The record-union., 1894-01-04
snecial to the REcoRp-UN1oN.


TOLEDO, Jan. 3.-Fire tonight caused
the loss of nearly s., ,00O, ,000. 1t broke out
a few minutes after o'clock in the ele-
vator of +. \. Quale & Co., on the river
fronting on Madison and Water streets.
The cause is yet unknown. An explo-
sion caused general alarm. The elevator
with its contents was entirely destroyed.
A strong northwest wind carried the
flames across Madison street to the ele-
yator and business block Of G. A. King
& Co., which is also a total loss.
The flames also swept westward across
Water street to the rear of tive-story
business block known as the Chamber OF
Commerce building. owned by L. p.
Brown, and occupied by the Western
Union Telegraph Company, the Ameri-
can District Company and large num-
ber OF offices, which was also destroyed.
From this the flames spread south to
the next building, five stories high, occu-
pied as a museum and theater. This was
gutted within a few minutes. The next
building southwark was the wholesale
drug house of West ~ IruaX. 1t is also
a loss.
TO the west the flames leaped across
Summit street, the chief retail street Of
the city. injuring the Hartford block, but
the fire was here checked without great
danger. In the rear of this building is
the Office of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, the manager of which removed all
The apparatus possible, thus cutting of all
teiegraphic communication for time, as
the Western Union office and instruments
were destroyed.
A two-story block on the northwest
corner of Water and Madison streets.
diagonally across from the Quale elevator,
was also destroyed.
The losses, so far as ascertained are as
follows: +. \. Quale d Co., elevator
building, 10000, fully insured. as also all
the grain in store: Z. A. King Il Co., $751;
0UU; Chamber of Commerce building,
500 600, Insurance Sll0,00C; Wonderland,
loss on building $4,000, on contents So
600; West IL TruaX, loss on building $780,
600, on stock $4,000, fully insured on the
latter.
Second National Bank, S25, 900 and $780,
coo in currency in the vaults, thought to
be safe; Spitzer d Co., bankers, $4,000,
and quantity of bonds in the vault,
possibly lost.
The loss Of the tenants OF the Chamber
OF Commerce building is heavy. The
Western Union Telegraph Company, loss
So, 900; American District Telegraph
! Company, $4,000; Union Central Life,
$4,000; Bacon Il Huber, architects, $780,,
eco; +. o. lallis, architect, 81, 600; y. b.
Sturgis, architect, 10000; X. q. Dun &
Co.'s office, $4,000. The other offices
were occupied by attorneys, brokers,
insurance agents and others, who lost
al their libraries, furniture and fixtures.
The principal buildings damaged suffer
as follows: Hartford block. $4,000; An
derson block, $4,000; Street Railway
offices, $4,000.
The total loss is estimated at 81 200, ,000.
Insurance about three-hfths.
Owing to the high wind help was re-
Quested from the nearest cities, and was
responded to promptly by Cleveland,
Detroit and Adrian. The latter reached
the citv before the fire was under control,
and rendered efficient service. 1t was
the largest fire which has visited Toledo
in the past twenty years.
COSTLY BLAZE AT DETROIT.
DETROIT, Jan. "a fire started in the
third story of I. P. Hinchman d Sons.
whosesale drug house, about 6:30 this
evening. The entire four stories were
shortly beyond saving, and the fremen
directed their efforts to saving the adioin-
ing buildings. STANDARD Bros, whole
sale hardware house, suffered heavy from
fire and water The loss on the Hinch-
man building and stock will probably
reach $l65. 900, insurance $4,000. The
STANDARD stock and building was valued
at $4,000, nearly covered by insurance.
1t is believed the loss is about $3.50 900.