Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-29
THE ANNALS OF 1898.
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS
+ OF THE YEAR.
II Is a Sad Record of Accidents on Sea
and Land, OF Cyclones and storms.
of Enormous Fire Losses and
of Commercial Troubles.
THE FIRE RECORD.

loss. S75.OO0.
A SlO,OO fire at Wheeling.
3. Loss of Sli5,W0 10y fire at Memphis
.. llaeck building burned in Denver; loss,
S210.O0.
The Omaha Printing company burned out at
Omaha; loss, SlOO0D.
Z. The Troy building burned in Fall River,
Mass; loss, Sl35,M0
TO- Several warehouses burned in Boston loss,
Sl.650,ON.
II. 10 stores burned in Chateaugay, n. Y; loss,
Sl50.O0
49, Fire caused a loss OF s245,OOO in Kansas
City.
The Calumet clubhouse burned in Chicago;
loss, S3CO,00O
st. Louis hotel burned in Duluth; loss,
Sl0O.OOO.
II. Allen d Ginter's cigarette factory burned
in Richmond loss, S250,0OO.
81. The Mckay building burned in Rochester;
loss, S250,OU.
% The Carondelet grain elevator burned In
st. Louis; loss, Sl,5O0,OOO.
A SlOO,0O0 fire at Elmwood, Ind.
%. A SluO,0O fire at Clinton, Mo.
Grain elevator burned at indianapolis; loss
SlO,U0.
"a The Beehive building burned at Sioux Falls
20. Wheelworks burned at Portsmouth. o.;
loss, Sl00nm.
FEBRUARY.
/. A S20O.OOO fire at Little Falls, N. Y.
4. Chemical works burned at Fairport, N. V;
loss, S2nWm.
6. The warehouse of the Grape Sugar COM
pany burned at Peoria, Ills; loss, S00,0OO.
8. A block of stores burned at GAINESVILLE,
Tex: loss, Sl5GWO.
R5. Planning mill burned at FELTON,. Ca; loss,
SllUOm.
MARCH.
4 The state insane hospital at Ogdensburg,
y. Y, partially burned loss, Sl50OOO.
3. Lannon'S foundry burned at Pueblo Colo;
loss, SO0,HO
@. Kirkham's tile and pottery works burned
at Barberton, o.; loss, 100000.
10. A S2.j0OOU fire in the old burned district
of Boston; 3 killed, 30 injured
ID. The Denison compress burned AT Denison,
Tex, loss SlN,0W.
IA. One-haf of Arkansas City, Ark, burned;
loss. SlOU,0O
II. The Wheeler Opera House and 8 stores
burned at Toledo; loss, S2O0,0O.
IS. The Friend block burned in Milwaukee;
loss, SJh,OO0.
10. Morses thread factory burned at South
Easton, Miss. loss about S@O0,0O0.
fremont temple, the famous Baptist house of
worship. burned in Boston; loss, So, 900.
81. The kehlor Touring mill burned at Itch
! field, His; loss over 81 ,WO,OO0; an employee
killed and many injured
% The Morgan House burned in Cleveland; s
deaths
a. The Elm Park Methodist church at Scran-
ton destroyed by fire a second times loss,
SI@'W"
MIX Bros; STOCK barns burned at Mason
Si'!' ia'' ios9 on horses over oi"'V"
me Mohtreal Daiy Iierulu ourheu out lot
the fourth time; loss. Sl;W,0O0.
April.
l. The summer residence of Joseph jefferson,
the actor, at Buzzards Bay, Mass, burned;
loss, S2jOOOO.
2. Duke d Sons cigarette factory burned in
4. paper warehouse, Il malt house, a plan
ing mill and pickle works burned at Allie
ghuny, Pa; loss, S2D00O.
A S15.000 fire in the business portion of An
son, Tex.
6. The College Hill sanitarium. near Cincin-
natl, burned; loss, S2tO,OOO
I. Lumber yard and - dwellings burned at
lronton, o.; loss, S750,OO0.
4dislillery warehouses burned at Greensboro,
Ky: loss, S3N.WU
Cleveland d Cos. wholesale grocery burned
AT Houslon loss. Su5,UO.
s. Breeding stables and - valuable horses
burned AT Warsaw, Ind; loss, S2000OO,
9. The Lilly block burned at Waterbury, Conn;
loss, SlJl,WO
II. : business places burned al st. Mary's, o.;
loss. S2OO,mm
IL. a barn was struck by lightning near Gal
latin, Tenn, and p valuable brood mares
instantly killed; loss over S;NO,0OO.
Is. Cassvile, Mo- swept by fire; loss, $4,000.
10. The Clinton wire works at Clinton, Mass,
destroyed: loss, S25O,WO
20 The business portion of Wardner, Ida,
burned; loss nearly S7D.WO
2. a SIuo"" hre al CollaX, WASH.
90 SurryIhg NV. factory o"rne' al "oourh' MASS
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ourheu, iosS' S0U'"
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! burned III New ork ciiyi Toss, S'ouoD.
O. lightning ser nre 10 HhlNer'chs iutIi'u .lI
! stoIe III "'lah" causing 'oss VI ''e'
S<oO''o anu ueaths. =
I" IRE swept away uo 1,tl d me resluehces IL
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