Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-08-21
Destructive CONFEDERATION.

Our city visited with disastrous couhagraton
last night property to the amount of 100000 having been
consumed.
At about halfpast O'Clock the was discovered in
frame wo-sory building, occupied saloon and lodging
house known as the Walker House situated the side
of Clark street. below Twelfth, and Rock Island
Railroad. That building entirely consumed and
the flames in the meantime rapidly spreading in every
direction sweeping IN their course the extensive
of Robinson Co. the large Door, Sash Blind Factory
Goss Philips the Rock Island House and the In Freight
and OuFreght Depots of the Michigan southern Railroad
and the InFregh and portion OF the Out Freight Depos
of the Roc" Island railroad the opposite of Clark St.
to which Ute nGnc communicated Notwithstanding the al
most supehunan sNertons that made prevent them
In addition to these two small buildings used as offices and
number Of treght-cars also consumed
The Walker House was owned by Robinson & Co.-total
loss : 0U0-nsured.
The Storage Commission house Of Robinson Co,
large building, filed with merchandise of different
kinds, valued at about 100000 The firm had insurance
of $4,000 ON their advanced charges.
Messrs Goss Phillips loss be considerable They
had their buildings full of finished and unfinished doors,
saShes blinds &C. some Of which were saved in damaged
tents of the shop, large quantity Of lumber piled the
outside was also consumed Their stock hand amounted
about $50 0Oomos of which either burned de-
stroyed by breakage They had just piled up cargo of
hrst-cass lumber, all of which was burned.
The Rock Island House large three story wooden
building, owned by Col Wilder, who understand fully
insured The occupants the house succeeded getting
most Of their property but their loss is nevertheless great
We have not been able to learn the of the
or occupants Of the small buildings burned
The loss of the southern Michigan R. Co that
OF an e 9er sufferers oy the conhagraon The Freight
and outfreght Depots buildings and were
OF the company IN the destruction Of freight freight cars
and buildings, cannot be less than 100000 on which there
is not much, if any, insurance
The loss of the hock Island Railroad Co is probably much
less IL is not possible make an approximate
statement OF the losses. The companys InFreight Depot
was crowded full OF grain and other articles of freight
small portion of which saved The Out freight Depot
which was only partially consumed, also filed with
freight which in its removal, less damaged.
The large grain warehouse the Southern Michigan Road
containing 100000 bushels Of grsin time in grea
danger but fortunately escaped with On slight scorchng
Flint Wheeer's warehouse, containing Is 900 bushels
grain, was IN imminent danger and the extensive
lumber yard of Wood, Harlan Co. and other establish
men IN the neghborhood which, however by the exerton
Of the tremen preserved and the flames checked.
We estimate the total loss by this confagration at abou
S20o0a How much of this is With insurance
able ascertain this morning owing the confu
SION into which those interested have been thrown
. occurrence Chicago Journal I4th.