The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-06
A VARIED RECORD.
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Wind and Wave-Affairs Personal,
Political and Miscellaneous Bust
ness Trou bles-A General Review.
FIRES.
JANUARY

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loss, $138, 600.
Carshops burned at Plattsmouth, Neb. loss,
$l25,000.
20. 20 buildings burned at Pacific Junction La.
A block of small stores burned in Philadel-
phia; loss, 81, 250, Co.,
Grain elevator burned In Chicago loss, $3.50.
900.
2. The state capitol at Harrisburg totally de.
stroyed by FIRE; loss, $6OO,OO
The Scott "A uerbaoh building at Salt Lake
City burned loss $500, 600.
3. The Arnold block at Amsterdam, N. Y,
burned loss, $4,000.
49, The Webster block in Gloucester, Mass,
burned; loss, $l00, Co.,
90 Grain elevator burned at Toledo; loss, 1916
600.
81 The Syndicate block at Grand Forks, N.
D., burned loss $225, 900
a. Cement works burned at Middle Branch,
O.. loss, $780, 600
/. A s15O,0O fire in the business portion of
Casey, Ills.
Plate glass factory burned at Alexandria,
Ind. loss, 100000.
l. Fire at Syracuse loss, $3.50 600.
A 100000 fire at Newburg, N. Y.
Wagon factory burned at Oshkosh, Wis
loss 500, 600.
g. Fire in the business portion of Worcester,
Mass, caused a loss of nearly $4,000.
Grain elevator burned at PEORIA Ills. loss,
s500OO0.
The Bingham block and other buildings burn
ed at Rome. N. Y. loss, 5000
T. The Park theater, formerly the Metropoli-
tan, an old Landmark, burned in Indianapo-
lis; loss, 500, co.
To- The Ely Walker Dry Goods Co. burned out
in St. Louis; loss, 81, 10000
100000 fire at Elltins, W. Va.
90 100000 fire at Clinton, Mo
p. Fire in the business district Of Ottumwa,
Ia; loss about 100000.
90 A sl50,O00 fire in Des Moines
APRIL
8. Portland Paper Co. s mill at Gilbertville,
Me-, burned; loss, 500, 600.
4. George F. Otte Co. g carpet store destroyed
by fire in Cincinnati; loss, s400,000
10. Moresque block and other properties de-
stroyed by fire in New Orleans; loss, $400,
900.
q. Two piers at Newport News, Va, burned,
together with steamship, sailing vessel
and tug; loss, $2000,0O0.
s, Itasca Warehouse Co. burned out at Mime
apolls; loss. S251, 900.
The residence of President Green of the Co.
lumbia Navigation Co. burned at New Ro-
chelle, n. Y; loss 100000.
JUNE.
Q. The st. Louis Milling Co. g plant in Carlins-
ville Ills, was burned; loss 100000.
ID. The business portion of Georgetown, a
mining town in Ell Dorado county, CAL
was burned to the ground loss, $1,000.
The buildings on Ellis island New York hsr-
Dor, burned down loss, $500, 0OO.
10. lowa's State university at Iowa City burn
ed loss 500. 600.
8. Entire village nearly destroyed by fire and
one life lost at Lake Ann, Mich; loss
100000.
IL. The Berlin On H. Mills Co s saw and
grist mills destroyed by fire. loss, 800, 900
"a. Two large factory buildings occupied by
William Reed Il Co., Rowland Bros, Pass
Bros and the Yonkers Silk Co destroyed
by fire at Yonkers, N. Y; loss, $4,000.
AUGUST.
/. The Pioneer Fireproof Construction Co. 9
plant ut Ottawa, Ills, destroyed by fire;
loss, 100000
8. The Northw estern grain elevator, Chicago
destroyed by fire; persons killed; loss
$4,000.
o. Planning mill, dry kiln, lumber yard, store
and a number of tenement houses also 8
small bridges, burned at Barnum, Tex. /;
loss, $250,0O0.
10. The saw and planning mill of the Tunis
Lumber Co. at Baltimore destroyed by
lightning: loss, 100000.
II. The lumber yard of the Gerry Lumber Co
in Eagle River, Wis.,, destroyed by fire;
loss, $4,000
20. Henry G. White g. Sons large wooden mill
at Chapachet, r. l., destroyed by fire, to
gether with several houses; loss, $4,000
%. The phosphate works of l. p. Thomas Sons
q Co. at Paulsboro destroyed by fire. loss
$225,000.
6. warehouses burned at Philadelphia; loss
s25O,0OO
16. John A. Logan, Jr. 3, stock barn, fine
horses and O number of vehicles burned at
Youngstown, o. loss, $4,000.
"a. The works of the Youngstown tO.) Bridge
Co. destroyed by fire; loss, 100000.
%. Most of the business buildings in Balm
bridge, o., destroyed by fire; loss, $50, 900.
The John Guud Brewing Co. s plant at La
crosse, Wis, destroyed by fire; loss. $500,
Co.,
The Star Coal Co.'S No. mine at Braid
wood, Ills, destroyed by fire; loss, $75, 600
20. Destructive fire at Ironton, O. loss, $40O
COO
30. Power house of the Capital Traction R.
r. Co. burned in Washington, loss over
100000
OCTOBER
8. 100 buildings burned at Austin, Pa. loss
$200,0O0.
4. Hotel Fayette, fine summer resort at
Minnetonka Beach, Mimi. destroyed by
fire
9. Is business buildings burned at Medora
Ills, loss, 500, UuO
z. buildings. including an opera house, burn
ed in Detroit loss. s6O0,0OO
8. The Second Presby terrain church burned at
Lafayette, ind.
ID. tobacco warehouses and dwellings burn
ed al Durham. n. G, loss, s2500O0.
II. The town of Windsor n. y, wiped out by
fire; 3,V,u people homeless loss, 81, 10000
20. $l00,UOO fire at Osceola, Ark.
q. The offices of the Wabash K. r. in st. Louis
burned loss. x6O00Oo.
rs. Sturges grain elevator burned at Buffalo
loss over s2Jq.U0O.
NOVEMBER.
8, Central hotel and Cory block burned at
Marlboro Mass loss, $l5O.OUO
6. $lUU, 10 fire AT Texarcana, Ark.
z. Hotel San marco at st. Augustine, Fla,
burned loss. s-.JU,O
10. Large machine works burned at Middle
boro, Ky. loss, s2UOOO0
IL. The Riverview hotel burned at Kanltakee
Ills loss $S5, 900.
IL. The Lion depart ment store burned in Mil
waulSee; loss. s2tO, 900.
Is. Steamer Bluff City Of st. Louis burned al
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tried the Doctors medicine without the
least benefit. At last | thought OF