Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-29
DETAILS of THE AFFsIR.
The Fire Spread Rapidly and ths Loss
Serious = some Individual Sufferers an
Their Loses.

The Fire Spread Rapidly and the Loss ia
serious = some Individual sufferers and
Their Loses.
Laurel, June "a. = The most de-
structive fire in the history of this
. town broke out here this morning at
1.30 O'clock. 1t commenced in the pool
room of James ii. Larman, in the
building of a. j. Horsey, on East
Market street. The cause is unknown.
but is supposed to have been a lighted
cigar stump. The flames burst out
upstairs and soon the building was
total loss.
The grocery store Of w. W. Jerman
adjoining the POLL room. was the next
building TO go; loss, $1,000.
The grocery store of M. Z. Culver
followed; total loss, $3.50
The dwelling house of d. j. Fooks,
and the fruit shipping station of
Wootten & Fooks was also destroyed;
loss $1,000.
The general store of G. A. Hearn
and dwelling part upstairs was des-
troyed. Loss on goods, $1,000; on
building, $4,000.
The dwelling of Mrs. W. W, Dashiells,
adjoining which was the millinery
store of Hitch & Crockett, destroyed; j;
loss on building, $4,000; on goods,
$1,000.
Over the store Of Hitch & Crockett
was the printing office of /. w. Sirman :;
loss, $500.
The furniture store of F. H. Small
vas totally destroyed; loss $4,000.
T. g. Horsey's dwelling, occupied by
Albert Bacon, totally destroyed; loss,
$500.
: The building of the Sussex Trust,
Title & Safe Deposit Co., the only
banking house of the town, having
remaining is walls and safe, which is
supposed to be all right.
The Laurel House owned, bv Bach
rach & Frankel and run by L.G. John
son, was totally destroyed; loss, 5000 /;
insurance. $1,000
The Cannon House. owned by 7. G.
Cannon and run by j. j. Galloway,
is also destroyed Loss on building,
$4,000; Calloway's loss, $1,000.
The large blocks known as Bacon q
Corner, under which were stores and
over which was the Laurel Opera
House, was destroyed. Loss, $4,000.
s. T. Smiths hardware store, one OF
the seven which was destroyed in this
block, loses a stock of $4,000, with
5000 insurance.
Thomas g. Horsey's block, opposite
the Laurel House, containing several
stores, is total loss, amounting to
$4,000. W.
The building of D. j. Marvil, occu-
pied by G. W. e. W. F. King, clothing
and shoe stores, destroyed, but some
stock saved; loss, $1,000.
The property OF J. Richardson on
West Market street, containing two
stores and dwelling, destroyed; loss,
$4,000.
The -four and feed store of w. H,
Lloyd and the dwelling, opposite the
NJ. +. Church was also destroyed loss,
$1,000,
The general store of Hastings Bros.
the marble yard OF Davis Bros, and
grocery store Of j. T. Phillips, all adj
Joining each other on West Market
street, were destroyed loss on building,
$1,000: Phillips loss, $1,000.
The large general department store oi
Barnett g. Bro, owned by S. L. Ken
ney, was totally destroyed. Loss, S12, 600.
The full number of business places
including stores, barber shop and Other
like places is AZ, while 80 dwellings
We're also burned. What stock was
saved from stores and household good:
is lying in the fields and packed ur
ID various places wherever available.
The NJ. e. Church barely ESCAPED
destruction, great difficulty being ex
perienced in fighting flames away
from it.
The telephone wires of the Diamont
state Telephone Co. are all severed bu
one, that being in office of o. W.
Marvel.
The house Of DIR. Edward Fowler
insurance commissioner, opposite th
,nank, was also destroyed. The entir
block of stores and dwellings from tn
M Il. Church down to The river ar
nothing but mass of ruins. Here ant
thsn's,aip be seep. chimney. standing
some Ft6ttsring sand failing with |
crash. Among the ruins of the store
can be seen numbers of safes, som