The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
BIG FIRE AT TOLEDO.
More Than Sl.O00.000 Worth
Of Property Destroyed.
WORST BLAZE iNTwENTY YEARS.
a Large Hsis Made I'm the Busisess Sec
sios-Dssreit Mercantile Houses
Burned Out.

TOLEDO, Jan 3-Fire tonight that
caused loss of 81 200 900 broke out . few
minutes alter 8 O'Clock in the elevator Of
r. ~ Q1ale Co. on the river. fronting
on Madison and Water streets. The cause
Is yet unknown, but WAS probably an ex-
plosion Of dust. The elevator. with con-
tents. was entirely destroyed. A strong
northwest wind carried the flames across
Madison street to the elevator and busi-
ness block of c. A. King & CO.. which 10 .
total loss The flames then spread west
ward across Water street TO the large i've
story business block known as the Cham
Der OF Commerce building. owned by T. r.
Brown and occupied by the Western
Union Telegraph Company. American
District Telegraph Company and large
number of Offices, which was also des-
troyed. From this the flames spread
south TO the next building. i've stories
high, occupied 40 . museum and theater.
This WAS Quilted within few minutes
The next building southwark was the
wholesale drug house Of West Il Truax.
which - Also total loss.
To the west the flames leaped across
Summit street, the chief retail street of
the city, injuring the Hartford block, bu.
damage. In the rear Of this building Is
tie Office OF the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, the manager of which removed all
the apparatus possible. thus cutting of all
Geographic communication for . time. IS
the Western Union Office and instruments
were destroyed. The two-story block on
the northwest corner of Water and Madi-
son streets. diagonally across from the
Quaie elevator. was also destroyed.
The losses. three-fifths covered by In
surance, are: r. P. Brown. Chamber of
Commerce, 500. 600; +. n. Qus.e & Co,
e.esator and contents. 500. coo; c. A. King
Il CO.. elevator and stock, $s6 500. fully in
suren; C. l. Luce estate. $4,000: J. II.
Moore. museum. $50. 600; West & Truax.
wholesale drugs. building, $40 coo; Second
National bank. SIS 900, and 500. 900 In cur
rency in the vaults Ia thought to be safe;
Splitter & Co., bankers. $4,000, and =
quantity of bonds in the vault, possibly
lost The loss Of other tenants in
the Chamber of Commerce building
is heavy. The Western Union Telegraph
Company loses SIS, 600; American District
Telegraph Company, $4,000; Union Gen.
trail Life Insurance Company. $4,000;
Bacon 81 Huber. architects, $50, 900: Z. o.
Falls, architect. $4,000; A. b. sturgis,
architect, SO. 900; X. g. Dun & Co.. 5 Office,
$1,000 Other Offices were occupied by
attorneys. brokers, insurance agents and
Others. who lost ali of their libraries. furni,
ture and fixtures. s. 4. p. Coad on two
buildings and saloon stock. lost SIS, 0oo
The principal buildings damaged will
suffer as follows: Hartford block. $40 oO0; ;
Anderson block. 5000; street railway
offices, 5000.
Owing to the high wind help was re-
ques,ed from tho nearest cities and re-
sponded to promptly by Cleveland. Detroit
and Adrian. Relief from the two latter
reached the city before the FIRE was under
control and rendered efficient service
This was the largest ire which has visited
Toledo Ia the past twenty years.