Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-07
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fire IN the rear Il tenement Occupied by
John Felix - - L. CTaan Soleaaw NJ
fnsdlAtsay gave The sIsrn HE sntirs nov
Of building on the wsst side Of Bssdy Z
hseWsle l@ssh - 00havssaR~asap
Of wood. and their destruction wss almost
iAsv'tsbls The amount q IL ,deasasp
and the rance Of the parties suffering, a
far - We eoald learn. ~. - follows:
l. Bradley, dealer in doors, Ssh .sad
blinds. ssd painters isrnishingA suppsss1
les BY the removal Of good to The amount
q et00-suilding ma nAssrially damaged.
Insured in the sstar. OgdAsAkurgh, Peoria Ma
rias 4 Fire Ina Co. sd Mssshants. lie
win resume business Immediately.
Francis Dsaison. owner Of the store ibrmer-
" occupied by }. Theepso0, sufEs~ small
loss from damage to the building Not In
sured. A portion Of Mr.. Thompsons goeds
vsre yet In the store, but were removed
NeG insared. "
Mr. Aacmahone suffers considerable dam
age by removal Of fixtures &C. in the tene
ment occupied by Madame Louie. Milliner
Not insured. The store oceapied by Bum
garner d Co., Grocer. was ensirely de-
stroyed. Insured in the Charter Oak for
t.aOo, which viii probably nearly cover
their loss sfs
d. B. Carlton, Dealer in Boots and Shoes,
had HE store in MAXWELL 4 Arnstroags
building. which was entirely consumed and
uninsured. Mr.. Cartons stock wus insured
for te,5oO in the Star, Ogdensburgh, and
Peoria Fire L Marine Ins Co., which will
cover all loss.
The next tenement, Barber shop, was
consumed. Building owned as sbove-not
insured
| Eli Adams owned Ave tenements. which
were destroyed-only two Of which were
occupied-one by J. Felix, when the fire
originated, and one by Carman 4 Bro,
dealer in Fancy Dry Goods Mr. Adams
loss is principally covered BY insurance in
the Star, Ogdensburgh, and Peoria Fire l.
Marine ms. Co.
}. Jouy, Dealer in Dry Goods, loses build
ing, ard suffers considerable damage to
stock. Insured on both $500.
Snapp d Orndorff, Grocers, in the build
ing owned by Mr.. Gotlib, were uninsured
Damage to stock estimated at $500 Mr.
Getlop was insured on the building to the
amount Of $500.
". ii. Guthrie dealer and manu-
facturer Of marble, suffered considerable
loss, being insured on some CRATES to the
amount Of $500 in the Continental Prob
able loss $1,000. The building;was owned
by gentleman in Philadelphia.
John Lillis IL Bro, Grocers, suffer from
removal of stock TO the amount Of $780,
Not insured. The building was owned by
II. W. Morris, and was uninsured.
Mrs. L. Tyler, Milliner, loses on stock
and fixtures about $4,000 Stock partially
insured. Building owned by Stephen
Thompson, and was insured in the Mer-
chants, Philadelphia. Loss above insurance
about $1,000.
The corner building, formerly occupied
by McCammon as Grocery store, was
save.l-thc only one in the entire Row with
the exception oil three on the lower corner
The building was the property Of II. W.
Merchants, Philadelphia. Loss above insu-
rance $3.50.
DR.. J. L. Ware, in room in Adams
building, lost his clothing, port monte, DC,
making loss Of some $3.50.
The buildings in the rear, attached to the
Catholic church, were somewhat damaged,
but not extensively
This confagration is the most extensive
with which our city has ever been visited
The buildings in this row were oil new, and
only three tenements unoccupied, aud the
damage thus Occasioned falls heavily upon
those engaged in business
| The distance from the river and the utter
impossibilty Of getting water at any other
place, rendered 1t very difficult for the en-
gines. to keep up a continued stream Of wa
ter, and the fire had so far advanced when
the water began to play upon it, that to
hold the flames in partial check, was all that
could be accomplished.
The Western No. l from Rock Island
came over, also the Hook and Ladder Com
pany, but not in season to save but one
building.
The loss Of property was probably not
one fifth covered by insurance. This is
partly owing to the neglect Of parties to get
their property insured, and partly because
it was bad property to insure, and many