Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-03-12

ty by hreS the past twelve months, has |
caused us to examine somewhat the |
history of extensive fires throughout |
the world; and from this examination
we trust that we have been enabled to
gather facts of interest to all our read
ers. We cannot get at any statistics
that will show the exact amount of
losses throughout the United States the
past year, but since the new year came
in it has been computed that the losses
to date in the United States have aggre-
gated $500, 900 day. Should this rate
of loss continue throughout the year it
would reach the startling sum of S1S2,-
100000, and break the financial backs
of half the companies in the country.
Indeed, the losses in the state of New
York the past year have been SO great
that the companies have not added TO
their surplus, and five heretofore sub
stantial companies have been driven to
the wall and compelled to retire from
the field.
But the great fires of our own cOun-
try can hardly bear the name. That ut
Richmond theater, the great fires in
Boston, Portland, Quebec, the Newhail
house, are comparatively naught in the
amount of property destroyed, or in
the destruction of human life, when
placed beside other portions of the
globe. In the year 1887, 1892, and
1876, nearly the whole of Che great city
OF London was destroyed by fire. In
1912 the London bridge was burnt, and
1000 persons perished by the flames,
accidents and exposures. In 1866 q
fire commenced near the London mon
ument, and continued four days and
nights, spreading over 436 acres of
ground. 400 streets, and consuming
$4,000 houses and sc churches. In
1876 London was again threatened
with n similar fire, 600 houses being
destroyed before the flames could be
arrested. The next large fire of Lon
don was in 1894, when about 700
houses were destroyed, including an
East India warehouse in which were
stored 1900 bags of Saltpetre, but
History says nothing of its explosion.
In 1924 dreadful fire occurred in
Cairo, Egypt, when 5000 persons lost
their lives by the explosion of gun
powder In 1928 a great fire in Canton
consumed $4,000 houses, and occa-
!
1873 a fire occurred in ConstantinOple
which burned 1000 houses. In 1872
another fire in the same city consumed
1000 dwellings and fifty mosques. In
1884 another fire there destroyed 10,-
600 houses. In 1871, at different fires,
10000 houses were burnt in that fire
doomed city. In 1916, 1,205 houses
and 5000 shops were burned. In 1S4S
a fire occurred there destroying y, ,00(
houses, 400 boats, and about 600 lives
In 1862 nearly 5000 buildings were
burned; whole streets, squares, mos
queS, and government building
were blazing at the same time. IL
1921 Paramaribo, the chief city
of the Dutch colonies in Soutl
America, was almost destroyed by fire
the damage being estimated at twent,
millions of guilders, or about tiv,
Petersburg, in Russia, was nearl,
destroyed by fire. In 1896 anothe
tire occurred there, destroying a larg
magazine of naval stores and on
hundred vessels. In l147 Moscow, il
Russia, was fired by the Tartars an,
, almost entirely consumed. II wa
rebuilt with greater magniiicence, an
l in 1871 the Tartars burned it again
. The Russians rebuilt it. and in 1911
was destroyed by the Poles. In Isl
t the Russians burned it themselves, I
, keep out the victorious armies of tn
D great Napoleon, and it burned fo
e weeks, the fire extending over twent
! miles in circumference, compelling
the French army 10 retreat frOT
A the flames. thus causing the rui
and decentralization of the army an
/ the downfall of Bonaparte. Thirt