Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-16
Total Loss Will Likely
Be Under $15O,O0O

The loss in this mornings conf1a-
grafton will not aggregate more
than s150.005 according to revised
estimates. The George Doehne estate
way by far the heaviest loser. Its
loss has not been definitely ascertained
but is not expected to exceed $40, 900.
With the exception of a few prop
critics, the block in which the fire
ragged is owned by the George Doehne
estate. The insurance has not been
ascertained. The brewery occupied a
considerable part of it and imme-
diately back of it in Chestnut street
is the old homestead. The flames
were placed under control soon after
they surged against the Prevails of
these properties.
In addition to the wooden buildings
housing the Central garage and Oy-
ler's livery stables, Doehne's owns the
three buildings in Chestnut street
which were damaged by smoke and
water, three apartments in South
Fourth street and the building occu-
pied by the Palace Cafe.
Both the garage and livery stable
were burned to the ground. The loss
on the garage building which was
erected in 1885 for a roller skating
rink and later was used by Evangelist
Moody when he was here many years
ago is $4,000. The building was of
frame, covered with corrogated iron.
The stable which faced Dewberry
street was of the same construction
and when it burned, cracked the fire
wall on the engine house of the brew
cry. The flames did not succeed
however in penetrating to the struc-
ture. The livery stable was worth
about s400. DR.. Oyler's loss in medi-
cines, harness and other equipment
will total $500. Four horses in the
stable were saved.
The Palace cafes loss on contents
was in excess of $500. partially COW
cred by insurance. The loss on the
building was $1,000. Mrs. Annie
Cohen placed the loss on her house
and its contents at $4,000. The same
valuation was placed by Mrs. Keener
on her property. Both were covered
by insurance.
Hetrick and Geistwhite, who con-
Quoted a tailor shop in the first floor
of their apartment house, placed their
loss at $4,000 on building and con-
tents, covered by $500 insurance.
The Doehne building at "a South
Fourth, occupied by Charles Anderson
on the first floor and apartments on
tent of $4,000. His private loss was
more than $1,000. The loss on the
Philadelphia cafe in which the fire
started and which was totally de-
is $1,000 on the building and
the same amount on the contents.
Doehne's lost $4,000 on the build
ing occupied by J. c. Kelley, the
plumber and the McCaskey Cash Reg
lister company. Kelley's loss on sup
plies will exceed $4,000. The Nc
Caskey company lost $1,000.
The building at the corner of Fourth
and Chestnut owned by August L.
Rumford and occupied by him and
NJ. Barbush fruit dealer, was $4,000.
Barbush sustained damages of $1,000
from water and smoke. He carried
$500 insurance.
The outside of the buildings at 332,
$50 and 32S Chestnut street. owned by
the Doehne estate and occupied by
Robert Boyer, Thomas Brown and DIR.
NJ. L. Wolford, respectively aggregat-
ing S2,5O0. The furniture of Mr.
Boyer was damaged to the amount of
$500. Thomas Brown lost $500 from
the smoke and DIR. Wolford's damage
is $500