The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-31
BIG FIRE In SENECA FALLS.
THE MAIN BUSINESS PART OF THE
VILLAGE WIPED our.

The Three Newspaper omcr-. wcstcrn
Union once, Post OGce. aud Electric
Light Plant burned, Leaving the VII
Iago In Dnrknez--Loss 100000.
AUBURN. July 30.-Thc largest fire that has
visited Seneca Falls in thirty years started vt
about $3.50 this morning in the rear OF tho Few
block on tho south side OF Main street. and IN
less than three hours three acres oil The main
business portion oil the village was in ashes. 1t
is estimated that tho loss will amountto nearly
500 000 on which there Is only tlOO,OOJ insur-
ance. The fire was discovered IN tho rear OF
Sutherland's saloon, and in less than fifteen
minutes the entire Pew block was one mass oil
flames. The fire quickly spread to tho adjacent
buildings, and, before the arrival OF the Fro
Department, seven stores were completely
enveloped by the flames and the fire wns
beyond human control. The nromcn
responded quickly and worked molly,
but for time It looked rs though their efforts
would be unavaiing to save any portion oil the
business part OF the village. All the fire appa-
ratus was on hand and two steamers from
Silsby's factory. together with pumps from the
factories OF Gould and the Gloasuns, wore
brought into reluistion In tho desperate
struggle to check the rapid advance OF tho
flames. A steamer from Waterloo, four miles
distant, drawn by four horses, reached the
scene o. inc nfe al aeHut 4j9 6 oGYcn er 'Sr
and at o'clock tho Neetor hose and steamer
arrived from Geneva
from the southwest which increased tho Jury
OF the flames. and II was not long betore the
Hoag House and the Opera House block. and
then tho flremen were forced to tight the lire,
which was spreading rapidly, ON both sides OF
At about 5 o'clock the, tremen obtained con;
tES q the fire bit mot Gt b the mss ma
covering about three acres. The burned build.
ings were the handsomest in the village, aud
Post Office. the Courier office. snd the Ameri-
can Express office; the Partridge BLOCK. the
block. the Opera House block, and the Thorn
son .s eIeGte ght work. incId
Tx t ess eh 10 h ea escte wops waS boS
100000, on which, there was only $4,000 in
SSurance All tho letters we're saved from the
out Of the remaining burned buildings. Every
printing, office Is burned. and there Is not
NrwS. all weekles: Tho losers. With amounts
OF losses and assurances. as far as ascertalned,
arc as follows:
Thomson liSuson electric light works, loss 100000;
and Ts Tn GSSS Gwn$a SFs LS Gss IT, @
saGs Sss f Sif
FSr9U bdaE S oseSpsa
Sr@%G Entsh9r ThG PS~ block son's .;I.E s1sIsr
tianery Tic johnson CISck oss ss5GG Insurance SO
I sn o as So .h5 ana
"nho to tosS o sGeG Geepsh
Howe block occupied by li,oSg GLgES and stahl
ciothsr and bartlett BIOS, to6acconistG whose goods
were badly damaged.
This was tho extent Of the fire on the south
side OF the street. at the Hong House. and going
east, the following places were burned:
SIcSE Sss9pe% vH9 KIssok d!.F; IN His ETS:sTis:
%':?% Ri:s ssa: si $50
fSsss hss
S SESapSl s tIS s2o5S
Main stroot was stayed
Tho names Of the losers on State street are
as follows:
barber shqe; FoIns. sSntss!Io1sTy Msfcs5 %iosE
liquor store iannas second; hand store 4 u Halls
SSr .nH IN Two
dwelling houses next to the stables were burned.
Altogether there were about fifty buildings
laid In ashes. Tho list given docs not include
burned buildings. Tho Empire State telephone
the Western Union telegraph Office. The tsle-
phone company opened Temporary office In
il was working in new block. Tho telegraph
company Is using tho New York Central wire.
arxenEemen n Tor startina new plant in Jo G
son Hall, and the village. which was thrown
into darkness by the destruction OF it's extern
sive works. will BIO lighted by electricity within
three weeks.
The bank OF the raceway IN the roar OF the
Howe block was strewn, with safes, all but ono
OF which nre supposed TO be unharmed. A
safe supposed to belong to Munnold Brothers.
WAS left open last night and all tn" books 1t
contained and $500 in cash were burned.
Crowds fiocked to the scene on all the incom-
ing trains from Auburn and the nearby STA
tons, but at noon there was nothing to be
seen hut q heap OF smouldering ruins, The
origin Of the fire is in doubt