Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . snot reached till Tuesday morning, and many of the ruins were still burning severalmonths afterward. The total area burned over, including streets, was nearly 3^ The number of buildings destroyed was 17,450; persons rendered homeless,98,500; persons killed, about 200. Not including depreciation of real estate, or lossof business, it is estimated that the total loss occasioned by the fire was $190,000,000,of which about $44,000,000 was recovered on insurance, though one of the firstresults of the fire was to bankrupt many of the insur
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . snot reached till Tuesday morning, and many of the ruins were still burning severalmonths afterward. The total area burned over, including streets, was nearly 3^ The number of buildings destroyed was 17,450; persons rendered homeless,98,500; persons killed, about 200. Not including depreciation of real estate, or lossof business, it is estimated that the total loss occasioned by the fire was $190,000,000,of which about $44,000,000 was recovered on insurance, though one of the firstresults of the fire was to bankrupt many of the insurance companies all over thecountry. The business of the city was interrupted but a short time, however. Be- CHICAGO. 91 fore winter many of the mercliants were doing business in extemporized woodenstructures, and tlie rest in private dwellings. In a year after the tire, a large partof the burnt district had been rebuilt, and at present there is scarcely a trace of theterrible disaster save in the improved character of the new buildings over those de-.
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