Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-31
MANY BUILDINGS BURNED
Widespread Fire at Seneca
Falls, New York.
THE PACING RECORD BROKEN.
Ninety-Eight Lives Lost in a
Mine Explosion.
SENATOR MORRILL, ON THE TARIFF
Amnesty Granted to all the
Argentine Insurgents.
SENATOR MORRILL, ON THE TARIFF

Amnesty Granted to all the
Argentine Insurgents.
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Nearly All OF the Business Portion of
Seneca Falls, N. Y. Reduced to
Ashes-Several Acres Burned Over
Loss of Nearly Three Quarters of
a Million Dsllars-Aid Sent From
NeighbOrlng Towns-Many Hand.
some Buildings Burned.
AUBURN, N. Y, July 30.-The largest and
most disastrous confagration that has visited
Seneca Falls in thirty years broke out about
$50 a. NJ. o-day in the rear of the Pew
block, on the south side of Main street, and
in less than five hours three acres of the
main business portion of the village was in
ashes. The estimated loss is nearly 500, 900,
with 500, 900 insurance. The fire was dis
covered in the rear of St 4lerland's saloon,
and In less than fifteen minutes the entire
quickly spread to adjacent buildings, and
before the arrival of the fire department
seven stores we're completely enveloped and
the FIRE was beyond control. The fremen
responded quickly and worked nobly, but
for time it looked as If their efforts
would be unavailing to save any portion of
the business part of the village
All the fire apparatus was on hand, and
two steamers from Silsby's factory. together
with pumps from the factories of Gould and
the Gleason company were brought into req
uisition. A steamer from Waterloo, four
miles distant, reached the scene about 4:30
o'clock, and about seven o'clock the Nestor
hose and steamer arrived from Geneva. A
strong southwest breeze increased the fury
of the fire, and it soon leaped across the
wide street into the house and the opera
house block, spreading rapidly on both sides
of the street.
THREE ACRES BURNED OVER.
At about five O'Clock the fremen obtained
control of the FIRE, but not until 1t had
licked every inaammable thing in q district
covering about three acres. The burned
buildings were the handsomest in the village
and included the Phoenix block, con-
tanning the postofdoe, the Courier Of
fee, and the American Express, the
Partridge block, the Johnston block, the
Hoag house, the Daniels block, the opera
house block and the Thomson Houston cleo
trio light works, including the entire plant,
trio works was about 500, 900, on which
| there was only 1000 insurance. All the
letters were saved from the postoffce, but
| very little of value was taken out of the re-
naming burned building. Every printing
Office is burned and there is not a pound Of
type in the village. the names of the papers
are the Rsveille, the Courier and the News
all weeklies.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The losers, with amounts of losses and in
surance as far as can be ascertained are al
| followe: The Houston electric ligh
works, loss 500, 900, insurance SO. 900; Pho.
nix block owned by Mrs. Leroy Partridge anc
occupied as follows: Reveille office, loss SIS,
600, insurance $1,000; the Courier Office
loss $4,000. insurance $4,000; Sander
| con Brothers, furniture; the postofice ant
the American Express company; the Part.
ridge block, occupied by Manner, tobacconist
and Crowell, butcher; the Pew block, con
fish market, Aliens confectionery; the John
son block, loss $25, 900, insurance 10000
and containing Miss Jennings, milliner, San
Lawrence's saloon, Robert Wayne's barbe
shop and one vacant block; James Goult
block, occupied by Munnold Brothers, cloth
iers, loss So, 900, insurance 81 900; D. How
block, occupied by Hoag. drugs, and S,ahl
necker, saloon; @. L. Sheldon block, will
Albert Gay, clothier, and Bartlett Brothers
tobacco, whose goods were badly damaged
This was the extent of the fire on the sout
side of Main street. Beginning on the nortl
side of the street at the Hosg house AM
going east the following places were burned
Hoag house, loss $25, 900, insurance $40.
600; Daniels block, occupied by Van Kleec
drugs, Hills grocery and Gilmore, drugs
opera house block owned by Milton Hoal
$4,000; E. W. Addison, boots and shoes
Gurnesey & Weller, hardware. los
$500 Single stories; Howe, hattel
loss $4,000, insurance $4,000; Fhelr
& Hawley, hardware, Cromwell store, occu
pied by q. G. Blodgett, dry goods, loss SIS
900. insurance $40, 500; F. P. McCartin. haI
ness, loss $4,000; vacant store belongin
to the j. F. Miller estate badly damaged
Here the progress of the flames on Mai
street was stayed. The names of the loser
on State street are as follows: Mrs. A. E
johnson, house and block; George Blacl
barber shop; o. Fornein, eonfectioner,
Marriott block, occupied by A. @. Hing
laundry, Hsnna's second hand store, A. \
Halls cigar factory and Kellogg's livery sts
bles.
The horses and carriages in the stabl,
were saved. The dwelling houses next t
the stables were burned. Altogether thel
were about fifty buildings laid in ashe
The list given does not include the numel
. GUS offices In the upper part of the burne
buildings. The Empire State Telephor
. company's Office WAS entirely destroyed, t.
j gether with the Western Union Telegram
! company's Office. member of steam
company No. 3 was knocked down by
refractory hose pipe and his leg was broker
safe. supposed to belong to MumnaI
Brothers, was left open last and all the bool
1t contained and $500 in cash were burned.
; LUMBER BURNED AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 30.-A DISASTROUS fire brol
= out on the lake front near the mouth of Il
Chicago river aud before it was checked
had burned between ten and fifteen acres
lumber and about forty freight cars. tt
total loss is estimated at $500, 600, partly Il
sured. The direction of the wind, whit
was off shore, saved the city from mu'
more serious fire. Five hundred thousaI
telegraph poles, great quantity of railroi
1ial, several huge store buildings and
gigantic pile driver. were destroyed. ~
principal losers are: Aver & Co., $140, OC
partly insured; Fitzsimmons & O'Conne
$40, 600, no insurance; Chicago and Mort
western railway, $4,000; and the city
Chicago $4,000.
Edlcts Against Jews.
LONDON, July 30.-The Times says t
Russian government has ordered the apple
y ton of the edicts of 1882 against the Jew
r These edicts have hitherto been held in abe
ance According to these, Jews must hent
forth reside in certain towns only. No
1 will be permitted to own land or hire 1t
agricultural purposes. The order inolut