The Forrest City times., 1893-09-29

went smoke at St. JOsepn. MOs-
 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 Bremen
 The Losses.
 ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 26.-Three fine blocks of the business portion of St. Joseph are in ruins and a million dollars worth of property has been destroyed.
 About 1 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 x 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 fremen 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 S75,000 worth of goods dropped into the cellar. The Carberry block was next attacked. The SingKong 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 number of buildings were blown up, and with the assistance of the Topeka and Kansas City depart ments the fire was gotten under con- trol.
 The losses so far as can now be as- certained are as follows:
 Townsend-Wy Dry Goods Co.,, loss on stock, s225. GOO: insured for S220 000
 Central block. occupied by Townsend Wyatt and owned by A. w. McAlister and c. E. Wood son, loss ss5 GOO; insured for s75.0OO.
 Regnier & Shoup Crockery Co.,, loss, s75, 900; insured for $700O
 Hoagland building, occupied by Rgnier & Shoup Crockery Co.,. loss, s75,OoO; fully in sured.
 Commercial hank annex. loss s2o,Ooc; fully insured.
 Corby block. loss. s25 900; insured for s20 0Ol German American bank damaged &. .59o
 Stewart Bros, cigar dealers, loss nominal; fully covered by insurance.
 A. s. Scott, painter; loss by breakage. $500 George Knapp. painter; loss by breakage, sl000; insured.
 Kahn & Co.,, clothiers, plate glass broken, damage Sl50.
 Romans restaurant, damage by breakage sl500; insured for Sl ,O0O
 Binswanger & Co.,. druggists, loss 5000; no insurance.
 Turkish Candy Co. slight loss by brcakage. Kirkpatrick & Co, jewellers. slight loss.
 Patt Brothers, tailors; slight damage by water
 Shirley Brothers, printers, slight damage by water
 Curtin & Clark loss on plate glass sls0 C. Huhacker, trustee w. P. Sanders X Son. loss on plate glass, 800.
 St. Joseph Drug Co.,. loss g., ,0o0; fully insured St. Joseph Book and Stationery Co.,, dam aged by water. &, GOO
 Spencer Cigar Co., damaged sl00).
 Hong Kong Tea Co.,, damaged s1 ,000
 Valiant Lodge, Knights of Pythias loss sl.200; no insurance.
 Quigley Brothers real estate dealers. loss nominal
 Fire Underwriters association, loss non- inal
 Ransome. Garrett & Brewster. boots and shoes; loss from fire and water, S20,0O0 fully insured.
 Sloan building, occupied by Ransome, Gar rett & Brewster, damaged s17.0l0;fully insured. Loss in Commercial block by attorneys, dentists and other office occupants, estimated