The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-16

The Entire Basfaess Portion efa Thrirfng
Tosca Destroyed.


Toca Destroyed.
shortly after two o'clock on last Sat
urday afternoon fire was discovered in
Hoskin 4 Co.'S hardware store, at Nor
way, and high wind prevailing at the
time spread very rapidly and I'm an al
most Incredible short time the entire
business portion OF the town was IN ashes.
Many people were absent from the city.
at Iron Mountain taking i'm Sells Bros
circus, and the fire was not under control
until late in the day. The Iron Noun
tain fire department was summoned and
arrived In time 10 render valuable aid I'm
checking the fire. People in all parts OF
the town were engaged in mad effort To
carry some OF their household goods TO
places OF safety, and store-keepers We're
trying TO save some OF their stocks, but
so quickly did the flames spread that, i'm
the burnt district. little was saved, and
careful estimates to-day Of the loss place
IL at $3.50, 900, with very little insurance.
The weather has been cold and stormy
and their has been much suffering among
those who lost their houses with all the
latter contained. The business part OF
Norway is I'm ruins and the principal
buildings were burned. More than 500
people are sufferers by the fire and many
81 them are homeless. Thelargest losers
by the fire are: G. II. McElroy, general
MERCHANDISE, $4,000, buildings 81 900,
household furniture, $1,000; A. Husson.
hotel and fixtures, 50 600; A. Patenande
drugs and jewellery. $4,000; and house
hold furniture, $1,000; j. Lindquist,
hold furniture, 81 300; y. III. Gee,
buildings, $500, stock, $4,000, and
furniture, 81 900; +. Leroy, buildings
$4,000, groceries, 81 900, and furniture,
$500; j. M. Hosking, furniture, 81 900 I;
II. Flanagan, building, $4,000, meats,
$500, and furniture, 81 900; Ii. Oliver,
building, 81, 800; l.. Rosenheimer, general
merchandise, sig 900, and building, ST.
500; ID. Rosenheimer, furniture, 81 900 /;
A. Toutlofi, building and stock, 81 800,
Anton Odill, building, $4,000, liquors,
$4,000 and furniture, $1,000; Mrs.
Van Dyke, building, $4,000; Wallace *
Ramsdell, hardware, $500; VIM. Ruudel,
furniture, 81 900; s. +. High, building,
$500, jewelry, $4,000 and drugs, ST.
800; Robert johnson, building, 81, 1000
and furniture and stock 80, 900; Thomas
Hay, building, $3 900 and furniture ST.
800; Masonic building, 1000; j. NJ.
Hosking 4 Co., hardware, $500; John
Stiles, building, $4,000; Aplich 4 Son,
building $4,000; Gee x Wallace, building
$4,000; A. Phelps, restaurant, $4,000
and buildings $4,000; II. NJ. Anderson.
building, $4,000, groceries, $4,000 and
household furniture, 81 800; j. ID. Samp-
son, general merchandise, SO 1000. Among
the many other losses are the following
II. Flanagan, building, 81 200: A. Bal
angon, millinery, $500; Ii. Gormley,
merchant tailor, $3.50; John 0'Neil,
building, $1,000; j. Brachetti 4 Co.,
meats, $500 j. ID. Sampson, buildings,
A t,tlIsna,.y
$500; Jno. Sodurlund, liquors, $500
A. G. Cook, law Office, $500; j. Ahlich 4
Son, $500; +. Nowack, building and
furniture, 81 800; Robt. Miller, furniture
and stock, $500; John Reiber, black
smith shop and furniture, 81 900; John
Reiber, building and furniture, 81 800
CD. A'Wright, $3.50; j. III. MacNaugh-
ton, clothing, 500; A. Phelps, buildings,
$500; Alfred Phelps, restaurant, $500;
j. Wistrand, building, 81 300; Thomas
Laundenin, 800; A. o. Ford, building,
$1,000; Capt. Pellow, furniture, 81 900;
NJ. Barry, building, 81 900; NJ Toutlofi,
furniture, 81 900; X. Nowack, building,
$1,000; M. Cooper, furniture, $500; X,
tailor, stock and furniture, $500; build
ing, 81 900; +. Benico, liquors, $500;
M. Farrell, building, 81 900 and livery
$500; l.. +. Brazeau, barber, $500; VIM
Gray, shoe shop, $500; Il. Meyer, shoe
shop, $500; Geo. o. Callaghan, building,
1900; Jno. Eklund, jewelry, 81 500
j. Massie, building, 81 800; Haines &
Knell, liquors, $500; l.. Bridge, furniture
1000; Peter Lefernier barber, $3.50
q. Vilkmar, furniture, 81 900; 4. Siddal
furniture, $500; j. Bcrgeron, building
$500; Misses Lord & Spahl, clothing
$500; j. 0'Callaghan, building, 81 800
f. +. Brown, furniture, $500; NJ. Me-
Manus, building, 81 900 and furniture
$500; Jos. Rowe, liquor, $500; furnitur,
81 900; +. Gaynor, building 81 1000; s
Reynolds, furniture, $500; j. Gro wiley
building, $3.50 and harness stock, 5000
Chas. Vincent, furniture, $500; II. Win
spear, furniture, $500; Masonic society
furniture, 81 200. This Is indeed sac
Blow to the bright little town, but many
Of the sufferers will rebuild mt once anc
in more substantial manner than be
fore.