New-York tribune., 1891-12-27
A BIG BLAZE IN CHATTANOOGA.
THE TOTAL LOSS 100000 AND THE INSURANCE
ABOUT $3.50, 900

rHE TOTAL LOSS 100000 AND THE INSURANCE
ABOUT $3.50 900.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec 2o.-Chattanooeas most
disastrous fire occurred to-day. ID. B. Loveman
Co. great dry goods house, at Market and Eighth sts
WINS discovered TO be on FIRE while the clerks at
their luncheon on the third floor The flames spread
with great rapdit burning through the elevator Shaft
and The starways cutting off the escape of about
thirty women employees, who were rescued from the
windows BY extension ladders Of the Fire Department
Two OF the women fell FROM the windows ana were IN
jurcd and a third rescued IN an almost suocated
condition. The adjoining buildings were soon aua'ne'
the fire in less than two hours licking up property
,vortb ssOOooo on which there was S550,000 Of in
surance.
The fire began at 10 80 O'Clock this afternoon and
BY 80 the buildings the north side OF Eghth'st
were aolaze The buildings burned in Msrke -st were
occupied by d. B. Loveman Co., dry gooos' L. u
Erwin d Co., dry goods Chretse 10 Co., dry goods the
Chattanooga Library Association, the Chamber OF Com
merce Schwartz g. Brother, boots and shoes; silva
Albeit chinaware In Elghth-st, Webster % Manning,
insurance: W. l. Alexander, broker; Charleston Fast
Freight Line Great sOuthxl ia Company, Tennessee
Mississippi and ono Rivers Transportation Company
r. f. Dix, barber; Martin H@lry real estate Rowles
& Ritely Insurance; Mrs. Jane Weaver milner South
ern Bank and Trust Company r. A. Robers. leweller' :
r. D. Chsrleton, Home Sewing Machine: W. b. Van
Wagner. drugs Fourth National Bank p s. Gffhth,
real estate c. C. Anderson, real estate Lucas Pea
cock, Insurance: Harris Thompson q QUINN real
estate The Cherryst. end of the Lovemsn block wss
occupied by about twenty tenants of Offices and about
half that number occupied the second floor Of the Van
deman block which faced the Iovelnan block.
The losses and insurance in part as follows:
D. b. Lovcman Co., loss so25.OOo, $4,000 insurance
on building and s13e.OOO on store; r. G. Erwin &
uo loss SlO0 600 insurance on stock $4,000, Fort
& Morgan, building loss $4,000. insurance $1,000;
Christie q Co.. loss $4,000, insurance $4,000;
Jackson & Trgg building. loss SaO,O00 insurance
$4,000 Chattanooga Library, loss "a 900. insurance
81 ZOO Chamber Of Commerce, loss. 80 o00 insurance
81, 900 Cobweb Club, loss 81 ,0o0 Lookout Mountain
Guards, loss 81 800; Young Mems Republican Club.
loss 81 900: II. Schwartz & Bro, loss $45,0oO in
surance Szo 200; silva & Abbott, loss S25 900, IN
yurance a20, 500; Gottschalk Co.. loss 200 in
suranoe $40 600: W. n. Kelly Co.. loss $4,000, In
surance $4,000; J. II. Vandeman, on building. loss
5000, insurance $4,000; C. G. Bloomfield. build
Ing. 81 800, insurance $4,000; II. T. Hall. building
5000, insurance, $4,000; Fourth National Bank,
loss 81 ooO insurance Sc, 900. The losses Of room
and Office tenants In the Loveman and VandeIfian
blocks are about $4,000.
The damage to The Times" building In the Adams
block by fire was slight. The building was In flames
several times. The damage Is fully covered by In
sursnce. "The Times" carries 100000 insurance on
the plant The Tradesman' had the forms nearly an
printed for Us l20-page annual issue OF January L.
.The nadesmans" auxiliary forms jus ready for the
press run. ped and this months issue failed to
MAKE aDuparance