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Show Serious l-'ire aniJ Fxplosioii ! t'vraotn I u j ui fti. 1 aivJism, Wis., 2J. A fire, at noun, deal royed the two upper storeys of the Fairchild block. Loss on the b'jild-ini?, b'jild-ini?, .51o,000; other k-stes, uboul $10,-000. $10,-000. During the progress of tue lire, three separate cxplooious occurred, throving firemen ar;el others down tho stairway 10 the street. Tho sec ond explosion caused the rear wall of the buildup to fall. The (ul lowing are bruised more or Iei-9 seriously: A. Cheney, A. M. Daggett, i'liomua Morgan, Robert Hcnrick, Wm. Spauldiog, Jake Vanilta (proprietor N'ites hou-se), G. Shoeing, S. L. Klipliinn K. (i CrnViV .Taa. lifvnoldi) (district attorney), Alfred Oederdam, John Parks, Robert Woolen, Peter Zeikel, Henry Wallzir.ger, C:iarles Bixby, mid Matt Lynch, ydioening, ripau ding and Ueuriek ore cous.d 'nrod in a dangerous condition nud will probably die. The fire was first discovered in tho third ttory, Tne 'origin ia a myUery, but it is suppose-d to be incondiary. It is suspected that Homething explosive was placed between be-tween the floor and ceiling in tho third story for tbo purpose of cnuina tbo deatruct'on of the entiro block. Iniurod. Jacksonvillo, I I?., 29, A fire, this; afternoon, destroyed a porLion of the north end of tue Deaf and Dumb asylum. The damngo by fire aud water is not over $10,000. Tho inmates in-mates were badly Beared, but none injured. in-jured. The firo .caught on the roof Jrom the stove. Columbus, 0 , 9. Tho greater portion of the court house at Newark was destroyed by fire to-day. Tim building was a new one, cutting $1GO,000. Tho Iosh is estimated at from 60,00:1 lo ?7o,000. Insured for 2o,OUO. Most of the county reco:dt; were saved. |