Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-18

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DISASTROUS FIRE AT
CHICAGO.
GREAT OBSTRUCTION oFPaoPERTY.
Extensive Connagration I'm
the Centre Of the City.
Tho Aggregate Loss Nearly
o437 900.
SEVERAL STOKES m RUINS.
At about II o'clock on Saturday morning
fire was discovered in the third story Of
. four story brick building, on the corner
Of Lake and Franklin streets, Chicago. The
alarm was immediately given. The Fire
Department was On the spot ~ soon Is pos
sibe. but as there were no brick partition
walls in the building to check the flames, it
Vas soon completely envelopeo. aud by six
o'clock WAS in ashes.
At about four o'clock the flames commu-
nicatcd across the alley to building No. 245
South Water street, and 1t about five
o'clock began issuing from the roof Of the
five story building II No. 23O Lake street.
At six o'clock some control WAS obtained
over the tire, though i: was noon before the
last engine left the ground.
The fire originated in the sieve factory in
the third story Of the corner building, near
the alley.
THE LOSSES
The building on the corner Of Lake and
franklin streets, q substantial four story
structure. AZ feet wide by lao feet in
length, with basement, was owned by
Young Scammon, and valued at $jO, 900. It
Is almost wholly destroyed, the walls hay
irg fallen. Insured to the extent of k2J.-
900.
The adjoining building No. 23O Lake
street, n live story store with stone front
owned by J. Smith Briggs, was burned
above the second story, but the walls re
main standing. and the damage will not *
coed 81 ., 0O0 which is fully insured.
The store on Soata Water street, a four
story brick structure, was owned by J.
Young Scaininon. II is almost total loss,
aud was valued At $4,000, which is also
fully insured.
Peter McQneen, provision broker, who
occupied the first story and basement, No
22G and 22S Lake street, lost all h books
and Office furniture. lie had stored a large
quantity Of -four, apples, dried fruit, etc,
belonging To various parties. Gilbert, Up
diac x Co. had there 900, Claudius, Jones
4 Merrill, 100, W. II. Tn lcrhlll, 100. and
Winsns 4 Co, 100 barrels Of flour, and
Ilaziett 4 Shorrard 200 barrels Of apples
All these were wholly destroyed. Austin
4 Bpal had stored in the basement stoves
to the value Of 50 900. The fire did not
reach these, but the damage by water will
approximate $500, on which there is in
surance to the amount Of 81 800. Nc
Queens loss will not exceed 5000, and is
fully covcr,d BIZ Insurance
u lbcrt, Updkc 4 Co., who had an office
in the same store, and who had large
amount of produce stored with Ne
Queen, lose about $4,000, which is COW
cred by insurance
X, N. WAipplc & Co., who occupied the
second and third stories OF this building as
a wholesale dry goods house, lose stock
valued at $Tu,O0o, on which here is an in
surance OF sJO,OnO. In their store there
was large number OF valu .blc papers con
sistng Of notes, bonds, mortgages, unre
corded deeds OF oil lands, cct, representing
a value ST over S3Op,o0n. \ great part OF
these, together with the books Of the firm
and the books ard papers Of the Illinois
Petroleum and Mining company, Of viii III
Mr.. Whippe is secretary, were in desks in
one corner Of the store, the being no roonl
for them in the safe. la the moriing they
were all found safe, though well delnged
with water. This corner was the only por
ton of the b1;!dng which escaped dcsiruc
ton. In tins store was stored a qnanit,
| OF household furniture, belonging to W. "
F. stewart, which Vas totally destroyed. Iii.
loss is - 800, on which tncr, is no insrr
IN the fourth story Of this building wa.
the trus.h factor. of Lindancr 4 Co. Thcil
| stock and material were wholly destroyed
They lose $4,000, and are insured to ID,
| amount OF $1,000.
The whole Of the store No. $50 Lake St.
was occupied by Z. Richardson, wholesale
dealer in farming implements A portion
Of his stock was destroyed, and the balance
damaged by water His loss will probably
reach 5000, ani is wholly covered by in
surance.
The stock in the building No. 232 LAX,
street, was damaged Ivy water TO the amour,
OF $4,000. II was owned by Sickles, Pres
ton Il Co., and is fully insured. The dam
age to the building, which is owned BY
Griffin Taylor, Esq, Of Cincinnati, ma,
reach 5000.
Cushm,er, Leash & Co, commission mer
chants, who occupied the first floor and
basement Of Nos. l6 and lS franklin street
lost produce valued al $4,000, and are iull,
insured.
Winans Il CO., commission merchants
who had an office in the same store, los,
Office furniture ami produce to the amount
Of 81 500, and are also fully insured.
The second and third stories over thi,
works, owned by Jones & Price. Their
loss is $4,000, on which there is insurance
to the amount Of $4,000.
In the second story, also, was the office
Of Travis 4 Russell. dealers In luu Der
Their loss is about 81 200, on which there
is no insurance.
The basement Of the building No. 245
South Water street was occupied by Noble
Il Colburn, produce merchants. Their loss
caused BY water, will reach $500.
On the first floor, William Scott, whole
sale grocer, suffers to the amount Of $40.
600. lie is partially insured
Above the first floor this building was
occupied for storing wool. T,llinghast, Al.
len Company, lost 81. 900 pounds. valued
n SO, COO, and are folly insured lIcinmill,
Satchcl' 4 Go, lose to the amount Of s, 900
which is covered bs their insurance.
This is by far the most destructive fire
that has visited this city this year, and enc
of the most destructive that has ever occur
red here. The whole loss amounts to nearly
S240,UOC. Most OF tho losses will be COW
eIed by insurance Timts.
Another Destructive Etre.-l.oss
&3O.S01.
A few minutes before o'clock last even.