The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-31
DUNCAN HAS A BIG FIRE.
ELEVEN BUSINESS HOUSES AND
CONTENTS IN ASHES.
Estimated Worth se5, oo-lnvestiga-
ton Now Proceedings TO Find In.
eendlaries-complete List Of
Losses and Insurance.
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Duncan l. r.. March 31.-This city
was visited by another disastrous con
flagration Saturday night. resulting in
eleven business houses and their con
tents being left in the ashes.
The fire originated in the Doab
stone building which was occupied
by the Chickasaw Hardware and I'm
plement company, the ]. w. Rollins
drug store and the jewelry store Of G
II. Howe at about midnight and is
believed to have been the work Of in.
cendlaries.
United States Commissioner Dennee
is investigating the matter and has
several witnesses In his court today
from whom he will try to learn the
identity of the guilty party.
The fire of Saturday night de.
stroyed all the buildings in the block
on the north side of Main street from
the First National bank building to
the building owned by Lovelace Bros,
these two being the only buildings not
destroyed on the north side of the
block. Seven of the burned buildings
were of frame construction, while the
others were brick and stone. Follow.
ing is a list OF those who suffered
losses from the fire and the amounts:
b. F. Melton. frame building. valued
at 5000.
J. B. Patterson, frame building,
valued at 5000.
John Hurst. frame building, valued
at $500.
DIR. w. T. Howell, two frame build
ingsc. valued at $500 each.
Gilbert & Gilbert. two frame build
ings, valued at $3.50 each.
Only 5000 worth of insurance was
carried on the above seven buildings.
T. T. Doak, two stone buildings,
valued at $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
Chickasaw Hardware and Implement
company, occupying Doak building,
loss from eight to ten thousand dollars,
with $4,000 insurance.
]. w. Rollins, stock of drugs, loss
$4,000, insurance $3.50.
G.. A. Howe, stock of jcwelry, most
Of which was saved as Mr.. Howe had
his goods in safe. His damage is es-
timated at $1,000 with $1,000 insur-
ancc.
Big Horn Mercantile company,
stock of goods, loss $4,000 insurance
$11,5OO.
A. r. Biggs. two brick buildings,
valued at $1,000. with SO 900 insurance.
G. w. Williams. two buildings, val.
ued at $4,000. Insurance $1,000.
G. w. Williams & Son, stock Of
goods, loss $4,000.
T. A. Horn, brick building, value ST.
900. Insurance $500.
duncan Banner. newspaper office.
loss 81 400. Insurance $3.50.
March and Hostetter. law office, fix
lures and library, loss $4,000; no insur-
ance.
Burrell Bros, with a stock of gro
ceries, and Lovelace Bros. & Over,
street, stock of dry goods. who oc
cupied the Lovelace Bros. building
which stopped the progress of the fire
and was not destroyed, suffered con
siderable damage by the hasty re-
moval of their goods as 1t was feared
that this building would also fall a
prey to the rapidly approaching
flames.
The Champlain Lumber company
and the Star wagon yard, which oc
cupied half of the block in the rear
of the burned buildings. caught fire
several times and heroic work was
necessary to keep them from burning
Nothing was saved from the stock
OF the Chickasaw Hardware and I'm
plement company. Rollins drug store
Big Horn Mercantile company. Harch
& Hostetter or the Duncan Banner
with the exception of two fonts o.
type which were gotten out of tn,
Banner office.
Younger Brothers Bank Robbers.