The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-08
AMEsIcUs, March LIST

AMERICUs, March LIST
AT twenty minutes To midnight the
wild cry of fire was heard re-echoing
over the town. We hurriejly dressed
and arrived at the sGens of action, when
to our horror we saw the building oecu-
pied by j. c. Brown and tbs one used as
feed store in sheet of flames. In a
few moments the dwelling house of Mrs.
l.. A. Hill. and The post office building
were doomed 10 the tatp of the others:
By O'Clock the four buildings were in
ashes, demOlishing a''good portion OF the
business part of Americas.
Those that were first on the scene of
action differ in regard to where the fire
originated, soae saying it started
in the northwest col ner of the
grocery of ]. c. Brown, and Others are
equally loud in declaring that it
started between the grocery store and
the feed store. AT II O'Clock A. S. Low
ry closed the grocery store Of Tressler s.
Lowry aud declares there was no fire
visible at that time, while by IL O'Clock
the buildings were all abla1c.
John Bond had So 600 stock of no
lions and drugs, about one-half of which
are all right. He had no insurance.
The loss Of ]. C. Brown on stock was
81 200, probably wholly covered by in,
surance
The stock of -four and fee6 belonging
a IL 81
poria, WAS total loss
On the p0stoffice building there was
an insurance OF 800.
None of the other buildings were in
sured kept Tressler 4 Lnwry's store,
WHICH was considerably damaged by
heat, but lulIy covered by insurance.
The mail matter aud postofflee papers
were mostly saved, Mrs. l.. 4 Hill show
ing cOmmendable courage in taking
care of the pOstoitlce fixtures, to the Diet.
riment and loss of her own personal
property. The postoffice and the rem
nant of the drug st IRE were removed last
night 10 the building lately vacated by
John Gimble and formerly used as no.
tel. This is the third time this year
that this range of frame buildings has
caught fire Once in Mrs. Hills build
ing in the early part of January, and
only week ago the store of j @.
Brown came near being burnt by the
overturning of coal OH lamp, and
the third time last night when
a clean sweep was made. The furniture
of Mrs L. A Hill was mostly saved but
in a considerably damaged con-
dition. The south half of the
store of Tressler s. Lowrey was
ablaze several tunes but by strenuous
efforts the building was saved. The
docket, statute and books of ID. G. Grin
ell, J. p, were burned, making the sec
ond time he has been burnt out In less
than year His individual loss will
be about $40 or $50. The burning
shingles igniled haystaclls, etc, over 200
yards from Mrs. Grinell's, and men
were stationed all over the roof of the
Evangelical church to save that build
ing from the devouring element. The
total loss is about s., 900 and only 81 900
covered by insurance.
No cause is assigned for the origin of
the fire. Crowds have visited the scene
of the ruins this morning. One half of
the business portion of Americas has
been laid in ashes in less Than a year.
All parties took hold and worked with
a zeal or the loss would have been much
greater. Although the postofficc was
moved in about 10 minutes. and between
two days at that, yet the mail goes out
regular this morning and none of the
mail matter was lost. Three carpenters
are at work this morning fixing up the
building for the office and drug store.