Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1889 — FLAMES AT GRAND HAVEN. [ARTICLE]

FLAMES AT GRAND HAVEN.

v The Residence Portion of the C>tj De-•truyed--AXo.fi of 9500,000. A special from Grand Haven, Mich., says: A large part of the* beat part of the residence portion of this city was wiped out by a great fire, Tuesday morning. The fire was discovered at 1 o’clock. The flames spread with great rapidity, 'f'he fire department and the herculean efforts of the citizens could not do much to stay the spread of the flames. Among the buildings burned are the following: The Cutler Hotel; residences of Dwight Cutler, Mrs. Clayton, T. A. Parris, George B. Sanford, Captain MoCullom anff A. sie;_ three churches were burned—First Heformed, Unitarian and Methodist. Ih> -sides these, about thirty residences. No lives were lost! The total loss is about >(500,000, with a fair amount of insurance.