The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-13
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE.
The Village of AlIegan, Mich, Almost To
tally Destroyed by Fire.

The Village of AlIegan, Mich, Almost To
tally Destroyed by Fire.
KALAMAZOO, March 12.-Fire started shortly
before noon in inc west-side business quarter of
the village of Allegan, twenty-five miles north
west of this place, and under high west wind
swept through the entire district to the river,
taking every brick building in the place except
the Chaffee Hotel and Pecks bank building.
The fire had run its course in two hours. The
aggregate loss is placed by Allegan business
men at $4O0,O 900 to $500 OOO probably high es
innate. The insurance is believed to amount to
$15O,GOO Help was telegraphed for and sent by
the fire departments of Kalamazoo, Muskegon
and Holland.
Among the business places burned was
the Sherman House. First National
Bank three newspaper Offices. viz:
Journal Gazette and Democrat The principal
buildings burned are known as the Union Block
containing five stores. cost 100000 new, now
estimated worth $40 900 Three of the stores
were owned by Hall 6 Tate, of Allegan, half
insured. j. K Wagner and Fleming d Tate of
kalamazoo, owned the other two. Wagner's in
stiance is s. 900; Sherman house block $35 OO0
part insured The hotel furniture is owned by
}. Osgood. Loss, $4,000; no insurance. The
heaviest business was that of the cooperative
general store of the Allegan Grange Societies
Loss stock, $4000 no insurance
c. H. Adams, book seller, loss on
stock $1,000 no insurance. Loss
ON journal newspaper, $1,000; insurance, $500
Gazette and Democrat losses, s., 600 each: small
insurance. c. o. Hoffman, grocery So 800: in
suIance 81. 600. Sherwood q Griswold $4,000:
insurance, $1,000. On the store part of the
block, owned by Jenner & Tate, of Allegan, the
loss is $40 600; half insured. G. c. Jenner shoe
store, loss, $500; insured. II. A. Delano, gro
ceries loss, $4,000; insured Livingston &
Stern, dry goods and clothing, loss, $40, 900; in
sured for $4,000. Fl. b. Dunning, druggist
$6000 Insurance. $1,000 First National Bank
building, $l0,000 insured. g. T. Lay imple-
ments, $500; no insurance. S. s. DRYDEN &
Sons, hardware, loss. $4,000 insurance, S. 900
4.io building owned by j. R. Kellogg was
damaged $1,000; insurance $4,000 S. D.
Pond, jeweler, loss 81, 900; insured
The building owned by c. w. Calkins sustained
a loss of 5000; Insurance, So 800 Martin
Gainsberg, saloon loss $500. The building,
owned by Frank Marty was damaged 81, 00O; IN
sured.
Other losses were as follows: Van Ostrald
druggist, $1,000. Sherwood g. Cole, furniture
5000; insured J. F. Clapp, grocery, S., 600;
halt insured henly N9sburg jeweer; no in
surance Nosburg & Lille, grocers, S., 900; part
insured. The building owned by Oliver & Co,
$4,000; half insured. Postotfiee and furniture
$1,000; insured. Spoon d5 Vanderhook, harness.
s., 900: building, $500 Seven small dwellings
and shops, $4,000; insurance, slight. E. B. Born
wagon maker, $1,000 Don Henderson, dwell
ing, s., 600: insured, 5000. Green g. Co. feed
store, $500 L. B. Phillips 81, 300 The
American express Office and Western Union
telegraph burned Calzins e Dunniug, feed
store, s., 600. II. B Peck's bank building was
damaged So, 800, insurance. 81, 500. Garrett &
Messenger drugs, damage by water SO, COO. The
building owned by the Snedeker estate, 81 900;
insured Knights of Pythias uniform rank, lost
$1,000 Two lodges of Odd Fellows, 81 600 in
surance. 5000 Masonic lodge and chapter, 81,
500; insurance, $500 Harrison, grocery 81 200;
insurance. $500. S, II. Beecher grocery. So, 800;
insurance, $1,000 Mr.. Beecher was on his way
from the insurance Office with a policy when
amount to 5000 or $4,000 Measures for re-
building viii be taken at once The names of
insurance companies affected cannot be OBJ
tanned