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Show TOE TIKE RECOKO. i A Kits Blnzo Id St. Louis Lesser i-'lrct ElseifUero. I Galvtaton, 4, The ship Lancaster burned to the water's edge with 1,800 bales of cotten. Si. Louis, Mo., 5. The buildings occupied by ApplelOD, Noyes nnd Maude, Mack & Co., and S. M. Hamilton & Co., 500, 502, 504 and 506 North Fifth street, and the Btore of J. H. Meyera, & Bro., 420 Washington Wash-ington avenuo, burned last night. They coat $200,000, four years ago, and wero owned by the Mercantile Block and Real Estate association. The Appleton, Noyes and Maude buildiDg was damaged about $20,000. The Mack & Co. building is nearly a total loss, say $50,000, and Meyer & Bro's store ii injured in the raar about $5,000. These buildinga were insured iu various companies for $120,000. Dodd, Brown & Co's goods stored at 5G North Fifth street, were insured lor $70,000; Mack & Co's Btock was insured for $40,000. Altbeimer & While's less is about $30,000. Other minor iossts increase the total loss lo about $450,000. Billy Rentz, who was crushed by the falling wall, died on the way t j the hospital. The body of Ueorge W. Farrant was taken from an upper story with the arms and legs burned ofl. |