St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-27
BUILDINGS IN ASHES.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Visited
by a Furious and Dis
astrous Blaze.
Over Half a Million Worth OF
Property Consumed in
Two Hours.
Hany Women Are Rescued
by the Firemen on Their
Ladders.
4 Newspaper Gutted--List of
Losses and Amount OF
Insurance.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Dec. &c. -
Cured today. d. 3. Loveman d CO.. s
great dry goods house, occupying three
numbers on Market street. at the south
east corner OF Eighth street, was dis
covered to be on fire while the clerks
were at their luncheon, on the third
floor. The flames spread with aSUODIsh-
ing rapidity. burning through the eIe-
vatOr shaft and stajrways, cutting of
the escape of about thirty female en-
plOyes, who were rescued from the
windows with the ladders of the fire
department and citizens. Two of the
women fell from the windows and were
somewhat injured. and third was
rescued III an almost suffOcated cOndi-
ton.
The adjoining buildings were soon
afame. the fire licking up over $500, 600
in less than two hours. 1t began at
1890 O'Clock i'm the afternoon. and by
80 the buildings on the north side of
Eighth street we're ablaZe.
The Buildings Burned
Oh Market street were D. B. Loveman &
Co. : dry goods store; L. c. Erwin & Co.,
y :
Chattanooga Library association: cham
Der of commerce; Schwartz & Bro.
boots and shoes: Silva K Abbott. china
ware.
On Eighth street: Wester & Man
ming, insurance; W. l. Alexander,
broker; Charleston Fast Freight line
Great Southern Tea company: Tennes-
see, Mississippi & Ohio Transportation
company; T. Z. Dix, barber; Martin
X Henry, real estate; ROwles & Rit-
ley. insurance: Mrs. Jane Weaver, mil
liner; Southern Bank and Trust com
Dany; I. A. Roberts. ieWelry; T. d.
CharletOn. sewing machines; ". B.
Van Wagner. drugs; Fourth National
bank, 2. ;. Griffith, real estate: c. G.
Anderson. real estate; LuciGs 4 Peace
ly, Insurance; Harris, Thompson &
Quinn. real estate.
The Cherry street end Of the L0veman
block was occupied by about twenty
tenants Of Offices. and about half Of that
number occupied the second floor Of the
Nandemau block, which faced the Love
man block.
Losses and Insurance.
D. 3. LOyeman & Co.. loss S225. 900,
insurance $4,000 on building. Si36. 900
on stock; 7. c. Erwin & Co. loss $780,
600. Insurance on stock S84, 500:
Fort d Morgan. building loss So
Geo, insurance $500; Christie &
Co, loss $4,000. insurance $40. coo:
Jackson and Irjgg building. loss S2O,-
COO, insurance $4,000; Chattanooga
Library. loss $1,000, Insurance $500
Chamber of Commerce, loss 5000, in
surance 3. 600: CObNeb club, loss 81. 900
Lookout Mountain Guards, loss $1,000:
Young Mems Republican club,
loss $1,000: II. Schwartz & Bro,
loss 80 900. insurance 80 POO: Silva &
Abbott, loss coo. insurance $4,000:
GOttschalk 4 Co. loss So, coo. insurance
$4,000: W. y. Kelly q Co. loss SIS, 900,
insurance $4,000; J. II. Nandeman, on
building. loss S2j, coo, insurance s., 600;
c. {. Bloomfield, building, loss
$500. Insurance $1,000; Ii. Z.
Hall, on building, loss $1,000,
insurance. $1,000; Grand Union Tea
company, loss. s., coo; Mrs. Jane Weav-
CT, loss, =, 600. insurance. g, 500: South
ern Bank and Trust company, loss
$1,000; Fourth National bank, loss,
$4,000. insurance. 81 600: ". {. Van
Wagner, loss. $1,000, insurance. $500;
room and Office tenants IN LOyeman
and Nandeman blocks, losses will add
$4,000 more. The total loss is about
SGO0,0 600, with about S550,000 insurance
Newspaper Office Suited.
The damage to the Times building in
the Adams block by fire was slight
The building was in flames several
times, but the tiremen succeeded in
quenching them each time. The dam
age is fully covered by insurance. the
Times carrying $4,000 Insurance on the
building. The Times plant was almost
entirely cleaned out; hundreds of peo-
pie rushed through the four floors. car
Tying everything portable to places OF
safety.
fits impossible to tell just what the
loss to the Times may be until all is
Strengthened up. the greatest loss being
to the tradesmen. One hundred men
aud women are at work in the Times
building tonight. attempting TO arrange
the Office. The crowd was kept out OF