Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31
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Associated Press Dispatch By special wire+
SYRAoU-E, N. Y, Juiy 30.--A special from
| Seneca Falls says: The inevitable has oe
Cured. The Pew Building against th'
erection OF which three or more years age
such earnest protest was made fulfilled fl
mission az { f.e-trsp this morning, and 4
Is feared that IL has also proved q death
trap. A few minutes after O'Clock the
building which was directly opposite
Hoss's Opera House In Fall street was dis
covered TO be banning In a Sutherland
hquire's restaurant. In q f5w minutes the
entire structure was on IRE. Had nnughi
hut the shell suffered there would have
been I fling cause for regret but at 2
O'Clock the iairast commercial portion OF
tina town was In aches or Ia flames.
The Pew Building was approaohable from
but one side and tha atmosphere quickly
became so hot that the hrsmen could not
endure Il. Thu splendld Phoenix block in
ciuding the electric light planr. the electric
railway plant. the posi-. o11ce, the express
ONCE. the Reueiile printing establishment,
the Courier. Ssnderson's furniture wars.
rooms And the Western Ua:on Telegraph
offtoe suocumhed to the flames, and within
four hours 10 stores edss Of il 10 the Shell
don block wsrs ruined.
The flames sprang across tbs street to
passed and that was CONSUMED with all of
Fall erect on that side east to the Sheldon
block, while on the north side the Co oper-
alive block was the limit. On State streAt
The hames extended TO and included Kel.
iosR's livery stable but all OF his stock WAS
saved.
The sufferers with some approximate
losses on real property are given below
there probably being a fair average insur
enoe: The Phmnix block, 10000; electric
light plant, $50, 600; mot wholly destroyed)
Sylv ster Pews, $4,000; johnson blocE,
$l6,0D0; Home block, $4,000; Desky block,
$4,000; Q. N. Sheldon block, $1,000; Hosg
opera house and block, $40, 900; Daniels
block, $4,000; the Mirror block, $4,000;
Crowell block, $4,000; McOartfns block.
$4,000; Miller block, $4,000.
In State rect the fire has already Tapped
up the Hudson House and blacksmith shop;
Gsorgs's barber shop Harnesses storp ; the
Norcott block, including Oomber's liquor
storei Halls cigar iactory; Hanna's second
hand store; Chinese laundry; Demson's
shoe shop; Ksllogg'S livery stable and the
two rear houses next thereto, where the
tire is now limited.
Among the tenants who lose heavily are
the Journal Office, Nunnold Bros, Nellie
Jennings, X. q. Wayne, Jacob Allen, John
Fl. Ctowell, 7. r. Lawrence. Sutherland
q Squires, Madden's news room, Maurer
Bros, STORE and barber shop, Mrs. Hadley's
millinery store. Van Kleeck's and Gilmors's
drug stores aud Hosg's drug store, Hills
grocery, Addlson's shoe store, Garnsey &
Raller's hardware store, Phillips q Raw-
ley'E hardware store, Blodget dry goods
store, Howe's hat store, besides many ten
ants In the rooms shove the stores.
An extra steamer from the Silsby works
was also In service. All three newspapers
are burned out and the telephone service is
suspended. The Gleason q Bailey Works
were on fire several times, but the flames
were cut down with but little injury. The
fire was under control at 9 O'Clock, but
soon broke out anew In the Lehman &
Gladkes store, which Is now burning.
THE LOSS MILLION.
AUBURN, N. Y. July 30.-A report received
here places the loss at the Seneca Falls Are
at 81 100000. Fifteen acres, covered prin-
clpally by three-story brick buildings, were
burned over.