Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-02-11
SOME or TIE GREAT
FIRES or MODERN TINES


There Is not large city in the world
that has not been visited By destruet-
I've fires, many Of them practically
wiping out the buildings OF the com
munity London has been especially
unfortunate, experiencing its first visi-
tation in T9S. when 1t was nearly de-
stroyed. Again in $50 the greater part
of the city burned, and this was re-
peated In 1912. In 1866 the great fire.
occurred. destroying the buildings on
433 acres, including some OF the most
magnificent structures lii the city, en-
falling property los OF over $4,000, 900.
Londcnss lest severe fire was in 1861,
when the damage was $4,000, GOO.
In 1871 Paris suffered TO the extent or
s150. coo. 600 through communist incen-
diarism.
In I72S Copenhagen was nearly de-
stroyed.
In 1852 $4,000 houses burned in Mos
cow In 1912 that city had been set
OH FIRE to drive Napoleon out OF Rus
sIa. This fire continued four days and
destroyed nine-tenths OF the city, with
loss of $150.Oo0,000
In l729 Constantinople was visited by
a conflagration that cost 1000 lives and
destroyed 10000 houses. About twenty
fires of great magnitude have occurred
in Constantinople up to 1870. and 1t
seems to have suffered more than any
one city. In 1922, Canton, China, was
practically destroyed, and in 1866 two
thirds Of Yokohama, Japan. went up in
smoke
In the United States Boston has been
hard hit since 1879. when 1t experienced
a $1,00O,000 fire. Like other large cit
les, Boston has had its great fire.
which In 1872 burned over sixty-five
acres Of bulldings and caused c loss Of
$40. 100000.
New Yorlx's greatest fire was in
1892, when buildings covering fifty-two
acres were Ieveled at a loss of $751;
100000.
In 1916 Pittsburg was the victim to
the extent Of LOO buildings, loss Of
$10,000,000.
In 1851 ST. Louis was three-fourths
destroyed; loss, S11,000,000.
The same year San Francisco expo
rienced two big fires, the first causing
q loss OF $10,0O0,000 and the other SIS,
900, 0o0.
In 1871 the greatest fire of modern
times visited Chicago, covering an area
of 2124 acres, causing a loss OF $50
lives and property loss Of about $780,
100000.
In Canada Quebec suffered severely
in 1916. and again in 1866.
In 1877 three-fifths of the city of st.
John, N. b., was destroyed, the prop
erty loss being $11,0O0,0o0.
In 1852 Montreal suffered to the ex-
tent of $5,000,00e, and 10000 people
were made destitute.
Following is a list of the greatest
fires In modern times:
Great Britain and ireland.
1861. ,Tooley street wharves at London
burned; SO, 10000 loss.
1902. Liverpool, S5,000,000 loss.
1854. Gateshead. 100000 loss; so lives
lost
1871. Paris; property destroyed. 100000
Russia.
1862. st. Petersburg, 100000 loss.
1872. Moscow, $l5o,000,0oo loss
Turkey.
1s4S. Constantinople. $15o,0oo.ooO loss.
India.
1903. Bombay, 100000 loss.
United States.
1872. Boston, richest quarter of the city
destroyed s45,00o,000 loss.
1898. Charleston, $1,000 900 loss.
1920 Savannah, $40o0.00O loss
1895 New York York, $ s. Sge S5g loss.
1S45. Pittsburg, slo,oeo.0Oo loss
1S4S. Albany $3,000000 loss.
1919. st. Louis. 81, 100000 loss.
1851. St. Louis, $11,l0Q,O00 loss.
1851. San Francisco $4,000 coo loss,
1871. Chicago, $l90,0o0,060 loss.
1866. Portland, $l0,O0O,0e0 loss.
Rritisl North America.
1887. st. John, New Brunswick, $5,00oOOO
loss
1876 St. Johns, Newfoundland. loss about
81 COO 0O0
is52. Montreal. loss $5ooo,OoO.