The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-11
Great Fires OF Modern Times.

Norfolk, Virginia, was destroyed by fire
and cannon January /, 1776. Property
to the amount of 81 100000 was destroy
ed.
Soon after New York passed into the
hands of the British, September 20, 1776,
500 buildings were consumed by fire.
In 1911, December 26, the theatre at
Richmond was burned, in which the Gov
ernor and many leading citizens persisted.
Six hundred warehouses, and property to
stroyed by fire in New York, December 16,
1885.
April ~, 1898, in Charleston, S. c.,
1888 buildings were consumed, covering
l45 acres of ground.
April 10, 1915, in Pittsburg, 1000
buildings were destroyed by fire. Loss,
$6,000,00
Fifteen hundred buildings were burned in
Quebec May %, 1915, and in less than a
month afterward 1 300 more in all two
thirds of the city.
July 10, 1915, in New York city, 1902
stores and dwellings and 5000, 900 worth
of property were consumed. IS,
June II, 1916, the whole town Of New
foundland was destroyed by fire, and 6,000
persons rendered homeless.
September 0, 1913, in Albany, 600 build
ings, besides steamboats,, piers, &c. "a
acres burned over; loss, $3,000,000. =
st. Louis lost 10 blocks and % steam
boats by fire, May II, 1910.
July 8, 1850, in Philadelphia, $50 build
ings were lost by fire, 25 persons burned, 8
drowned, 100 wounded. Loss 81 800, 800.
In San Francisco, May Sd to 9th, 1851 +,
$500 buildings were burned. Many lives
lost, and s3,500,000 worth of property de-
stroyed.
December "a, 1851, $4,000 volumes
were destroyed by fire in our Congress
sonal Library.
July II, 1852, 200 houses were burned
in Montreal.
August %, 1854, Damariscotta, Maine,
was entirely destroyed by fire. The same
day more than 100 houses in Troy, New
York, and a large portion Of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
October 0, 1857, great fire occurred in
Chicago; 100000 in property destroyed.
July A, 1865, the city OF Portland, Me-,
was nearly destroyed by fire ; ten thou
sand people rendered homeless; loss, $751;
100000.
February IL, 1865, the city of Charles
ton was almost destroyed by fire, and
great quantities of military and naval
stores.
THE GREAT FIRE IN LONDON.
This great fire, whose ruins covered
1923 acres, extended from the Tower to the
Temple church, and from the northeast
gate to Holborn bridge. 1t destroyed in
the space of four days SO churches, the city
gates, the Royal Exchange, the custom
house, Guildhall, Sion College, and many
other public buildings, besides Is, 200
houses, laying waste 400 streets. Over
10000 people camped out after the fire in
Islington and Highgate. es isE
Concerning this fire Sir Christopher
Wren built a monument with this inscrip-
ton thereon:
"This pillar was set up in perpetual re-
membrance of that most dreadful burning
Of this Protestant city, begun and carried
on by We treachery and malice of we Popish
faction, in we beginning of September, III
We year of our Lord, 1866, in order to ye
carrying on their horrid plot for extirpatng
we Protestant religion and old English liber-
ty, and ye introducing Popery and slavery
This inscription was finally erased by
order of the Common Council January 26
1881.
The Church of the Campania, Santiago
was burned December s, 1868, and 1900
persons persisted in the flames.
1t will be seen from the above record
that the conflagration in Chicago is the
largest which has taken place in the WORLD
or tI.a IN in