Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
THE FIRE RECORD.

ALMOST the entire business section Of
Lavalle, ILL.,, was consumed Wednesday
night. Loss, $4,000.
AT New Orleans Wednesday, buildings
Nos 80, "a and SO Royal street burned. Loss
about $4,000. Four negroes were hurt.
AT Canton yesterday morning the Knight
Manufacturing Company's works were
damaged by fire to the extent of 5000. In
cendiary.
NEAR Greenville yesterday, the house Of
August Kunze, was totally destroyed, to-
gether with its contents. Loss, $l,8OO; par
TALLY insured. The origin was accidental.
AT Southport, Ind, Wednesday, the Jeffer-
sonville, Madison and Indianapolis depot,
McAlpine's block, Odd Fellows Hall and a
barber shop were destroyed. Loss $4,000;
no insurance.
NEAR Alliance yesterday Vindictlve un-
known tramp set fire to the barn of John
Ma ther. The barn and contents, including
two fine horses, were destroyed, with q loss
of 81, 500, and no insurance.
A SLIGHT blaze on the roof of oliver Bros.
& Phillips South Tenth street mill caused
an alarm of fire from box 139 at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The fire resulted
from an overheated smokestack.
AT Savannah Wednesday night, Gordon's
warehouse and 500 bales of cotton burned.
The fire started at 10 O'Clock, and in two
hours lad burned out. Loss $1,000 on the
warehouse and so, 900 on contents.
BETWEEN Selma and Benton, Ca, Wednes-
day, the steamboat L. T. Armstrong burned
to the waters edge. Loss on the boat SO, 900;
insurance, 5000 The boat was owned by
Captain owen Finnegan and others of Mo-
bile.
AT Argenta, Ark, Wednesday night, the
Little Rock Handle Factory burned. 1t was
the property of DR.. j. Webb, of Little Rock,
and was valued at ss5 900; insurance, Sl5, 900.
The fire is supposed to be the work OF an
incendiary.
AT 1910 o'clock last night an alarm from
box 10 was sent in for a small fire in the rag
shop of NJ Goldberg, on Forbes street, near
Pride street. The fire caught from defec-
tive f1ue and damaged the shop to the ex-
tent Of 800.
An incipient chimney blaze at Mrs. Bakers
residence No. It's Washington avenue, Thir-
ty-f1rst ward, caused an alarm to be sent in
from station 162 at o'clock yesterday after
noon. The fire was caused by detective
fue. No damage resulted.
AT Kenton yesterday fire broke out in
saloon in the rear of Shindewolf's furniture
store The store and saloon were destroyed,
and the wind being very strong, drove the
fire across the street into different houses,
and before under control the fire burned
over three squares and destroyed 10 houses.
Loss at least $780, ,0OO
AT Franklin, Tenn, yesterday fire starting
in stable back of Williams planning mill at
o'clock spread rapidly and was almost i'm
mediately beyond control. 1t was started
by sparks from the planning mill. In two
hours nearly 20 houses were burned. Loss
fully $3O,000 with about $4,000 insurance.
The burned property comprises property on
three streets and on the public square.
THE frame dwelling occupied by Sam Lou
dowsky, on Ridge avenue, near Twenty
ninth street, was destroyed by fire last
night at o'clock. The fire was caused by
defective f1ue. An alarm from box "a was
sounded. Water was scarce and the fire
men could do nothing. The entire building
and contents were destroyed, entailing q
loss of about $500, with $3.50 insurance.
NEAR Massilon yesterday, the old Beatty
homestead, occupied by General Sam Beatty
paior to and after the war, was totally de-
stroyed, with nearly all its contents. The
venerable mother of General Beatty, who is
within a few months of 100 years old, and
has been unable to walk for l5 wears, was
barely rescued by neighbors before the
flames took possession of her room. There
was no insurance on the buildings or its
effects.
AT Rice Lake, Wis, fire started Wednes-
day night in the barn in the rear of Noble &
Hunn's drugstore, and quickly spread to a
block The flames were famed by brisk
breeze from the lake. The loss will foot up
$4,000 Among the buildings burned were
Noble & Hunn's drugstore, Alderman q
Fields general store, Newell q Pattons
clothing store, Bowers restaurants and
Rodier's saloon. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of tramps.