The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-30
Sodme Particulars Of the Oshlkosh
Fire.

CHICAGO, April 29.-The hter.O OCEAN
tomorrow morningwill publish the fol-
lowing facts about the Oahkosh FIRE which
they learned from Gen, Allen, proprietor
Of the Northwestern newspaper! Of that city {:
The loss to Morgan Bros :, in whose mills
the Ere originated, was 500 900, on james
& STILES mill $50 900, with little insur-
ancc. Spaulding's residence, one Of the
finest in the city, was burned. The N.Fth-
lreatevR Office went like paper, though the
building in which It was situated was
brick. Courtney's block, erected last
winter. Loss $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Also the following; Ruchter's hat store,
loss $1,000 to : $4,000; Williams
block, loss y 81, 900; |Hay's hardware
store los, ,.S6O00O;S Kuehm, & Steads,
dry :; goods, X loss : $4,000; Webber,
millinery, loss $40 900; Clark 4 Forbes,
dry goods, $4,000; Wall, grocery, S1S,0
,NofiIIcaerR building, Sl1, 900, Insurance,
$4,000; Biggers, dry goods, about 800, 900.
This was the largest store in the town,
and the building was regarded as fire.
proof. Mckee 6 Folds, dry goods, S76,-
0O0; Coils block, containing the Iade-
pcadeat $4,000; POstofice, $4,000; Stick.
ney; boots and shoes, $50, 900; Jones 4 Bliss,
dry goods, $50, 900; Ford candy, $4,000;
Hughes, dry goods, $4,000; BowmanS
store, $4,000; lash s& Pages grocery,
$4,000; JOhnson's shoe 'sIore, $50, 0,00Oi
Rollins shoe store, 1000 to $S5, 900
Hatch's jewelry store, $4,000; public
library, $1,000; Gardner's confectionery
and Times office, with other offices in the
same building, $40, 900; BeckwiLh House,
$4,000; insurance $4,000; sGardners
block, containing good templars hall,
$4,000; Opera House, $3.50, 900; the Court
House and records were saved; Adams y
Fremont, house burned, loss about $26'
00Oi : Coleman's Printing Office, $6,OOOi
Morse & Bisnaps, Wholesale liquor house,
$4,000; three stores In an adjoining
blocky- $4,000; Crawford ! 4 Williams
hardware store, $30,00O Forbes block,
$4,000; Moses 4 schlorbis' leather store,
$4,000; PoWells croCkety store, S2O, 900.
These figures only approximate, and no
list Of insurance could DO given by Mr..
Allen then. At this hour little beyond
what was tclegraphed from Chicago this
afternoon about the insurance can DO
learned. The insurance agents here say
they can not obtain any facts from their
representatives in Oshkosh, and owing to
the condition Of the wires little report
can be obtained from that point.
! CHICAGO, April 20.-The Inter Oceans
OskOsk special says there Is no possible
way Of arriving at the loss Of the Insur-
anCe Company's 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 have been
burnd. The insurance In this agency,
Garry and lIusman, is estimated at half o
million.
The total loss by the fire Is thought TO
be greater than at first reported, and Is
now put al two and half millions dol
lars II is estimated In general terms
that the insurance Ia so per cent Of the
losses. 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
discouragcment among business men and
the feeling Is strong that rebuilding must
commence at once. Several hours rain
to-day failed to extinguish the fire which
Is still burning. .H