The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
The Entire Loss Over a Quar-
ter OF q Million.
LIST OF THE LOSSES.
Another Immense CondagraIion Breaks
Out in the City.
Its Loss and Extent Greater Than
In the First Fire.


About one O'Clock this morning shortly after
sending the Last despatch detailing the progress oT
the fro In the Western division, the flames wero
arrested ana under complete control OF the Ftre
Department
The space burned over embraces four blocks
bounded on the north by Adams street.
on tho west by CLINTON street, On
the south by Van Buren, street, and
the east by the Chicago River. Some
four or five buildings within the limits named
main uninured, among them Vincent Nelson d
Co. = grain warehouse OF the largest In the CITY.
which escaped any serious damage. TINS Is due to-
the fact that large piles OF anthracite coal lay be-
tween the burning buildings and the elevator ana
by continuous application OF large quantities Of
water TO the coal the warehouse was prevented
from being burned.
The space burned over was covered with lumber
Yards, coal yards, wood yards, planning mil, VIM
egar factory and n large number OF dwelling houses
ana saloons OF the poorer class.
close estimate OF the entire loss places IL from
325o,ooo TO f3Oo,ooo the half OF which u probably
insured.
The nrc originated IN Lu 4 Holmes planning mill.
on canal street, near Van Buren,. AS the wind was
fresh from the south the IRE spread northwari
rapidly and thence east. In half an hour the whole
district was all u blaze
inc following are the leading 81 frercrs:-
LUZ 4 Holmes planning mll. Loss $40, 900; In
surance about $i2,0p0
Fortlcs' box factory. Loss about 5000; Insurance.
81. 500
$4,000.
Racine House. Loss small.
Union Wagon Works Loss ti1,ooo; Insurance
10000.
John Shouts 4 sons lumber yard. Loss sos, 900:
insured for $50, 900.
Chapn 4 s0is shlngle factory. Loss $4,000; In.
surance SI2, 500
IS. Hobrook's coal yard Loss $50, 900; insurance
$4,000.
Wilmington coal company Loss 100000 Insurance.
$4,000.
The blacksmith shop OF the Pttsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Railroad Company Loss $4,000.
with single exception The buildings destroyed on
Clinton street were OF the poorer class. The most
serious loss the street that or Baltzer Co.,
wagon makers, about 5000, with only light in
surance.
on Jackson street ten houses, owned by Alanson
watson, were occupied by twenty eight families.
who lost all they had The total loss on this street
Will probably not exceed 5000, not one.
quarter insured. only three or four buildings or
small value were burned on Van Buren, street. The
iron vladuct leading 10 Adams street bridge
was damaged to the extent OF one thou-
sand dollars. The tracks or the PiltsbuTg
Fort Wayne ana ChicaIo ana Chicago and ST. LOUIS
Railroads, which run through the burnt district,
were damaged 10 the extent probably OF two or
three thousand dollars. Mrs. Margaret iadiey, liv
Ing the north side OF Jackson street. being sad
denly surrounded by flames, was unable to escape.
Her remains, burned TO a cinder. were found this
morning near the place where she was last seen In
her house. IL Is Impossible 10 learn Tonight
the exact amount OF the assurances and all
the names OF the companies that are the victims.
The entire amount OF Inc assurances will probably
fall below $500 Probably two-thirs OF this -
IN chicago ofIiccs. Among the outside companies
which suffer the TcutOna ana Iibcrnia, OF Ceve.
land, Bunalo Western ana Bunalo FIRE and Marine;
Alps, OF Erie; Andes OF Cncinnati; Pacific ana
Union, or san Franchises: Knckerbocker, Republic
and Firemen's, or New YORK, ana the Lycomng, OF
Philadelphia.
Another Great Fire Raging in the Chy-A
Repetition Of the Disaster Of Saturday
Night-F0ur More Riorks Destroyed.
CHICAGO, Oct 8-11 p. M.
A fire IL now raging IN the Western Division.
which appears to be as large as the great fire lass
night. The alarm was gwen at u quarter to
ten +. NJ.
The distaDce IL about two and half miles from
the Court House. and II Will necessarily be late be-
fore any particulars can be obtained.