The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-11-05
Disastrous Fires and Loss of Life.


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te' anu anu srahlae 1a warehouse oi A. Teachont
~ ~. w.. IA cleveland, ONO October y.
I've r nrenien men We're caught beneath fall
ins Ta''' ~ anu one ol them was Fatally in
JuIeu' Inc loss to the Teachout Go. is
Wei g ','lp %e 'no e,'.'p'lsillleii'S 'i ueorse
MitfabSroor WI hi sg"e, J IShtr'csoFs ana H.
firms woro H. "uu I,,.n ,''ip .'.''pw' @no othef
Of 500 oo9 ''' "''' 'i'u Out making a total
~.
wv "':S occurred saturday on cotton
ISc";nei' D,,',;.' - !" uaiVes'on Texas } harber
(uii'iS I''e ao morning IN the hold of the
5amaa.oJ -. SoV p,'es ol cotton were badly
doy II ia Io1J or "Iu III W.T. SrI ABOUT miu-
baies of cotton rora ,"S Ill i,'iii,uiuiie g "oo
tirelv destroved RoG, ,:,..I H't'-iIop iI Hi Gu
and were ready to nut to sea
An oH FIRE ot roint p.oano ,... DBL
delnbia On snrgor o,n' I,'I i'leeae, near t ma
and bnildinos s134 Soo '"'PP'"s
On Last Mond", 49, c,..u,.,, q
uonso % at NJ uGa} ~, 'l'e OreG'iwaiu opera
ovor s30o non '''"'' was p''riieu loss
-,
several business blocks IN st. Johns
Dury; vermont We're destroyed by fire
ounuaS h'Sht' LOSS Sloo,ooo. \ man
bnild;no wbaro 9 tLd Gus fso ioouus o+"n.,, l" tne
burned 70 deatb ''e' "e'e
M, p.sI.1
u.I tnT EucLo G,. Avenue opera House IN
y, Ll'' e el1'iu Snio' was conlPieteiy destroyed
~ nte o'l ,7aru[uay u, ~ morning. Inc nan
n ;o. nupeaDa ooniPany' wllleh was MI
-, '"7''ol'olU sii'i'' ios' at Vi I'S
900 1. ro'n'9, ~ '"iueu S' 9-''
bv smoLc and w..
IL a hre III mount q 20 printing eS-
'apiion'ien'' n 40 Gle'elanu, ONO, on sat
uiua}' causeu loss oil ABOUT S3o'ooo TO
INA. nr'n anu o'hefS'
Gallery junction, 20 miles from Pitts
burg, Pa, on the Pittsburg and Western
Railway, was practically wiped out by fire
on Saturday morning. The wind was
blowing gale and there was scarcity Of
water. In less than two hours II houses
had been destroyed. This included Cal
lery's hotel, Post-office and the Pittsburg
and Western Railroad Station The loss
will reach 100000. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
Tho ros;Jcroa or C,,or,,, C,,,, i, -,
'Ir NJ II =
puro Vi De9 p"'i''N' Iowa. was ueS'ioS'"
py hre ON ai"huay; MrS. J"bh taSe' her
O-montllS-old enid ana Two children OF
Mrs. George Gage tone oi them days
old were burned to death. John Gage
was also fatally injured by nhallng flame,
and Mrs. George Gage Is III critical con
dltlon from shock
4 fire which started in the Union OH
Conpany'y store. in Milwaukee. on th,.
night of October -. cot beyond the con
troll of the liremen and swept away num-
Der of blocks of buildings in the business
section Of the city. The fremen were un
able to do effective work because of
strong gale which blew the water from
the nozzles into harmless spray. Engines
were sent from other cities. Insurance
men estimate the loss at sc, ,0OO, 900.
Milwaukec's fire on Friday night last
ranks with the big fires of our history. In
the ten hours during which it prevailed
iorty-six acres Of business and residence
blocks were swept over. four persons were
killed. over 5000 persons were made
homeless and some $4,000, 900 worth Of
properly was destroyed: a hlgh y! WIND
m'~ "nsn:,omoo omo tGa rotroctoJ ~ Iron@.bt