Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-10-30
CChicago Tribune, Oct. 2oth.1
TERRIBLE CONFLAGHATrON.
Loss Over 100000 Dollars.
THIRTEEN LIVES Losri
Details, Incidents, asc., dc.


proved to be the most disastrous in both
loss of life and property which our city has
every experienced. The flames spread rap
idly in all directions, and before they were
subdued number of the finest and most
costly business edifices in the city were |
heap of smouldcring ruins while the largo
and valuable stocks which they contained
were almost entirely destroyed. We give
below, rs complete and accurate details of
the losses, incidents, names of the killed
and wounded, &c, as we could obtain in the
hurry and confusion incident to the fire.
PROPERTY ON LAKE STREET.
Five story and basement marble front
store, No. l15 Lake street, occupied by
James A. Smith & Co, hatters and furriers
and owned by II. II. Magic. Mossrs. Smith
d. Cos. loss, by removal of goods, damage
from water and loss by thieving, is about
$4,000 upon which there is an insurance
of $4,000; Mr.. Magie's loss upon tho
building is about $4,000, which is fully COW
cred by insurance.
: Five story and basement marble front
, building No. ia, owned by E. WRIGHT,
Esq, and occupied by ]. B. Shay, dry goods,
/ and Baker d. Webster, millinery goods
Mr.. Shay had stock valued at 100000,
a very small portion of which was saved in
a damaged condition, upon which there was
| an insurance of $4,000.
= Five story marble front store No. l15.
occupied by D. r. Cook & Co.. booksellers,
and by others, and owned by w. Wright
d Esq. Messrs. Cook & Co. had stock val
y ued at $4,000 upon which there was an
insurance of $4,000. Only some $4,000
G worth of the stock was saved. The second
floor was occupied by Messrs. Ashar Hect
If & Co, as a millinery and ribbon stand
d their loss is about $4,000, upon which there
D, is no insurance The third floor was occu.
pied in front by Nathaniel Gould as a piano
? forte ware-room. He lost five pianos and
other property valued at $4,000, Mr.. R. G.
- Green had fifteen pianos in this room, val.
l. ued at $4,000, and Mr.. Urben, of New
n York city, two church organs, valued al
d $1,000. The rear of the third floor was
occupied by tho Chicago Musical Union
o which lost some $1,000. The fourth foo
n was occupied by Messrs. VIM. Stacey, Jr.
" & Co., as a book biudery. Their loss i
d $4,000 with no insurance. The fifth foo
in was occupied by Messrs Cook d Co., as
= depository for books.
It, The four story brick store, No. ITO, occu
m pied by Barnum & Co. as variety store
- and owned by Mr. Shotwell of New Jersey
a Mr. Barnum's loss is estimated at $500,
rt and is partially covered by insurance. H
of 5, Bradley occupied portion of this build
N ing. His loss and insurance is unknown
IS The building was worth about $4,000. ant
,g Is insured. In this building number O
ID persons lost their lives, an account of whom
IN will be found below.
st -Four story brick building, No. 1os. oc
to cupied by Tappan Bros. as clothing store
and owned by John High, Jr. The Messrs
h. Tappan's stock was worth about $4,000
he Their loss is about $4,000, which is cove,
ed by insurance. A portion of the sccon
at story was occupied by G. H. Gaubert q G,
as jewelry and silver-ware jobbing hous,
ne Their loss is about $500.
PROPERTY ON SOUTH WATER STREET.
III -Four story brick store, No. lis, occupie
'u- by Edward Hampstead as wholesale or,
DO Gerry store and owned by Philip MAXWELL
Mr.. ii. .sstock was worth $4,000. 1t W.
ice insured for $4,000, and some 81 900 wort
ea was saved The building was worth $500
'0' -Four story brick building, occupied |
Lewis d. Page, oil dealers, and owned |
:" DIR. Smith of Waukegan. Their stock W
ay worth about $4,000, and was insured {
ny $4,000. They saved nothing. The bull
=, ing was worth $e,oOo--insured for $500
'n' Five story brick store, Nos 100 and IL
i, owned by J. H. Dunham. The first flo
nc was occupied by Cornick, Cross & Co., har
ward and iron dealers. Their stock w
s, gf- worth $42, ,000-insured for $22, 900. Tho
I'll books and papers, together with $500
!, owned by Pitkin Bros were destroyed.
W u'e The second floor was occupied BY A.
,ne Ellsworth d. Co., wholesale clothicrs. Th,
iSo stock was worth $4,000 and was insur
md for $4,000.
''n -Four story brick building, No. l07, occ
pied by Mcssrs. Clark & Dater, wholess
grocers, and owned by DR.. Douglass
Quincy. Their stock was worth s4o,o
I, A,SSsIslaSC-nsured y for $4,000.
~ The four story brick building No. II
'rilS*Eas unoccupied, and, the adjoining bu
!" Yeg, No. loS, was occupied by Messrs +
'nl. more & Co. wholesale druggists. Their !,
at is about $4,000.
ing i''N AiLlhD AND WOUNDED.
/ of We have above recorded the destructi
of over half million dollars worth
ia property; and como now to the moro te,
yes bic details of the loss of number Of I
d q best citizens and sQost valuable firem,
her, who sacrificed their lives in their efforts
he save both the lives IMPROPERLY Of othe
the Early in the morning, Mr.. John B. Di,
, in ey, foreman of Liberty Hose Co., was
ion. stantly killed by the falling Of the rear a
sho side walls Of Mr.. Hempstead's story.
nds was in the act Of getting new lead
yer, hose to bear upon the fire, when he '
ress caught BY the falling walls and crushed
she He was taken out 10 few moments al
- the accident but life had fed. Within
ate. hour after he left his home to discharge
duties of his post, his lifeless body was
all turned to his griefstricken parents. 7
llty frantic grief Of his mother as she bent o.
the corpse Of her beloved son brought tel
nos to eyes that few moments before had loo
ed unblenched into the face Of danger.
am Mr.. Dickey is a young man of exceIle
character, most efficient iiseman, and v
greatly beloved by his associates. He v
han aged twentv-firc years.
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