Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
The FIRE RECORD.

AT Chicago Wednesday night fire in A
Holpusch's sash, door and blind factory de-
stroyed property valued at $4,000
H. J. HEINZ & Co.'S stable at Sharpsburg,
was partially destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The loss was about $780,
A CHIMNEY blaze at Peter Ammon's resi-
dence, No. "a South Twenty-sixth street, was
the cause of an alarm from station 1853 at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
AN alarm from box "a about o'clock last
night was caused by q slight fire on the
roof of house occupied by Robert Turf1y,
at No. 43 Arthur street. Damage about $50.
SHORTLY after o'clock last night fire broke
out in the tea store of Dean & Co. at No. 1l2O
Carson street, and damaged the stock to the
amount Of 500. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
AT Shell Lake, Wis, Wednesday fire broke
out in the Shell Lake Lumber Compapy's
dry house and spread into portion of the
lumber yard. One dwelling was also burned.
Less, $4,000.
AT Powellton, W. Va, early yesterday
morning, $4,000 fire occurred in the Mt.
Carbon Coal Works The coal tipple, crush
er and all the buildings attached were de-
stroyed. No insurance.
AT Oxford, Me-, Wednesday night the
Harper Manufacturing Company's woolen
mill burned down. Cause, the explosion of
a lamp Loss, $lO0, 900; insured. One hun
dred and forty hands were employed.
A LACE curtain at the saloon of Michael
May, on Ninth street, ignited from gas jet
last night, causing An alarm from box %.
The engines responded, but the blaze had
been eItinguished before they arrived.
NEAR Greensburg early yesterday morning
the barn Of Leonard Bollenger was con-
sumed. A lot of farming implements ana
part of the seasons crops went up in smoke,
and q horse was cremated. The family resi-
dence was badly scorched. The fire was the
work of incend1artes.
AT Chicago yesterday morning the four
story brick building, t2-66 South Canal street,
occupied by several manufacturing firms,
was partially burned. The losses aggregate
s50.OOO Among the occupants of the build
ing are Kellogg & McCauley, leather betting;
New York Roofing Company, Lyons Steam
Heater Company M ana ] the New NC York TX Safety
ton Hotel WAS slightly sccrched, and the
guests were badly scared, but all escaped
injury.
THE prairie fire which swept over por-
tions of Aurora and Jerauld counties, n. D.,
recently was productive of more damage
than first reported. The extent of the losses
to farmers is indicated by the fact that
claims for damage against the Milwaukee
Railroad to the extent of $40, 900 have already
been filed. The area burned over includes
q strip variously estimated to be from one
70 five miles i'll width. But few farm dwell
ings were burned, the damage consisting in
the burning up of grain and outbuildings,
ms we'll as some stock. Similar reports come
also from South Dakota.
AT Cincinnati Wednesday night fire start
ed in the fifth story of the branch of the
John Van Range Company's building, which
was crowded from the cellar to the fifth
floor with machinery, material half finished
and finished goods. The fire destroyed the
roof and the upper story, which was the
blacksmith shop, and water completely
drenched everything in the other four floors
and in the cellar. The six-story building ad-
Joining, used as wareroom, was uninjured,
The loss on the building, which belongs to
c. & F. Huntington, will be not over $1,000.
Company may reach $4,000. They shipped
an 5000 range Wednesday afternoon to the
Soldiers Home in Texas. Losses fully in
sured