The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-08
The Racine CONFEDERATION.

dispatches sent last night about the Ra.
cine, Wisconsin, fire, placing the loss at
ten or twelve millions, have excited much
ridicule, and were the result OF the "spe-
cial" telegram craze and tendency to cx-
aggerate. The total loss will not reach
three-iourths OF million dollars.
RACINE, Wis, May G.-The fire strarted
at 1905, this morning, in the freight house
OF the Goodrich Steamship company, A
terrific northeast gale soon famed the
lire, and in 4 few minutes the
whole structure was in flame, which
rapidly spread to the lumber yard OF Jones,
Knapp 4 Co., thence to the yards OF Kelly,
Weeks 4 Co., and large sparks broke
through the windows OF the Milwaukee and
St. Paul Elevator, which was soon mass
OF flames. The salt sheds Of the Racine
Ware House and Dock company, and the Sill
yer Plate company, were the next victims.
Thence it took the engine house, Marble
Hall, 1bins's furniture store, Rams har-
ness shop, and spread Up Chatham street,
burning Jones 4 Knapp's Office, philbrook
( Co.'S shoe factory, the Lake House, and
Walks dwelling; then crossing Main street
to Horsey & Roberts mill; next across
Second street to Driver 4 Sons lumber
pile and store, the PArmack home on
southwest corner OF Wisconsin street, the
Farmers home, Union Hall block, Klo-
fands store, Haycs's brick building, Kei-
diets clothing store, smelus,s resi-
dence and Wrish,'s livery stable. Here it
leapcd across Third street to the boutwell,
house to Thomas Davis brick building,aud,
running along the lumber piles on the lake
shore, devoured J. Mller's boot and shoe
factory and the wooden building between
that aud the railroad building. Crossing
Third street to Congress hail, the elegant
railroad buildin. was soon Il roaring mass
OF ttames rs WIS Congress hall, barn and
considerable number OF frame structures
in that vicinity, and eobs summe. garden;
thence it took the west side OF Main street,
destroying feck's saloon, iiayer's grocery,
kraupo's hardware store, Brill's music
store, Coch's saloon, penning & uazen's
shoe store and damaging 4 large number OF
other buildings.
CHICAGO, May 0-Thc Meuy gives the
following list ofiosses and Insurance.: ke[Iy,
Weeks & Co., lumber $4,000. insurance
S31 900; Jones, Knapp & Co., lumber,
$4,000, insurance $4,000; Ononduv, Salt
Works, 1000, insurance small; Racine
Silver Plhtlu. Company, stock $4,000, in.
surance S32 900; HerZos 4 Roberts, R,cine
Star Mills, $4,000. insurance SO, ,OO0; Jos,
Miller, boots and shoes, $4,000, insurance
$4,000, Shoe Packing Company, philhrook
= Co., stockand building 900, insurance
$4,000; +. lbing, furniture. stock and build
ing $1,000, insurance $500; eighteen small
frame buildings $4,000, small insurance:
Congress Hall hotel, owned BY Seneca
Raymond, $4,000, insurance Sl5, 200; G. NJ.
y st. Paul X. r. building, owned bv J, Il.
Moore. jamestown, n. y, $4,000, insured
partially;C. NJ 4 St Paul Elevator, $40, 600,
Insurance not stated; Goodrich warehouses,
5000; Union Hal! block building so, 900.
The outcome OF the conf lsration OF the
night is us follows: Seven blocks were
burned, over iorty.four buildings and To-.
100000 feet OF lumber consumed,
The loss figures Up about S750, 900. on
which tho!e was about $3.50 900 insurance.
That part OF the city that is in ashes was
the oldest and least ornamental, bein.
largely composed Of inferior buildings,
with here and there Il fine one. The cili.
zens have not lost heart, but are preparing
to rebuild Il: once.