The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-12
SOME OF THE GREAT
FIRES OF MODERN TIMES

SOME OF THE GREAT
FIRES OF MODERN TIMES
There is not u large city In the world
that has not been visited by destruct"
i've Ares, many Of them practically
wiping out the buildings OF the COM
munity. London has been especially
unfortunate. experiencing It's first vtsi-
tation in 7sS, when it was nearly de-
stroyed. Again III 9S2 the greater part
of the. city burned, and this Vas re-
peated in 1912 In 1866 the great fire.
occurred, destroying the buildings on
1888 acres. including some of the most
magnificent structures in the city, en-
failing u property los of over $50. 900, 900.
London's last severe fire was in 1861,
when the damage was $40. 900. 900.
In 1871 Paris suffered to the extent of
$3.50, 600, 900 through communist ileen-
diarism.
In 1928 Copenhagen was nearly de-
stroyed.
In 1862 $4,000 houses burned in Mos
COW. In 1912 that city had been set
on fire to drive Napoleon out of Rus
STA. This fire continued four days and
destroyed nine-tenths Of the city. with
a loss of $3.50, 900, 900.
In 1929 ~Constantinople was visited by
a conflagration that cost 1000 lives and
destroyed $4,000 houses. About twenty
fires OF great magnitude have occurred
in Constantinople UP to 1870. and 1t
seems to have suffered more h any
one city. In 1922, Canton, China. wac
practically destroyed, and in 1856 two
thirds Of Yokohama. Japan, went up In
smoke.
In the United States Boston has been
hard hit since 1879, when it experienced
a s1.oOO.oo fire. Like other large cit
les, Boston has had its great fire."
which in 1872 burned over siXty-five
acres of buildings and caused Z loss OF
s45, 000, 900.
New York's greatest fire was in
1882, when buildings covering fifty-two
acres We're leveled at a loss of s15,-
oo0,0 900.
In 1915 Pittsburg vas the victim to
the extent of LOO buildings. a loss OF
$4,000, 900.
In 1851 st. Louis was three-fourths
destroyed; loss, SILL 900, 000.
The same year San Francisco p
rienced two big fires, the first causing
a loss of s10.0 0o, 900 and the other 49,
900, 900.
In 1871 the greatest fire OF modern
times visited Chicago, covering an area
of 2,124 acres, causing a loss of $50
lives and a property loss of about $780,
100000.
In Canada Quebec suffered severely
in 1916, n again in 1856.
In 1877 ~three-fifths of the city of ST.
John, N. B.. was destroyed, the prop
erty loss being s11,oeo.oso.
In 1852 Montreal suffered to The ex-
tent Of $4,000, zoo, and 10000 people
were made destitute.
Following is a list OF the greatest
fires in modern tines:
Great Britain and ireland.
1851. Tooley street wharves at London
burned; 1920 600 loss.
1 1se2: G a.xelPeo.dl s5 T. 60 90 loss ioss; 50 live,
lost.
1871. Paris; property destroyed, sleo. &C.
0O0.
Russia.
1862. ST. Petersburg, s5,Oao.O 900 loss.
1872. Moscow. $50, 0oo, 0@ loss.
Turkey.
1S4S. Constantinople. $3.50. COZ. 600 loss.
India.
1903. Bombay. 100000 loss.
United States. I
1872. Boston. richest quarter of the city
destroyed; s&, eoe,G2 q loss.
1885. savannah, ss.ss,S@ loss loss
1913. PP%ii5St snS 1. g; 81, e go go loss
ISL. St. Louis, ;n,16I6o loss.
1871. Chicago, $50, OSo. 01 loss.
1865. Portland, SO. COO. go Lose.
British North America.
1897. st. John. New Brunswick, 5000. 600
loss.
1876. St. Johns. Newfoundland. loss about
is5S. Montreal, loss s5,o~e.ooo.