National Republican., 1883-01-06
BURNING Bu1LD1Nes.
Serious Tlres-Thc Losses Reaching Over
Million OF DolIars-The Insurance.

Serious Nlrcs-Thc Losses Teaching over
q Million OF DolIars--The Insurance.
PETERSBURG, Jan. 5.-Intelligence has been
received here Of the burning of the large
freight and depot building of the Norfolk and
Western railway company, at Zuin station,
yesterday morning, with some of the contents.
The loss has not been ascertained, but is
covered by insurance. The fire was of incen-
diary origin. Night before last $1,000 in cur
rency was deposited in the safe of the COM
pany. It is thought the object of the incen-
diaries was to obtain possession of this money,
which was saved.
ELM1RA, N. Y, Jan. Sat a o'clock this
morning fire broke out in r. II. DormonBs
dry goods store. 1t was confined to the Sec
ond floor, used for the millinery department
The millinery stock, TO the amount Of $10,000
was q complete loss.
SOUTH BEND, IND, Jan. 5--The planning
mill of Hodson Bros, the furniture factory Of
Smith & Delting, the planning mill of Hcrtzell
& Hartman, the South Bend pump company
the Bissell plow company, and Sibley & Wares
machine shop were burned last evening. To-
tai loss, $4,000. Insurance about $4,000.
NEwBURG, ~ Y Jan. 5.-A fire this
morning partly burned out Ward Stanton &
Co.. the well-known boat builders here. The
Loo is about $60,000 of which probably $780,
600 is on property owned by that firm. The
rest of the loss is on the main building,
which belonged to the New York. Western
Shore, and Buffalo railway company. Both
Ward Stanton d Co and the railway COM
pany had nsurunces on the burned property,
each for probably three-fourths of their loss.
The fire endangered about one million dol
lars worth Of property in yachts and pleasure
vessels laid up at the yard of the firm for the
winter season, ferry boats for the West Shore
railway company, and othor' vessels in va
rious stages Of construction. Fortunately
which helped the iircmen to keep the flames
away from sea and from some of Ward STAN
ton & Co.'s buildings, where the firm had
their drawings and many valuable patterns
stored. The firm will clear up and proceed
with their business as soon as possible, but in
the interval about half of their 400 employees
will be thrown out of work.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. ST. Richter's
cap and fur store has been burned, with a
number Of other buildings on Second street.
Total loss, $4,000; fully insured.
MADISON, WIS, Jan. 5.--Roland e Billed,
warehousement have failed for 200 assets,
$4,000.
CoHoEs, N. Y, Jan. Sat $50 this morn
ing fire originated in the wheel pit of tho
rolling mill of Morrison, Caldwell s. Page
while the engineer was thawing out the
wheel, and the entire works were consumed
within an hour, nothing being left but the
furnaces and chimneys. The flames drove
the wOrimen away so quickly that they had
no time to think of drawing their furnaces
and hence the loss is much greater than it
otherwise would have been, as the iron will
now have to cool in them, and they will then
| have to be taken apart for rcmOYal. The
total loss on the rolling mill is now estimated
at half million dollars. Tho insurance is
| about $4,000 The fierce flames were driven
| to the pilot mills, which were soon enveoped
| The fire ran riot through the oily aud COM
| bustible material, and communicated from
ono story to another with lightning speed.
| Within five minutes this immense brick
structure was in hames and the fremen were
utterly helpless to stay their progress. The
| tirGmen had to retreat to a safe distance, as it
! was momentarily expected that the gasoline
tank would explode, and the fact that several
barrels of oil had just been placed in the tank
made the situation more hazardous. An eX-
] plosion followed which rent and leveled the
walls. The loss on Gugerty's mill is 100000,
and the insurance probably $4,000. Powers
and OBrien's mill occupied u portion of the
| pilot mills building and is involved in the
! general ruin. Their loss is $4,000, and is
partially insured The sufferers state that
they will rebuild at once
! 1t is claimed that the Morrison, Calwell &
Page rolling mills, in which to-days fire orig
mated, cost 100000, and that the loss on
| buildings and machinery is $i00000 but
this estimate Is considered too large, and the
| loss will probably not exceed S150,000. The
worllmen in the rolling mills had not time to
draw the fires from the furnaces. The iron
in them will chill and compel the tearing out
of part Of the furnaces to put them in work
ing condition.
BALTIMORE, ND, Jan. 5.-The flour mill oi
@. d. Ander on Double-pipe creek, in Carroll
county, was destroyed by fire last night
together with 5000 bushels of wheat, thirty
tons of mill feed, and a quantity of corn and
oats. The damage is estimated at $4,000
with insurance OF $1,000 on the mill and
$500 on the stock.
CUMBERLAND, MD, Jan. ga fire at Hynd
man, Bedford county, destroyed three dwell
ings and one store, together with contents
1t originated in William Weir's grocery store
who loses about $4,000 on stock, and is in
sured for $1,000. Total loss estimated al
about $1,000.
CAMDEN, N. j., Jan. ga building Al
Broadway and Lemon streets, owned by Will
lam johnson and the German Building asso
citation, was burned this afternoon Johnson''
loss was $4,000, with 81 800 insurance. Tht
building associations loss was $1,000; insured
for $1,000.
CHICAGO. Jan. ga special to the inter
Ocean from Peoria says Fire to-day destroyed
the business houses Of Chalmers g. Myers
wholesale leather; A. Schradsky, clothing
ID. J, Calligan & Co., boots and shoes; AM
Etter s. Coldrdge, wholesale hardware. Los
$4,000, insurance $500.
SALEM, MASS, Jan. 5.-The Powers rollin
mills at Danversport were burned tonight
Loss $4,000 partially insured.