The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
WORST IN
WORLDS HISTORY
Chicago and All Other Fires Out.
done by That Of San
Francisco.

Journal Special Service.
Chicago, April 20.-If the published
reports are confirmed, as it now seems
probable they will be. the calamity in
San Francisco will exceed in magnitude
and horror that which occurred in Chi
Of the great fire this city had a popu-
lation Of about 100000, while Sap
Francisco now has nearly $4,000. The
loss Of life in Chicago was compare
lively small. The number of dead was
never definitely ascertained. In the
California metropolis it is believed
that upward Of 1000 persons have per
ished and it is known that thousands
have been injured.
In the matter of property destroyed
the figures are more equal. The loss in
Chicago amounted to 5000, 600. 900; that
in San Francisco is estimated at the
same figure. Here 1880 buildings were
burned and 10000 persons made home
less. In San Francisco the buildings s
and the number of homeless is reported
to be 100000.
How much assistance will be re-
quired by the victims Of tho Pacific
coast disaster may be estimated from
the fact that it took nearly $1,000 900
in contributions from the outside world
to tide the people Of Chicago over
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The Galveston calamity surpassed
that in San Francisco in the number
Oh, lives lost, the dead numbering more
than 5000, but the property loss was
only about $13, o. 900.
Other Great Fires.
Journal Special Service.
history of the world has equaled that
which followed in tie wake Of the San
Francisco earthquake. In loss of life
and destruction Of property it surpasses
even the great fire Of Chicago, which
always has been ranked as first among
CONGREGATIONS in America.
Boston suffered from one Of the great
est CONGREGATIONS in the nations his
tory, beginning on Nov. g., 1872, and
continuing for three days. sixty-fve
acres in this city were wiped out and
property valued at $S0,0OO,0O0 was de-.
stroyed.
q Fresh in the memory Of the American
public is the fire which ate out the heart
Of Baltimore, beginning on Feb. Z, 1905,
and continuing it's career Of ruin fol-
forty-eight hours. The finest buildings
in the monumental city fell before its
almost unchecked onslaught and prop
cAsy WI pIOo,OOO,OOO Was destroyed
On q bitter cold day, Dec. 16, 1885
New York city suffered the greatest loss
from fire in her history. A large sec.
ton of the shipping and wholesale dis
trict, including 100 buildings below
Wall street, was burned, and the prop
erty loss was $40, 900, 600.
In midsummer Of 1845, IN July 10
a large part Of the business section OF
the same district Of the city was de,
stroyed by fire. The loss was severa.
millions of dollars and 345 buildings
were demolished.
Great London Fire.
Altho the "great fire Of London
which ragged for five days from Sept. {
to 6, 1865, blotted out 436 acres Of ths
city and destroyed 1890 buildings, the
loss on cash value wa not so great al
some Of the American disasters of 6
similar nature. The damage amounted
to $58,O0O,00O Six persons were burned
to death.
Constantinople has passed thru more
scourges by fire than any surviving city
in the world. Twenty-one times since
1929 she has almost been wiped off the
map. ''-
The worst fire in the annals of Paris
took place in 1871. It was started b,
the communists and resulted in the de
structlon Of property worth $3.50,