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Show The Fire KccorU. Stamford, 24. A large part of the village of Coacob, where Edwin Booth resided, burned last night. Po'tBville, 23. The Mount Carbon rolling mills, twenty-one miles south of Pottsville, burned this evening. It was owned by New York and Potts ville parties, and cost, including machinery, ma-chinery, $260,000. Not insured. The mill has been idle for two years. It caught fire from a passing locomotive. locomo-tive. An engine waB overturned while running to the fire, aDd the driver, Charles Fiaher, fatallv injured. in-jured. Pittsbarg, Pa., 24. the residence of Alexander King was oestroyed by fire this morning. The stable, containing con-taining ten head ot valuable blooded horses, was aleo destroyed. Among the horses burned were the well-known well-known trotters "Nellie Ellis," "Nettie" "Net-tie" and "Lady Alice. The loss is estimated at j7i),000. No insurance. Erie, Pa., 24. A fire, originating in Stranahan's block, Uniun Oity, Pa., this morning, destroyed property valued at $60,000. Chicago, 23. A South Bend -special says Notre Dame Citholic University is entirely burned down. The infirmary, infirm-ary, old men's home, inuaii! hull and Mimm's hall, adjoining, were also burned. No lives were luat. The loss iB estimated at $150,000 to $200,000. The insurance on the university building was $60,000. Tbe circulat library of 25,000 volumes, valued at $10,000, seventeen pianos and other musical instruments in the muaio hall were burned. The institution was one of the largest of tho kind in the west aud waa founded by Father Soriu, chief ot the Order of Brothers of the Sacred Heart, headquarters in Paris Emperor Napoleon was & Iriend ol tho institution, and made it Beverul fine presents, including a oiiinie ol hells, one of the Urgesl on the continent. |
