The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-07
THE RACINE FIRE.


CHICAGO, May 6.-At nine O'Clock in the
forenoon nothing could be obtained from
Racine as to the condition of the burned
city. 4 gentleman who was well acquainted
with the city says the fire has, according
to all accounts received burned that sec
ton bounded by the lake on the east, by
the river on the south and west and by
Fourth street on the north, which compris-
es about nine blocks The burnt district
is not the finest part of the city. and he
an exageration. He says the loss
would not probably exceed two million
dollars
EXAGGERATED.
CHICAGO, May Chicago Nescs re
porters at Racine telegraph that last
nights reports of loss by fire were grossly
exaggerated. That the total loss is only
$350.o00, and insurance $4,000. Al
though about dozen blocks were burned,
they were in the peninsula, which did not
contain any very valuable property, and
the engines from Chicago and Milwaukee
arrived in time to cOnfine the flames tc
that section. The Racine fire department
has only two companys
RACIEE REPORT
| RACINE, Wis, May 6-The Peorif
journal says: Our reporter was one of tht
first men on the ground, and saw nothing
more alarming than smoke issuing from
the Goodrich freight house, but the terrific
northeast gale soon famed
| the fire into a flame, and in a few
minutes. the whole structure was in flames
which rapidly spread to the lumber yart
of Jones, Knapp & Co.; thence to thu
yards of Kelly, Weeks s. Co., and larg
sparks broke through the windows of the
Milwaukee s. st. Paul elevator which wa
soon a mass of flames. The salt sheds o
the Racine Warehouse and Dock company
| Silver, Place s. Co. were the next victims
Thence it took the engine house, Marbl
Hall, lbing's furniture store, Ryan's har
ness shop. and spread up Chatham street
burning Jones & Knapp's office, Phil
brook & Co.'S shoe factory, the LAX
House and Jas. Walks dwelling. and thel
crossing Main street to Hersey & Roberts
mill; next across Second street to Drive
s. Sons lumber piles and store. The Par
macks Home, on Wisconsin street, tn
Farmers Home, Union Hall block, Klo
fand's store, Hayck's brick build
ing, Keidet's clothing store
Smeeding's residence and Wrights liver
here it leaped across Sd street to the Bout
well house to Thomas Davis brick build
ing and running along the lumber pile o.
the lake shore deveured Miller's boot an
shoe factory and the wooden buildings be
tween that and the railroad building
Crossing Sd street to Congress hall th
elegant railroad building was soon roal
Ing mass of flames. Congress ha
the structure in that vicinit
and Robes summer garden theno
it took the west side of Main street d,
stroying Hecks' saloon, Hayecks grocer,
Krupas' hardware store, Brill's music ster'
Koch's saloon, Penning & Hagens she
store, and damaging a large number c
other buildings.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The Daily Neaos gives the following Iii
: of losses and insurance: Kelly Weeks
; Co., lumber, loss $4,000, insurance $32
! 600; Jones Knapp & Co., lumber, 10
e $4,000, insurance $4,000; onoudas
7 salt works, $1,000, insurance small; r
} cine Silver Plating Co., stock $45, 900, il
surance $1,000; Hersog & Roberts r
= cine star mills, loss $4,000, lnsuran