Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-30

IL. H.. O.
Three Fine Business Blocks in the
Heart of the City Destroyed-A High
Wind and Scarcity of Water Combine to
Handicap the Efforts of the Firemen-
The Losses.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 26.-Three>
fine blocks of the business portion of
st. Joseph are in ruins and million
dollars worth of property has been
destroyed
About | o'clock yesterday morning
c. A. Purdy, who was passing along
Edmund street, noticed a thin curl of
smoke coming from the top floor of the
three-story department house of
Townsend & Wyatt. By the time he
could turn in an alarm flames burst
from the entire top floor. When the
department arrived it was found that
the water pressure was bad and the
firemen fought at a disadvantage. The
entire building was soon in flames and
Chief Kane saw there was no chance
to save it.
A strong wind from the north car
ried the flames across the street to the
magnificent Commercial bank struc-
ture, and it was soon in flames. The
Central bank went next. Assistance
was asked from Kansas City, and spe-
cial trains brought detachments from
that city.
The Regner & Shoup Crockery Co.'S
new house was next to succumb and
$4,000 worth of goods dropped into
the cellar. The Carberry block was
next attacked The Sing-Kong Tea
Co., the Spencer Cigar Co., and dozen
smaller institutions went up. The
fire was then burning fercely from
four sides and the destruction of the
best business interests was imminent.
At this time dynamite was resorted
to and a number of buildings were
blown up, and with the assistance of
the Topeka and Kansas City depart
ments the fire was gotten under con-
troll.
The losses SO far as can now be as
certained are as follows:
Townsend-Wyatt Dry Goods Co.. loss on
stock, 1925. 900; insured for S220,000
Central block. occupied by Townsend Wyatt
and owned by A. w. McAlister andC +. Wood
son, loss sS5 600; insured for $3.50
Regnier Shoup Crockery Co. loss, $4,000;
insured for S70,000
Hoagland building, occupied by Rignier &
Shoup Crockery Co.. loss, $4,000; fully in
sured
Commercial tank annex, loss, 10000; fully
insured.
Corby block loss. $4,000; insured for s2o,O0l.
German-American bank, damaged $500.
Stewart Bros, cigar dealers loss nominal;
fully covered by insurance.
A. S. Scott. painter: loss by breakage, $500.
George Knapp. painter; loss by hreakage,
81 900: insured.
Kahn & Co, clothiers, plate glass broken,
damage $3.50
Homan's restaurant, damage By breakage
sl,500; insured for $1,000.
Binswanger s. Co., druggists, loss $4,000; no
insurance.
Turkish Candy Co.. slight loss by breazage.
Kirkpatrick s. Co, jewelers. slight loss.
Patt Brothers. tailors; slight damage by
water
Shirley Brothers. printers, slight damage by
water.
Curtin & Clark loss on plate glass $50.
g. Hubacker, trustee w. F. Sanders & Son,
loss on plate glass, 800.
st. Joseph Drug Co., loss 1900; fully insured
St Joseph Book and Stationery Co., dam
aged by water, 80 600
Spencer Cigar Co, damaged $1,000
Hong Kong Tea Co., damaged 81 600
Valiant Lodge, knights of Pythias. loss
Sl,2OJ; no insurance
Quigley Brothers, real estate dealers. loss
nominal.
Fire Underwriters association, loss nom
inal.
Ransome, Garrett g. Brewster, boots and
shoes; loss from fire and water, $40, ,OO9 fully
insured.
Sloan building, occupied by Ransome Car
rett & Brewster, damaged 1900; fully insured.
Loss in Commercial block by attorneys,
dentists and other office occupants, estimated
at $4,000.