Show A BIG BLAZE several mercantile establishments wrecked the losses fot foot up with light insurance about 1130 p in tura Tur slay lay sept 28 the inharmonious fotiou of fire echoed through the streets and as usual was soo soon caught up and with the commingled voices and general confusion the miniature pandemonium which always accompanies such an oe oc casion brought the people out 61 01 their houses and and together at the scene of the destruction until there was A great crowd tb the e locality proved to be COALTER build building insi a little north of the elephant cor corner ner mum the roof of which names flames were with and as it is a wooden structure and surrounded by the same kind of buildings it was known in advance that in the absence of immediate means for checking it the lire fire would be a severe one of course no such appliances were at hand hadd and by theotime the time assistance of any consequence was obtained the names flames had taken hold ot of awyers on the souta and Pem brokes on the north the work of the destroyer progressed with great rapidity the tongues of flame leaping fro from in point to 10 point and devouring the wooden i roofs albeit mainly covered with tin as though they were so much paper it wati not until themire the fire was UNDER FULL HEADWAY that the first stream was turned on and so widespread was the field ot ol opera operations Lions that it was difficult to determine which was the most effective place to work at As soon as a little order could be brought out of ef thy the pervading chaos better work was done and the lull power of the department was at work with a will ii 11 looked for a time as i the whole east side of tat lue block would go but beyond the three places we the fire did not reach to loas a great reat ui lit smoke and slightly slight Jy daubed colomon brothers golds boot and shoe store davial grocery store daynes baynes m 1 bibic u bic warehouse and solomons restaurant north of Pem brokes in the order named bu this was doubtless owing to the work accomplished before the incipient ignition goi a 9 fair head As ii was the SMOKE AND WATER did considerable damage in all those places a detailed statement ot which appears below oin ID less than an houi the names flames were under complete control and by I 1 were completer comple teli tel extinguished extinguish id the ruined houses this morning pie pre sent a rather ghastly aspect charred walls beneath and the upper parts almost entirely gone g great r eat heaps heape oil or charcoal and shapeless masses ol of burnid burna merchandise fragments franj the wreck strewn over ver the sloppy sidewalk and valuables valuable B stacked up iu in lit street all telling stale a tale sf of de devastation v which has some of the eam of a nightmare recital to those whose slow and steady accumulations fur for yea yearb b were swept away almost in a breath those we have danied however were losere 0 fi aa Joha lowlor go 4 wa W graving i w wire re situated on OB Pem brokes second floor and tl ti ey LOST in addition to some of the fine instruments ot of herds band at abid d a choice chace lot of music were kept there and they were wiped out by tie greedy lend fiend above coulter was anderson bros sign writ hag and bill billposting posting shop and as the demolition there was complete they of course are out of business this morning unfortunately they had just finished a considerable amount ot of work which was all ail consumed fumed the citizens who had gathered rendered every assistance possible in carrying cair ying out goods and otherwise sometimes to the detriment of the firefighters it should not be forgotten that a number of the boys in blue also congregated and rend rendered pred valuable aid tins morning the various merchants mf placed their delivery deli wagons at the disposal of the losers ind and on all hands hand sare are TOKENS OP OF SYMPATHY and offers of assistance all evincing a desire to make the hardships bardA hips as light as will permit there was a little flurry during the progress of the lire fire cawed caused by the re par which of course obtained wide circulation at once that there was a large quantity ot of powder in the storerooms store rooms ot the E elephant lo but as the hames flames did not ga gainer t her in t this his place the excitement died out as rapidly as it came into existence the cause of the conflagration is as usual enveloped in uncertainty the theory obtaining the most inot credence cre deuce however is t the he old and oft told tale of a defective flue LOSSES the damage done is comparatively heavy and i tails on pers persons but poorly y pr prepared for such buch an event coalter nel rove music deales dealers bad their entire block with the exception of one small show case cestr destroyed T beil loss will aggregate lully theire insurance 2000 among their stock were fifteen ornace aud aau three one of the latter being a weber grana giand they will recommence business as early as possible the building in I 1 which tuey were located was the pr property of james dunn af fiovo anu ana 21 was completely burned loss 1500 in 1 1000 herbert bern pembroke broke stationer owned the building lu in which he does business it is only partially burned about one h half alf of his stock was damaged by fire and water the loss will amount to insurance mr pembroke has commenced clearing up the debris and is arranging the goods saved lie ile has also telegraphed east cast for new sleek ard ald ar d with eris tie energy resumed business today to day in the cooper hooper eldredge block a few doors south of Z C M 1 I solomon brothers Bror bers gold boot and shoe manufacturers are aie also heavy losers their machinery alock of gods g cods etc is damaged to the extent ot at ai least 2000 on which there is no ao insurance su rance C M donelson owned the building occupied by solomon brothers gola and which was damaged to the extent of about fully insured M awyers entire stock of goods was removed with but little loss probably and fully covered by I 1 insurance n su sur rance atice the building used by dwyer was the properly property of L W Ric birds his less is 1000 covered by insurance george W davis was injured to te atje amount of by water and removal of goods C E Jo jobeson bason proprietor of the valley tan Remedies Kem edies toses loses about 1000 inAura insurance uce the other sufferers who are entirely without insurance inow ace are john held engraver anderson andersen brothers bill posters aida sign writers this is the third time within two years they have been victims of the fire liend fiend mr photographer 50 30 holds cornet band new music etc J J daynes 50 it will thus ue oe seen that the total losses are a little litile more than half insured that is |