, 1870-11-18
EXTENSIVE FIRE.
Property Damaged and Destroyed to the
Amount Of ei25,Oo0.

At O'Clock last evening nfa WAS obSeIved On
the second 1oor Of the nrc-story msrble-tIoos
building, embracing Soa. q aud p Randolph
street, between Wabash and Michigan avenues.
Box No. Q Waa At once turned in, but the namea
snread rapidly, and the whole second roor w2s
On fre even before the arrival Of the steam en-
s,res. The hose elevator Was early on the ground,
and, to the surprise OF everybody rendered ef-
ncaeut service. It waa Iun close up to the side.
~stef, were @ plaeed In tne bo1, which wss hoIsted
| to level WITH the thltd.stog w1ndowa The
| position was advantaEeons, a1d evetJ drop or
| burning Roods. The hose elevator was auccess.
The second floor WAS burned entirely out, and the
:nit6 noor partially 80 Wills ne @ other noofs s OF
total loss hI DIRE and wafer w1 not be la ...m 1,
$4,000. The insurance IL over $50, 900
The building had fFont Of 80 feet and depth
Of l61 feet, the rear fronting on Couch place. 1t
Is one In Bowen's Block, and was worth sboul
t., 800. The damage is eaunated At so, 900: In
auted for 81, IS 900 Of which is in tha Home,
Albany Gig, I'D sIo,9oo in Miller / DreWs
agencJ. Of thc latter, IS 900 is in the Pacific.
The nrnt noos and Daae1nent we're occupied By
fasnsnins Soeas It'll stoes Vas 9aaed Il
slso and their loss which Is wholly by Waser,
Win be over <so,o ,ooc. They have Insurance. polcles
CITY company hsa risks, that Of the liverpool and
| London and Globe amounting TO t40,o0a The
b, 81 aRs S .a na's sn ssSo o.
sett, of Providence. 500 Taere was about s.,
| o10 worth Of furniture belonging 10 q. L or.
! man, stored On this noot. It Wu8 dann1Fed abool
& ot1: insured for Il ,e00
The second door WIS occupied By Hill / Waite
| dry goods commission merchants and importer
wAa worth In the ue1ghposhood Of Sao, 900. nearly
su1snce Of about 81, ,ooo Ii Gig md Eastern CON
pAniea. .
IN boots and shoes n4 vafues his stock at $2a,
0oc, and estimates his loss at $t5, 900. lie I'M
$4,000 insurance IN city and 81 Louis companies
The Great Western have q, zoo
The fourth and nth doors were occupicd b.
Reynolds, Reed Co, dealers tn r5ool This nru
Bowen.s Block, and INC amount OF sock In th,
building did not probably exceed 5000 worth
| 1t was damaged to the extent OF 9s,Doo BY water
; Amply coytred By insurance; = sou Of which
. In the agency OF I. J. Lewis
The h1e, as stated, ofl9ir rased In the front pal
: Of the aecon::. htor. bni from wha, cause conl
not be akeerta.ned+ There were several thcoste
: adER1ctd, but they were al 30 defective - to
unworthy 0f repetition.
. One very peculiar circumstance IN connecttu
= with the nfe was the presence Of b1t very fe
people, notwithstanding Two alarms were give
: Tnis was prnoabl5 owing to there b stnR no retc
ton, as no tlames, but oIfy thick black 6mok
+ issued from the building.
. NARgKT STREET FrRr.
The alarm struck from Box No. 1875, 1t 4 lit
before yesterday afternoon, WAS for Gre In Il
house No. 80 MOL Ii MARKET street. owned By 1ot
r CpnRa1In. The Babcock e1unEutshers OF Hot
I and Ladder Truck No. /, did good work. Al
I prevented damage from wnter. bJ putting o
age WRs &aa The ca1se Of the nfe Vas an owe
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