The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-03
Fire Record.


Flanagan 81 Hoover's hotel at Manches
ter. Ind, known as the American House
was burned on the 25th. Loss, 5000
Cause of fire, defective flue
The opera house at Defiance, OHIO, was
burned on the Goth Loss, $4,000 insur
ancc, $4,000.
University Hall, at Lebanon, Ohio,
large three story brick completed last Sep
TENDER by Prof Holbrook at cost of $50,
600, was completely destroyed on the 25th
Cause of fire, hot air furnace.
At Buffalo, same day. Hall 6 Sons fire
brick works were burned. Loss, $50, 900
Same day the tack factory of Heald &
Jones, Sandwich, Mass, was burned l,
had lately been redtted with new machine,
y. Loss, $4,000.
Same day, at Glen Gardiner, near Eas
ton, Pa, the sheds and machinery of the
stone breaking establishment belonging &c
the N. J. Central r. r. Co., was burned
throwing 80 men out Of work.
On the Goth the Caldwell Block at Uma
ha, Neb., was burned, involving loss Of
$4,000.
Same day very destructive fire occurred
at Rlchland Center, near Madison, Wis.
destroyed Krouskopf's mammoth store, the
KrOuskopf banking house, Floatsen's
double groceries and produce and w. II
Pierce's banking house. The total loss is
$75, 900 on building. Nothing known as
to the losses on stock
The store room OF the Covrier-Exprcs,
building at East Saginaw, Mich, took fire
on the 2s.h, and was badly burned. Loss
chiefly from water, $500.
The Cincinnati Steam Forge Company'i
building, on the lower river road, in the
western part of the city, burned early Sat
urday morning. Loss, $50, 900; insurance
$4,000. Seventy-6ve men were throw
out Of employment.
Same morning the LADIES' college a
Milwaukee was partially burned. Losi
about $1,000.
Same morning the Touring mill Of John
j. Kelly, at Washington, near Eau Claire
Wis, together with large stock OF grain
and -four, was burned. Loss, $4,000.
At Winooski, W., on Saturday, car on
the Central VT r. X. ran of the track, col
lIding with another loaded with kerosene
oil The latter exploded, setting fire to q
storehOuse filled with wood and mill sup
plies, which was burned. Loss, SIPS 900
A fire on same day at Lynn, Mass, dam
aged Sweetzer's shoe factory building and
stock to the amount OF $4,000.
Same day f. Fingen's brewery, located
about three miles northeast of Ccntraiia
H., was burned. Loss. $4,000
Hazleton Bros Piano factory, "a and 81
University Place. New York City, was
burned on Monday morning, including q
stock of 900 pianos. Loss. 10000 One
hundred aud fifty hands are thrown out OF
employment.
A few hours later Behr Bros piano fac
tory, 300 to 29s West Goth ST., New York
City, was also destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
The college at Evening Shade, Ark, was
burned by incendlaries on Thursday night
of last week, and while the fire was lii
progress the postoffice was robbed of sew
eral registered letters
C.G. Conn's musical instrument factory
at Elkhart, Ind, was burned on Monday
morning, involving loss of $4,000.
The Presbyterian church at Laporte,
Ind, was damaged by fire to the amount
If $4,000 on Monday morning.
BY the burning of the residence of Fred
Gear, at Petosky, Mich, on Monday mora
ing. Mr. Gears father, IS years old, perish
ed IN the flames.
The shoe factory of Martin, Clark 4
French, at Tapleyville, Mass, and three
residences were burned on Monday. Loss,
100000.
A fire at Gibson, Ford county, Ill, on
Tuesday destroyed Frank p Barker's
clothing store and communicating rapidly
to five adjoining buildings, destroyed prop
cr,y to the amount of 100000.
The residence OF j. Il, Lukins, at Metro
polls, ILL.,, and tina, OF 4. Crammer, at
Mich, were destroyed by fire on
II. G. Hugely's large grist null. on Asa
nopa Creek, near West Point, Ga, was
burned at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning I;
and about the same time two Touring mills
At Cambridge, OHIO, were burned.