The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-01
The Oshkosh Fire.

Gen. Allen, proprietor of the Oshkosh
Northwestern, makes the following esli
mates of the heaviest losses by the Osh-
kosh fire: Morgan Bros. in whose mill the
fire originated, $780, 600 James Il STILES
mill, $50, 900; Hays hardware block, SG0,-
900 Clark & Forbes, dry goods, $50, 900
Walls grocery, $4,000 Begger's dry
goods, about 100000 This was the
largest store in town, and was regarded as
fire proof. Mckee & Folds, dry goods,
$4,000; Gales blsck, containing the In
dependent, ahont $50 900 Union national
bank building, S25, 900; postoffice, SIT ,00O
Stickney's boot and shoe, 10000 Jones
IL Bros. dry goods, $50. 900; Ford's confec-
tionery, $4,000; Hughes dry goods, $780,
COO; Bowman's store, $40 ,000 Ash tS Page
groceries, 100000; johnson, boots and
shoes, $4,000 Rollins, boots and shoes,
S25, 900 to 100000 Hatch, jewelry, $780,
600, Public library, $1,000; Gardner,
confectionery, the Times offices, with
other offices in the same block, SAC, 900
Beckwith house, 100000 Badgers block,
containing good templars hall, $4,000
Opera house, $l50,000 The court house
with records was saved. fremont house,
loss about $4,000; Morse q Bisnah,
wholesale liquor dealers, $4,000 three
houses IN adjoining block, 100000; Craw-
ford & Williams, hardware, $50, 900 Metz
& Schlorbis. leather, 100000 Powell,
crockery, $50, 900 Dickman's store, $685.
600.
TWO AND A HALF MILLIONS GoSE-rHE IN
sURANCE.
CHICAGO, April 30.
A special dispatch to the Inter-Ocean
from Oshkosh says there is no possible way
of arriving at the loss to insurance CON-
panies by the Oshkosh fire, since all the
agencies but one have been burned out,
and the books are in confusion, while the
books OF one agency are burned. The
total loss by the fire is now put at 50, $780,
900. About three hundred families are
burned out, and relief is much needed.
The city council has appropriated $4,000
| for their Immediate wants. There is no
| encouragement among business men, and
the feeling is strong that rebuilding must
commence at once. Several hours rain
yesterday failed to extingush the fire, and
it is still burning among the debris.
New York, April 80.
A dispatch from Fond du Lac says the
present is the fifth great conflagration
which hrs desolated Oshkosh, and the third
within year. The last, the greatest of
all, has taken most of the fine residences
and homes. Oshkosh lies on flat piece of
ground, and there is an almost continuous
southwest wind, which on this occasion
was blowing with great violence. 1t has
been the custom in Oshkosh latterly, when
heavy westerly wind was blowing, for the
mills, which are situated in the western
part of the city to stop work to prevent
fires. number of mills shut down on
| Wednesday, No one but Spaulding & Peck
refused to stop work to prevent fires, and
when Mr.. Morgan asked Peck to do so he
was answered that he (Peck) intended to
run his own business. Shortly after this
Morgan Brothers mill was observed
to be on fire, and IN few minutes the
whole building was in flames. The fire
companies and thousands of citizens were
promptly on hand, but the gale was so
fierce and the material of the mills so COM
bustible that the fire could not be stopped,
and speedily drove them from place to
pace, advancing to the head of the city.
j. N. Davis attempted to save some books
fIom his mill, but, becoming bewildered,
was nearly roasted to death before he
could find his way out, and ex-
pired soon after reaching the open air. The
air was filled with shingles and cinders,
which bore destruction to houses at great
distance, and, as the flames advanced rap
idly toward the principal thoroughfares,
even the most sanguine gave up the hope
of checking them, and the city was devas-
tated as already described.