Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1887 — Another Stock Yards Fire. [ARTICLE]

Another Stock Yards Fire.

A fire in Armour’s new beef house at the ttucago 1 stock yards, Wednesday, caused a loss of $300,000. Insurance $195,000. The building was a cheap affair but covered nearly an entire square. The basement contained about 25,000 hides. On the first floor were between 3,000 and 4,000 dressed cattle and over a thousand undressed, while on the second floor were 500 dressed sheep and about 100 hogs. U