The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-15

Apr. I7-Station c New York post Office de-
stroyed: loss, aJOJOO0.
Apr. 2O-The stores of Gus Blass s. Co. whole
sale dry goods b. Levinson & Co.. wholesale
liquors and A Kutterer, millinery. destroyed at
little Rock. Ark: loss, SJOO.001.
April 2S-Twenty-five dwellings at Forest
port. n. Y. destroyed. -. Town OF Specht 5
Ferry. Ia, entirely destroyed -. Harrisvlle, y
Y. entirely destroyed.
MAY Sire in steel works near Troy N. Y,
caused loss of S400OO.
May 6-Haycs county (Neb.) courthouse and
county records destroyed.
May Entire lumber district Of New York
city burned; loss Sl0O.0O0.
May 1.-THE towns of Clinton. Qua, Fields,
Park City and Lilley, Mich, destroyed by for
est fires.
May I4-Town of Middlebury Pa, destroyed
by forest fires.
May Is-Business portion Of La Monte, Mo,
destroyed by incendiary fire. E. Thirty five
squares in the heart Of Muskegon, Mich, de-
stroyed; l,ss nearly Sl,0oO0O.
May 2J-Nillage OF Amherst Wis, destroyed
by forest fire.
June a-Factory building in New York; loss,
SiOOlOOO
June 1.-THE city of seabright, n. J., de-
stroyed.
June 27-old Ferry rolling mill at Whining
ton, Del, destroyed: loss. S0OlOOJ.
July -Four blocks Of buildings at La
grande, Ore; loss, Sl25ODO.
July l4-BusinesS portion OF Mount Vernon,
Wash. destroyed.
july l7-Incendiary fire at Eldon, Ia, de-
stroyed business portion OF town.
July ls-Vilage Of Sawyerville, Mich. en-
tirely destroyed. .... Village of ROundhead, O.,
destroyed by lightning.
Co. at Chicago destroyed; loss S1.U0lO0.
Aug lg-Twelve blocks destroyed AZ jack
scnville. Fla; loss, Sl,OJlUOO.
Aug. 25-lIa,f the business portion Of Moody,
Tex. DESTROYED by incendiary fire
Aug. 25-One half the business portion OF
Charleston. Ark, including courthouse and
Artr -Busioess nortion of Fonda In de-
stroyed by fire.
Aug. 2g-Tventy townships IN FaulI county,
S d. were devastated by prairie fires
Sep. l-Business portion Of Ceres, n y, de-
Sep. .O-Business portion of Needles, Cal,
destroyed.
| S D. DESTROYED .... Towns OF Pearley and Com
stock. Wis, destroyed by prairie fires
Oct l0-Business portion Of Dwight Ill, de-
Oct. 23-Ammas Forks, Col, destroyed ....
Opera house five business buildings and five
residences destroyed at Lancaster, Ky.
Oct. 27-Fire in gas works at Louisville. Ky.
caused n loss of : @ 100.
Oct. 2g-Eighteen houses at Muskegon, Mich,
destroyed.
Oct. 3l-Nine,een buildings burned at Clin-
| ton y. J.; loss Sl000O0. &c. Newbury. Ind, al
| most wholly destroyed ... Fifty-eight buildings
destroyed AT North Baltimore. o.. loss 500. ODO.
Nov. Village OF Buffalo Gap, 5. D.,entirely
| destroyed.
Nov. iS-Ybor City, Fla partially destroyed;
Nov. Is~The firms Penny & Gertles, Sonnen.
| field Millinery Company and the Farmers
| Shoe and Clothing Company destroyed at St:
| Louis: loss 81. 2OO0o. .... Wholesale grocery and
| hardware stores in ST Paul MINI; loss S5)J,OO0.
Nov. 25-Thomson- Houston Carbon Com
| pany and Mclean spike works Fremont, o.
| S3JO.O)O
Nov. 3O-Large portion of business part OF
| Tracy, MINI.
Dec Il-Business part Of Red Key, Ind.
I1-T.arrp mart q Oaks n ID.
| Dec. 1q-Eleven business houses. CrestOn
Landing. y. Y.
Dec. 22-Business part of La Grange Wyo.,
| by incerdary fire.
Dec. 2I-Business block, Hutchinson, Kan
Dec. 25-About one-half the business houses
/ at Wavery. Ill
Dec. 26-Ho,pital for the insane at Pontiac.
| Mich. $3.50 OO.... Several business houses al
ChattanOoga, Tcun.; Sj6lOOO.
| Dec. 2S-Two boot and shoe houses In Boston;
s5CO.OOO
Dec. 29--Business portion of Plaiuieli Ill.
! In addition to the above disastrous cOnfiagra
/ tions occurred in the following towns: Boil
| var. Tex; MacCmbe, o.; Mount Vernon. Mo.
Armour :. d; Houstonia Mo-: Seaville. ky.
| Winnebago III; Greenville, Ill; Elllsvile.
Ill; HooserrIlle. Ind; Fennville, Mich; Wells
| town, o.; North Washington Ia; Rush
| Vile, Ala; Schiocton, Wis; Beebe, Ark.
! Tobias, Neb.: Cheviot, o.; Latham,
| Ill: West Bloomfield y. Y; Lynn,
Mimi; Manning, Ia; osseo, Wis; Mandoyi,
! Wis; Jefferson, Tex; Dsmersville, Mont.
| Chrisman Ill; South Haven. Mich: Blair,
! WIS: Camp Douglas. Wis; Grand Mound,
| Ia: Ceres y. Y; Yarmouth, la: CamargO
| Ill; Columbus Junction, Ia; Mayiield, Nv
! Shawneetown. Ill; Rice Lake, Wis; Canton
| o.; Lavallo. Wis; Loda, Ill; Watcrvile. Me.
| Terry Miss: Edgerton Mo; Correctionville
! Ia MiddleburC Va; Rock Creek y.