Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

heavy losses among the insurance
companies in this city. The following
Is list of some of the losses among the
local insurance companies Home,
Sl50, 600: Phoenix of BROOKLYN, $685.
900 to S30, 900; German. American
Diltor Underwriters Agency, S57 .090;
Continental $50 600; Hanover, 800
900; Standard, $4,000; North British
and Mercantile, $50, 900. As n general
rule the losses are light, as most of The
damages occurred in district where
the rates of the boards of the companies
were very high, in consequence of the
inflammable character of the build
ings
HARTFORD, July 16.-The risks of
the Hartford Insurance Company on
proportion in the Chicago burnt dis
trict amount to Sl73,00O, as follows:
1Itna SIS 600, Hartford S47 900, Ma
tional S25 900. Phoenix $1,000, Con.
necticut 5000, Orient $500, and
Atlas 81 800.
Another Fire and SIN DurninE,
CINCINNATI, July 10, 1870 p. NJ
The Chicago operators say another
fire has broken out on West Side.
This is in new district, seperate from
the fire of last night. The wind Is
high. No additional particulars yet
obtained, but it is reported to have
burned over two blocks already. The
fire commenced at the corner of Mil
waukee avenue and Erie street, West
Side. Eighteen houses, principally
wooden structures, are destroyed, and
the fire is still burning.
LATER,
CINCINNATI, July 10, Z p. Mt is
now reported from Chicago that the
Wist Side fire is under control.
Loss of the second Fire IL Estimated
nt 100000.
CHICAGO, Julyl5, S p. M-Another
fire broke out about $3.50 p. NJ, in the
western part of the city in the junction
of the Milwaukee and Chicago avenues
10 or 20 buildings, comprising stores,
saloons, planning aud carpenter shops
were burned in short time the flames
being famed by brisk northwest
breeze and fed by very inflamable mas
terial. The Fire Department succeed
ed in checking the progress of the fire
before it did further damage than al -
ready stated. Considerable excitement
prevailed for n time, the repetition of
| the scenes of last night was feared
| LATER-The fire originated in Du-
| gan's smoke house, in the rear of his
/ packing establishment, nearly an en-
/ tire block was burnt, but the buildings
were mostly of an inferior sort, one
| planning mill was destroyed with some
valuable machinery and patterns. The
loss is estimated at $50, 600.
Losses of Newspaper men.
Among the residences burned were
those of Horace White, editor of the
| Tribune, Hon. J. y. Scammon, j. X.
Forrest, City Clerk T.. @, Hall, corner
| Peckcourt and Wabash avenue. Mr..
White saved his library.
Loss iu Chicago Fire, S2."ii97O.
The total insurance on the losses and
by the fire is 81 727 800, the estimated
total salvage is S4S2 ,320. The net loss
is 81, pa, $40.
MILWAUKEE, July 15.-The bound
aries of the burnt district in Oshkosh
extends from Beckwith House to its
rear on Division street, thence NORTH
on Division street TO Gown street
then northeast beyond the city
limits, then almost to LAX,
Winnebago. Six hundred building
were destroyed, and three Thousand
people rendered homeless. The loss i
about one million dollars, and the in
surance one hundred and sixty thou
sand dollars.
Amount OF Insurance in Oshkosh,
OSHKOSH, WIS, July ETH
following are the amounts of insuranc
on the property destroyed in the grea
fire here, as given by the ditleren
agencies: In Wisconsin Companies
$50, 900. In other companies, mostl!
Eastern, S732, $50. The aggregate los
is now given as 81 500, 0O0sin roun,
numbers. The number of bushes
, houses destroyed is about 100 and {
, residences 500.
, The bodies of two men and chill
were discovered under the ruins of tn
, house at 46l, South Clark street, las
, evening and taken to the morgue-
They were victims of Tuesdays fir,
Among the losses by fire yesterda
are Augan's packing house and on
buildings, worth about SO, 600, unir
sured; the stock valued at Sl2,O0
|, partially insured. Katz & Miller
planning mills, loss probably SIS, 0OC
Brege-' sash, door and blind factory
$50, 600 to $4,000.
Extensive CODGaRratIOn ia COnstaI
= tinOpIe.
5 CONSTANTINOPLE, July l6.-An eN
9 tensive cOntlagration is raging /
7 Galata, one of the suburbs of this city
| Many buildings were burned.
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