Huntsville gazette., 1888-08-11
ChATTANoocA's hoLAcAUST.
Fire That Destroyed Property vsl-
ued at Half Million.
SEVER Al LIVE LOST.

Shortly after 10 o'clock Thurday night,
devasting fire broke out in the Griffis,
Caldwell Block, which reaches from
Market to Broad Streets, Chattanooga,
and shortly after midnight the entire
Block was consumed.
The fire caught in the box factory OF
the Bradt Printing Company. The
block consumed was finished only year
ago at cost Of 1000. A high wind
prevailed at the time and aided the
flames in spreading until seven splendid
business houses were entirely destroyed.
Several men were buried under the fall
ing walls and it is known that at least
three lives were lost. The fire was net
under control until two o'clock yesterday
morning, and it is reported that the
fremen worked at terrible disadvantage
having only two fire engines, and one OF
them was practically useless, haying
broken down while the fire was in pro-
gress.
The Times OF yesterday gives the loss
es and insurance as follows.
In the excitement that prevailed last
night, it was not possible to ascertain the
precise insurance, but the figures given
below are approximately correct:
LOSSES OF BUSINESS FIRMS.
The losses and insurance of the differ
ent business firms could not be accurate
ly ascertained last night. Only general
estimates could be made, but the figures
as given can be taken as approximately
correct.
A. Tschopik, confectioner, damage to
stock 81 800, insurance $4,000.
Rosenhein & Son, wholesale liquors,
damage to stock, 81 500; damage to stock
$1,000; damage to household effects, ST.
200; insurance, s. 900.
Raushbaum & Co, Baltimore Cloth
ing house, damage to stock, $4,000: ins
surance, S8, 600
Deitzen Bros, wholesale fruit, etc loss
of stock, 10000; insurance, $4 000; loss in
furniture, $1,000; insurance held by Joe
Deitzen for 5000.
A. Tschopik, loss on building, $1,000;
insurance, $1,000.
A Rosephein & Son., loss on builIing.
81 500; insurance, $6,OO9.
T III. McCalie and Mrs. Watkins, loss
on building, $4,000; insurance, 1000.
Dietzen Bros, loss on building, $l6,,
600; insurance. $6, 200.
Miss Alice Watkins, loss on building,
$4,000; insurance, $4 900.
John G. Grifiiss and j A. Caldwell,
loss on builing, $25, 900; insurance, $l3,-
900,
Mrs. Shnltz and Mrs. Norris, loss on
building, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Ken Wheeler and D Y. Grieb, loss on
building, 81 800; covered by insurance.
Gibson, Lee & Co., wholesale queen
ware, etc, loss of stock estimated at $40,
600: insurance estimated at $4,000.
Block Drug company, loss OF stock es-
timated at $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Bradt Printing company, loss Sl5,0SO,
insurance 81 800.
Rosenau, Crutchield & Co., wholesale
dry goods. Loss OF stock estimated at
100000; insurance estimated at $4,000.
The books were in the safe in the midst
of the fire.
Long & Phelps (the Bankrupt Cloth~
ing house.) Loss about $1,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
Shelton. Howard & Co., wholesale ID
dlery, loss estimated at $4,000; insur-
ance. $4,000.
Joe Simpson, retail clothier, damage
to stock about So, 800; insurance, $1,000.
In addition to the above Behm's Bust
ness College, over the Baltimore clothing
house, was destroyed, also the contents
of the law office of Mr.. James A. Cald-
well. in the Griffiiss- Caldwell building,
and the household effects Of Mr.. r. P.
Shelton. The loss of Mr.. Caldwell's pa
pers and books cannot be estimated. The
actual additional loss, beside the above,
will be $1,000.
THE AGGREGATE.
Total loss on buildings !: S 81 10000
Total loss by firms : 239. .2O9.OO
Total loss : /: $3.50, ,2OO.OO
Insurance on stocks 1853, 10000
Insulance on buildings S 44,75O.OO
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