The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-12-09

of forest burned st. Johns, 1915, 1916,
1917, 1919, 1926, 1876.
British America-New Brunswick. In
1925 there were $500 square miles of
forest and many villages burned.
Other parts of British America. Pre-
vious to 1900, A large fires; since 1900, 81
are recorded.
UNITED STATEs.-M MassachusettS-Bos-
ton. Previous to 1900, ten large fires.
From 1900 to 1860, inclusive, four large
fires. July, 1861, loss 81, 100000; Octo-
bcr 9, 1872, in 48 hours 749 buildings
were burned-loss, as officially stated, $751;
100000; May 80, 1873, large fre-loss
81 100000; December 10, 1874, loss ST.
100000.
Observation-Disclosures, 1896, "nearly
destroyed" April IA, 1857, loss $500 900;
August 2, 1873, 100 houses, loss 500 900.
District of Columbia Washington.
December l5, 1886, general post-ofice
and patent Office burned; December "a,
1851, portion of the library in the capi-
tol, 35, 900 volumes.
Penasylrania-Philadelph 1899, a
fire which commenced in theatre, Octo-
Der 4-5, 1889, 81 houses burned near
Water and Chestnut streets, loss $3.50, 900;
1874, great loss through fires from riots;
July 10, 1850, conhagration on Delaware
avenue, Water, Front and Vine streets
$50 buildings, loss 81 100000; 1864, great
petroleum fire on Prime street, loss very
heavy, some lives lost; August 4, 1869,
bonded whiskey warehouses, Front and
Lombard streets, 5000 barrels of whisky,
loss s3,500,000.
Pittsburg, 1915, 1000 buildings burned.
Nep York-New York City. Previous
to 1900, there are five large fires recorded,
including that of August II, 177S, which
destroyed 300 houses. Between 1900 and
1884, three large fires December 16,
1885, GA buildings were burned, loss
500, 900; weather very cold, and water
scarce, The Croton aqueduct was COM
menced as a consequence of this fire.
1886, loss $3.50, 900; 1889, loss $4,000
900; July 10, 1916, 3O2 buildings, loss
s6,O0O,0OO; November 10, 1853, Harpcrs'
extensive bindery, loss 81 100000; Dec.
20, 1858, Front street and shipping, loss
$3.50, ,000i October 13, 1858, international
Exhibition building; December 20, 1859,
Beeckman street, loss $500, 900; February
2, 1860, so lives lost; May, 1862, great
petroleum fire; July 1915, 1868, riots,
loss 100000; April 16, 1865, warehouses,
loss S2,150,O00; July l3, 1865, Barnum's
museum; September "a, 1867, Tompkins
street, loss 5000, 900; December 10, 1872,
Fifth Avenue hotel; July 26, 1873, gov
ernment bonded warehouses, loss $500 900;
February 8, 1876, Broadway and Crosby
street, loss 81 100000.
Buffalo September 26, 1851, 500
buildings, loss S500,000.
NeW Jersey-Jorsey City. August 10,
1866, great petroleum fire, loss S2,000,O00.
Mame-Portland. July 4, 1866, loss
S10,000,00O.
0regon-Portland. July, 1873, 366
buildings, loss 1875 900.
South Caroliaa-Charlcsto Several
destructive fires are recorded previous to
1S00,* 1888, 1,15S buildings, loss So
100000; December IL, 1860, loss $780,
900, 900; 1868, loss s3O00,O00.
Missowi-St. Louis, 1S49, loss 49,.
100000.
Winois--Chicago. October 0, 1855,
loss $3.50, 900; 1857, loss S350,O00; Sept.
10, 1858, loss S500,000 April IS, 1860,
loss s15O,OO0; Aug. 10, 1866, loss $780,
000 Sept. 4, 1870, loss s2,5OO,O00; Oct.
s, 1871, loss s250,OOO; October 8, 1871,
loss S165,0OO,00O Extended over five
square miles) July IA, 1874, loss 81, 4,OOO,-
900 (extended over 60 acrcs.)
CdlJornia-San Francisco. May 4,
July IA, and September II, 1s5O-64O
buildings burned; May 3, 1851, $500
buildings, loss $500, 900; June %, 1851,
500 buildings, loss s3,OOO,O00.
Sacramento. November IL, 1852, 200
buildings, loss s5,OOOOOO.
Nevada-Nevada City, 1852, nearly
destroyed. Virginia City, October 26,
1875, city mostly destroyed, and machin-
cry of mines greatly damaged; loss ST.
100000.
Other parts Of the United States.-Pre-
vious to 1900, seventeen fires are record
ed, which include several very large ones
in Charleston and Savannah. The latter
city was greatly damaged by FIRE on July
A, 1853. After 1900, there are "a fires
recorded in various parts, including the
destruction, in the State of New Jersey,
in 1926, Of $4,000 acres of timber and
5000 cords of cut wood.
South AMERIoA.-Dutch Guiana-
Paramaribo, 1921, 1000 buildings, loss
very large.
Demerara-Georgetown. April 3 and
July 5, 1864, two fires, loss "a, 100000.
Brasa-Not a single fire recorded.
Pcru.-March, 1899, $4,000 houses
burned; no details. Iquique, October 27,
1875. The city was built mostly Of wood,
on nitrous soil, and three -fourths of the
buildings were destroyed, loss $4,000, 900.
argentine Republic-Mendoza. March
20, 1861, a fire followed an earthquake,
which destroyed large part of the city,
and 800 persons are said to have been
burned to death.
Carbohydrates, 1S43, large fire, loss
SZ,OO0,UOO; November IL, 1858, loss S3,-
1000; 1859, 1860, 1862, 1S64-four
destructive fires.
Santiago. December s, 1868, terrible
destruction Of large church by fire, and
loss Of 1000 lives.
= There is apparently q misprint in the
chronology at this point. The loss at Char.
laofsN in tu
ously, in the Cyclopedia, under the head of
Charleston, Mr.. Walford made the estimate
e100, 900. A loss of 100000 in Charleston
in l77s would appear to have been physical
impossibility.
December l776-l876.