The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-16
Another Chicago Fire.

RANCE ceaP4SIEs, &c.
CHICAGO, November ia fire broke out
in the upper story of Field 4 Letters ex-
tensfye retail establishment, northeast cor
ner OF State and Washington streets, at s
O'Clock last night. Within an hour the roof
| had fallen In. and the fire seemed to be be-
yond the control OF the Fire Department..
Despite their exertions the three upper
stories were completely Quilted, and the i'm
mense stock OF dry goods contained In them
completely destroyed, The stock on the
two lower floors IS, OF course, damaged by
water, except portion rescued.
LIST OF cAsUALTIEs-sEVERAL FIREMEN MISS
ISG-Loss, A MILLION AND HALF.
The building may therefore be considered
very nearly total loss. The stock is
yariously estimated at from $75O,000 to
81, 500, 900. Mfr. Field himself estimates at
about 81 ZOO, 900 on the stock. The man
agcr OF the retail department says there was
a retail stock in the store of S750,00 and
from S250,OOO to 100000 OF the wholesale
stock stored in the basement. The in
surance on the building is not known, but
is stated to be over 100000, and is placed
by a. New York agency. The stock is be-
lieyed to be insured for at least two thirds
of its value. The accidents were numerous,
and scarcely any OF the fremen escaped
without bruises.
The following are the known casualties:
Charles A. Dudley, OF San Francisco, but
formerly member Of the Chicago Fire-In-
surance Company, which he was assisting,
was killed; Waterman in the building,
name unknown; L. T. Thornburgh, fire.
man. injured dangerously internally; Fran
els Flanagan, internally hurt, dangerously;
| ID r. Eron nn1
mouth severely; Jerome Barley, pipeman,
badly about the face and hands.
The following are missing: John
| O'Rourke and Eugene SMeeny, pipemen,
supposed to be in the ruins. Pat. Smith,
an employee, was hurt badly by falling tim
Der, which struck him on the head. All the
| injured are more or less burned. The in
iuries, however. resulted largely from the
falling stairs and elevator, which fell on ac-
count Of the breaking Of the rope. Three
men were under it, and two were proba-
bly, killed. Eight hundred and fifty per-
sons are thrown out of employment by this
disaster; OF them, $50 are women employed
as dressmakers, filters, &c.
The building was owned by the Singer
Manufacturing Company, and cost when
built five years ago) S75O,000, and is now
worth at least half million. The walls,
which were impaired by an earlier fire, have
never been as strong as they should be, and
are now so shaky that they will doubtless
come down.
Second Dispatch.
CHICAGO, November 15.-The fire broke
out again, making necessary the flooding OF
the basement where the packing goods were
stored. There are only two fatalities; five
others were badly injured. The insurance
Sc rl1 an Fixya thnJsnn6
each In the State Firemen's, Of New Or
leans; Home Mutual, OF New Orleans; Mer-
chants and Traders, of New Orleans; Aier-
chants Mutual, OF New Orleans; Sun, OF
New Orleans; Teutonia, OF New Orleans;
Union, Of New Orleans; and Virginia State;
$1,000 in the Crescent Mutual Of New Or
leans.
The loss on stock in packages is estimated
not to exceed forty per cent. The insu-
rance thereon includes the Virginia and
Home, of Richmond, $4,000 each. Loss on
fixtures, thirty-fye per cent. of.the insu-
rance. '.':
[The Richmond Fire Association also had
risk Of $4,000 upon the fire, which expired
onlya few days ago. but was renewed on
90 = VIRGINIA INSURANCE.
New York, November 15.-The vice.
president OF the Singer Manufacturing
Company to-day stated that the loss to their
building by the fire in Chicago would not
exceed 100000. The land on which the
building was erected cost them S33S, 900.
The building cost 100000. The insurance
in Virginia companies is as follows: Gran
lite, Richmond, $4,000 Philadelphia, 49,
600; Commercial, Richmond, $500; City,
of Richmond, $4,000; Merchants and Me-
chanics, Richmond, $4,000; Richmond Fire
Association, $4,000; Petersburg, Va, s5,-
900. .........; go. 81.
The Competitive Drill at Columbia.
THE GOVERNORS GUARD, OF COLUMBIA, WIN
TEE PRIzE-THE WALKER LIGHT GUARD, OF
RICHMOND. .THRD-GRAND BALL, &C.
[speciar telegram TO the Dispatch.J
+. COLUMBIA, s. G.a. November live ar
rived here at 8 O'Clock this morning, after
tedious ride from Richmond. At 10 O'Clock
the parade took place, and the competitive
drill at 9 P. NJ. The march was very
heavy one, and the boys were very much
exhausted, having had no sleep since leav-
ing Richmond.
In the drill the Governors Guard, OF
Columbia, came out first, the Clark Light
Infantry second, Company 3 Walker Light
Guard) third, and the R. V. R. Club fourth.
The score stood:
Manual. .............Z.9
Drill. ...'''''.'''''|'S|
Maximum.
The Walker Light Guard will leave to-
morrow for Richmond. There was an Inn
mense crowd present. 80.
Tonight there was grand ball.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
| Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
COLUMBIA, S. c., November 15.-1n the
competitive drill to-day the prize was won
| by the Governors Guard. OF this place.
The drill was very creditable to all con-
cerned. 1t Il due to. the Walker Light
! uuaM TO say that they were under great
disadvantage, having travelled for twenty
four hours without sleep, and, with the
long march after they got here, were pretty
well exhausted. They leave for home some
time tomorrow.
Tonight there was grand ball at the
State House.
The trotting races were won by horses
from Richmond.
The Valley Road to be Continued to
Salem.
| Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
STAuNToN, Va, November l5.-After a
two days. session the Valley Railroad stock
holders to-day adopted resolution authori.
| z;np fba nrasidenf and directors TO mort