The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-19
j. BURGER 81 BRO,
At Palace Clothing House,
1O8 Commercial Avenue.

! the many different de7iccs having escaped
the effects of the intense Teat Every
base is cracked, every puly warped, every
shaft bent, and everything ont Of shape or
broken, 1t is entirely WORTHLESS for any
thing bu; old iron.
Ia the stable, which were merely dc.
pnrtmcht in the basement OF the mills
three mules and horse were kept. Al
but one Of the animals were burned to DEATH
and this one was so badly scorched tina!
recovery seems doubtful,
The insurance on the whole WAS fifteen
Thousand three hundred dollars in different
companies; but this does not cover more
than one third Of the actual loss, to say
nothing Of the loss sustained by
reason Of inability to fiji orders.
The firm had demand for all they could
turn out for several weeks to come and in
tended to rua the mills on double time
next wee. ia order to catth up with orders
A large raj, Of logs are lying in the liver
in frouto of the factory now, and contracts
ARE made FOX large numberof logs which
are ey now being cut. 80 THAT the actual
loss will not be confined 10 what WAS de-
sroyed by the flames.
From early Yesterday morning until late
lust evening Captain Halliday personally
supcrintenicd the clearing away Of por-
tious OF the ruins, having the charrcd re.
mains Of the dead animals thrown into the
river, and having the wrecked machinery
gathered together in heaps. The Capt.
takes his great loss very philosophical.y;
10 fact, great rs it ls, he seems to take i;
less to heart than did the many citizens
who visited the scene Yesterday, An who
we're unanimous in the opiniun that Cairo
industry had received shock from which
It will not soon recover Ab0u; seventy
five men are thrown out OF employment ia
Ii. city, aad there is no telling how mSny
more away from the city, who have been
employed cutting logs, etc. Mr.. Bel
arrived from Unity yesterday forenoon and
q consultation relative TO the next step 10
be taken will probably be held To-day. II
may be that coacl lsion 10 rebuild on
larger scale than before will be arrived a'
and this would certainly DO g.miol3 news
for all WHO take an interest in Cdro pros.
perity.
The two story building across the street
which was also totally destroyed, WAS The
property Of Mrs. Corcoran, widow md
WAS occupied by her rs boarding hous@.
With the assistance Of her bosrders nearly
all her furniture was saved. The house was
valued at about fifteen hnnjr1l dollars
and was insured for one Thousand,
In searching through the ruins Of the
house after the fire was put out, ihc rcm9ns
of young boy were found, lying close to
the large cooking stove which stood
10 the basement Of the building. The boy
had come to the house but few days lie.
fore, and bud given his name rs Logan
Yarbcr. lie had lived the hic OF n young
tramp, having no employment and no place
to stay He had evidently lain down TO
sleep behind the stove and burned to death
without awakening. His remains were
placed in u boz, anil will be declntlY in
tered
The ilro was the most destructive Giro
has had for long series of years. and it
would be some time before the loss sustain
cd 10y the community would be repaired
should Messrs. Bell s. Halliday decide
against ebulldng the institution.