The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-04
THE SUNDAY SCORCH.
MORE THAN FIFTY BUILDINGS DES
TROYED AT MOUND CITY
LOSS $4,000
THE COURT HOUSE AND ALL THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL BUILDINGS BURNED,

SCHOOL BUILDINGS BURNED.
A terrible calamity has suddenly fallen
upon Mound City in the form Of conaa-
grafton, that, to her, is equal to the great
Chicago fire. About o'clock p. NJ. dis
patch was received at Cairo, and the
fire bells sounded the alarm; within fifteen
minutes time train on the G. g. V. RI. r.,
containing the companies engines and
hose carriages of the Hibernians, Arabs and
Rough and Ready fire companies were
on their way to the burning town. The
railroad company, the fire companies and
all deserve special mentionand praise for
the energy displayed Mayor Thistle
wood and cx,Mayor Winter &C
companied the flemen and both
rendered efficient service at the fire.
The fire originated in the
roof of Zauones saloon or restaurant
and was first discovered by some small
boys who gave the alarm. This was about
. o'clock, and as little apprehension was
felt, help was not telegraphed for until half
an hour later The upper story of the
building was soon a sheet of flames which
rapidly communicated itsclfto the Washing.
ton house on the north, kept by Mrs. Vogcl.
From this house the flames spread rapidly
up Main street, destroying in It's course in
an almost increditably short time, the store
and residence Of f. G. Frickc, the double
dwelling occupied by Thos, Moran and
Mr.. Ncidlestein, the residence and saloon
of Peter Coldwater a building occupied as
a residence and barber shop and burning
the out buildings, fences, etc around the
tirc-proot brick adjoining the barber shop.
Satisfied with its work in this direction. the
fire turned with the wind and the great
mercantile house OF &. T. Myers and vii
sons sIorc-buIdings were swept
away. In quick succession followed
| the residence of b. l.. uen. the court
house school buildings, Meyer & Nord-
mans factories, G. F. Meyers ware house
IND several residences. The records were
removed from the court house to places Of
safety, but all or nearly all loose docu-
ments were destroyed The long continued
drouth had left everything so dry that the
fire brands and cindcrs, carried by the high
/ winds, kindled fire wherever they touched,
50 that there We're dozen different houses
on fire at once, rendering concerted action
impossible
In addition 10 those already mentioned,
We note the burning of the old Mound
City Brewery building, the cottages of Fir.
Bowling and Mr.. Williams, the store OF c.
Mol & Son, Prices ware house. the resi-
dencc Of Vim. Dougherty and all the adj.
joining buildings, shops and residences
! along Second street, and a number Of other
buildings in that neighborhood, owned
by persons whose names we have
orgotten. The number OF dwellings and
stores destroyed were not less than fifty
and the out buildings barns stables. ETC.
would sNcll the number to a hundred and
fifty. A large part Of the town, compris-
Ing probably thirty or forty acres, was
swept clean in the short space of two hours.
That IL was not worse must be credited to
our efficient fire department The activity
Of the railroad men saved the c. & V. r..
X. depot, and the actual loss to the campany
is comprised IN the burnt tracks and four
freight cars that were standing on the
switch.
The bulk Of thc insurance held was in
the companies represented by MI. {. y.
Hughes, and as nearly as We could learn
were 10 follows; Peter Coldwatcr, 81 800;
Chris Keller, 5000; G. F. Meyer, $4,000;
Ooss $4,000. Meyer u Nordman, loss
$4,000; insured for $500 Ms. VI. L.
Rawlings insured for $4,000. {, Moll &
Sou, Joss $4,000 insured tor $4,000.
There is considerable more insurance of
which we have no account Mr.. Ct. +.
Meyer was the heaviest loser in amount,
but the actual loss falls heaviest on those
who in losing a few hundred dollars lose
heir all, and are left housclcsS and home.
less.
The total amount lost by Mr.. IIugh's
agency is $4,000, divided as follows
The London " Liverpool & Globe, Of
England, $4,000, The Underwriters Agcn-
cy, Of New York, $500. The CONNER.
cial Union Assurance Company, Of London
$1,000 The Imperial & Northern, OF
London $4,000 The Farmers, of York,
Pa, $1,000. The North British, of Lon.
don, $500 The Glcns Falls, New York,
$4,000. The German American, Of New
York, $1,000. The Springfield Mass,
$500. The Lycoming, Of Pa, &c, 100.
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