The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-16

a list OF the heaviest losers among tn
insurance companies here, by the Chicag
fire, as far as ascertained Home 10000
Phoenix, of Brooklyn. 5000 to 10000
German American $4,000 to 10000; Gel
man, 10000; Republic 1900; Underwri
tiers Agency, $1,000; Continental, SO, 600
Hanover, &c, 900; Standard, 10000; Mort
British and Mercantile, 10000; Howard
%. 900; Irving, 1900; Williamsburg City
10000. The news of the fire this morn
ing temporarily knocked down stocks, bu
the market soon rallied. The stock mar
ket is the only one that has been at all dis
turbed.
| WASHINGTON, July Is. George 5
Bangs, General Superintendent of the Rail
way Postal Service, goes to Chicago, to
night to look after the interests OF tn
Postofice Department in connection witt
the burning postofice in that city las
night. The government loses between
$50, 900 and $4,000 by the destruction o
the Office.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, July l5.-The in
surance companies here lose $l13,UO0 by
the Chicago fire. The Etna loses $75,
900; Hartford. $4,000; National, $25,
| 900; Phoenix, ~ ',OUO.
CHICAGO, July l5.-Another fire broke
out about 4:3O this afternoon in the north
western part Of the city, in the vicinity OF
Milwaukee and Chicago avenues. Fifteen
to twenty buildings were burned. They
are chiefly stores, saloons and carpenter
shops. A brisk northwest breeze famed
the flames. The infamable character OF
the buildings fed them till it seemed that
the fire would soon assume the proportions
of that of last night, but the fire depart
ment were promptly on hand, and by a
vigorous battling of the flames they were
finally subdued with only the loss stated
above. Great excitement prevailed for a
time, as it seemed inevitable that the
flames would sweep toward the heart Of
the city.
The fire in Northwest Chicago, origina-
ted in the smoke house of Durgair's pack
ing establishment Almost an entire block
was consumed, but the buildings were gen.
orally of the poorer sort. The fire ragged
for an hour and half A planning mill
with some valuable machinery and patterns
was destroyed. The total loss is placed
at 100000 The flames are now com
pletely under control. During the pro-
gress of this fire two attempts at incen-
diarism in the same neighborhood were
discovered and frustrated In one case
kerosene oil was used About O'Clock an
alarm from Wabash Avenue and Madison
street was sounded but the fire proved to
be Of small moment.
To-day fire occurred from to P. NJ,
on Milwaukee avenue between Sangamon
and Morgan streets, and before it was ex-
tinguished spread on Sangamon and Pratt
streets, destroying about twenty houses,
a majority Of them frame shantes. The
locality was inhabited by the poorer class
of Germans. The loss is probably about
800, 900, and the insurance not more than
one fifth of that amount.
CHICAGO, July l5.--The fire at Osh
kosh, commencing p NJ. yesterday, was
the most terrible in her history. 1t com
menced in lioille' seed store, and for
distance Of two miles one way and one halt
the other was driven by terrific gale and
swept everything. 1t is reported that 400
buildings were burned and 500 families
rendered homeless The loss is estimated
at over 5000, 900; insurance not yet known
The city treasurer died from overwork
during the fire, Policeman Ford will die
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