The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-01
GREAT FIRE In CHICAGO.
Burning Of the Burlington
Warehouse.
Loss Nearly Million Of Dollars-Four Men Sup
posed to Have Been Burned to DEATH

CHICAGO. Sept. 80, 1871.
terribly destructive fire broke out this afternoon
in an immense brick building between the Chicago,
Burlington aud Quincy Railroad track and Sixteenth
street, known the Burlington Warehouse one part
ofwhich used for the storage of merchandise and
the other part as government bonded warehouse.
In the first department there were goods belonging to
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED FIRMS,
and valued at ssoO,ooO which are all destroyed
while IN the bonded warehouse there were dry goods
worth So, 600 900, all Of which escaped injury by
reason of the thick fire wall.
On the goods destroyed there Is an aggregate Of
insurance OF 100000. IL Is impossible at this hour
to obtain the names OF the merchants who are suf-
ferers or of the insurance companies that are like
wise victims. The fire was first discovered IN a
large lot OF broom the central portion OF the
building belonging to Ailerton Bird. The
FIRE ExTINGUIsBERs
were Immediately brought to bear upon 1t, bnr
failed to arrest the progress Of the fire, and before
the arrival OF the steamers the flames burst out
with terrible fury in every direction.
The building was owned by S. M. Nickerson,
President OF the First National Bank. His loss is
$50, COO; covered by insurance.
Charles stearns truck driver for Austin Boal, Is
known TO have been
BURNED TO DEATH.
II Is feared that three other men have also
persisted IN the flames, as they were seen in the
midst OF the fire where escape seemed impossible
Several iremen were also more or less injured.
The origin OF The fire has not been ascertained.
That portion of the building known as Burlington
Hall escaped destruction.
The following are among the losses 10y the fire to-
day:-William Ii. Calvin. $1,000; Joseph Jones,
$500; L. w. Mcbride, $1,000; cullen Il sprague,
$500; c. w. Bancroft, $1,000; G. W. Allen, agent
for Woods Reapers, s55 600; Stewart Aldrich n
Co., and Garland, Holmes & Co., $4,000 each;
Linn, Reed 4 Co., $4,000; j. Kelly Co.,
$4,000; Morris Co., $1,000; J. NJ. Chapman
S25,0Co; j. X. Fisher, $4,000; Underwood g. Co.,
S6500 John Williams, $1,000; j. p Furlong, IS, 0Ot ;
First National Bank, 100000; Herdman Laramie,
81 500; IIaw kns n Co., $50 900; Taylor & Wright,
SIS, 600; Carroll & Thomas, Sls,000 G. S. Boo &
Co., $4,000; W. ii. Hubbard, $4,000; Nc Dermott
& Ortel, $1,000. - s4sas-,s
Tie following ns1rannse Companies are sufferers
by the cSiiifasfat.om:-Fuiton Excelsior, North
American KnickerbocEcr, Washington, 4Etna, New
BeeKman Lorillard, Commercial and North Amerl-
CANAL OF New YORK: New England,
Mutual, independent; Hide and Leather, OF
Boston; Home, Freeman, Pacific Union,
Occidental and Enterprise, Of Philadelphia Provl-
dence Washington, Hope. American and Atlantic,
OF Providence; Phoenix and Hartford, OF Hartford;
Teutonla, sun and Cleveland, OF Cleveland; Com
mercial and capital City, OF Albany; North British.
Liverpool London ana Globe. OF Liverpool; besides
Buffalo and various Chicago companies. The
companies enumerated cover loss of about
5000, 000