The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-27
A FATAL FIRE.
Farm House Destroyed and Four Peo-
pie Burned to Death.

a f"rHi house destroyed ana Four Peo-
pie Burned to Death.
Belleville, Mich, Jan. 2G.-The farm
house of A. T.. Vandewater, located three
miles south of this place, was destroyed
by fire this morning, and four persons
burned to death. They were Mrs. Van
dewarter and her two children, boy
aged :, and girl aged ii years, and Miss
Anna Vandewarter, q sister of Mrs. Van
dewater Mr.. Vandewater was away
from home
The remains of the victims have been
recovered, but in n charred condition. 1t
is not known how the fire started, but sup
poseuly from an overheated stove.
a HOTEL DESTROYED.
TT Smith, Ark, Jan. 26.-The new
Windsor Hotel here was destroyed by fire
this morning, and i. ii. pray, segg buyer
for Chicago firm, was burned to death
Many of the other guests had narrow es-
capes i'll their night clothes and all lost
their baggage. The fire was caused by
the explosion of II lamp in the hotel The
Shoptaw barber shop Niiller's icwelry
store, and Moore's second hand store were
burned. Loss S2J, 900, with partial in
surance.
CARPETS BURNED UP.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2G-Early this
morning flames were seen issuing from
the windows of the carpet store of john
and james Dobson, Nos 500 and Sll
Chestnut street. The fire was confined
TO the sixth floor in the upholstery depart
ment but the floors below were damaged
by water. y member of the firm sand the
loss would reach $40 900. and is covered
by insurance. The origin of the fire is
not known
30 HORSES BURNED
Toleho, Ohio, Jan. 26.-Eor over two
hours this afternoon the business section
of the city was threatened with destruc-
tion by fire. Flames broke out in the
Poph livery on St. Clair street. between
the postoflicc and Hotel Jefferson, and
were with difficulty confined to that
building Thirty-five horses and numcr.
GUS vehicles were destroyed The loss is
$4,000, with but little insurance The
building was gutted completely.
LIQUOR IN FLAMES.
New York, Jan. 2G-A fire in the six-
story buildings, - ard 90 Pearl street,
occupied by Berry Kent and Walter {.
Co., liquor merchants, caused loss to
the occupants and building aggregating
from $40, GOD to $4,000. One of the fire
men was badly cut by falling glass.
POTTERY: PLANT DESTROYED.
Peru, Ind. Jan. 26-The Great West.
ern Pottery was destroyed by fire this
morning ut Il loss of 100000
BIG ONE AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee,, Wis, Jan. 26.-AIilwaukee
was visited by Il fire this morning, which
consumed Il half block of small buildings
on the corner of Wells and West Water
streets. 1t took two fire tugs and seven
engines to get the flames under control.
The loss will reach about $50 ,O00.
Fatal. CHICAGO FIRE.
Chicago, Jan. 26.-During Il tcstruc.
tive fire to night in the six story struc-
turc mt 1876, l9S, 200 and POP Monroe
street, used exclusively by wholesale
firms. ten persons We're seriously injured,
and three will probably die. The struc-
turc, With its contents, was, almost en-.
tircly destroyed. The loss is estimated
ut not less than S3S0,000. The building
destroyed is the property of w. M. Will
linas, and damaged to the extent of 800.
0OO. The other losses are distributed
among. numerous firms.
FIVE STORES BURNED.
Shelburnc, Ont, Jan. ..26.--IInnnah &
l'erwick's brick block, which contained
llannah's hardware store, Berwick's Jew
elry store. Sawycr's shoe store, Gal.
"iiilh S.JeWciCN Storc, berwick = general
store, and Canson's saddery shop, were
burned this morning, with loss OF $40
600; insured.
100000 ST. LOUIS FIRE
St Louis Mo-. Jan. 5G.-The newly
erected freight house of the Big -Four
railroad, in East st. Louis, with immense
| amount of freight, was destroyed bv fire
to-day. The loss is estimated at 800.
oOo. The cause of the fire was an explo-
sion of II barrel OF oil.
ANOTHER CHICAGO FIRE.
Chicago, H., Jan. 2G The large grain
elevator of the A. II. Purcell Mailing
Company ut l2:ird street and the belt line
tracks. was destroyed by fire this morn.
ing: The loss was about $500, 600, COY.
cred 10y insurance.
SEELEY DINERS INDICTED
New York, Jan. co. The grand iury
| to-day ip0ictp1 Inrbart S:aot.,.