Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . y destroy-ed ; 10,000 people homeless;loss, $15,000,000 July 4, 186(i Great Chicago Are, burningover about 3% square miles,destroying 17, buildings,killing 200 persons ; loss over$,000 Oct. 8-9, 1871 Great fire in Boston ; over 800buildings burned; loss, $80,-000,000 Nov. 9, 1872 Brooklvn (N. Y.) Theatre burn-ed : 295 lives lost Dec. 5, 187C Jacksonville, Fla.; 148 blocks burned over ; loss, $10,000,000May 3, 1901 Chicago, 111.; Iroquois Theatre ; 573 lives lost Dec. 3
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . y destroy-ed ; 10,000 people homeless;loss, $15,000,000 July 4, 186(i Great Chicago Are, burningover about 3% square miles,destroying 17, buildings,killing 200 persons ; loss over$,000 Oct. 8-9, 1871 Great fire in Boston ; over 800buildings burned; loss, $80,-000,000 Nov. 9, 1872 Brooklvn (N. Y.) Theatre burn-ed : 295 lives lost Dec. 5, 187C Jacksonville, Fla.; 148 blocks burned over ; loss, $10,000,000May 3, 1901 Chicago, 111.; Iroquois Theatre ; 573 lives lost Dec. 30, 1903 Baltimore, Md.: area of 12 by9 city blocks in business sec-tion burned over; insuranceloss, $30, Feb. 7-8, 1904 New York; steamboat OrncralSlocuin, bearing Sunday-school excurfcion, burned ; 958 lives lost June 15. 1904 First Republic in America, 1718-1769. See New Orleans. Fish, Hamilton, statesman; son of 3ol. Nicholas Fish; born in New York City, Aug. 3, 1808; graduated at Co-lumbia College in 1827; admitted to thebar in 1830; and was elected to Congressin 1842. In 1848 he was chosen governor.
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