, 1863-01-03
.Ak6A ~ ~
statement OF Lossesr and Insurance.

We print below full and elaborats state
ment Of the number Of fires which hare taken
place in this city during the year lust closed.
This list has been carefully complied from
official sources, and In addition to the valuable
aid rendered us by U, P, Harris. esq. Chief
Engineer, nc hage sought information from
fhe Ens1rance offices md arencfes. IT. will he
seen that the number of fires -e,chee 455 and
esen '"at ens Aa.1osl " AAe7 4e'saes i1o a""
Of false alarms 80. The loss according to OR
figures fs $3.50 as. on which there was an
insurance Of s155. .55S, leaving net loss Of
sTR. .s62
e'v,so@.
Of fires during the years 1859. 'C0and 81, but
with it, heavy decrease in the aggregate
losses. Our readers will rccollect that during
these years the Steam Fire Department was
being organized. and the results arrived at,
s ..;.,. 49,, a..,;. ort,. ~ sa.,sf.a.a~, '
have We think been enlnen1ly SATISFACTORY.
r. ,ea1 asas ~ .,,ar, ~, ,norooso ~ 49, -
about SCI, coo. This is isaccounted for from the
a.a.,,i,x:r e. 1,ro
tact TINT planning MILLS o,s'lucrles, &C. nave
largely increased in number, aud In this class
~ 73si:s thn teo1;.et 1osscs 1oro occurrod
o1 1ashs Tue heaviest losses Aa'e occurred
On the whole, however, the exhibit is avery
srrat;Fr}no n1,n nt,d eorrn tryt In rfa{ya5 1,u
g'a'ns'as one' a'.u eonno' oot W 'ie"eu "
nartmcnt as well as to the able mnnaecment
r. c,,,or rnt-;,,aor 11n-r,s
~ en.st s'~. t'' :.
III ine sapJo'ted ilst seve1al ol 'ne sllaties.
ouora ;,.,,,aad.
a1 afe 'neluaed: ..-
e-Dwc,l,nc, Caryil,e-loss $50. No ,nsurancc
T-Dwelifnr rnrner Of Rlne Isiand arcnue and
| Twelfth strset-ioss 80. insured. >''o
-. J}S % eo.nes ot Lasalle and Elm streets
Mas iB7 and 1S9 fake etrept-1nas S1a rne
Insured for fa,i amount. We '9''
loss afS No % iasuiancc. m ''e"' INV e''es'
Insured a2n Aasale' near n'en'san s'fee'-'0ss S'o
sear nS q e. anu t
amnnnt. %SS''
suranca.
= 16-Eo II Wabash ayenue-loss SIS, Insured.
,2o-on, Clark street, between Taylor and Poll
s2-0n Twelfth street, near theIriver-loss $50
ssMparn in rear Of 1e4 Taylor strcet-lozs $50
Fnlly insured.
| 25-Dwelling No. Sc Halsted strect-1oss S.
NeinsaEance. r,., .... ....,
pists5y g 6ss S PLANES st5set M & nssr s chiea
/ 08ffDUE-L0eB S4tDQu. 3ueEfEu I0r Sx,cuu4
| lossnot sisted
20 GDmeiline % corner OF ariswold and HarrIsor
ftEests-loss sFoo safeen Insured for ss'o'
| ni.'Anh'
IA greenhouse on tie ths corner Of Rusker and
] Hubbard Etrcete-loes 500. Insured for $50.
s CITY hospital--loss s..
1aEo. 81 and IS La Sale strect-loss On goods
14HDweliipg Corner ~ Of Griswold md Taylor
MpweipE Ne. r. iaa Hubbard Isl streetIosa let 1
'nsprfS 1smEo. a1s Michigan rtreet-,oss s1.aoo-1n
sured for $500.
1s-Har1 between Polk and Taylor strcet-1oaE
@-Rooang loo esta6Ishnent corner Of Fulton AMI
23-Dwelling No. 149 West Randolph strcet-loss
s2so. Fully Insured, -
MARCH,
81 q 'nq s Not4 ~, Gar6 saeetoss
"T DxeiDe uea on 5esson ~ near eoeI oa streetos
BtaMces M On So aa'aa FFeet near
* IN n rear Of State street, tn alley; wood she'd
for$aeoo:,n.u~., for s. eoo:
on Canal street; between Madison and Monfo
EinsSn: insured re 1A'aps ss'' ''s9 ~ 1as' ~
Lake st1eetsesmali loss 0'' No. - ''''A'''' A
loss s2D, Insured
and South Water t ttrcet0damace % &c small. snail ~ s'''
ART @'s'7~' =
la barn on Aberdeen strcct-loss $50. No in
| spfance.