Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-02

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ment.-A Scarcity Of Water costs
Norfolk $4,000. 2sa5eA2s1 'H
20 BALTIMORE July 26.-The German
Fire Insurance Company reports its
loss by the fire yesterday at so, 900,
and thinks the entire loss by the fire
will approximate million. The Bal
timore Company estimates its losses at
$4,000, and the Howard at $4,000.
The Firemen's and Equitable, Of Bal
timore, each had risks of 1000.
The Home Insurance Company of
Baltimore, says 5000 will cover its
losses; the Associated Firemen's of
Baltimore, s5,000; Hanover, of En-
glish Lutheran Church of $4,000 was
wholly in Baltimore offices. The con-
gregation will lose $4,000 by the FIRE.
The valuable library attached to the
parsonage was saved. The insurance
in the burnt district is estimated at
$4,000, aud the entire loss is estima-
ted not to exceed 81 ,000, 600 by any one,
and some insurance men still put the
loss as not to exceed 500, 900, j 9a5 -
Marshall Grey, of the Police De-
partment, during the height of the ex-
lcitement, was urged to blow up bull
dings to stop the progress of the flames,
but he was satisfied such extreme
measures were unnecessary, and was
rendered assistance from Philadelphia,
Harrisburg, Alexandria, Va, and
other points, which was promptly ac-I
knowledged by the authorities, with
the request that it be held in readiness
in case it should be needed. An aid
train from Washington with three fat
ears, having on board two steamers
and two hose reels, and one passenger
car, filled with firemen, made the run
here in forty minutes, averaging a
mile to the minute. These two com
panies from Washington, with two fire
and three hook and ladder companies
of this city, were all that were engag-
ed in staying the confagration- aq1
The committee appointed ,by the
City Council is in session, relieving all
cases of distress and af1ordiRg means
to carry them over till Monday. ~
Joseph Thomas & Sen, in whose
planning mill the fire originated, state
that their loss will not exceed $50, 600;
insurance, 1000. The firm will i'm
mediately resume business.
GREAT FIRE AT PORTLAND.
.a Boston, July GA dispatch from
Portland, Maine, says that fire this
morning destroyed the ar-painting and,
shops, one locomotive, two tenders and
three ears at the Portland Company
Works, and other small buildings be-
longing to the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Loss estimated at 500, 900; insurance,
$15G,OO 15E va.l5 1ed; V-Bal lf
There is an insurance on the whole
works of $37, 900, of which but little
over one per cent. applies to the prop
erty burned. OF the totald amount,
the Traders, of Chicago, has S., 900,
and the Brewers, of Milwaukee, and
the Amazon, of Cincinnati, $500
each. There WAS i9ia considerable
amount of partly finished work in the
buildings. of which there is no ae-
count. The freight trains standing on
the tracts and the main buildings were
saved. l.u IdsaI5e,
: PORTLAND, July 26.-Later.--The
President of the Portland Car Com
pany states the loss by fire is estima-
ted at $4,000 only, and says the car
shops can be Immediately rebuilt in a
better location and of better material
The dividend just declared will be
promptly paid. iE7nian ta sguct
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HEAVY LOSSES AT NoRFoRK.
NoRFoRK, July 26-About / o'clock
this morning an incendiary fire broke
out in the building on the west side of
Market Square, occupied by Hofhei-
mer & Co., boot and shoe dealers.
Owing to the bursting oe the water
main the day before, and the limited
resources of the fire department, the
fire gained Roadway and extended on
the northern side as far as Archer &
Co. 8 drug store, on Main street, de-
stroying or damaging six or eight bull
dines. laf 1e ia431ff u
The total loss is estimated at $780,
900, partly covered by insurance. The.
principal losers are HOfheimer K
CO., and j. T. Griffin, boots and shoes;
w. r. Hutehins and Taylor, Martin &
Co, hardware; Fps & Co., crackers,
and Archer & Co., druggists.
The latter is damaged by water
The fire rocket signals which were sent
up brought over three engines from
Portsmouth and one from the Navy
yard, which rendered great assistance
in preventing the further spread of the
fire. lIir %. hi W alI
g CHICAGO, July 26.-An 1incendiary
fire last night entirely destroyed the
Jewish Synagogue on the corner of
May and Second streets. in the north
west part of the city. with allits fur
niture. Loss about 50, 900 fully COW
cred by insurance in the Etna, of
Hartford. .iai sib ~ aoJlsl ~
WAUKEGAN, ILL, July 26.-J. T.
Powelfs pump factory in this city
burned down last night at ten o'clock.
Loss, S20,e00; no insurance.
BALTIMORE, July 9.-The official
report of the FIRE inspector places the
number of buildings destroyed by fire
Friday last, at 113 of which GA were
three STORY brick houses, q twO-story
brick houses, two churches, three
school houses, four restaurants, three
boarding4houses and four stables. The
official estimate Of loss is not yet made.
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