, 1874-03-24
Loss Over $100, 0,000---List Of Inter-
eatea Insurance Companies.
An $4,000 Fire in Wooster, Ohio.


.specfdl d r. TO ihe C}ltca9n Tribune.
ELa1S, ILL.,, tsrh 29.-Yostorday morning
ElGn WAS viz; ~ q conAagratlon that, Ut one
time, throatf. to. doatroy the whole city, hnt
which WIS Il :. ,atoly confined to her two prin-
cipal businos !? Ioks. This morning the people
looking at tt = ms will congratulate themselves
and the city s it tho fire took place. True, II
may causc' p Inconvenience to tho parties
burned ouf ~ t they will mono OF thom bo en-
barraesod, tand the buildings burned, although
thoy contained the principal etoroa Of the city,
woro old iookorice TINT we're disgraoe to the
town.
Before tho smoke Ind cleared away yesterday,
one pub1Io-Bpiritod gentleman, AIr. Chisholn,
offered to pny good price for tho burned terri
Org, and erect hotol on tho corner Of Douglas
avenue and Chicago street that would be On or
nament to ths city.
THE FIRE WAS DISCOVERED
! about half-past yester]ay morning in tie roar
| part of tho building located on Chicago atreot
| and Douglas avenue, ownod by William g. Hub-
bard, and occupied by Johu Newman with largo
| stock Of dry goods, groceries, and provisions.
| and by J. ". Rodcnscbatz d Bro, tobacco aud
| cigars; tho second floor occupied by O. L.,
parlasc al barber ahop, DR.. A. N. Stone,
dontist, and a colored family. From this build
Ing the flames soon spread, communicating to
tie adj onug building. owned by Thomas Todd
onl occupied by ]. A. Fuller as q restaurant Oh
oor s aasng ' tls '7sas' Was 1assst as so1e
tic brick store owned ny L. L. Yarveod.
and occupied by L: II. Kelley with stock Of
tographor. Adjoining this building If a brick
store owned ny ?. J. Kia.hall and occupied by
Lis SOD {. j., with stock Of merchant tailor
e occupied BY Dr. ". Il. 3Iruesdoll, dentist. MAXI
Ii Henmens Il Jones, naerclaans tailorn. These
two buildings wore seriously damaged by fro
nnd wntee. rAen tho IRE seemed to hays spent
8tore Of g. 3. Adams was considerably damaged.
THE FLAMES 1EAPED CHICAGO BrnEl;r,
communicating with Sherman Hall. entsrely do
ous Ssax aaa @ fo1nn of
tho eornor room Of Sherman Hall (ownod by n.
. G. TOWN.. with q stock of dry goods. In the
nost building also s,'t Owned BY H. To%n Toy VA, was
clot hing, tobocco, and cigars; r. d s. E. Weld
. occupied tho noxt ropm With q stock Of druge,
y etc.; II. II. Martin occupied the next room With
!, dry Sools and Sewing nlAelines; Raymond Bros.
:. : came next With stock Of orocko-y, glassware.
and hats; r. X. sherwin occupied the adjoining
10 room with sobacco, cigars, and d bard-hall.'
. THE noUTM END or FsilS HLock
: WIS occupied Dr 4. ". Wllbern as restaurant :;
: the centye room wad occupied by OConnail q
Kiuaball with stock OF boots mud shues, aud ad-
Joining this block was staall woodea building
!, occupied bv p. J. O'Flaherty aB boot and shoe
Shop, aud j. s. Scott with 3 harllosb shop. On
r. the second floor Of tho block John G. Er1bs
!. cnpied one room as Inv and insurance Office,
o ana lAoMas y. bfau1olu ioosn lor t'.e a' eHine
n Justice AllsH f. A. Crandall occupied The room
9'ep nuler VIII ~. a 1viG on g. =.
1oes ocoupra 'np roG na o'er ;ed e,oto s'n d d
0 tatior snop Mts :. G'ath oGHouplea a ele %"
jotnl:'s iuol W. nt9tA -. Gul.neis suoue,
seriously injured except that Of peter Schrank's,
aaod nv ra ai, "4ou ."
I THE aAsAoEMESr
y Of tho fire was very bad, and when the Fire De-
tc re'r 1a So unrv ap n
aud taIe tax 'ae some 3isky rom shom tlst hoy Id
Iops s custody t % nost m people would M b. wne to
:" place their prororty.
No one soo.ned to haye any definite ides as 8, to
10y tno IRE S snrseq; M H. Ino nfss pefsoa mno oeo E.
look attor tie building, but baker w6o was at
1nr md yens
ased, S i and te'esr"phsa to diesge for id IL hs
ia sl'apo Of engnes and, Just a. Marshal swoeny
gSsS SssaSan Gs4a sr TT IT. sp55 S Of It u9Sef nd ag the
}, naeaeG Ga"e7'' 'oA" "oAo ''"' '''o' "''o Ao'
EsGEnrnlsE;
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sh1xe ni. yoEy bF"ye and .noss oonmendaDo
= Tnssra .rn 1SsnnANcp
nossss ~; ~ o.s issunnSon s ~
co1'se aost M inpossSe' s se @ Snt to following L
l. believed to be very nearly the true statement;
tue pro,,crty-tLat wua-and ia most casea yeri-
l. nod by the insutanco agents.
anre for tyoo IN tho %estehester Of ksw Rochelle