Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-11-26

burned. Nearly all the borough records
and ordinances were in the Office of
City Clerk Coulter. In the basement
was the printing Office of c. Z. Herr,
which was entirely destroyed.
The third floor of the building was
occupied by the military company and
the state will lose the equipment worth
four thousand and individual members
of the company lost clothing, etc.
George Burkhalter, manager OF the
Theatre, lost some special scenery
worth $4,000.
The next greatest loss was that OF the
Central Hotel. which with its equipment,
was worth from $40, 600 to $50, 1000 and
was, on account of its immense bar busl-
ness, said to be the best paying hotel IN
the town. The front parts of the office
and on the Diamond and Bar on Main
street are yet standing, but the hotel ID
a total wreck. The Nixon brothers
carried $4,000 insurance, and Will
probably rebuild.
Next below the Central Annex was the
D. Younkins building. fronting on Nam
street The front wall is standing ana
l the show windows of the grocery store
| were not burned but it will cost several
| thousand dollars to replace the building
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| surance. The Ritter Bros. carried a
stock of about $4,000 and were insured
| for $4,000 |. G.. Smith, who occupied
| the second floor, lost his bedroom, par
| lor. and office furniture. The Business
| College, which occupied the third hoor
of this and also of the Thompson and
| Leighner buildings and the second hoor
| of the Thompson, lost about $1,000 IN
equipment and had no insurance. j. w.
| Thompson's building, next below, was
entirely destroyed, but his insurance OF
| 5. 900 will go a great ways towards re-
| placing it. The National Supply 20;
carried stock of about ten Thousand
and had some insurance.
]. NJ. Leighner's building is total
wreck through the show windows OF
the lower floor were not burned. 1t Will
| cost Leighner several thousand dollars
to replace it and his insurance is but
| $4,000. Newton, the piano man, lost al
his pianos, organs and other stock, ex-
cepting three pianos in the show win
dows. His total loss is several thous
and dollars and his insurance but -,
600. The second floor of this building
was occupied by Frank Babcock, as
residence and the basement by a Chi
nese laundryman, both OF whom lost ev
lerything.
| Mr.. Koonce's loss by fire and water il
Iabout $4,000 and Mr., Blacks (the livery
man) about $500, while G. Walker
house was damaged about $4,000.
During the fire Mr.. Cooper, the mer
chant tailor, carried his goods to tn,
court house lawn and after the fire tool
them back again, thereby escaping
loss and Mrs. Lyons house was some
what damaged during the excitement
| NOTES.
OF all the firms that roomed on tn
2nd floor of the Armory building, o
| Park Theatre, but two-the Broad
head Construction Co. and A. L. Black
Esq, carried Safes The other attor
news on that floor lost all their accoun
books and private papers, as well a
their law libraries, and all the Borougl
books and accounts were lost in the OF
fee of Coulter & Baker, who, with tn
| Bowser Bros, R. p. Scott and Mate
& Young are now located in the ney
Bank building. A. L. Black is IN wit
i E. L. Ralston; and w. FL. Lusk with
NJ Cornelius, who is at present on th
| sick list.
The Pape Bros. lost $500 piano i
Armory Hall.
During the progress of the fire severe
of our restaurants furnished coffee an
sandwiches to the fremen, AMI some {
/ the hotels sent up free drinks, whic
occasioned so much drunkenness tha
/, the Mayor requested all the hotel me
to close their bars.
The borough lost several hundre
dollars worth of hose, ladders, etc, b
| the fire, all of which, and everythin
, else that is needed by the fire conpanie
should be promptly replaced.
All saved from the fire, said or
man, was my Bible and my reputatio
and one of the crowd asked him ho'
) he happened to get hold of two things
so far apart.
Andy Kemper was hit on the ankl
by falling brick and laid up for da
or two.
Mr.. Burckhalter and the othe
wounded men are doing well.