Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-12-18
BIG FIRE IN PLYMOUTH.
Business Section Destroyed.

4 disastrous fire occurred i'm Ply
mouth on Tuesday evening most
destructive blaze the old town has
experienced for many years. The IRE
started from the barroom stove of the
Adams hotel, kept by Charles Devore.
IL was about the supper hour. The
night was very cold, and the stove
was plentifully supplied With fuel,
making fierce lire. It is surmised
that the stove pipe was so heated as
to ignite the woodwork about the
ceiling. The occupants were mostly
in the dining room, when the alarm
of fire was first given just about six
O'Clock. When the fire was discover
ed the upper story was in flames, aud
little could be done TO stay their pro-
gress. The hotel where it started is
on the north side of Main street, in
the center of the business section.
The night YVES still. no wind to speak
OF, and there was good pressure of
water, but the building east and west
of where the fire started we're all
frame structures, and speedily gave
forth such an Intense heat that the
flames were beyond control of the
fire fighters.
From the Adams hotel westward the
fire destroyed saloon belonging to
VIM. Scoble and kept by George Noe,
a store room owned by DIR. Norman,
and l.. Burke's butcher shop and cold
storage plant. The next building was
the old store Of b. Levaggi, and now
used MS a storeroom. This is a brick
building, and by hard work and a
liberal stream of water the further
spread of the flames in this direction
was prevented. East Of the hotel,
devouring element. The town hall,
commonly known as Norris hail and
adjoining saloon, owned by G. Devore
and recently purchased by him from
q. Shields, the barber shop next
duor, run by W. Speakman, the post
office and telephone office kept by
Fred Ihoms, the real estate belong
Ing to the Bevan estate. The skat
ing rink adjoining, the property of Mr.
Phillips, was saved Loss is heavy, and
in the depressed condition that has
existed in the northern town for
many years, will prove severe blow.
The principal losers are
Mrs Adams, owner of the hotel,
who suffers at low estimate to the
extent of from $4,000 to $4,000.
q. Devore, proprietor of the hall
and saloon, and occupant of the
hotel, whose loss must be at least
5000.
Il. Burke, the supervisor of the
district, owner of the butcher shop
and business. lie had probably the
! finest cold storage plant in connec-
tion with his business to be found in
the county, run by gasoline engine.
His loss will reach in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
The total loss will run up to be-
tween $50, 900 and $50, 600.
There was little il any insurance
upon the property. The insurance
rates were so high that the owners
as rule could not afford to pay the
premiums.
The Bevan estate, owning the post
office building and dwelling house in
the rear occupied Ey f. Ii. Thoms,
loss $1,000.
W. Scoble, saloon property, $1,000.
The stocks and fixtures and furn-
ishIngs OF saloon and post office, bar
Der shops, ETC., may be- roughly esti
mated at ST, 600 to S., 900.
1t is not probable that the burned
district will be restored. There are
unoccupied buildings on the opposite
side of the street available for all
business purposes at present, except
town hall. So that it Will be
cheaper to buy or rent property than
to build.
The blaze was observed from Jack
son and ali the towns between here
and plymouth. The people of Dry
town and all the country adjacant to
Plymouth fastened to the stricken