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Show H Jam 3 Big- furniture store at New. York. BE city; loss $500,000. 8-Plant of Michigan Stove works at Ds trolt guttod: loss $750,000; one person' killed, several Injured. . 11 Burning of tobacco warehouse at Lan- caster. Pa., caused loss $1,000,000. 2S-Plant of Phelps Pub. Co.. nt Spring- H field, Mass.: loss nearly $1,000.000.... Garage In, New York containing 100 au- H tomoblles. . , ) 29 Section of Haldwln Locomotive works at Philadelphia: loss $1,000,000. 30 Mlno mill nt Victor. Colo.: loss $00.000. Feb. 6 Business portion of Coal Harbor, N. D. 8 Lyndhurst, country home of John Wanamnker, at Philadelphia, complete- ly destroyed; loss about $1,500,000. 25 Plant of Acker Porcess Co.. at Nl- ngara Falls. N. Y. ; loss $300,000. Mar. 1 Towm of. Leroy. 111., partly de- stroyed. ' 24- Sportlng goods-store of A. O. Spalding' Bros., ut :hlcugo. H 25 Morton Salt block, at Hutchinson, Kans.; loss $500,000. Apr. 30 Plnnt of Snn Francisco- Gas A Electric Co.: loss $2,500,000. 5 Engineering building of McGlll unl- Bf versify, nt Montreal; loss nearly $1,- N oon.ooo. ' 19 Town' of Ilolo, Island of Panay, sec- J ond city of Philippines, totally destroyed; , ml 20,000 persons homeless, ml May 8 Business section of Barnesboro, " $ Pa., almost wiped out. 13 Steamer City of Cleveland: at Detroit, 1 entirely destroyed; loss $700,000. Jun. 6 Half of business Bectlon ,ot Wit- ESm low City. N. 1).. destroyed. Jul. 27 Over seven blocks of Coney Is- WM land's amusement section destroyed: mm loss tl.0O0.0O0.-- 'WM 28 Building of Memphis Cold' Storage Co., Mm nt Memphis; loss $600,000. Aug-. 1 Over 50 families mada homeless bv fire- nt Edgewuter, W. Ji Mtl 2 Plant or the U. S. Leather Co.. at Tom- U nhnwk. Wis., destroyed; loss about $500,000. LBf 15 Several summer hotels, summer cot- MM tnges nnd bulldlngs at Old Orchard; Me.; loss estimated $500,000. 29 Courier Journal building at Louis- vllle. Ky. Sep. 2 Three business squares and por- MM tlon of residence section at Houston, Tex., destroyed; loss $500,000. 9 Cliff House, famous resort at San Francisco, destroyed. Oct. 4 Thousands of ncrea of forest land in Sonoma, Cal. MM 31 Store of Hotden' Shoe Co., at Chi- cago: loss $500,000. Nov. 3 Main office bulldmg of Nelson BSJ Morris parking plant, at East St. Louis, MMm III.; loss $3CO.COO. 8 Docks at Superior. Wis., several big elevators, mills and other buildings;' loss estimated $.1,000,000. MMu 29 Several business blocks at Cody, MMm Wyo destroyed. MMm |