The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-16

buildings on State street, between
Polk and Van Buren, streets, notably
at the St. James Hotel, but moth
ing etfectual was accomplished. 1t was
impossible to obtain powder in sufficient
quantities 10 accomplish the work.
Jones school building. on the corner of
Harrison street and Eldridge court, was
also burned.
THE LIST OF INSURANCE.
The Ecening Post and Mail furnishes
the following partial list of insurance:
The Continental, Brewers and Malsters
Exchange, Merchants and the Peoples
Companies, hold risks TO the amount of
Sl7S,225. on which their loss will not ex-
ceed 80 per cent; the Clay of New York,
lose 10000; the Orient Of Hartford, and
Lancashire. Connecticut companies, lose
between 10000 and $1,000; Franklin of
Boston. $4,000; Arsnana Of PittSburg;
Marine and Fire Of Millville, \. j.;
Trade of Camden. y. j., lose $1,000;
Phoenix of Brooklyn; New Hampshire,
of Chester; and the Mississippi Valley
companies lose 10000. The Atlantic and
Pacific Company of Chicago, is one Of tie
heaviest losers. Their policies in the burnt
District aggregating 100000; the
Michigan Estate, $1,000; Queen, OF
Liverpool; and Commerce of Albany,
$4,000: Mechanics and Traders of New
York, $4,000; Union of Phlladelphia;
and NarraganserS of Providence, 2OOoo;
Underwriters of New Ierk; Niagara of
New York; Trcmcns of DAYTON O.,
between forty and tihy thousand; Cir
sal of Philadelphia, 1900; Farmers Of
York, Pa, 1900; Geo. +. Farmer
agency 10000; an Adciphia Theatre,
Pennsylvania, American Fire ASS"cla-
ton and Reading companies, 10000;
the ST. Paul, 1900; Fire Of Cleveland,
10000; .Etna of Hartford $1,000; Home
ard Columbus; Manufactures Fine and
Marine of Boston; Hoffman OF New
York. 10000; WilliamSburgh City, and
Ben. Franklin Companies, 1900; Com
mercial Union Of London; Adrintic of
New York; Shoe and Leather of lndi-
ana: Prescott of Boston; Freeman
Fund of New York, $1,000; the Phu'-
nix. of Hartford, 20,OOO; Imperial Of
London; American Central of ~. L"ui.;
Standard. Of n Y; St. Joseph of 81. Joe;
Missouri Scottish Commercial of Glas-
COW. Lamar of New York, and Nan of
Action of Newark. 5000; Commerce of
st. Louis, and German of Frccport, ILL.,,
l5.OOO; Citizen and Franklin of st
Louis. 10000; National, Peoples and
Safeguard of Philadelphia, and HON" "t
Galveston. Texas, 10000: T.. +. Jewels
agency. 2&OO0; =. NJ. Moore " Coz
agency. $4,000; LycominG Of Prnnsyl-
vania. 10000; Tractors of Chicago, GO,Ooo
This list aggregates about 100000, and
indicates "A total loss 10 insurance com
pnnics of from two million 10 two and n
half million dolars.
The Chicago Colorcd people are greatly
afflicted in the los, of Oliv"t Church and
many of their dwelling. on Clark street
and vicinity
ESTIMATE OF THE Losses.
The Times makes the following cstI-
mate of the losses, which will b"
found to be pretty near correct The
area burned over covers fifteen squares,
and taking the bits and half blocks her"
and there and Jumping the whole the
burnt area is about half mile long and
little less in width and embraces th"
tumble down shanticS and tn" palntinl
avenue residences ~ follows: Clark street
ut $4,000; Fourth avenue, l15,OO;
Third avenue. 2j0,OOO; State street BOO
600: Wabash avenue. |, l,7WWO; Michigan
avenue. 10000; Taylor strc"t, 10000;
Polk street, 10000; Harrison, 5000;
Congress street, 5000; Van Buren, street,
10000: Court between Wabash nv"nu"
and State street, 10000. Total, IO2i.-