Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1898 — Town Nearly Wiped Out. [ARTICLE]

Town Nearly Wiped Out.

Chillicothe, 0., July 21.—The town of New Holland, ten miles northwest from here, was nearly wiped out by tire at an early hour Wednesday morning. All the business houses on the principal street and a hotel were entirely destroyed. The only tire protection was o chemical engine which became disabled when put to use. It is estimated that the loss will reach $75,000.