The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-11-17
LOSS BY BOSTON FIRE 10000,
400 EXCLUSIVE OF
INSURANCE.
GREAT DAMAGE TO VESSELS
BY THE LATE GALE.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT DU.
WALLS BLUFF.
KILLED BY A FALL.
C., ETC,
ETC,

NEW York, Nov. l6.--The latest and
lowest estimate Of insurance losses Of the
Boston hre gives the total amount At
$is,572, 300, distributed as follows: Mas
sschusetts companies, 1927, 100; Connect
icut, $2,952,soo New York, $G,s50,0O0;
Maine, $500, 900; Rhode Island, 500 900
California, s7s,OO0; Minnesota, $4,000;
Illinois, 10000; Missouri, $25, 900; New
Jersey, $4,000; Ohio, s2o5, 200; Penn.
sylvanis, $277,65o; Wisconsin, $4,000;
foreign, S4,6io,ooo. The wool dealers, II
is said, ere fairly covered with insurance.
Large numbers Of bales Of wool are being
recovered from the ruins, the ou,sides Of
which are burned black but the insides
are good. 1t 10 believed direct and indi-
rect losses will not exceed forty millions
after the insurance 10 liquidsted.
The Cham Der Of Commerce Relief com.
mittee will issue an address TO the citizens
Of New York on Monday asking tor con-
tritution..
VESSELS WRECKED.
WAsHiSoros, Nov l6.-A London
dispatch from S.ealford to-day, reports
eighty vessels totally wrecked in the late
gale, and the town considerably damaged
by foundations. Fishermen on the islands
Of leland, Darst and Hiddensae lost all
their fishing smscks and apparatus, and
houses and contents were greatly damaged
by the high water, and nearly all the cat
tie on the islands were drowned. The
wells we're flooded from the sea, and the
inhabitants are suffering from tho want Of
fresh water, food and shelter. The gov.
eminent dispatched steamers loaded with
supplies for their relief. Rugan island
also felt the disaster heavily, many Of it.
fishing boats were destroyed, coast line
! flooded, and the loss Of life both on the
island and mainland was very great.
THE Loss TO HARVARD
! BosToS, Nov, l6.-The Howard college
suffered by the nre to the extent of 1862
900. Including the value Of the land it
will cost 100000 TO rebuild the college
It has toward this amount 100000 Of
I kOo0 iusuTeuCo cub VI lug $$A'iVVN Aot
which it WAS insured, the loss is thus re-
duced 10 $500, 900. This, Gays President
Elliott, we must raise. The fro was
severe on publishers, but the Transcript,
American Home Magazine, waverly and
oil the mon,hlies secured new quarters ut
once, sGi though temporarily incOmmoded,
new type, new presses and hard work will
enable them 70 soon run smoothly. Con-
siderable salvage on wool and leather are
being Dissolved among the ruins, the value
amounting to several thousand dollars.
REsIpKScE BURNED.
PirTsBuKs, Nov. ls.-Ths residence Of
Matthew Linden at Eleats station was
destroyed by FIRE yesterday morning.
Mr.. Linden, who was sick At the time and
unable to escape, persisted in the flames,
KILLED BY FALL.
DETROIT, Nov. l6.-While = roof WAS
being raised on the new passenger depot
At Jackson this afternoon, the scsffolding
gave away percipits,ing the men and
timber onto the jois,s below, II men we're
seriously hurt. Up to d o'clock two have
died, the formsn, Davis, and a Mr.. Viii.
liams.
RAILRoAD ACCIDENT.
MEMPHIS, Nov. ia serious accident
is reported on the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad to-day, by which the engi.
neer and several others were killed, and
the train badly damaged. The accident
occurred near Duvall's Bluff. No psrtic.
ulars received.
. LITTLE Rock, Nov. ia Dispatch
from Duvall's Bluff, Friday night says a
railroad accident occurred near this place
this am. on the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad. A freight train was completely
wrecked. The engineer. Charles Putnam
, jumped from the engine which turned ovel
and struck him on the hssd, killing hin
instantly. The fireman had both hip
broken, and otherwise injured. Conductor
Parmilse had narrow escape from get
. ting wedged in tho trestle, leaving hi,
shoes among the wood. Seven cars wer'
, badly wrecked.
DRU0 STORE BURNED.
! ST. JOSEPH, NO., Nov. l6.-This even
{ inG at i've o'clock, the drug house o.
Anton Blessing, on the corner Of Fourth
and Edwards streets caught hre but wal
!, extinguished before great damage wa
, done. The store was damaged abou
: $1,000 by the water and in removing
: them.
1 FIRE IN FORT SMITH.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. l6.-A fre occur
red in Fort Smith on Thursday last, dc
! stroying property to the amount of 800,
4 900. Courthouse, U. S. marshsls Office
poss-of{ice, and Is business houses, beside
private dwellings, consumed. the win'
+. blowed . perfect gale 1t tho time and al
0 efforts to stop the fiery aend were unnvail
\. ing for four hours.
AIGHEl ANE0llG