Telegram-herald., 1889-10-02
GRAND HAVEN FIRE
The Loss Amounts 10 Over Half .
Million Dollars.
MAYOR MAKES AZ APPEAL FOR AID
Hon. Dwight Caters Loss se4o. 900 with
only SsssO00 Insaraaes-Ths Fire
Believed 20 aass been Of IA.
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cery store, Henry Bars drug store
was the next victim OF the now thor
oughly msddened element, and II Was
soon wiped out OF existence. II now
became apparent that the principal
part OF the city was doomed unless AID
could DC secured from outside, and
Thos. A. Parish telephoned 10 Grand
Rapids and Muskegon for assistance,
which kas promptly furnished from
both cities. Jacob Baar's building, n
winch he had his valuable abstract
books, was the next stand
IN the path of the hre,
but the determined efforts OF
the fire departm ent and citizens sue
ceeded IN saving 1t. Meantime, how
ever, large pieces of burning shingles
were flying through the air and lighting
on adjacent property, and the flames
had darted around and fastened them
selves upon the Cutler House, the ele-
CANT hotel property owned by the Hon.
Dwight Cutler. The guests of the
house barely had time 10 save them
selves and We're obliged to climb out of
their rooms as soon as possible, IN
many cases leaving their yaluables be-
hind. The fine hotel IN short time
was "A mass of smoking ruins, and the
furniture of the house was total loss.
The fire here jumped across the
street, licked up portion of the build
ings upon the mineral spring grounds,
Mrs. Jones millinery store, and Clark >
photograph gallery. Then 1t crossed
the street east aud burned the entire
block north and east of the Cutler
House. and One-half of the block on
the north of this block and one-half of
the block east.
The was nothing burned on Franklin
street, which i the first street south OF
the Cutler House. The property there
was used 10 prevent the fire from
getting Il start IN that part of the town
and the effort was successful.
Ii is impossible a. yet 10 estimate
many individual losses or to learn the
amount of insurance IN individual
cases. Hon. Dwight Cutters loss is
estimated at s240. 900 including the Cut
ler House block and his magnificent
insurance was only SSS 900.
The loss on the Cutler House block is
the heaviest. This building, of solid
brick. four stories high, was built in
1871 and was opened To the public in
1872. The building complete and the
hotel furnished cost Sl60, 600 Ii was
insured for $50 600; $4,000 of this being
on the furniture. In this building
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Beaudry's dry goods store, Mr.. Cutters
Office and the Office of y. K.
Hewlett and White d Friant. In
all these everything was destroyed
except what was locked up in the bank
vault or in private safes. The loss on
Beaudry's dry goods store Will reach
$50 900, with insurance over half that
Mr.. Hewlett estimates his
loss IN his office at $1,000, with no nsur-
ance. The banks loss Is not heavy, if
the contents of the vault prove TO be
The heat in this vicinity
was intense, but it was thought the
vault, a we'll asthe private safes, would
come through all right. None of these,
however, can be examined or opened
until tomorrow.
Mrs. SlaytOn's loss on groceries will be
near $500.
+. II. Irish's private loss will exceed
500, with no insurance. Mrs. Irish
lost a purse of $40 which she left under
her pillow.
The Dutch Reform Church building
was valued at SO 900 and had $1,000 IN
surance, with $1,000 on parsonage.
The Unitarian Church was built in
1876 al a cost of $4,000. Insurance
5000.
The Methodist Church was valued at
$500.
Mrs. y. V. Slayton's dwelling and
store were insured for $500.
II. d. IRISH had loss of 500 on pri-
vatc furniture IN the Cutler House:
fully insured.
:. L. Monroe had $3.50 insurance on |
dwellings and barn.
Mrs. squires dwelling was insured for
$500.
&. vanLopik had $500 insurance on /
dwelling. furniture and barn.
Henry Bars loss on drug store is es- !
timated az $500: insured.
I. 4. Parish estimates the loss on the !
exchange at three TO four I
thousand dollars.
f. II. Poole lost 5000 on furniture |
and private articles In the Western /
Union telegraph Office N the Cutler /
House. No insurance.
Insurance Agent Pl0ff estimates IBIS (
loss on his Office as 500. and strangely /
enough be- had no Insurance.
Captain NCClH0m's residence was /
worth about $500. and postmsster 4
sanford 8 house WAS estimated ~ $4sH. 4
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