The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-08

nee. opers-tsou>c. lsssel. aud No,
"nsr fr"mineot tnfrrssts-The l.-s
fstimats "a u.tf Million.
ShEAcr~k. y. ~. July so-A special
= me Herald from Seneca Falls rive.
ne following particulars u the nrt
there:
The inevitable has occurred. tn,
Few building. against the erection \,
which three or more years AFRO >ueh
earnest protest was made. fulfilled N.
mission as a lire trap this morning ana
itis feared that i, has also proven !
ieaih-irap A few minucs after tire.
o'clock TINS morning the bnildi ny. which
Was directly opposite iioag's Opera,
rouse IN rail- street was discovered 10 ~
burning IN sutherland a SQuire's res /
'aurant In a few minutes IN. .n.,r<
structure was on fire. Had naurs.t III, <
ne shell suffered there Would RAJ.
been trihing cause for recre, ~,
seven o'clock the fairest commercial
portion Of The town was in ashes. or IL
names The Pew building Was 4 pproach
auie from hut one side. and the a,rnos
phefc quickly became SO hot that n.
nreMen could not endure IL The srlen.
VI rhnniN block. involving The el.c.
'ric-ilght plant the elcctric-railaav
pant ire post-otiice. express Office. M.
heveille printing establishment. ~.
fourier. Sanderson'~ furniture wsrcrooms
ana me Western mon Telegraph otfice.
succnmhed 70 the flames. and wirh;r
TOUT ho1rs nftecn stores east Of il 10 The
rnela"n block. We're burned The
names sprang across the street n
hoag Opera House before an hour had
passed and that was consumed. win ali
~ RAJ. street on that side east ~ Tho !
sheldon block. while on the north s;Ja
the Cooperative block was tho l,mi.
on state street the flames extended
20 ana included kellogg'~ livery stable. :
~. AZ ot ms stock wa saved. The I
sufferers with some approximate losses !,
On real property. are given below. there !,
being fairly average insurance. !,
Inc Phoenix block. $50. 600
Electric Light plant $4,000 mot I
wholly destroyed r
Sylvester Pcw. IS. O0o. =
johnson block. Sic. 600. =
Howe block $4,000.
Desky block. $40. ooO. y
sheldon block. -. ooa
noAg Hotel. damaged probably SIS oo
hoag Opera House and block. $40.
100. -
Daniels block. SIR. 600. n,
The Mirror block. $1,000 ~
,rowcll block. $4,000. ~
Mceariin's block $500. An
Miller block. 5000. -.
~ >'a'c street the fire rapidly Tapped IL.
lhe hudson House and black W
nl'n SHOP 'corge's barber shop. Far RE
'se store. the Norcott block. IN. SIT
luding comber's liquor store: Hair. bu
'gar factory. Iannas second hand we
ore; thlnese laundry: Denison's shoe mi
1op' heiioggs livery and the two rear III
ouses next thereto. where the IRE Il shi
DIV limited. 90
Among tie tenants who lose NJ. III, Tar
e the Journal Office. Nurnold bros l IA,
ellie Jennings Jacob Allen. Jno. ri vii
'o"eii, ~ X Lawrence, Sutherland a era
luires. Madden's news room. Ianrer IRE
- store and barber shop Mr. but
aairy millinery store. Van KIacS-. T
- 'iinore's drug stores. ana Hoav's and
az store Hills grocery. AddiSon's s,es
% store. carn~ey 4 Walters hard erS.
re store. Phillips a Hawks hard fec,
re store. Blodgett', dry-roois 500. Of |,
,we's hat store. beside many ,er.,.s ten
the rooms above the stores. a~a
AZ three newspapers are burned 49,, en-
'he telegraph and telephone service pIo.
suspended The Gleason 4 Bailey los
rks were several time. on fire. Nj, viii
hames We're kept down without do i q
( injury. cs..,.
ne hre was confined 10 Tire territory
eady named. The building. ron.
ncd en- brace thiriy-thrcc stores III.
cry blacksmith shop and three "re'
'ses' and lioag's Hotel Twen,y-tiy. NJ
ne buildings were ~ h-irk I'm.
from two 70 three stories N Ta
gnt and only one ~ them for husi. IL
N purposes va vacant Three VI. " n
oesi-sqrippcd printing Offices in nv an
nc. ms Courier. Reveiile and Jopr. MEG.
iie buried IN the ruins guf few ern
III ana assurances are obtain helm
Yrs loss On the opera-housc Il af.nu, cntr'
""; insurance. ~i0 600: Ioar, IIo-.t II 10
800; insurance. so. ESQ. n. Il Navr. thro,
'vo' insurance. -. oOo: John II M.ce
We'll. loss. $500. insured. Fsrrs..a know
lred: Jacob Allen. los. 800. ~ ~ crow,
ance tombcr had no insurance Mob,
7rf N"-' t'TNt -tAfF man. UtIrr- AaNAAu
AZ S5oo-ooo- with probable insur con
u one-quaricr tie anour. bic
los On buildings i estimated \, START
w zoo. 900 The mail Wa who'll, there
owed from the posr-ofice. ut NV some
could not " reached. and thu boo.s mont.
n.y. stamps, etc. il i hoped. ~. ita-y
~ wet down in the waters n ~ The !
way beneath. Grand Az, exfen
: N the third story u past.
Daniels block. i anon wa~ Il
'hing~ that were. A lar, u ~. who I
~ n Gross Post. including i.schar start
anu the irrcparable loss IN NAM Gers.
: and memcntoes. win b. Y sourrs now
'grei - the veterans John ne broker
n paid fire department. sustained fo-war
nrc u leg ~ flying pipe ana al % d
Al the saloons were closed III fortah
n President Eumsey. throue
"e Loss Placed a. mara million -
ptE>. y. y. Iuiy :sa-The Ia,as, in'
from Seneca FallS .,s.nn. .as ~"n9