Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
FIRES PlTlLESS WORK.
CLEVELAND COSTLY NEW
THEATRE ~ RUINS.

I The Loss Fully 10000 Geo. Adams
[ Humpty Dumpty Troupe Among the
! SaRerers-An Old Hotel Building
Burned at 1t. Louis, Causing = Loss
of Se30,o00.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 5.-The beautiful
new Park Theatre, built to he fre-proof,
was burned at s o'clock this morning.
The fire is said to have originated on the
stage from amp explosion The loss is
perhaps $780, 900, and is partly insured.
George II. Adams Humpty Dumpty
Company lose from 5000 to s.. .OOO upon
properties. and will have to cancel its
Louisville engagement next week. The
Wy0k Bank block, Immediately in front
OF the theatre, the First Presbyterian
Church on one side and the county court
house on the other are in great danger at
10 o'clock.
CLEVELAND. Jan. ), u M.-The ther-
mometer Is al Zero and the hrrmen work
with the greatest difficulty. No accidents
or loss Of life is reported thus TAR. but
danger is feared from falling walls and
from the steeple OF the church. The fire
is now under control. The court house.
Jail and other adjoining buildings were
saved. The loss on the stone church Is
$4,000.
HOTEL BUILDING BURNED.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.-Ahout 10 O'Clock last
night ire broke out in the old ST. Nicholas
Hotel building an Fourth street, which
resulted in its total destrucu n The
walls only remain standing. fhe build
ing was mainly occupied bv Charles Z.
Lewis, n dealer in undertakers' goods,
and {. o. Baxter, manufacturer o. pic
ture frames. Lewis stock was valued at
/ $50. Zoo. The loss and Insurance Of Julius
MarriOse, a hardware dealer, are not
known. There were about thirty rooms
on the upper floors, which were used as
- lodging house. The occupants saved
/ their personal eft cts, but the property Of
the house was destroyed. The loss is not
known. {. .. Baxter Il Co.'s Office aud
sample room was destroyed. but the loss
has not been asceTtained. The entire
bl ilding rs owned by the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Its
value and insurance is unknown.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. ., 10 p. M.-FOll0wing is
a list OF the approximate losses: Charles
+. Lewis. cabinet hardware and uphOIs-
terry trimmings, $4,000 10 $50, 900. insured
for $1,000; &. o. Baxter Il Co. m0uldinEs
| and frames. S4j, 900. insured tor $27. 500: II.
I r. Fabricius TOYS, etc. $50, coo, insured for
I $4,000; building, $4,000, insured for 500
O00. Other small losses will amount to
/ $4,000, making the total loss $3.50, 600
rhe fire is still burning, and it is not ex-
/ pected that anything in the building will
lie saved.
Another fire, at the corner Of Sixth and
Walnut streets, tOday damaged several
small shops and offices to the extent OF
$4,000. The loss is covered by insurance.
sHOTHERKD FLAMES BURST FORTH
AFREsH.
/ CHICAGO. Jan. J.-Fire broke out early
{ last evening at No. 242 Randolph street and
/ was eXtinguIshed with apparently small
+ loss. The flames reappeared later and
( caused damage vi $4,000. The CHIEF suffer
\ ers were hunsOn Y Co., rubber betting,
/ and ROtnschlld, Joseph 4 Co., manutac-
( turers of cOrseIS.
BLOCK WORTH coo IN RUINS.
/ KALAMAZOO, MICH, Jan. 5.-Ine large
/ thTee-stOry frame business building at
! LaGrange, lud., known as the Nv III
/ Block" burned early THIS morning and
! with II five stores. Mln Il ClugsIOu. dry
goods dealers, were the principal s0sers
/ The less is 500, ,O0J.