The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-28
DestruCtive Fire at Amboy, Illinois.

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ANNOY, ILL.,, August 20.
AT tho time ! sent my dispatch off last
night il was impossible to state the full
extent Of the raYages of the flames. The
fro originated on Main street, In q
bakery owned by d. Coburn, md the
wind blowing strong from the east, the
flames soon Cnwrapped furniture store
adjoining, owned by Vaughan. Thence
they spread east and west, sweeping
everything before them in this block, un.
til u sudden change in the wind TO the
north checked their career here, hut now
the buildings on the opposite or south
side of the street caught fire, and all eX.
cGpt twn were consumed before the
flames could be got under. They spread
on the north side 10 the east and west.
On this side of tho street were the city
buildings and jail, which were entirely
destroyed. A prisoner named John
Shannon, who had been placed in Jail the
evening before, was burned 10 death be.
fore assistance could reach him. Alto.
gGthCr twelve brick anil seven frame
buildings were destroyed and several in.
jured The following Is u statement of
the losses and insurance on the north side
Gale Il Gardner stock, valued at $4,000,
81 600 saved; insured for $140O0 the
building was owned by q. D. Vaughn,
whose losses on this and his furniture Is
about $4,000, nearly covered by insur.
AncC; in the same building j. LittlGbanker,
loses $1,000, insured Tor $1,000; b. IL.
TmsChGl, law office, library and papers
burnt, loss $1,000, insured for 81 500
Misses McHcn 4 Vaughn, milllncrs, loss
81 200, covered by insurance. In the
rear of these rooms was the Masonic Hall,
loss $4,000, insured for 81 900; in the base.
ment y. s. Coburn, bakery, loss 81 800,
insured for $3.50. The adjoining store on
the wcsl, occupied by Arnold Il Send.
lingCr aS hardware, drug and grocery
store, loss $4,000, insured for $4,000; the
basement was used rs meat market by
J. Wisccr, loss $4,000, insured for $4,000;
thebuilding was owned by VIM. MGrtha,
of Chicago, loss $4,000, insured for 5000;
the adjoining building and stock Of fur.
nishing goods, owned by G. f.
Lynn, loss on the building $4,000,
insured $4,000 on stock. The next
building Of Wilcox 4 Brigham, was occu.
pied by West, Gradley & Bro, with dry
goods; loss on stock $4,000, insured $l0,.
600; loss on building $1,000, nearly cover.
cd by insurance. In the upper rooms, oC.
cupied by G. A. Demlng, dentist, and Il.
II. FrcnCh, photographer, the stock was
total loss; no insurance. On the opposite
side OF the street every business house but
two we're consumed; the building was
owned by Chester & Badger, and OCcu.
pied by Sarger Il Badger with drugs and
hardware. The second floor in front was
used as the city council room, and the
rear room was occupied by Judge Kingan,
President Of the Chicago & Rock River
Railroad Company; personal loss $4,000;
insured 800. All the surveys Of the com.
pany were destroyed, but the records and
account books were saved The building
owned by Mortin Maus, and 'occupied BY
Croaver Il Harris, agricultural imple.
ments, Hour, feed, &c, and a saddlery, the
loss is not estimated. The next came two
frame buildings owned by VIM. B An
dress, loss $4,000; insured 81 200 Several
other parties occupying rooms Lose small
amounts. Here the flames were arrested.
Several other buildings were so seriously
threatened their owners moved the goods
out, and In this way sustained q damage,
which ls fully covered by insurance. The
new block owned by Wm. FOsaldt, was
also somewhat damaged; loss on building
$4,000, covered by insurance. loss on stock
ten thousand; insured for $4,000. The
rooms above were used as sleeping apart
mcnts and as headquarters by the Lo.
COmotivc Engineer Brotherhood, who
lose about $l00. The Southwest bakery
of Tno. Kline, loses $1,000 insured for
$iOO; brick block Of =. McMahon, loss
$4,000, insured; building owned by ThOs.
Cunningham, occupied by Perry Lynch
as n saloon, total loss; adjoining Sanger
& Badger on the east; furniture store of
Wentz & Barth, loss on stock, which was
nearly new, $4,000 insured for $4,000;
the building was owned by Valentine
VENT, who occupied the upper rooms rs
a residence, and loses furniture and
clothes, loss on building $1,000, insured
for 5000; to the east Of this was the city
buildings and Jail, the ground floor Of
which was used by II. lSosenthal for dry
goods who loses $4,000, insured for $1,000.
They say they will proceed at once to re.
build,