The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-14
MANY HOMELESS FAMILIES
HEART OF GREAT HARRINGTON
 GUTTED BY FIRE.

Thirty Business Firms Loso Evorythinr--.
 The Flames Ragged All Night-Rain Aids
 in Staying Their Course--TotaI Loss is
 Estimated at $500 ,OGO-No One Injured
 List of Sufferers and Insurance Held.
 Great Harrington. Mass, Oct. 13- The fire which began here last night was finally gotten under control about o'clock this morning with the aid or rain. In all thirty business places were wiped out and sixteen families were rendered homeless, but fortunately no serious injuries to firemen, occupants of buildings or spectators have beeu reported.
 The total loss will reach S3O0,O0O orl buildings and contents, but owing to the storm to-day it has been impossible to get complete and accurate account of all losses and insurance. The ruins will be cleared at once and temporary quarters built for merchants who were burned out.
 The fire broke out again at 7:30 to- night near the Summer block. The de- pertinent responded quickly and had the fire under control in short time. No more danger Is feared The ruins will be watched all night to guard against fresh outbreaks. The losses and inSurances, as far as can be leatn- ed. axe:
 Dodge block-Loss $7,0OO, insurance $2.1O0; occupants, c. B. Benedict, $2,500a J. F. Mason, $1,0OO: both lightly in- sured.
 Tobey block-Loss $3,000, fully insur- ed occupants, Briggs laundry, loss $100, no insurance; Adams Express company, no loss: Great Burlington Coal company, LOGO tons of coal, insur- ed; Phil Haynor, household goods, s100, no insurance.
 Gimlich & White block-Loss s3.00Os no estimates.
 Block owned by w. Ray--Loss $6,000, insurance $3,500:. occupants, c. c. Mo- Auliffe, market, loss $1,000, insurance $700; MT. Kayler. tenant, $200, not inc sured
 Hubbell block-Loss 5000. partly in- sured; occupants, Chinese laundry loss $200, no insurance; Frank Lapointe, boots, loss $100; Harder's barber shops loss $10O. no insurance: F. Sutty, fruit, loss $1,2oO, insurance $70O; Lewis Vos- burg, household goods $100 no insur- ance.
 Watson & Humphrey block-Losa $2OO, insurance $1,2O0. Syndicate block--Loss $12,000, insur- ance, sS,O00; occupants, J. H. Maloney, furniture, loss $3,5G0, insurance $1,900; E. D. Humphrey, harness maker, stock $4,500, insurance s1,o0O.
 Girling estate block-Loss $S,000, in- surance S4,000; occupants, T. J. Kerin, clothing, loss $4,000, Insurance $3,5o0; H. L. Wichman, harness maker, loss $1, ,000, insurance $500.
 G. w. Mallen's block-Loss $1,00o, in- surance s500
 Robbins block--Loss $6,000, insured $2000; occupants, T. Rumpfel1ow, loss $500, insurance $500; M. E. Tobey, jew- eler, loss $500, insured; c. B. Coleman, boots,s loss $6OO insured; Miss Flora Tillotson, millinery, loss $100, insured; ,; Ober, dentist, loss $500, insurance $500; Hotel Miller, damaged about $1,000, in- sured; E. D. Barnes, grocer, and R. I. Taylor, crockery, damaged by water, fully insured.
 Miller stables-Loss $500, insured foN $1,200; stables of Robert Paul, loss or wagons $500, no insurance.
 Burget, Lewis & Co, storehouse, loss s3O0O, covered by insurance; pr. Clark, dentist, $1,3O0, insured; M. B. Feldleyn, clothier, loss s1,20O, no insurance; J. Manning, dwelling and contents, loss $4,000, insurance $2,50O; Miss Phoebe Walkers house, loss $7,oOo. light iusur- ance.