[Newspaper]
Publication: The Covington Journal
Covington, KY, United States
vol. VI, no. 22, p. 3, col. 2
Destructive Fire.
The large frame building at Greenup and Powell streets, known as the Champion Glass works building, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning. For some years past the building has been occupied by Dr. E. R. W. Thomas as a tobacco warehouse; and, at the time of the fire, there were in it 360 hogsheads of old tobacco, and 200 of new, nearly all of which were destroyed. The loss on building and contents is estimated $85,000.
The tobacco was insured as follows:
Royal, of Liverpool ...................... $5,000
Imperial, of London ..................... 10,000
Franklin, of Philadelphia ................. 5,000
Clay, of Newport .......................... 5,000
Enterprise, of Cincinnati ............... 10,000
Commercial, of Cincinnati ............. 5,000
Union ........................................... 5,000
National ....................................... 5,000
Queen .......................................... 5,000
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Total .......................................... $55,000
There is no doubt that the fire was the work of an incendiary. There was no fire about the building, and it was detached from all others.
The three most destructive fires that have occurred in Covington since the Holly water works went into operation, originated in tobacco houses.
