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Suffer Heavy Loss

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
June
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Greenville, OMo, June 18. - Aa the refuH of a fire last night which started in a síable at the rear of the Winter block, the large wholesale store of Westerfield Bros. is in ruins, as are the steam laundry, Daily Tribune and Courier newspaper offices, the Methodist Episcopal church, Deutsche Umschau, Dr. Matchett's office, the large livery stable of H. E. Davis on the north side of Third Street and the home of Mrs. Wllliam Sullivan, adjoining. The fire was the work of incendiarles, and in the excitement thieves looted the town. Two ineffectual attempts were made to set flre to other buildings in different parts of the city. Two persons are reported injured. They are Charles Dalrymple of the Mozart store, and Dell Daugherty, a meraber of the city flre department. The latter's injuries are in the head and are of a serious nature. The losses and Insurance are about as follows: Mozart store, loss, $100,000; Insurance, $15,000. Westerfleld, Wholesale grocery, loss, $30,000 Insurance, $20,000. Dr. Matchett, loss, $8,000; no Insurance. Methodist Eplscopalal church, loss, $5,000; Insurance, $2,500. H. E. Davis, livery stable, loss, $2,000; Insurance unknown. Daily Tribune, loss, $4,000; Insurance $3,500. Steam laundry, loss. $5,000; Insurance, $3,500. Courier, loss $2,000; Insurance unknown. Mrs. Wllllam Sullivan, loss, $3,500; uninsured. Mrs. Emle Farrar, loss, $2,500; insured. The entlre loss at a conservative estímate wlll reach $225,000.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register