Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-06

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TOWa II R0lA0.


oOO.oOo Less.
Yesterday :mssaisg absst eight s'slsck
ths Ore alara souslsd end was prsnptly
answered by the Fire Dspastmeat Report
had reached The city that the tsvn u Cao>
Zen, on Rack river, ieus miles south sf Rsek
Island, was - Ore. Sixty-hve Of the Fire
Kioes seoa had their Stsanse q ~ fsegy
landing and thanks 70 the Drempsssss sf he
officers Of the ferry beet. were soon ON the
Illinois side:and had their Engine and equip
ments loaded on soos platform care that
we're stasding near the landing. A hun>
dred hands Immediately pushed these up 70
the depot, where the seventy members si
the Hope Hess and Western companies Of
Rock Island with one hand ssgins. we're oil
ready 10 start. The ether companies Of this
city remained to do duty here, one from
this place being eli that was expected.
p. L. Cable. President Of the Csal Valley
r. X. Co., promptly placed the trsin u the
service Of the Fire Conpanies free Of charge.
attaching an extra car for passengers, who
each paid snall fare, which amount VA
placed at the disposal Of the Fire Compan>
lee, and was NOT kept bv the railroad folks
~ many Supposed.
The train was sosn:run dswn - csaden,
and the engines unloaAsd. The Rssk 1slssd
companies waiting for the Fire Kisgs to g,
their steamer Oh first. - only oas eeuld ~.
load II time Quick work Wa made. and
three streams, the Fire Kings throwing two.
sese sosn playing upon The burning ruins,
shusl relieving ths tired .iahasitsse u fur.
thsr anxiety in regard 70 ths rest sf ths
town.
Tho engines were tso late to save Any prep
ssty ~ the FIRE had reached iIs limit whsa
they arrived. There were about Ave hun
drsd in oil on the train. The people froa
the surrounding country came pouring in,
being attracted BY the smoke, yet oil were
unable TO be Of much assistance. The goods
piled up on the sidewalk on the sast eide ei
Third street teek Gre from the intense heat
and flying sparks from the burning building
opposite and before il could b
checked the business part ef Tie town
was laid in ruins = nearly one hundrsd
thousand dollars damage dsns IL LEES than
two hours. Considerable property was
burned and otherwise destroyed aftef being
removed frsm the buldings. The inhabit.
ants, men, women and children. worked
nohly but could only save property, leaving
the Gre to take ito course, aided BY strong
wind. well:woul; it have been Il ns.tenth
Of the property destroyed had been assessed
for the purchase Of are engine.
% the arrival Of the train scene ef The
widest eeafusion was presented. Dsvasta-
ton ruled supreme svsrybedy was - sx-
cited that il Was with soas difBculty We
were enabled to get correct estimate Of the
lessss.
Mr.. G. n. Dickson and James Furgusen
kindly furnished ~ With the following liss
Of the lsssrs together with the amsunt lost
and Insurance, commencing with The nssl
building On the vest side Of Third stssst
next TO william street:
A large two story bulldog owned asd &C.
oupicd BY wm. Young - Dry Goods and
Grocery Store. Building and stock valued
st 4s5, 900, and insured for te.ooe. Gssds
saved In damaged oonditien-loss ol0, 900.
The second building, owned BY Frank N.
Young, and occupied BY James Young, was
valued at 81 900. The stock amounted to
q, s,O0O-no insurance on either.
The third building, owned by Frank N
Young. valued st $500, was occupied ~
HeHin and Mclean - Grocery Store
Nothing Was eaved. The loss is about g..
000;-no insurance.
The fourth building, owned by Frank N.
Young, and worth $500, on which there was
no Insurance, was occupied BY Honens 4
Brother as Hardware Store. Their stock,
amounting to $5, 900 or $4,000, was not in
sured.
The fifth building, also owned by Frank
N. Young, valued at $2 500, was not insur-
cd. II WAS occupied by Honens I Brother
on first aoor-ths Masonic Hall on the Sec
ond. The lodge sustain . loss Of abou,
| e300-nothing was saved, and they had D
insurance.
The sixth building WAS owned and oocu.
pied by J. H. McGsvsrin, - general vasie
ty store. The building Vas worth 81 ,2OC
and tho stock $1,000. Small Insurance ID
the E,na, Of Hartford.
The seventh buildiae, on which thef,
was no insurance. was owned By Erapk N
Young, asd valued q $3.50. NJ. Bssgslssn
had just esansnesd business. HE stoel
was small and Il was ne insured.
The eighth buildiag, worth $3.50. ~
owned BY Fssak n Young. and sceupisd =
meat market BY Hin / Bsuehaann, whss'
less was small No insurance.
The niath building, With . small ware
house attached, was owned BY N. D. Rad
ley, end occupied BY Heosns I Bro, - I
stose. room fee extra hardWase steek. III
lcss - bsildisg 10 q ,O0O aad "a stock o12.
000-no ioaueaoce.
The tsnth building was the prspsssy .
N. D. Bradlsy-wss valued Il o4oo, and %
cupied by John Buschast. HE lees WI
small. No insurance.
The eleventh building was alss owned b.
N D. Bradley, and Ms probably worth
$50. It was used BY Wn. Dsxoo ~ I
confectionery. his stock being worth abcu
$500. No insurance on either building eI
stock.
On the opposite ef The street, the dsvour
ing sls0sat began With The sssnss eeess o
Bsattis I Clsland, IN which was t20. .00(
stock Of dry gooda. sssessiss sad dssgs
A warehouse. dwelling and barn we're q
the sane premises. and the bsildings
which were valued at %. 600. veee insnref