The doomed city! Chicago during an appalling ordeal! : the fire demon's carnival : the conflagrations in the West, South and North divisions : graphic sketches from the scene of the disaster . uildings to be found in the city. It was largelyoccupie<l by insurance agents, real estae brokers, lawyers, etc. Betwe<n Washingtona:d Randolph street^ stood ihe Court House, which of course, shared the general ruin. These details are only tiiven to aid the reader in obtaining a proximate idea of thelosses. Little was saved except from those houses which were not attacked by thefiames until several
The doomed city! Chicago during an appalling ordeal! : the fire demon's carnival : the conflagrations in the West, South and North divisions : graphic sketches from the scene of the disaster . uildings to be found in the city. It was largelyoccupie<l by insurance agents, real estae brokers, lawyers, etc. Betwe<n Washingtona:d Randolph street^ stood ihe Court House, which of course, shared the general ruin. These details are only tiiven to aid the reader in obtaining a proximate idea of thelosses. Little was saved except from those houses which were not attacked by thefiames until several hours after it was seen to be inevitable that the city was doomed. Immense quantities ot goods were piledl^upon the lake park and on the groimds ofthe Chicago Base-Ball club—pyramids of clothing, boots and shoes, dry goods, andfurniture from the rich dwellers along Michigan avenue—all of ^which finally fell aprey to the destroyer. A WESTERN MERCHANTS ESTIMATE OF THE AGGREGATEliOSS BY THE CHICAGO : [From the New York Express, Oct. 12.]Ten thousand, houses burned, of which 2,000 were business bouses, and 8,000dwellings. MM [« SnMllW©©Bs » MANUFAOTUBBB AND DEALKR IN. **^*-fflNlB\ ^chool, ^hwirh and Office ^nrmtniie, GLOBES, MAPS. CHARTS, INK WELLS, SLATING FDR BLACKBOARS, HO., 103, 105, 107 Canal St. HENRV M. SHERWOOD,GEO. W. SHERWOOD. (Near Madison Street Bridge.) CHICAGO. Geo. & C. W. Sherwood, SCHOOL BOOKS, 103 S. Canal St. JoL m MSm yp MERCHANT TAILOR. 201 17V. Madison St. (Formerly 202 South Clark St.)CHICAGO. I still live and am prepared to fill all orders choice Stock on hand. THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION. 65 2,000 business houses at $25,000 $50,000,000 8,000 dwellings averaging $6,000 48,000,000 Engines and machinery attached 2,000,000 Total loss in houses alone $100,(00,000 Of business houses probably ten contaiued §1,000,000 each 10,000,000 20 valuables at $500,000 each 10,000,000 40 contents worth $250,000 eadh 10,000,000 200
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