The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-25
CIiI9iGO's PLAGUE.
Corrected LIkssof Losses and assurances
81 ehe Great Fire.

~ enc Great Fire.
The fire snat devastated Chicago last
week threatened at one time to destroy
the entire citA.;, but by the subsistence
of the wind nd the strenuous efforts
of the fire Department it was checked at
last. Some SIX million dollars worth
of property was destroyed; but the fire
sweptover blocks that escaped before,
aud many of them were covered with
flame buildings, which in that wind
swept city furnished finder for the de-
vouring fiamssSto feed upon. 1t begun
in the howell of Pole, as the former
fire commenced in a barn and this fact
raises the serious question whether such
buildings shoald 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 avery large proportion were
mere rookeriss of the flimsiest descrip-
ton, whose destruction involved com
paratively little loss. Some sixty acres
were burned aver, most of it lying west
of State STREET. yet the loss falls princi-
pally on the east side of that street,
where We're located all the valuable
buildings bR-ned the First Baptist
church, CoGfnental, St. James. and
Michigan 5enue hotels, postoffice.
Adelphia tre.sre, Davis sewing machine
building, Jonas school, and one or two
other baildiI5sof modest dimensions.
All the iu npt public buildings
burned - abash avenue, and
these. O. few fine residences
on the1 sse the bulk of the
loss.- > 3 80 & Co.'S furni-
ture - rally damaged,
blit 2 : - Van Buren, and
- Il the Wholesale
.'| T. - begin the fire
- s. III, 000; st.
Jane' Michigan avenue
hotel = q - u mental, $50, 600;
Woos - Tie buildings
occupIed ~ 3 IS & Co., Terra Gotta
company, ~ inter- Ocean buildings,
were valuses f%5out $40. 600 each: the
Figst Baptist Church, $500, 600. OF the
private residences a number of them
we're very fise AMI costly edifces, and
furnished in n elegant manner.
Us. losses # state street cannot be
paIhcalarized cache being so small in
itSalf, but the grand aggregate amounts
to Avery large sum. 4 large number
"a 49, AAAaN%-At-.NC H4Cl4AACo 4tAIulSn Au
estimate of the losses sustained by the
COMPANIES which they represent. as fol-
lows: Whileit is not "A complete ex-
hibit it is as iull andaccurate as can be
got ct present:
Hartford. $3.50; North British. 500. 900;
Irving, $4,000; Germsn American so. geo;
National, $4,000; New Orleans. : q, 600: Frank
I'm. $1,000; Imperial tLondou). s3T. 900. Cen
tral ISL Loclrl sis 600; New York Standard
$4,000 St Joseph (Mo-l. SS25: Scottish Com
mercial Glasgow, S37. 0o0: Lamar y. ".
> 500 Allemsnia- $50. 600; NIllyille N j..
$4,000; Trade, 5000: Humboldt IN ",
$4,000 Phwnix (HAtford). $50 600 Phoenix
(Brookiynl. $4,000; Queens and Commerce
Albany, 965.o0a: Traders Chicago. sos
GOO; Northwestern National sc $50 Mercar-
tile (Chicsgol, $500; Hudson Jersey City),
$500; Globe (Chicago), SIS, coo Hamburg
lBremen.l $50, 0o0; Rochester $1,000 Adri-
attic, $500; FIremsns Fund, $500: Com
mercisl Union. $500; shoe and Leather,
$1,000 Prescott. SIS. eco WILLIAMSBURG $50
~; PEOPLES $4,000 Benjamin Franklin,
S25s0;' Home New York;, $40 coo; Ger
mania. S2Sc Underwriters. $1,000 Iv-
coming. S25, coo; Pennsylvania. SOS. 600: Cav.
$1,000 Franklin (BOstonl, 8 900: Chi ago
Association. IS, coo; Atlantic and Pacific fChi-
cago), 500, 0e0; Michigan State. SIS. 600: Cir
ard, $4,000; Farmers York. Pa. S12. 600;
s. 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 n their acaDeTaS oS fOIIou-s.