The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-07-24
NUMBER 40.
CHICAGO,S PLAGUE.
Corrected List OF Losses and InsuraBees
by the Great Fire.

/ by the Great Fire
| The fire that devastated Chicago last
week threatened at one time to destroy
the entire city but by the subsidence
| of the wind and the strenuous efforts
of the fire department it was checked at
| last. Some six million dollars worth
of property was destroyed; but the fire
swept over blocks that escaped before.
aud many of them were covered with
flame buildings, which in that wind
swept city furnished tinder for the de-
vouring flames to feed upon. It begun
In the howell of Pole, as the former
fire commenced in barn and this fact
raises the serious question whether such
buildings should be permitted in great
city.
The actual loss was considerably
smaller than estimated at first. In all
about one thousand buildings were con-
sumed, but a very large proportion were
mere rookeries of the fiimsiest descrip-
ton, whose destruction involved COM
paratively little loss. Some sixty acres
were burned over, most of it lying west
of State street. yet the loss falls princi-
pally on the east side of that street,
where were located all the valuable
buildings burned-the First Baptist
church, Continental, ST. James, and
Michigan avenue hotels, postoffice,
AdeIphia treatre, Davis sewing machine
building, JODes's school, and one or two
other buildings of modest dimensions.
All the important public buildings
burned are on Wabash avenue, and
these, together with few fine residences
on the avenue, comprise the bulk of the
loss. Sampson, Gilbert & Co. 8 furni-
ture house was considerably damaged,
but at that point, corner Van Buren and
Wabash avenue, where the wholesale
palaces of new Chicago begin, the fire
was checked. The new postofflce build
ing cost S75, 900 Joneg's school, $780,
600; Adelphia theatre, $4,000 st.
James Hotel, 800, 600; Michigan avenue
hotel, $40, 600 the Continental, $50, 600;
Woods hotel, $50, 900. The buildings
occupied by Herens L Co., Terra Gotta
company, the Inter Ocean buildings,
were valued at about $40, 900 each: the
First Baptist church, 5000, 600. OF the
private residences a number of them
were very fine and costly edifces, and
furnished in an elegant manner.
The losses of state street cannot be
particularized, each being so small in
itself, but the grand aggregate amounts
to a very large sum. A large number
of the insurance agencies furnish an
estimate of the losses sustained by the
companies which they represent, as fol-
lows. While it is not a complete ex-
hibit it is as full andaccurate as can be
got at present:
Hartford, 90, 500; North British, $40, 900;
Irving, $40, 900; German American, $40, ,OOO
National, $50, 600; New Orleans, Sc, 900; Frank
lin, Sc, COO Imperial Gondon). S37 600; Cen
traI CSt. Louis), S1S. 900; New York Standard
$4,000 st. Joseph (Mo.). 1925; Scottish Com
81 500; Allemania. $50. 600; Millvile On. j.,
$50, ,0O0 Trade, 5000; Humboldt On. y,
S6.0 Phoenix (Haltford), S20, 600; Phoenix
CBroOklyn), $50 600 Queens and Commerce
(Albany), S65, 600; Traders (Chicago), $685.
600; Northwestern National, $3.50; Mercsn-
tile (ChicsgO), S., 500; Hudson Jersey City,,
$500; Globe (Chicago), $4,000; Hamburg
(Bremen) $50, coo; Rochester, $4,000 Adri-
attic, $230G0 Firemens Fund S7,50O Com
meTcial Union, go, 500; Shoe and Leather,
$1,000; Prescott S13, 900 Williamsburg, S33,-
600; Peoples $4,000; Benjamin Franklin,
S2,500; Home (New York;, 10000; Ger
coming, S25, 600; Pennsylvania S25, 900 Clay,
$4,000; Franklin (BostOn), 50. 400; Chicago
Association, 81, 600; Atlantic and Pacific (Chi-
cagO) 500, 900; Michigan STATE S15, ,0OG; Cir
ard, $4,000; Fsrmers' york, Pa }, S12, 600;
St. Paul, $4,000; Cleveland, $4,000; Etna
(Hartford), $4,000.
These are the only individual losses
reported. Other agents. who represent
each several companies, sum up the
losses to their agencies as follows:
Orient Hartford, Lancashire, and Connect
cut companies, $50, 600; the Queen of Liver
pool, Commercial of Albany, $50, 900; Me-
cbanics' and Traders of New York, $4,000;
Union Fire OF PhIladelphia and NErrsgansett
OF Providence, g, 600 ; Underwriters Of New
York, Niagara of New York, Fireman's OF
Dayton, $50, GOO; Pennsylvania American Fire
Association and Reading companies, $50, 900;
Home of Columbus, Fire and Marine Of Bos-
ton, Hoffman of New York, and London As
SUI ance, $50, 1000; Howard Citizens of Boston,
National Of New York, and America Of Pitts
burg, S75, 900; Commercial of st. Louis. Ger
man, $4,000; Citizens,, Fran kiln, and St
pies Safeguard Of Philadelphia aud Home OF
Galveston, $50, OO0
Considerable of this insurance is on
stocks of merchandise, and the agents
claim that in many cases their loss viii
be reduced fifty per cent. by salvage.