National Republican., 1883-08-14
BLAZING BUILDINGS.
Total Destruction Of a Summer Hotel at
Eagle, Pa,
Further Particulars OF the Atlanta and
Vineyard Haven BlRZcs.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.--The Hotel De-
Won, q fashionable hotel on tho line OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, about eighteen miles
from this city, was burned to the ground about
10 o'clock this morning. The fire was caused
by defective fue in the kitchen, aud broke
out shortly before o'clock, while the guests
were at breakfast There was a limited sup
ply of water, which was used without avail.
The flames spread rapidly and at 1918 there
was nothing left but eleven large chimneys.
No one was injured, and all property of the
guests, with few exceptions, was saved
Nearly all the furniture was lost The hotel
which was called the Devon inn, was opened
May 20 by Crump Brothers, lessees and was
owned by Lemuel G.. Coffin, of Philadelphia
One hundred and twenty-five guests and
about 100 employees were in the house at the
time the fire broke out. The building was
valued at $4,000 and insured for $4,000.
The barn of Mrs. Rush, three quarters of u
mile from the scene of the conflagration,
caught fire from flying cinders and was de-
stroyed.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 13.-Among the first
who came out to witness the fir yesterday
morning was Senator Brown. lie quickly
dete tted the fact that the Kimball house was
doomed TO desi uctiOn, and feared that the
flames might spread to the adjoining blocks
lie know that the Atlanta fire department
would be unable to cope with the fire in the
event of its spreading, and he Immediately
telegraphed to the Marietta fire department
! asking them if they could come to Atlanta.
An affirmative reply was received, and in u
short time q special train was on its way to
Marietta to bring the department to this city.
The train made the trip in twenty-five min
utes, but by that time telegram was sent to
| Marietta tel lg tho company not to come.
| When they received the last telegram they
were already out, and, boarding the train,
they came to Atlanta in twenty-siN minutes.
L ~ y. n
| cook work When it is remembered that the
hotel cost 100000 and the furniture $l25,000,
the amount of the insurance seems strangely
| INADEQUATE. On the building and furniture
there was only $4,000 insurance. Dr. Jo-
| seph Thompson, one of the owners of the
| hotel, has $4,000 insurance on his third in
! terest, distributed as follows: Hamburg. Bre-
men, $1,000; North British and Mutual, 10, 900;
Southern Mutual, 5000; Northern, $1,000
The third interest of John Rice is also insured
| for 1000.
Ono reason why the owners carried so littl c
insurance was because of the high rate
charged. The Kimball house was consid, red
the worst risk in the city, A rate of 2! per
cent. was charged, while on ordinary &C ltral
property only per cent. is charged. The Re-
| public block, just opposite, was insured at the
rate of L. per cent, the addition of being
made because of the proximity of the block
to the hotel. Mr.. Saville, proprietor of the
hotel, spent $4,000 on improvements and
| furniture when he was preparing for the eX-
position. He carried policy of $4,000 on
| this up to a year ago, when he declined to re.
new it. At the time of the fire he had only
| 81 200 insurance placed in the North Ameri-
can company. He estimates his direct loss at
from $4,000 to $4,000. The books contain
ing the items of insurance were inaccessible
| last night.
CoTTAeE CITY, MASS, Aug 13.-Thou-
sands of people visited the scene of the fire in
Vineyard Haven Sunday, and all day long
wandered about gazing at the spectacle of dew
astation. The scores of homeless ones un-
provided for will be cared for temporarily by
| the relief committee. At the tabernacle and
temple at Cottage City last night about 81 ,20C
was raised to aid the sufferers by the fire
and the residents of Vineyard Haven gave
about $i00. making 81, 800 subscribed on the
island yesterday. committee was selected
at the tabernacle meeting to canvass Cottage
City for additional subscriptions in aid of thC
needy. Many persons are already arranging
| to rebuild IF0f.' y '.ft
CUMBERLAND, MD, Aug. 13.-Bottlc Run
tannery, near this city, owned by John X
White, was burned this forenoon. Loss, $20,.
900; fully insured.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug ia dispatch from Car.
lyle, ILL.,, says: The livery stable of A. Hur
bert was burned yesterday morning. Pat
Clancy, who was in the habit of sleeping in
the stable, perished in the flames.
ST. JOHN, Aug. 13.-George V. Hammond
store and residence at st. Leonards wert
burned to-day. The loss is $4,000.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j Aug. 13.-Philip A
scheifele's beer brewery at Egg Harbor cit!
was burned to the ground this afternoon
| Loss, 100000; insurance, $4,000 in the Cum
berland Mutual. 1t was the only brewery il
South Jersey.