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Hartford City, IN Briscoe Block Fire, Nov 1899

Posted November 12th, 2007 by Linda Horton

$50,000 Fire in Hartford City, Ind.

HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Nov.10.----Fire to-day destroyed the Briscoe Block, entailing a loss of $50,000. The building was occupied by Lieber & Campbell, hardware; John Woods, groceries; J. L. Hoover, furniture; the Kentucky Liquor Company, C. E. Larrick, liquor dealer; the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the Central Union Telegraph Company.

The New York Times, New York, NY 11 Nov 1899
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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