The State Street Fire

About three o'clock last Friday morning, John Ellie, a baker employed by Walter Toop, was at work in the State-8t bakery, when he noticed a fire in the barn back of Mr. Cady's grocery store. He ran to the barn and let out Mr. Cady's two horses just in time to save them, and then gave the alarm. There was not a high wind, but before the fire department got to work, the flames had spread to the wooden buildings occupied by Mr. Toop and Mr. Cady, and they burned like einders. An accident to the nearest hydrant delayed the firemen several minutes, and the wooden buildings were enveloped in flames, seriously threateningNickel'sblock, before the hose bagan to work. The hose began to play êrst on the brick block adjoining the wooden structures on the north, but the firemen turned the stream soon into the center of the hot flames. Nickle's block on the south had thick walls, and the light wir.d veered from the northwest to the west, which may have had aome effect in saving further destruction in that direction. Calkin's drug store in Nickel's block was, however, considerably shaken up and much damage done. The danger to life was great, so rapid and fierce were the flames. George üt:ley who was sleeping over Toop's bakery, hadn't much spare time in getting out. Mrs. Jageph Berry was sick in one of the rooms in tbe rear of tbe tailor shop, and she was carried out barely in time. Mrs. Martha Sheehan persisted too long in trying to save fome articles of value, and her Bon had to carry her out. The loss ia variously estimated at $25,000 to $40,000 ; but with the exception of the brick building, it will result advantageously to the city at large. The Sheehans will erect a brick store in place of the old structure in which a fine lot of books were kept, and otlier brick buildings will doubtless go up there, much improving the appearance of the Street. Sheehan & Co. lost about $3,000 above their insurance. The stock of books was valued at about $15,000, but part of it was saved. and the insurance is $8,000. Airs. Martha Sheehan owned the building in which the books were kept; loss $3,000 ; insurance $2,000. Lons on her household goods, $500 ; insurance, $200. The building which Cady occupied was owned by J. D. Baldwin ; loss, $3,000 ; insurance $2,500. C. B. Cady's stock, loss, $3,500; insurance, $2,000. Walter Toop, bakery, on building and stock, $4,000'; insurauce, $3,000. He lost everything but the show-cases. Joseph Berry, merchant tailor, on stock and household goods. $1,000; insurance, $500. W. B. Warner, grocer, on stock, building and household goods, $5,500; insurance, $2,425. J. P. Judson, feed store, stock, building and wood, $3,650 ; insurance, $2,1500. E. A. Calkin's drug store, on stock and building, $500; insurance, $1,200.