Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
FIRE CLEANS OUT A BLOCK
Several Valuable Business Houses Leveled
to the Ground by the Flames,
LOSS FALLS HEAVILY ON MERCHANTS
One of the Most Disastrous Fires
which Ever Visited the City of
SnnduslSy-DnmnEe over One
Hundred Thousand Dollars.

SANDUSKY, o., Jan. 23.-One of the most
disastrous fires that has visited the business
portion of this city occurred this morning
destroying about 100000 worth Of property
The section devastated by the fire is on the
north side and covers nearly block, The
fire originated at the grocery store Of 7. o.
Taubert at o'clock, and in two hours six
business houses we're entirely consumed. The
destroyed property is: f. Krans, plumber,
$4,000 loss on store and contents; T. o.
Taubert, grocery, building and stock, 1000;
George Stahl, wholesale liquors. store and
stock $4,000; NJ. Lea, saloon, residence and
personal property $4,000; NJ. Nobil. second
hand store, $4,000; George II. oakliff. hard
ware, $4,000; NJ. Bricken, household goods.
$4,000, loss on West building, $4,000; on Cook
block $4,000, besides damages by water on
several other stores. The fire is supposed
to have been of incendiary origin.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Fire today de-
stroyed the carriage factory of Charles
CRUDE, at Railway, n. j. Less, $4,000
PHILLIPSBURG, Jan. 23.-The American
Brick and Tile company's large plant near
this city was entirely destroyed by fire last
night, entailing less of 100000, mostly on
machinery, which was very valuable. There
was no insurance. The origin of the fire Is
unknown.
MCOOK, Neb., Jan. 23.-(Special Tele
gram. 1.-The residence of w. T. Wootten
OF West McCook was burned down com
pletely last night between and 10 o'clock
Part of the furniture was saved. The loss
Is estimated at about 5000. There is S4O0
insurance on the house.
MOOREFIELD Neb., Jan. 23.-(Special)-
Fire totally destroyed the two-story build
ing owned by T.. j. Harwlck; also the stock
of merchandise owned by G. w. Melvin.
Total loss. So 900; insurance, $500 No one
has the least idea as to the origin of the
fire, as no one was sleeping in the store
at the time.
BEDFORD, Pa. Jan. 23.-The house of
William Crowle was destroyed by fire to-
day, and Mrs. Crowle and two children were
burned to death. While the fire was raging
Mrs Crowle threw two of their children
from the second story to her husband, and
then returned to back room for the re-
two children. She was overcome
and perished One of the children thrown
from the window Is so badly burned that 1t
will die. The father is also badly burned.
VERMTLLION S. D. Jan 23-(Special)- Il
A fire alarm was turned in this morning at
$50. a blaze having been discovered in the
council room of the city hall. Three tramps
we're confined in the city Jail in the basemen.
below, and with plenty of the city's coal In
he stove, were making things comfortable.
rhe fire caught from a defective iue, which |
passes through the council room. When the |
bremen attached the hose to the hydrant for
water, 1t was found to be frozen up. The fire |
WIS eXtinguished by a hand brigade of
buckets. The mayor of the city Immediately |
informed the superintendent Of the water
of the matter, and asked for a
rial test of all the hydrants in the city, to be
made Immediately. The damage to the hall |
S not great.
Another fire alarm was sounded at II |
,'clock A small fire in a dwelling in the |
western part of the city did a small amount |
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