The gale., 1888-02-10
BY THE FLAMES.
Recent Losses and Disasters by Fire in
Many Places.

The village of Aisone, in Italy, has been
almost wholly destroyed by fire Two
persons were killed and many injured.
| The inhabitants are destitute. de-
fective flue in the four-story building of
c. G. Hussey, occupied by Urling & Sons,
merchant tStofs, and Heeren Brothers,
manufacturing jewelers., Pittsburg, Pa,
| resulted in 4 which burned ficrcely
| for eight hoE-and occasioned the loss
| of 5000, Cs The total loss WIS $295,
500, or9icchhich there was $3.50, 600 in
surap.-- The magnificent country home
of Operton Lea, situated five miles from
Nashville, Tenn, on the Granny white
<pike, Yves totally destroyed by fire, to-
gether with the fine library, many costly
paintings and marbles. 1t was the finest
out of town home in the county, and
was built only five years ago. Malone,
Franklin county, N. Y, was visited by Il
terrible fire. 1t commenced in the crock
cry store of M. c. Fuller, situated in the
Empire or Howard house block Owing
TO the hydrants being frozen, TO Wafer
could be obtained from them, and long
delay y.was caused from the fact that CON
nections had to be made with the river
and water forced up by steamers. Dur
ing the burning of the Howard house.
an explosion, presumably of gas, occur
red, blowing out o portion Of the b,ick
walls, and killing Isaac Chester, q prom
inent busin,s SIS man Of Malone, who was
coming out Of the bank, aad injuring
several others. The whole Empire block,
including the hotel, opera house, and all
the stores in the block, were com pletcly
destroyed A fire broke out in the upper
story of the south wing of the four-story
brick building in Brooklyn, N. Y, oc-
cupicd by st. Johns Roman Catholic
orphan asylum. The building is on St.
Marks avenue near Albany avenue Tin
the distant suburbs) and is occupied by
400 or 500 children. A fire broke out in
the hospital for the ruptured and Grip
pied at Lexington avenue and Forty-Sec
ond street, in New York City. The hos
pital contained 163 crippled children
under treatment, but all were removed
safely One domestic was suffocatcd
and the building was badly damaged
T. b. Gamage had the misfortune to lose
hi, dwelling, barn and stables by fire
In the stable there was several fine horses
one of which was very badly burned
Mr.. Carnage thinks it was the work Of
sOlne lnallclous pcIsoH. nc I'tiSc putiu-
ing occupied by the York Daily publ h
ing company as printing office, d. H.
Welsh, clothiers, and R. F. Pollock, jew
eler, in New York City, was burned
The loss is $50, 900 The chamber OF
commerce, in Peoria, H.. was partially
destroyed by fire. TWAS insured for $40,
900, which will probably cover the loss
Every business house in the town OF
Walnut Cove, Stokes county, N. c.,
was burned. The fire broke out about
ten o'clock in the store of John G. Bal
ley, and was due to defective fine.
Fire broke out in the job otficc-of the
Chattanooga, Tenn, Commerciay COM
pletely quitting the job Office,
and flooding the news room, pres,
and counting room with water. The
Western Union telegraph office and
Knights of Pythias hall, in the same
building, were badly damaged. The
great printing and binding establishment
Of H. W. Rocker, in Springfield, H., was
destroyed by fire. The building, ma
chinery and stock are total loss The
plant was one of the most complete in
the West, and the estimated loss is over
$75, 900. while its insurance was $50, 900.