Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-10


resentative of large number OF insur-
anoe companies, said to the Sun rep
resentatlve that the loss would fall
heavily upon the town and that II might
be necessary to start relief fund. The
merchants and business men of Snow
Hill are certainly badly crippled, but
they have made up their minds already
to adopt new methods and TO build up
the destroyed portion of the town in a
more modern style. The Democratic
Messenger will issue paper this week,
although all of its type and presses were
destroyed.
All OF the court records were safe in
the vaults, but the court library was
burned up In the clerks office.
The First National Bank announced
this morning that il was ready for bust
ness in the law Office of Clayton J. Pur.
nell, which, together with the office Of
George w. Purnell, were the only build
ings left uninjured on court house
square, and it is a mystery how they
escaped.
Hundreds of people from all sections
Of the Peninsula are here to-day view
ing the ruins and sympathizing with the
sufferers from one OF the worst fires ever
THE LOSERS AND THEIR LOSSES,
A detailed list of the losers, with
amount of their losses and the in
surance, follows:
Levi A. Purnell, vacant storehouse,
$500, no insurance; r. j. McAllcn g.
Bro, storehouse and stock, $4,000 in
surance $4,000; Mrs. Ellen L. Rolans,
dwelling, occupied by Walter w. Hur-
lock as tenant, $4,000, no insurance;
William J. G. Mckee, dwelling, $1,000,
insurance $780, j. S. Johnson, dwell.
ing, 1000, no insurance; Charles w.
Farrow, three dwellings, $1,000 each,
insurance not known; DR., W. D. Straughn,
furniture and library, $1,000, no insur.
ance; Captain William Z. Timmins,
office, $1,000, insurance $500; Mrs.
Jane Sturgis, storehouse and stock,
$4,000; insurance unknown; w. S.
| Wilson, storehouse, $4,000, no insur-
ance; Hurlock s. Hurlock, stock, $1,000,
no insurance; Thomas P. Selby, stables,
| $500, no insurance; Mrs. Mary A. E.
Richardson, dwelling and furniture,
$1,000, insurance, $500; Thomas John
son, storehouse, $4,000, insurance, 81 900;
John w. Vincent, store and dwelling,
$4,000, and stock, 81 1900, insurance un-
known; James A. Ennis, storehouse,
$4,000, stock, $4,000, insurance un-
known; Horace Payne, storehouse and
stock, $1,000, no insurance; Richardson,
Smith, Moore s. Co. stock, IS, 1000, house,
$1,000; partially insured; Morgan Bros,
hotel, stock, $1,000, no insurance: Miss
May Hubbel, stock, $500, partially
covered; George @. Townsend, store.
house, $500, no insurance; P.
Q. Oollingham & Co., storehouse,
$4,000, nearly covered stock, $4,000,
insurance, $4,000; G.. Marion Dry.
den, stock, $4,000, insurance,
stock, $1,000, insurance, $4,000; v.
Payne, stock, $500, insurance, $500;
w. s. Wilson, storehouse, $4,000, insur.
ance, $500; Elmo johnson, storehouse,
$500, no insurance; James L. Purnell,
storehouse, $3.50, no insurance; Thomas
H. Collins, stock, $500, storehouse,
$1,000, insurance unknown; Elmo
johnson, storehouse and stock, $4,000
insurnce, $1,000; John ]. Collins
dwelling, $500, insurance, $1,000
Thomas M. Purnell, hotel and stock
$4,000; no insurance; Thomas
NJ. Purnell, storehouse, $4,000, nc
Insurance.; James H. Selby, storehouse
$1,000; no insurance; John w. Smith
storehouse, occupied by L. Hastings
$1,000, no insurance; L. Hastings, stock
$4,000, no insurance; Strugers & Hack,
stock, $4,000, insurance, $780, DR.. e
). Dashiell, storehouse, OIL 500, no in.
surance; DR.. E. w. Marshall, storhouse
$500, insurance, $500; Charles D. John,
son, storehouse, $500, no insurance
John ]. Faller, stock, $500, no insur.
ance; Edward Nekan, storehouse, $500
no insurance; Fl. @. Burbage, stock, $500
no insurance, o. d. Collins, offices
$3,400, insurance, $500; Henry ]
Clayyille. storehouse, $500, insurance
5000; James II. Selby, storehouse
and hotel, $500, no insurance; Horac,
. Payne, storehouse, 5000, no insurance
court house, $4,000, insurance $4,000
Bishop, Coyington & johnson, ofice
$500, insurance $400; @. p. Barnes
Office 5000, Library $500, 10 insurance
/ s. H. Townsend, Office $500, library
/ 5000, no insurance. Postmaster JohI
5 l.. Vock saved the stamps and othe
supplies belonging to the government
) at the expense of losing the cases which
: are his own.
S Rev. James r. Campbell lost yer,
I fine library valued at $4,000, with NJ
S insurance. Everything is In confusion
: and no one knows where to turn, ant
as the shades of night fall the situation
!. appears even more dismal and gloomy
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