The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-12-05
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Other companies are estimated 70 lose
about as follows:

Other companies are estimated TO lose
about as follows:
Franklin (Columbus), American New York;,
German (Pittsburgh). Union California; and
Standard New York;, $4,000 each; Orient
tHartford,, $4,000; Jefferson (New York;, Con.
cordia tWisconsin). Citizens missouri, Guar
dian tNew York;, Fitchburg Mutual American
tNcw Jersey, Equitable Providencc,,
County philadelphia). and Merchants
Frovidence), $4,000 each; Meriden Connect.
cut), Merchants GPhiladclphia). and Security
tNew Haven), 5000 each; Albany New York;,
5000; Girard tPhiladelphia). Northwest Ma.
tional Mercantile, Ftremans tBaltimore), and
Reading, 1900 to eS,0oa each; Grand Rapids,
Arlington Mutual, Merchants and Farmers
Mutual (WorcesterD, u, 800 each; Western, a.
OD; Manufacturers and Merchants, e7OOO;
Packers and Provision Dealers (Chicagol, o..
O00; National (New York;, $500; Commercial
ALBANY. eo,5oO; Empire State Rochester, n.
(Bostonl. 5000 each.
Other losers, the amount Of whose
risks can not at present be ascertaincd,
are London and Lancaster, Elliott, At
lantic Of Providence, First National of
Hartford, Long Island, Mutual Fire Of
New York, Commonwealth, Armstrong,
Hecla, Reliance, United Firemen's,
Lumbermen's, fremont, Milford Mutual
and Fall River.
The burned district begins at Colum-
bia street on the east and extends two
blocks westward, along Bedford street,
to Chauncey street; on the south side of
Bedford street the fire consumed
tho entire block bounded by Bed
ford, Kingston, Essex and Columbia
streets; westward of this the entire
block bounded by Bedford. Kingston
and Chauncey streets and Rowe place,
and westward of this the buildings on
Chauncey street from Bedford to Exeter
place. It also badly damaged the build
ing on the southeast corner of Bed
ford and Columbia streets. North of
Bedford street 1t consumed the build
ings on both the northeast and north
west corners Of Bedford and Kingston
streets, and damaged tho block at the
corner of Bedford and Chauncey.
The strong wind drove the cindcrs in
al directions over the city. Had the
roofs Of tho buildings not been wet by
the rain many other fires must have
followed. Some of tho cinders were
carried distance Of twenty-five miles
The merchants have already begun to
bestir themselves and several OF the
firms have arranged for new places OF
business. The streets will be cleared
to-day and building will begin immcdi-
ately.
This fire, coming as 1t does on top Of
the great blaze ut Lynn, is crushing
blow to many Of the smaller companies,
and 1t is not ut all unlikely that it will
cause the suspension Of many Of them.
There arc about 200 firms burned out
and 100 agents of New York and Vest
ern firms have had their headquarters
destroyed. The seventy-nine insurance
companies known to be interested carry
an aggregate insurance Of $1,000. OO0 on
the burned property.
The assessors books show that the
buildings burned have valuation Of
only about $1,000, 900. This, however,
can not be regarded as criterion of
their value, for no section of the city
contains 50 many and valuable build
ings as that southern portion.