Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-06
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

THE Touring mill of w. L. Jenning,
at Saytrook, Ill.,, was destroyed by rira
Loss, S118,000
THE Standard Dye-wood Works On
Sargeant's wharf, Boston, were burned
Thursday night. Loss over $50, 000
A FIRE destroyed the grain elevator
and Touring mills of Steward & Eamas,
Carlyle, ILL.,. Loss, 500, 900; insurance,
| S32 600.
| THE Nicollet House at Minneapolis,
Mimi, was damaged Sunday morning.
by fire to the extent of about 81, 900.
| Insured.
THREE brick llocks were destroyed
by fire Sunday evening at Union, Pa,
Loss, $4,000. Cause, explosion of lamp
carried by burglar.
THE extensive works of the Pennsll-
vania Salt Manufacturing Company on
the Delaware river, near Philadelphia,
were destroyed by fire; loss about $780,
| co.,
| A DESTRUCTIVE coz hagration in the
village of MaDnsyille, Jefferson county,
N Y, Wednesday morning consumed
every store in the place, one church and
surance, $4,000.
THE postoffice at East Salem, Kan,
was burned Monday night with ali its
contents. The sursties of the post
master have telegraphed that there
were suspicious circumstances connect
ed with the fire, and investigation will
be made,
The saw mill owned and opei ated by
the Diamond Match Company, az 0sh-
kosh, Wis, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
900; insured for $4,000 as follows:
Insurance Company of North America,
Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, So 900 each;
American, Fire Association, City of
London, and Niagara, 81 900 each. TIE
mill will not be rebuilt.
THE steamer Isle Royale, owned at
Duluth and plying b .wteen that port and
Port Arthur, sprung a leak and sunk
near Susick Island, Lake Superior. The
passengers and crew were saved. The
Isle Royale was valued at $15 900. She
will frosably prove a total loss. The
steamer was built in 1880 and was for.
merly called the Agnes. She WAS Of 900
tons burthen and classed a g She was
rebuilt in 1888.
AT Memphis, Tenn, a fire having its
origin in William & Cs. planning mill
burned that building, together with
1000, 900 feet of lumber, the firms ware
house, w N. Wilkerson e Co.'S ware
house, two brick residences on Gayozo
street, Cole 81 Coz warehouse on the
corner of Gayozo and fernando streets,
and eight small dwellings,. occupied by
negroes On the south SIDE of GayOZo
street. The loss is about S125, 900, with
an Insurance of $4,000.
THE extensive sash and blind factory
of w. +. Blanchard, at Sherburne, Che
mango county, has been destroyed by
fire, together with all the machinery
and many tools owned by the employees.
The fire originated in thu dry-room.
The Office and books ane dry -sheds with
a large quantity of lumber, were saved
by the strenuous efforts of the firemen
and citizens generally. Some sixty men
are thrown out of employment, The
loss Is $4,000; insurance, 81 800.
A LARGE fire broke out Tuesday eve
ming in the lumber yards of Chase &
Otis. at Rochester, n. Y. 1t originated
in the barn, and is supposed to be of IN
cendiary origin. The flames soon cem-
munlcated with large piles of lumber
before the fire department reached the
grounds, and spread until the entire
yard was on fire. One aud n half m IL
ion feet of rough pine lumber and
quarter of a million feet of dressed and
matched pine lumber totally destroyed.
Total loss, 100000