, 1889-02-07
TWO DISASTROUS FIRES.


TWO DIsAsTROUs FIRES.
Three Millions Worth Of Property De-
rtroyed In Buffalo-Flames ut Denver.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 2.-This morn.
ing between 3 and o'clock, flames de.
stroyed fully $2,000,OO worth Of property
on Seneca street, Exchange street and ad-
joining streets. The following buildin ~
were DESTROYED: Haffelds Leather and
pany's barns, Jewett & Co.'S stove ware.
rooms; Root & Heating, sole leather;
Sibley u Halwood, candyj Swift & STAN.
bach, stoves s. F. Eagan and A. 7. Kerr
VIII ,esale liquor dealers; Braezel and
Arlington houses, Danbury Hat Manufac.
turing Company, 7. w. Reynolds, Thomas
j. E. Lewis & Co., wholesale erocers;
Shepherd a Co., tinwarej John
and hardware, and number of other
buildings. A strong wind was blowing,
the buildings. At 1925. the rear of the
six story brick building of Sibley & Hahn.
wood, adjoining, caught FIRE. 1t contained
nearly fifty tons of starch, which burned
like tinder, carrying flames over the entire
building. From there the flames were
communicated to Swift & Stambach's and
T. G. Reynolds stores and tho Braezel
hotel. The guests hastily removed their
baggage and escaped. To add 10 the diff.
fculties of the firemen, sleet began to fall
in torrents. The scene on Carroll street
street Sibley & Halmwood's building
was in ruins and the adjoining build
ing was blazing from basement to roof.
At 4:l5, the walls of the iJewett block
fell with a shock that shook surrounding
walls. A frantic struggle WAS made to
get the horses out from a stable next to
the Jewett block. BY 4:l5 the front Of
the Braezel house fell in with thunder.
ing crash, the firemen in front narrowly
escaping death, and despite the efforts Of
the firemen E9an's whisky store was in
full blaze. There was nothing to do but
leave the fire to run ITS course. BY B
clock the Seneca street stores up to
Shepard's had been Quilted. The fire ex-
tends from A. T. Kerr Il Cos down to
Sydney Shepard's. All of Wells street
| through to Exchange street. and the cor
ner burned out completely to the Arlipg gtoa
| house.
The losses are as follows. Braezel no.
tel $225 900. Eagan's liquor store $50. 900,
Foller 4 Son, hardwase, $9O.O00i fruit
store, No. 143 Seneca street, $40, ,0O0 Sid.
ney Shepherd & Co.. hardware, $50, 900;
Sibley Il Helmwood, confectionery. S125,.
shoes. 1920, 900; Swift q Stamhach. stoves,
$l500O0; Jewett building 5000, 900,
Fowler q Sons. hard ware, $4,000; Root
x KeatinR's block, $500, 900; r Hoffleld
& Co. 3 building, $4,000; Arlington hotel.
$50 900; generally we'll insured. The ag.
gre0ate loss is estimated at between two
al d three millions. and may be more.
The area included in the burned district
is roughly estimated ut seven or eight
acres. and the number of buildings de.
stroyed or Qutted. at forty. The rear
walls of the Arlington hotel have fallen,
killing one fireman and injuring another.
DENVER BLAZE.
DENNER. Feb. 2.-The old Museum
building, corner of Seventeenth and
Lawrence streets, recently occupied by the
F. P. Scott Hardware Company, was
burned this morning at 8 clock. The
loss to the buildi ng, which was owned by
Peter Gomery. is $50, 900; insurance un-
known. The loss to the hardware com.
pany is $50, 900; insured for 10000. Kill
patrick Il Co.'S furniture house, ,ad joining,
was damaged by water, 1880. The FIRE
is supposed to have originated from the
heating apparatus in the basement.