The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-01
FRIGHTENING PROSPECTS.

CHICAGO. Ill, April 80, 1878.
special to the Times from Oshkosh says the
prospect at that city is already Frightening, and
the probabilities are that before winter the ma
jority Of the business blocks will be rebuilt. Tho
debris is cleared away from the principal streets,
which are thronged with visitors, who have
come Gom all directions TO sec the ruins.
Insurance men are present from all parts
OF the country. They do not take DIS
couraging view or the counagration as a
general thing, aud not a lew have declared they
will stand ready to renew their risks. The struc-
lures burned down were generally pretty well In
sured and are owned by men who can AFFORD TO
rebuild. The vaults OF the First National Bank
were opened to-day and the contents found intact.
Six;y-nine business structures were destroyed
and ABOUT half OF these will be rebuilt immedi.
ately.
The police to-day made careful count, and
found thar, large and small the sum total OF the
dwellings destroyed IS about 500; these are valued
at an average OF SO, 500 each, which gives an
aggregate loss or 81 0Oo which is probably near
the correct figure. the loss on business houses
Is about 100000, ana on the lumber
interest from 100000 TO $3.50, 900, max
ing total OF about 81, 500, 600, on witch the
insurance is iully sl,00o,000. The agency that did
the most business lost all their books. but have
nearly arrived at the correct figures OF their
losses.
the following are the amounts OF the losses sus-
tanned by each oil the companies as nearly as the
most diligent inquiry can ok them, aud generally
they are the.dgnres that Will be forwarded 10 the
Home Of New York 100000; Esua, OF Hartford,
$4,000; North America Of Philadelphia, $40, 900;
London and Liverpool and Globe $1,000; Phoenix.
OF Hartford, :, $4,000; FIRE and Marine, OF
Mercani the $50 ooo Hartford, OF Hartford. $50 ooo
New Underwriters. S3o,ooo;. Aemanla. Of Pitts
burg, $4,000; Madison Mutual, $4,000; Pne-
New York. $1,000; Orient. OF Hartford
Sl6,500; man-Amercan, OF New York. S25, 900;
Lancashire, or England. $4,000; Penn, OF Phlla-
deIpha. $4,000; Pennsylvania. OF Philadelphia
$4,000; Fire Association, OF Philadelphia, SIS 900
Peoples, OF Memphis; Fire and Marine, OF ST.
Paul; Connecticut, OF Hartford, and Atlas, OF do.
$4,000 each; Fire and Marine. OF Detroit and
Flremen's OF Milwaukee,. $4,000 eac": Citizens,
OF Newark; New Orleans Association, FranN!in. OF
Wheeling, and Millville. n. j., $1,000 each
Home, OF Columbus, $6so0; Planters, OF
Memphis; Black River, or WATERFOWL, \;
Hartford: faneul Hall, OF Boston; Fireman's,
OF san Francisco, and Franklin, OF PhiladeI phla,
$1,000 each; st. Joseph, OF missouri, $4,000;
Traders. Of Chicago, aud Globe OF Chicago, $4,000
outside OF she lumber Interest tile insurance is
about nifty per cent OF the losses. Among the
heavy losers are Jones 4 STEELE, 100000 I'm
$40, OO0l Mickey q Folds, $35 600; Clark & Forces
$4,000 insurance $27,000l 5. M. Hay a. Bro,
s45.O0O; r. J. Watson, $4,000 insurance $4,000
Cell x Rogers, $25,00O
reei committee has been organized and sub
stantial assistance for the afnicted is arriving
from Fond du Lac and other neighboring cities.
Last evening at a meeting OF The council the
fire limits were pushed forward in the direction
to take the saw and planning mills out OF this 10
caliJy.