard OF the Rainy Lake
Lumber company were destroyed by fire. The
mill cost 100000, and is a total loss, together
with lumber, shingles. ETC., to the value OF
300, 200.
The papermill Of J. Howard Lewis. near
Chester, Pa, burned on the 22d, Loss $780,
600. The boiler exploded and killed John
Morrison.
Lees foundry, Putnam, Conn.,, burned on
tue 21st. Loss S60,0 600.
During severe storm at Chicago on The 2lst
inst, the lightning struck the headquarters of
the Western Union Telegraph Company, set
ting it on fire. The building was partially con-
snmed, cutting off Associated Press dispatches
almost entirely for the day The loss is csti-
mated at in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Vincennes County, Indiana, is infested by
fire bugs. Within two weeks numerous hay
racks, sheds and barns have been fired by in
cendiaries.
Forty four houses were burned at Beroizo,
in the province Of Como, Italy, on the 2lst
inst. Loss not given, 80
Fire at Danforth, N. Y, on the 21st de-
stroyed property to the value OF $50, ,O0O
Mcdowell & Sons paper mill at LambertviIle.
N. j., suffered seriously by fro on the morning
of the 18Th. Loss SbU.0IlU
An entire block of buildings was swept sway
by fire at Keene, N. H., on the 10th inst. Loss
$4,000.
The Eclipse Lubricating Refinery. at Frark;
lin, Pa, the largest establishment Of the kind
in the world, was partially destroyed by fire on
the 18th inst. The fire began IN a 1 100 barrel
benzine still, which exploded, setting fire to
everything in the vicinity. Five tanks, num-
ber Of stills and large ainoEut OF machinery
were destroyed. The financial LOGS is not
stated.
Fire at Oshkosh, Wis, on the night of the
oCO belonging to Williamson, Libby & Co.. lum-
Der dealers.