, 1866-08-20
WHOLESALE CONTEMPLATION.
Destructive Fire On Sonth Water and
Lake Strtets-Four Large Build
ings Destroyed-Loss Nearly
Half q Million.
8tntemenf OF rance.


statemcnf OF Losses-Ink.ranee.
About dayotrak yesteraay Sunday South Water
street wss again visited by tezrihe connagrzsion,
one Of far more destructive character th4n eren
the records Of that defy locality can show for SER
efa ye41s past. The loss cf property Is estimated
1t not far frou half million do11ssa. and involves
tho destruction Of large tobacco nauutaetosy,
Wholesale grocery esta6lishment, wholes&le drug
tained material damage.
:, Aeont half past four o'clock, aame hme before
sssldsn,s ii tas Vicinity Of &c soatS Waier 's s.eet
are from several individuals in he street 1t no
issas ron ths % tSsso sory a'af II aessrs ~ V.n
Eaief saesL h dIe .ppes:ed 1, e ,psosssa g
the second door, and the sop2os!don Is that It
originated In she engine room, VeEJ eooa ne
aae tSs iSa .x 4 snd
had already made censtdershls headwsy: asa Wasa
from font 10 rear, whilo lhe street was o!sa WIN
he s.ining fumes oi tobacco smoke ffnsn the 1noa
SIC. pRs Mh,s h7a nsff rs bs afEe .oy block
e Hich3gan. assane, md half .ay 1a ron sopta
tween lie two streets. It vas u ts alley shattac
falncs seemed to :ase the most vigorou,ly AZ the
ed Iy aee. proof iron shutters, but such was the
Iotce oy the couhhgratton that they were all hu!st
epen Letting the s. Macs b1azs aofta At e.e mln,
ny penested = 81 the destroying; element. The
hsfoe m 1 Wss now @ billy besna Thes supply d water
been iaies tlrs pl.ntifl very little conld have
f. ts5aess Ins q
c. y: Chn!ea : Csdy, No. q, "a. The next to 1all
fpsed:l, undergoing s:ntsz process % Inst q
wholesale drug Store 81 Tolnan, P1akham 4 Co.,
Isl naed sores as ~ sosE of eis desnson n Wss
not 80 complete q in he tobacco faetory, which
was entirely Quilted. only ths font and 1eas %als
walls, were iefs Standing. and the+e d vsfy
shskiy condition. Yet l.. : particle Ct the stask
sSs sHsa e 70 appro.eS H. Saangs = d d. %os
pls IL ,hs b. vicinity 10 quit their rooms.
oss.s Z s. 81 % ss e g e. 81 Soe s oa %
dows y Carson, Pide ! ce's Wholesale i!y
goeas etots Th!sh contained S.1qaee atoe
shutters On both sides 81 ths stleJ vere bent ind
almost sh.iycnsa up 1ike scrolls Of parchment.
| ii the 1Ako stree. block was soon pnt down. al
thouga. The .gTeaies portion Of thu stock was ae-
stroyed or damaged by the water.
n,ne M o,esoet, & vhiei. tine IL wha1s q POI.
ton Of The block extending from No. $ t9 20. u
e IN uns TT ian Shsm 01 5 s efss NJ ~
sis1iy : IL Premises of Van Hon. .aa.5;z ( Coy,
n H. "a essa es45 I ii The catastrophe could not
VAS .Sa Ne Pss'ii: l.. At ,ss the t.so; s
g g. rsss:. & { sosIssss:sa e ~ s.s.sa @ ARR
deeEe IN ihs e was
on duly, havfng gone .ffom tas city for ho1idaJ.
1ta following Is a statement Of the losses md
Insurance. SO t.F could he aseettained yesterday
tits far from complete a. % the latter particular,
! owing to tho difficulty OF obtaining information
from The insurance companies, whose Offices, Q!
corree, were al closed. The estlmate gtsen q
% ss,s "a s ss9a ss sass ssRa Il p he as 4ani
ued 1t xl4a0oo. It was ail destroyed. Tho build
aF Fnilsr q snd nsa sas 4:,aed 4 ~ rSs
stock il insured Ia ysctous lnantEnec Companies
10 81 extent q SO, fn; aMys. Eanez baa y
. tusl secariiy, which c7Nfed last week and va.
on On the bnAains we have not been able 70 asesr
lie s.osk ef Church = Csay VI. valuea l.. :
d. SSpi9 psy dsssoysa Rs'r s. ssdiaS
|. wbleh l. owned By the nFn, was damaged q 10 M e
+ extent Of x7G 01, and Is insured Tor 9tao1a Tn
!. stock i insured for &ssoo IN the follo"lnglnsn
= | rapee Companies:
= Hartford, Conn.
- North Amerlcsn, Coun.--+..-- -.-.-.... ~
X 1ataJctie, New YORK. 6.g
= sp1nsS<ld RI Marine, Mas: ioS ioS
Worth Hmerirs, New York. .-.... no
Continental New York ...--. .-....--.-..' ~.
Etna, New York;. ..-........-.-...-....-. 30
~ ~ ToIm1n, Fntis@ : GoJ's wholesale a.
dsmas snssained 81 water snd nre viii reach abo
F. = 1sS;$ =; =
d stees |: ~ insured T. @ To- sSoS, S - y 2lloxs:
e Eofs6Teaie,a, oewego, NeW YoSE..... -. e49s9
o. o. CommcsGe. Albany, New foFk.-.'....-'... 59
Of il Eaaitsble. Psosidenes, r i................ IS
g sxnsauo, springfield, Ill ...-........-.. 3
Hssmgny. New 1osk-.--....----....-..-'.- ~
Etna. New 1oEk....-.-- -.-... ----..--.-.s
is. Eotth Amesiea, Hartford IS
~ New EnEland, a1tiord...-.....-.--.-.....
n. EtrcMEne th1s4E1.-.. ~
ny | Howard, Nov foFk oFk-........................
q Hope, Pfovideace, r. t...+...-..-....-....
m western. Msssae ehu-eus-.....--...........-
he Enterprise, Cincinnati ~
NJ --
LA Tota1..,..,.., .,,......,.....&36t
~ ~ Tbs Wholesale grocery store of Smith Broihs
.. .as next 10 that Of Church & Cady, on South Wa
So = rnn XII ro,,nr fha ?oes TrrT IL n
>ek et4r-ra hr }rsn,snrs -'' "'~ "
The wholesale dry goods store Of Chrson, P
l. CO., No. 20 Lake street., WAS heavy sufferer
'ol- The 1te. Only the hftb story was In names.
ur~ ihe whole Of The premises. from top 70 botto
ths was thoroughly dfenehed Eth water, nd ne G
o. stock d estimated at $76ooo, which IL covered
. | inxnransn ~:.UX
- Jewen i Butler, No. IS Like street, ha.dW
ii ES,h FnI}y tnsarcd.
~ whitney Bsottar1 s Co., boot and nhoe max,
" No. e Lake street, sustained loss OF sbout e1
l JrxurNH