The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-23


OF "Deah nom disease Of me heart WAS rendered By hs
jury,
FUN Particulars OF the Confiagration In
Chicago
TWELVE OR FoURrDH PsRsoNs KLLBD-NlSs
BODIES RBOOvBRsD-LI6T OF THE sUFFsRBAS.
From the Chicago Times, Oct. 20
We have had occasion TO the particulars OF
disaster % awful u the destruction Of human NE and
property that which took paos In this city ON Monday
morning, the 18th inst Some Of the dnest buidngi In
Chicago In ruins; considerably half . million
who Sunday worth their hundred thousands
70 day bankrupt B the terrible part Of the disastsr
sns as,srn con o. human aS "a Sa twelve .! our
Co dpgs hurried insc eternity with su6dsnnesa and Ia
inner wnicp make the heart shuddes and she blood
Ths nre spread both east and weM on. South wsssr
street 70 the bntd,rss sdjoinipg and Crossed the
alley ~ the rss . me oSC. sSSys :,
he flames threatened The adjoining building occupied
BY Mr. Baynum ~ fancy store Mr. John High, s agent
the roof eadesvorny tho building, whom the
wall Of Mr. Cocks ss0e fell down With fearful ora1h. hr
John Dic.ey foreman Of Liberty Hose COMPANY was In
BarDums varned Of tbe danger OF their position
from east wall OF Cookies store 'hch rose some thirty
or forty feet above hem They hasssnug to get cat
OF the way when this wall oAme do~o. crashing through
The roof and 20 the very cellar Of Barnun store carving
every thing 9Th Il AIaigs number Of people were 10
e store The time, asssing In the removal Of goods
they hao NO time 10 cscas and ell except four or i've who
Below give he particulars in regard To the loss Of
The ore ogipated in the large double STORE numbered
leo and Ill, South Water street occupied by oornck
Gro Co . hard store. Noshing saved The
sseos value their $42 000 Insured for $50 900
Mesns Pitktn Brother who formerly occupied ths
building also had in the safe their oooss and papers and
$1,000 In gold. Tho books and papers .ere destroyed;
the gold probable. viii be recovered Tho second
floor or this buildpg occupied by A. tits worth,
with stock Of s42 600 worth of clothing oil Of viii ,as
lost The third AID fourth hoors divided into small
nunhor Of yoorg men, who lost all they had in them
probably not lees than 81 coo In tbs aggregate The build
log va. Owned b, NJ J b Durham, and cost ga 900
occupied by CLARK Daier srocers whose stock worth
,Ooc, All LOST Iosured for $50 600 Tho buidiug
VISA owned by DR. Dougas, Of Qtncy, and worth 900
No los. This build was vacant; and was not totally
cei'ro,ed The roof Vas crushed by the falling of the
sei"inns .aD; Owned by Mrs Andrews; valued at
No iss % ,cupied BY Hcnors & Co., druggists, who
sustained d.m.ge BY .a"r a., to the amount Of $1,000
No. ii3.-Ihe first bu l. ing Sess Of Cornok, Gross
Co occupied by Lewis Page, with paints, oils,
mn &C. sotnrs Of consequence saved Stock $40,
Is ,oto.
No. IFS OccupIed by Edward Hsmp stead, groceries
Aboui 81 COO worth OF biz stock w.s saved, Including
books and Stock valued ii $4,000 insured for
$1,000 The ss Gig sS va. .nsa e. o. Dr. Philip MAXWELL
Lake street 40 loS, Tappcn Brothen oiotning store
This building mot oesroled, although badly Injured
vaier q TO considerable sum, probably $500 or
SIC COO They have Atock OF $50 0t0 which u probably
insured porcn Of the 50 'ond ssory was Occupied sy
GAuber, with . small itock OF jcsehy and plA nd
ware. The jewelry oil secured in safe; the plated
ware was removed, ana Abou, $500 worth stoen MOI
.urince Building owned By Mr. saowel, OF N. j.; and
No ITO, occupied BY Mr.. a BArrum, with . aook Of
goods sun Probably $1,000; = eosal loss; There sn
Ain ibe Amcun,. On the second floor Mr. r. s. Badley
bad stock Of jevelry, the value Of which unknown.
Qrfk nawn NJ U~~2 sku~A
the fallen ruins The sudirg was o~nei By Hr. SHOT
well, Of New Jersey, whose ssent, Mr. John Hsn Jr,
!. believed T. s as Ais, Killed Sy sae failing walls was
No ia. D B. Cooke 4 %. had the largest ssock OF
boz h In the city, amounting % $4,000 In value They
law books The oopy Of the forthcoming CITY Directory
was also saved. They were insured for $40 Ia differ
pied BY Asher Hechi Co., With millinery goods mos. Of
which were saved Loss $500; no insurance. On The
third 0S, vas ~, S;ss.'i s'ga' psnofor' ware
Gould and nfecn 70 NJ Greene; also ,Wo church or
gsns belonging 70 kr Eroen IN Y rhe Chicago Music
which was lost hr. Greere's loss is $4,000, insu
rance; kr. Goulds q ,oco, no Insurance Mr. Erbcas
1900 no ins1rsnoe su.io Union sSou. 5000 no in,u
tcokbirdery. Everything los amounting 10 SIS 000
Insurance. The nfh floor full CT b,oks ia editions
belonging 70 Cooke 90 and Of Blackwell scatter iii
statutes. work In procoss OF pabshlng, which
In sheets. o. course al vas lost The building wn
Ms liz and liza double s,ors oocu pisa by B. Shay.
dealer In dr., goods The shock was about ooo ory
small part OF which was need. Injured FOR $4,000
nsor above shay rneiv los about $40 COO. The build
Ing wAso med by Eiwarc Wright was valued Al sss
COO, and was insured FOR $4,000
No Ile-J. A smiths hs, ana far store. Mr. Smiths
loss occasoned By water and thieTcs, who stole
very valuable fors, WAS about $1,000 he insured
on bis ock for s4ot IN various foreign mpsns This
building injured 10 the extent OF about $1,000 Is
owned by Magic, ami inslred. scversl other build.
irgs The Immediate neighborhood more Or ess In
al and nis I'm
street the three sory frame building occupied by Mr..
Newhs Vas esmsged 70 ih- exkn, OF $500 b. the falling
tanned By Dap, BIse'ow, who owns the building
Esht bodies were yesterday recovered from IN lins
The AVER .ss Tho BODY Of Nv John pss"y foro%sn
OF LIBERTY Hoso Company He ~ass son OF Mr. Janos
V. Dchey, VINO live, al 1is Monroe siros HIS are wes
about "a years He We, kisd BY the falling OF the rear
vail OF Bcmpsissis gro cry store rhe endesyorrg 70
Place bt bose In the alley His body was recovered al
unencs Il emr7ed 10 The TcsidcEoe OF ais psrenh
Two o. tie other hooics serc removed, ere 10 Mr..
NAILS store IFS Lake street. and the otter Nc rs en-
gne house the others removed FOR idcntlsoNop
the Coroners room In The Court Bouss. shocking
,pccsoe than that oh ch tney pre,eussd never -ii
mposioe for even heir mcss in Innate eIis 10 ro
or gnlse besn, exoept by olhsr arc
which oord be found upon the body In this way, how
ever, all but identified The body taksn the
engine house shookiusIy maalsted that
could Identity It with csI,ansy, bui thought 70 be-
,tAi q H. rrr, ga a.i,r, 10 ths employ Of Gsroua
ard paTis OF innvs rem sized toseshsf.
No satn 70 us Lake seet, VAS supposed 70 be ihe
Of Iuzrmbocix. alsd up ( uis nsUe vas found on he
booy and aso tao drrs or monsT, drawn In favor OF
John Youns ards, ubtloss the person Nsthisg
moro could be learned In regard 70 thn BODY.
No wss iesrti6od NE body e. Dudley Q, whits,
clerk for Joserh F'ke o. OF 81 Lake street Ho wns
single "a years old. and came rom aAndusky W Chl
pago about two ears ago
No was mot Identified. Hh apparently the body OF q
lsbo-irg man OF medium size ma fave 10 not much
ID MI 1oason
No Vas Identified a. the bsdy Of Auruste Wolf, .
member Of Hnk and Ladder M 3 de abou,
years of age boarded .. So jefferson sres
10 ss.d 10 nave no relatives living In this city.
No vas The body OF n Bradley, WHO bad ssock
y jeveby In Mr. BAnums store. NJ. Bradley Vas seou,
hfy 6ve years OF age, and has lei vita and 30
In shis cay, OF vn,m vN cesx Tor Mr. Bxsun
The family dwell Of ,ho OF Washington and Stale
streets they came from Utos, Rew York.
No vss tho body OF \. Romsyn Cayx, OF Neir
CGk lin and hardware dealers, ~ AMI "a Haze street
M usrs We old scqrsDtsnoe OF M Bsynum's, md
vn srsstng 10 the rsmogsl OF his roos al The time Of
b.. death Tue body iden'ifod ~ mcsns OF . ring