The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-13
Record of Great Fires.

as one of the most notable IN the long Inst
of great municipal confagrations in the
United States. The greatest on record is
easily the Chicago fire of 1871, aud the
greatest fires abroad have been those
which have twice swept London The
most notable American fires. other than
those which have destroyed theater, and
hotels, have been as follows:
December 6. 1885 Six hundred ware
houses destroyed in New York City; loss,
$50, 900, 900.
December Is, lS36-De,irucrinn Of the
general postofhce and patent Office in Wash
ington. with TO- 600 valuable model, and
drawings
April y, l83S-Destrac;ion Of l,l5s
buildings, covering l45 ayrgs. in Charles
ton. ). G.
September 8, 1S3a--pesirae,ion If IS
buildings in New YofS tif. loss Sln
600. 600
April TO- Is45-one thnu-ara baili-
ine~ destroyed ia Pi,tspar-; ioss, So nIo
900
June =. ls45-Fhiueen hu,sirsi
buildings aud dwellings, ays nayei h Mes
lprs 500 acies covered, ss~-. s. 500
600; 81 ii,os lest
July 10, IS45-b,~srue'i.s, ut so
stores and dwellings m Ars York hsss
lost So 400 900 property i,>~
September 8, lS4S->ix huu''rei in5lj
inss. besides steamboats, aHd piers burned
at Albany, n Y. - acre. loss - Geo
600.
May Il, iSI9-Fiiieen blocks q
houses aud > steamboats, burned 4, 81.
Louis: estimated lbs. - 0On o0A
lSa0-Four hundred buildings g.
troyed in PHILADELPHIA
May 30 IS5l-Nearly ; sou build
ings DESTROYED IN san francisc-. many Uses
lost; estimated loss, about So 500 600
June y. lS5l-Five hundred buiii.
ings bRrued in san Francisco, e>iimalel
loss, 81, 600, 900
December - ls5l-Congres-ional
Library in Washington burned 30 o00
volumes and works of art destroyed
November 8, I856-Twelye acres burned
over in Syracuse. y Y, also bailiiu
destroyed, loss, 81 000 600
October 8. IS5S-New York Crystal
Palaces destroyed with an immense amount
of property on exhibition.
July 4. ls66-Portlsnd Me, nearly
wiped out BY fire; 200 acres burned over,
10, 600 people rendered homeless; 1f3
buildings burned loss. SIS, 600 0o0
October 80, lS7l-Great Chicago IRE,
burning over three and a half square miles,
destroying 1850 buildings, killing 2o0
persons, and rendering %, 800 homeless
loss over $3.50, 600, 600 The most des-
tructiye fire ever known.
November 8, lsT2-Great fire in Bee
ton; over 500 buildings. in % acres Of the
mercantile section, destroyed; loss, $50,
000. 900.
July %, ls73--The most notable pre-
vious Baltimore FIRE, extending over por-
tions Of Park, Clay and Saratoga streets.
destroying two churches Ill other build
ings, and causing loss Of $3.50, 600.
June, 1889 Seattle, Wash, destroyed:
loss, $50, 900, 600.
November lSS9-Great property las,
estimated at SIS, 600, 600, by FIRE at Lynn,
Mass
November, l8s9-Loss Of Sc, 600, 600
in Boston in the dry goods district
October %, lS92-Fise loss Of So,
900. coo at Milwaukee; 46 acres were
burned over, causing loss Of So, 600, 600
December >. IS93-Fire en- South
Paca street, Baltimore, burned out the
heart Of the block bounded BY Paca, Ger
man, Green and Lombard streets, causing
loss of $500, 900 in three hours.
June 30, l900-The North German
Lloyd piers and steamers burned at Ho-
bosen, n j.; 200 lives lost; property loss,
$40, 1000, 900.
May 3, 1901 Thirteen hundred houses,
6 hotels, and all public buildings, cover
ing 1870 city blocks, burned at Jackson
vile, Fla. 10, 900 rendered homeless; loss
estimated at from sl2, 900. 900 70 SIS,
900, 600
February 2, 1902-Four acres ruined
by FIRE in heart of Waterbury, Conn,
hundreds homeless; loss, So, GEO, 900
February 3, 1902-Patersry., y. j.,
swept DN ~ dGttS ANbNb
families homeless public buildings, the
aters, churches, business houses and 500
dwellings destroyed; los. $40, 600. 900
April 3, 1902-Twelve hotels and 20
business establishments destroyed at At
lantic City, n J. loss. $3.50, 600.
1S42-Fire at Hamburg Germany;
loss. s35, GOO, 600
November 10, 1397-Great fire in the
heart of London, causing loss Of $40, 600,
900.
May, l87l--A portion of Paris burned,
with many imposing structures, by the
Commune.
September ?, 1666-The great Lon
don fire, which destroyed two-thirds Of
the city, including St. PauIs Cathedral
and 100 parish churches
Twins And Triplets in a Year.