Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-29
TAXING COMFORT FROM DISASTER.

4 TAKING COMFORT FHOM DISASTER.
| Calamitous Visitation That Might Havl
Been worse-Loss and Losers
| 1t is the most disastrous fire The city has
ever experienced. But. while it is a bad
| one, there is a feeling of thankfulness that
the fire did not originate in some other por-
| ton of the city. All the residence portion
| of the Third ward was to have been dis
mantled within a year or two, as the prop
erty was in active demand by the railroad
and manufacturing companies, and the
| fire simply hastens the removal of scores
who expected TO move within a year or
two. When it was seen that the fire was
beyond the control of the home department
Mayor Somers and Chief Foley autographed
to Racine, Kenosha and Chicago for help
and it was promptly sent.
Bounds of the Swept District.
The burned district includes the south
portion of the Third ward and in a general
was is bounded on the north by Buffalo
street, on the east by the lake and on the
south and west by the river On east
Water street, where the fire started the
blaze extended a little north of Buffalo
street nearly to Detroit. In this block,
however, were several buildings that
escaped. The total loss is now put at So
100000.
Partial List of the Destruction.
Among the big establishments destroyed
by the fire We're: The Union Oil company
owned by j. NJ. Mulienus and p j. Terms
275 East Water street, where the fire
started; the National Distilling company.
70 TO 50 Buffalo street; Bloch & Co, whole
sale liquors, 273 East Water; Bud s. Kip,
manufacturers of upholstered furniture,
25l to 259 Broadway; Roundy, Peckham &
Co, wholesale grocers. 249 to 21o Broadway;
A Dahlman, Wholesale drugs, POI to 27l
East Water; Jacob Wellaeuer & Co.,
Wholesale grocers, 254 and 256 Broadway; J.
Z. Patten. paints and oils, 266 to 272 East
Water; Gas company, three reservoirs and
surrounding buildings; milwaukee,, Lake
Shore and Western freight house and cars
in yards; Chicago and Northwestern cars
in yards; Milwaukee Chair company store
and factory; H S. Johnston's cracker fac
tory, five story brick, Broadway.
Devastation Broadway.
On Broadway some of the buildings
burned were: Murtha's saloon, Tatten's
saloon, the Mission kindergarten; Sheehan.
blacksmith; T. Bald & Co, wholesale rags;
five story brick building, empty; J. J. Quinn
s. Co; Mrs. Fanningen, saloon; Turner
Bros, flour and feed; Wellouerer's saloon:
Hambeck's butcher shop: Doyle's resi-
dence; Malley, store and residence. On Mil !
waukee street; Patten g. Sons, livery; !
Dahlman estate. six cottages; John I.avin!s.
store and residence; John Heffersmith. |
four cottages; Mrs. Doyle, saloon and two |
cottages; Bridget Gallagher, house; |
Schl!itz Brewing company, two saloons. |
Some Jefferson Street Havoc.
On the east side of jefferson street some |
of the burned buildings We're: John Knee
land. saloon and residence; Patrick Main, |
residence; David Sullivan, residence; Mrs
Normile. residence and barn; Patrick
Mccormack, residence; Cornelius Corcoran
store and residence: John DAILY, residence;
T, Mccarthy, residence; Patrick Mum,
two dwellings; Mrs. Histon. four dwellings;
Michael Morrissey, dwelling; dwelling
owner unknown; four cottages, owners I'M
kown. South side of Buffalo street; Dennis |
Moran, four dwellings; Thomas Nc
Donugh. dwelling; Mr.. KeneIly. dwelling,
Mr. Cudahy cottage; James Hogan, resi-
dence; Mrs Smith dwelling