Herrin, Illinois Fire
August 4, 1904
BAD FIRE IN ILLINOIS TOWN
St. LOUIS, Aug. 4. – A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Herrin, Ill., says:
The explosion of a gasoline stove in
Orr’s
restaurant today started a fire that destroyed
that building and ten adjoining frame
structures, including
Marshall, Craigs and
Chambers
saloons, Dickey
and Marlow’s
grocery store and Carr’s
drug store, Bray’s
barbershop, Bunch’s
jewelry store, Toll’s
livery stable and
Clending’s blacksmith and machine
shops
Help from outside towns was secured and the
fire finally gotten under control with a loss of
$40,00. [sic]
Reno Evening Gazette, Reno, NV 4 Aug 1904
Gasoline Causes Fire.
Herrin, Ills., Aug 4 – An explosion of a
gasoline stove in the
Orris restaurant today started a fire
which destroyed ten adjoining frame structures
with a loss of $40,000.
The Daily Journal, Telluride, CO 4 Aug
1904
Articles transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you,
Jenni!
Fire Sweeps Herrin, Ill.
 The
explosion of a gasoline stove in
Orr's restaurant in
Herrin, Ill. started a fire that destroyed that
building and ten adjoining frame structures,
including Marshall's,
Crain's and
Childer's saloons,
Dickey's and
Marlow's grocery
stores, Carr's drug
store, Byrus'
barber shop, Bunch's
jewelry store, Noll's
livery stable and
Clendening's blacksmith and machine
shops. Help from outside towns was secured
and the fire finally got under control with and
estimated loss of $40,000.
The Iowa Recorder, Greene, IA 10 August
1904
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