Hastings, Nebraska Fire
September 16, 1879
Great Fire in Hastings, Neb.
Hastings, Feb. [sic], September 16. -- A great fire in Hastings
destroyed an entire block and burned half another. The goods were mostly
saved in a damaged condition. Two hotels, one bank, one printing office,
and one elevator are among the buildings. The loss is estimated at
$100,000; partly insured.
Wheeling Register, Wheeling, WV 17 Sept
1879
The fire of September, 1879, originated in
the basement of Allison’s
drug store, when an oil lamp or lantern
exploded. The destruction of thirty-three
buildings followed, creating damage estimated at
from $90,000 to $100,000. The losses are set
forth as follows: J. S.
Allison’s stock, $5,000;
J. W. Davis, building stock, $6,000;
H. Lepin’s hotel and fixtures,
$8,000; C. Cameron’s
stock and his fine buildings, $13,000;
Thomas Scales’
building, $800; A. W.
Cox’s stock and two buildings,
$2,300; J. Weingart
& Bros’. elevator and 800 bushels of
wheat, $2,200; Kelley &
Hahn’s building and contents, $2,300;
Dr. Naulteus’
dwelling, office and stock, $3,000;
Walbach Bros’.
building and stock, $15,000;
N. F. Damron’s hotel and furniture,
$6, 000; D. H. Ballard’s
building and stock, $4,000;
G. F. Work’s office, $125; Exchange
Bank, furniture, $200;
James Walling’s hotel furniture,
$1,000; O. Oliver’s
lumber, $100; Wigton
Bros.’ office and type, $600;
C. Bonn’s press, $75;
Millett & Mulford’s
stone works, $1,000; A.
L. Clarke & Co’s brick building,
$400; C. H. Manker’s
carpenter shop, $200;
Prindle & Burke’s shop, $50;
Mrs. Mow’s two buildings, $450;
Mrs. Higgins’ building, $300;
Langevin & Plamondon’s two buildings,
$1,500; J. B. Sevage’s
building, $800; W. A.
Smith’s stock, $900;
George Volland’s
two livery stables, $1,200;
J. Kohl’s
building and fixtures, $1,500;
E. Stout’s
building and stock, $800;
A. J. Nolan’s stock, $300; damage
to Forcht &
Co’s. building, $100;
Lowman & Fisher’s office furniture,
$150; Charles
Carmichael’s personal effects, $300,
and a few smaller losers.
Immediately after the fire of September,
1879, subsided, the work of rebuilding
commenced, and nine brick buildings were under
construction, with several frame houses, among
them the Lepin
House.
Biographical and historical memoirs of
Adams, Clay, Webster and Nuckolls Counties,
Nebraska, Chicago: Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1890
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