Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-03
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Elk Hart, Ind. the Globe Tissue Papel
Company's mill was destroyed. Loss, S3O, 600
insurance, S2O,OCG
AT Turtle Creek, near Braddock, ]. M. McIn
tosh's house and part of its contents burned
yesterday. Loss, $1,000
AT New York the cigar-box factory of h. w
Erich was partly gutted by fire yesterday
morning. involving loss of about $4,000; in
sured for $4,000
AT Chatham, Ont. Norwood's grain elevator
and Tighe SINGERS produce warehouse. with
their coutents, were burned yesterday. Loss
$50, OOO; partly insured.
AT Marlborough, Mass, the large shoe fac.
tory of John O'Connell & Sons was partially
burned yesterday morning. Loss estimated at
$40, 700; partially insured.
AT Bilboa, the fire supposed to be of incendi-
ary origin. which broke out Friday in the ship
building yards of Rivas & Palmer, caused dam.
age to the amount of S500,000
AT Lehigh, L T., fire completely destroyed
the stock and building of the Uhoctaw Mercan-
tile Company and the new bank building of the
Miners Exchange Bank Friday morning. Loss,
S5O, OOO: insurance. $20, 0O0
AT Cincinnati yesterday morning the car
sheds and depot of the Cincinnati, Northwest
ern and Mt. Holly Railroad were burned with
two passenger coaches. and disa bling two loco.
motives. Loss, S3o.OOO partly insured.
AROUND Oakland. Nd, forest fires are rag
ing in almost every direction, and clouds of
smoke ascend from every mountain and hill top
of Garrett county. Everything is SO dry that
it is next to impossible to check the fire. and
much valuable property is being destroyed.
AT Scranton yesterday morning fire destroyed
the barns of the Electric Street Railway Com
pany and damaged 80 cars. The Republican
building and ST. Luke's Episcopal Church and
rectory and the Y. NJ. G. A. building narrowly
escaped destruction, Loss about 500, 900; in
surance not known.
LYLE. MIMI. was wiped out by fire yesterday
The flames first broke out in a vacant hotel
Two depots, two hotels. two elevators, Lund &
Lands store, three saloons. Kundson's hard
ware store and several meat markets and bar
ber shops were burned. Only three business
buildings are left. The loss will reach $4,000.
THE greater portion of st. Killian, near
West Bend, was wiped out Friday night by fire,
which started in the residence portion of
Joseph Ziesel's buildings. Within short time
Ziesers buildings, which comprised store, sa-
loon. postoffice and residence, Andrew Srro-
bele's blacksmith shop, WenZel Beisbfer's barn,
house of e. R. Beisbier ST. were burned. The
loss will be heavy.
AT Johnstown, the loss by yesterday morn
ing's fire is estimated at from $500 to ,OO0
The Baptist Church was saved from falling but
is almost total loss The steeple is still stand
ing, but may hayeIto be torn down. The other
buildings burned, which are total loss, were
the tobacco store of A. H. Kinney, the shoe
store of J. D. Edwards. photograph gallery of
Davis Hennekamp and DR.. Matthews office.
AT White Gravel. Mexican county. last
night fire started in II. s. Southards sawmlll,
entirely consuming the mill and his general
still raging in the skidded logs and 100000 feet
were already consumed. The lumber yard,
containing 1000, 900 feet of hemIock logs, was
probably saved. This night watch says he saw
man running from the mill just as the fire
broke out The mill. house and store are valued
at about $50. 600; insurance unknown. Loss ON
logs unknoMn< -. r.