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Blue Island, IL Fire, May 1896 - List of Losses

Forty-two business firms and twenty-nine houses were included in the sweep, which caused a loss variously estimated at from $200,000 to $200,000, partly covered by insurance. The list is as follows:

Union House, loss $10,000; insurance, $5,000; contents, $3,000, no insurance.
Concordia Hall, loss $10,000; insurance $5,000
John Shroeder’s jewelry store, loss, $2,000; insurance, $1,000; jewelry, loss, $500, no insurance.
Fisher residence and contents, loss $1,000; insurance, $1,000.
Singer’s Hall, loss, $15,000; no insurance; janitor’s effects, $1,000, no insurance.
Seifert’s residence, loss, $3,500; no insurance
Seifert Hardware Store, loss $2,500; no insurance; contents, loss, $12,000; no insurance.
Chicago Public Library, loss unknown; insurance, unknown.
Edward Seifert’s house, loss, $5,000; no insurance; occupants’ loss, $1,000; insurance, $1,000.
Mrs. Eberman’s millinery store, loss $1,500; no insurance.
Englehart’s harness shop, loss $5,000; insurance, $4,000; contents, loss, $1,000; no insurance.
Dornacher’s blacksmith shop, loss $1,000; insurance $500; residence, loss, $4,000; insurance $3,500; contents, loss, $800; insurance, $500.
Robinson building, loss, $6,000; insurance, $4,500.
Bennet’s livery stable, loss $1,000; no insurance; contents, loss, $500; no insurance.
Bandrupt’s saloon, loss, $1,500; insurance, $1,000.
J. Kabalsky, clothier, loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Frank Tarbell, drug store, loss, $5,000; insurance, $5,000.
Dr. Iles’ library, loss, $1,800; insurance, $1,800.
Miss Zacher, dressmaker, loss, $500; no insurance.
J.L. Zacharias’ feed store, loss $13,000; no insurance.
William Bookle, barber shop, loss, $1,000; no insurance.
Frank Shroeder, tailor, loss, $1,000; no insurance.
Hass St. Aubin, saloon, loss, $1,000; no insurance.
William Baumback, tailor shop, loss, $5,000; no insurance; contents, loss, $500; no insurance.
Otto Baumback, furnishing goods, loss, $2,500; no insurance; frame building, loss, $1,000; no insurance.
Chris Backman’s residence, loss $3,000; no insurance; contents, loss, $1,000; no insurance.
Chris Schwartz’ shoe shop, loss, $300.
Mary Brickman, dwelling loss, $3,000; no insurance; frame house, loss, $1,200; no insurance.
George Knursch, loss, $300; no insurance.
Scapper’s drug store, loss $6,000; insurance; $4,500.
C.P. Edam’s dwelling, loss, $3,500; insurance, $3,400.
Frank Snider, loss, $1,000; insurance, $650.
John Uhlich’s residence, loss, $2,500; insurance, $3,500.
H. Meyers’ drug sore, loss, $5,500; insurance, $5,000.
John Winkler’s harness shop, loss, $4,000; insurance, $3,500; contents, loss, $1,500; no insurance.
Sauertiche building, loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,800.
H. Meyer’s tailor shop, loss, $2,000; no insurance.
F. Kaas’ barber shop, loss, $300; no insurance.
Fred Krimbring’s residence, loss, $5,000; insurance, $3,000; contents, loss, $3,800; no insurance.

The Daily Inter Ocean, Chicago, IL 18 May 1896

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