The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08
BIG FIRB At DETROIT.
Five Large and Two Small Build.
ings Reduced to Ashes.
THE LOSS EXCEEDS 100000.
The Flames Break Ont IN the Opera
House aud before They Could Bs
subdued Destroyed an y tire
Blook In the business Part.

Detroit. Oct. Five large buildings
and two smaller ones. with all their
contents. were destroyed early this
morning by FIRE, which swept through
the block situated In the center OF the
business portion OF Detroit. and bound
ed by Campus. Martius. Woodward.
Gratlot and Monroe avenues. The to-
tai loss Is estimated az $4,000 10
100000. The blaze started shortly
before / o'clock, on the stage OF the De-
troit opera house
The origin Of the fre has not been
determined. Il was not noticed until
the flames loaped out at the rear OF the
theatre and. fremen fought several
hours against the flames.
The opera house burned at terrific
rate, the interior being a solid mass Of
flames. In the meanwhile a lO-story.
FIRE proof structure. so-called. occupied
by the Henry Leonard Furniture COM
pany got afre In the upper story. The
flames swept through its contents from
the rear 10 Gratolt avenue front. until
within two hours nothing remained
but the steel framework OF the build
ing.
The buildings next adjoining the
opera house were a large iewelry oa-
Enlistment Of Wright, Kay & Co. and
a i-story building fronting on Campus.
Martius and Monroe avenues. occupied
by c. II. Mitchell Table Supply COM
pany
The jewclry house was saved. al.
though the building caught lre repeat
odly, but the Mitchell building was
Quilted and an lbs contents burned
Aided by increasing wind the hre
swept along both on Monroe avenue
and Grallot avenue sides Of the block.
From Mtchells Il communicated
with the large 6-story building adjoln-
Ing, occupied by C. A. Werner's crock
cry house and the Grand Union Tea
company, leaving nothing but the front
walls. In the meanwhile. on Gratlot
avenue side the flames spread cas-,
from the Leonard building TO the
building occupied by the Central stor-
age company. and Vaughan & Tanner.
which also was consumed with lts
contents. The side walls OF the latter
building fell upon the roof % the e
story structure occupied by the parl-
sian laundry, wrccking Il. aud on Mon
roe avenue side n small shoe store was
crushed 20 fragments By the fall OF the
east wall Of the Werner building. At
10th OF these points progress Of tho
iamos was checked.
The early hour and the rapldity
with which the flames swept prevented
the saving Of any contents Of the
buildings 20 speak %.
Among the Losses was that Of the
julia Arthur Dramatic comranv
which was playing its FIRST engagement
In "A Lady of Qaullty." All its hand
some costumes and stage settings were
destroyed
The front portion OF the tbeater
building was occupied by the Central
savings bank and Kl1nucans tailoring
establishment. and the upper stories Of
the front by various Offices.
The Grand Trunk repair shops. 10.
Gated az the foot % DeQulndre stree,
nearly three-Quarters Of a mile distant
caught IRE from blazing brands and
were destroyed with a quantity OF lum.
Der and material.
About $4,000. partially Insured. wa,
the loss.
Julia Arlhurls loss was over $50 900.
with $4,000 insurance.
The Mitchell building was owned by
George II. Barbour, Its value $50 900.
fully insured. Mitchell stock was worth
$4,000. and 30 per cent insured.
The Leonard building and stock wa
estimated at 500. 600 and fully injured
The other losses were fairly insured
Central savings bank loss abou.
$4,000.
Hugh Connolly. iewelry. $4,000.
Vaughan a Tanner. $4,000.
c. II. Werner. $4,000.
Traugott- Schmidt estate. owner
Werner building. $4,000.
Grand Union Tea comnany. S25, 900
Partisan Laundry. $4,000
Central Storage company, $4,000
Grand Trunk repair shops. $1,000
nrossin's dye shop, $500,
Opera house musicians. 1900.
other minor losses. $1,000
.