Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-04
WENT UP IN SMOKE
Toledo Fiss CT Beyond coatsol
and Raesd FIVE Heyn
tNTMlINs Atoss OF $3.50, 900
Tws EAsvasssA CAAabssof cssnaneses'
Two masks and nGAns n1escnnst1s
Dsfadines - Bentas->1nsurassoA

immunity hoa di,6strous drss Coz
about tcn year4 Toledo tonight expert
cncsd the worst cooflagration - ths HE
tory of The city. A. $50 hanes were
seen 20 break from The TOP stpry q the
Ousls e,svator. nltuafsd A the rorner Of
W.t.r .na ~ N.d,.cr 5000. .rd an tha
.;.-- e..,.s Th- s.-.- - 80 1,
s..-"s. s - .s
ssane zoe s'sfms sn3 1nso sney -
nssa u tne scene sne - lpho tsksn
possession OF the top story Of the great
elevator. Five minutes after the hrst
line Of hoss was laid four explosions fol-
lowed Zach other In ouick successiou
.nd s,a ;..r.d er,m All .,ass ~ IN.
..s,.'- urs.Ss- 49, .~.. s.--
oa'ns "iu'n u''o1 "'s 49, -
tne nrst aiarm was souoaed tne eiosasof
OF b. A. King 4 Co caught IRE. and tho
heavy wind blowing from the southeast
carried the flames to the chamber Of
eommsrce. a seven- storv building ON the
southvestern corner al. Madison and
49, -.-.... A. sh;. 80. Iii.
- ~ 49,
Isnins 'no uaucs sn1 'oas =, sne
c,na eomnany No was struck bv n
falling timber and probably fatally in
iured.
- 49,
FROM tne Snsn oer OF Sommerc9 sno
nfe spfeau 70 tne sssonttory ouio'ns
Oh - l. Luce auyo'n1ng anu oScup'oo -
. wo1ue.lanu snu mus7um ,., .heae
Coi. y. ~, moore vno nas hAo enscr'
prises IN Desso... Micnagsn, Suu 10
ronto' Vntsr.o. Next 20 TINS oun9ink
$1,000 tne nse-stofy ouilu'nk occupieo ~
west isusx' wholesale orugEists tn
an incredipiy snort SPACE On "me sno
guiinings weie one s,s nsus ~
,aa,ns noIsn" uoe9u S -. 'sos.
.ne nlns eiev.sps Tue n.e % Iounu % 'ts NJ
INTO tue ning v,osA. Ious,'.y p
ing running hail nc 'Jns,I III. ~ 'ne e.oss oss
gst"een Maussou ~ anu ao.us 1890
an's was one " .ns o'oos. 81 esaJsuies s'.;o ~
tne si'y anu P.osce ~ essy sm sn "
lns nsmes 80. 49, A. W:s tro LII .,' =.
enou enc s, ~ sps@e :, W Vn.s s.' s ps.s.rs A. -
49,, ha.. e. -;.J IS. SIo.;n. : c.r'
tiaI Gale and Il WAS impossibIe 10 tell
how Tar the blaxe would 90 on Water
street
e Aeapeu .Ac'oss .ne Se
Directly across from the cnamoef OF
commereJ on the corner OF Jefferson
ana senate streets stood tne nartioru
block. Tour stories "a peisht ana having
fronta2e OF apout eisnty iee~ LUIS
was the nrst pnIloing 90 tne west siae
OF summit street 70 take nfe from tne
chamber OF commeice' ana 20 compar-
afiveiy short ume ~ Was compiete
wreck inside pnt tnc damage was from
waser oniy. - tns hfeH.en succeeueo IN
connning tne frames 70 inc coruise OF
the puhdinR. 10 tne rignt Oh tue mart,
toro puiioing ano auloining ~. sto0u
tne tnrec story pahuinB occup'ei py II.
.. wallace as saioon' tne ioieoo huo-
Der company ruooer goods; fdIt oen.
tai pafiofs' a. oe,ss ~ S'sars' oaeoo
nocAec'e'ger. sa'ooui o. 49, uan'
s. J dr.r,;st ~.
hniid;rs was dslnsed with water N nrs-
DsAus .S a.. aas s.v, "aas;,,. "a
Ill -, !. - ,,is,- -.
So"'en'' W." 20 'P'sso
Losses Assresn'e s''o'oo
Inc princirai losses 80 lar are' on
the Suaie elevator si1p,oVi insurance
ABOUT s9o.voO, on the cnampef OF com
merce stso,vo. lnsurance eoa soou. ooa siv1.-
W.; on the ning eiesato, sov'ouo. wnoiy
49, 49, .,e.s
insured; on the harttofa dock s,o.oVo.
insurance sz'.VN Inc minor losses
viii aggregate elso.VV. the insurance on
which cannon oe esuma.ed
On the ground moor OF the chamber OF
commerce. were tne second naionai
bank. the Spizxer pank. the western
Union telegraph once and the Ameri.
can District telegraph once Iney lost
everything IN the way OF ONCE furni-
ture, books an1 machinery. IL is be-
heved that whatever money was con.
tanned IN the vaults OF the second
national bank mas not ocen injured
lne OBSTRUCTION OK the American Dis-
trict telegraph ouce ieaves the city
without poiice or nre alarm.
Fire Under Control
The fire was got under control at 10
o'clock after destroying propety, the
value OF which h estimated at ssj0.OOO
On this there 10 40 Insurance. OF about
100000. On Water street, where the
flames took a northerly direction. the
fire was blocked at the big elevators OF
Young and Beck. On the east aide OF
Water street the buildings completely
destroyed are the (usle elevator. the
King elevator aud King block. the latter
containing the otIices OF George brch-
man. loss $1,000: Bacon and Haigh.
printers. $1,000, the Toledo Press clubs
rooms. loss sl 900; Burns Curling club and
Toledo Canoe club lose about 500. 1hs
works Of the Michigan salt company
were damaged to the extent OF 1000.