Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-08-06
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

| The Touring mill of w L. Jennings,
at Saytrook, H., was destroyed by fire
Loss, $118,000.
The Standard Dye-wood Works on
Sargeant's wharf, Boston, were burned
Thursday night. Loss over $50, 600.
| A FIRE destroyed the grain elevator
and Touring mills of Steward & Eamas,
Carlyle, ILL.,. Loss, $65, 900; insurance,
$32, 900.
The Nicollet House at Minneapolis,
Mimi, was damaged Sunday morning
by fire to the extent of about ST., 900.
| Insured.
THREE brick blocks were destroyed
by fire Sunday evening at Union, Pa.
Loss, $4,000. Cause, explosion oflamp
carried by a burglar.
THE extensive works of the Pennsyl-
vania Salt Manufacturing Company on
| the Delaware river, near philadelphia,
were destroyed by fire; loss about $780,
900.
A DESTRUCTIVE coafiagration IN the
village of Manns vile, Jefferson county,
N. Y, Wednesday morning consumed
every store in the place, one church and
nine dwelling-houses. Loss, $75,090; in.
SUI ance, $4OOUO.
The postofice at East Salem, Kan,
was burned Monday night with ali it's
contents. The sureties OF the post
master have telegraphed that there
were suspicious circumstances connect
ed with the fire, and investigation will
be made.
The saw naill owned and operated by
the Diamond Match Company, a. Osh-
kosh, Wis, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000; insured for $4,000 as follows:
Insurance Company of North America,
Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, So, 000each;
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 bewteen that port and
near Susick Island, Lake Superior. The
passengers and crew were saved. The
Isle Royale was valued at SIS. 900 She
will probably prove total loss. The
steamer was built in 1880. and was for
merly called the Agnes. She was IF 900
tons burthen and classed A 2. She was
rebuilt in 1888.
AT Memphis, Tenn, fire having it's
oliSLh III w LlIlnDu " W. P1-5uIilS ulIAI
burned that building, together with
100000 feet of lumber, the firms ware
house, w. N. Wilkersen SC Co.'S wars
house, two brick residences on Gay o2o
street, Cole & Co.'S warehouse on the
corner of G2yozo and fernando streets,
and eight small dwellings,, occupied by
negroes on the south side of Gayozo
street. The loss is about $125, 600, with
an insurance of $4,000.
The extensive sash and blind factory
of w. F. Blanchard, at Sherburne, Che
mango county, has been destroyed by
Ere, together with all the machinery
and many tools owned by the employees.
The fire originated in the dry-room.
The office and books ans dry-sheds with
large quantity of lumber, were saved
by the strenuous efforts of the fremen
and citizens generally. Some sixty men
are thrown out of employment. The
loss is $4,000; insurance, 81, 500.
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 com
municated with large piles of lumber
before the fire department reached the
grounds, and spread until the entire
yard was on fire. One and half mill
ion feet of rough pine lumber and
quarter Of a million feet Of dressed and
matched pine lumber totally destroyed.
Total loss, 100000.