, 1860-04-19
DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION ,!
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL II. n.
MACHINE SHOP HURNED!



ane n"oos eehsfal ha'lroaa depot grounds
On 'neA snose' 1osl oelow the iong pier were
Ffs11ca night before lest BY one o! the most 81"
fioas ana oes'fueuFo' contageotious that has
taxen p'nce nero the present year, the :o...al
amount o1 'ae 4oss reaeeang tae large Tsure of
slsv'oov' =:
'ne oo"paoY ooAa'ogs 1t that point were
a naeo'neenl stone osund house, whose huge
uo.,'e "n' eap''' formed prominent object
aaa '@1,.'' ~ : : ut that point. Next south was
a'one -&ructurc, the MACHINE SHOP, 'front.'
= se7cnty-5ve feet on the track, and one hun-
dred and sixty feet long, extending enst toward
The Lake, on land made BY the Company. South
OF thts still' was blacksmith shop seventy 1cst
WIDE ana one hundred and sixty fost long.
These were I'll structures most substantial ano
costly, and filled with every appliance TOR the
several descriptions OF "ofh Carried on.
Inc AAChlHE o1iVf was snfec sso11es h'en'
or 1a'nsf '"o luA e!or,es WIN 'o.. aoo'e' LUG
entire ieng1n ot rue oahoin2 Iot aralung' Pa''e'n
nlaklhg' &C. lae plaekssafu 5 saop WIS oae
fn!l story hlgh. Al nad sia'e FOOLS Inc on1'o-
angs desoflpeo, "Ha 1neE eonten's' Ere no"
heap Of ruins.
ire nre broke cut about one O'Clock ano u
speaIs Ittle iof 1ne '1ghanee ot Tue 1ns'oe
"atch"an 1nst ! was aFs. seen W 'ne yaFo
"a@eunaa "no gave LUG ea1les' alai" "aen
n's' eiSeo'e'eu LUG Aane' "e.e "ea "' WI = ~
sne ota"aoe anu pn''sfn 4o.t o. ane iasges' ~
on''aing' whence II spfeao "llh gtest rap''hs.
1he fire department were promptly s7n'n'onca
|: anc s1esm nfe engines speedily on tue ground,
nut hs singular oversight WHICH me aaa'Foad
e'fnpah5 Will douotiess immediately remedy
such "as the LOCATION ot the buildings and me
approaches to the lake At this polnt' that tue
Steam engines could in no way % nfongot near
enough to take suction from the lsEe' but we're
forced to make long hres aud take water from
me touf inch mans On "aonsh avenue. iae
1'eH< osaat thre" her stream through t"o
thousand feet OF hose. 1he 1ssa"d Q4ffH IN the
attempt to Get her across tue track "as oses-
turned aud disabled. Even under these dlsad'
vantages the steamers did excellent serElcs IN
preventing the flames from crossing The track,
which was at one time lmminently threatened
The hand machine, NO. =, locatea at Ca1'll'e'
! did nobly, and WAS prominent lnstrnmentnlitS
t in the preservation OF tne Company vi doose'
| where were stored about $io,ooo worm Oh OILS
Tho utmost escf'lons coula nor ho"esft,
prevent the destruction o1 tue large shops ano
tic Rcund House. The locomotives IN tue las-
ter were dragged out BY hand, and passenger
locomotive Was fortunately on hand, sent down
from the depot grounds, and did excellent and
timely service in removing thcss u'achinesto
safo distance from the fire.
In the Machine Shop we're four locomotives
Nos. 6, S, - and 50, which were being repaired
md which are priced at m ayerage value o.
$1,000 each, and insured fer $4,000; abou'
$1,000 worth Of patterns; twenty-five lathes
valued at from sssoot e 900 each a!a:ge qnan
t'ty Of drawings and books belonging to the Gen
eral o1ics Of the Machine Department, as we'll q
considerable personal property belonging It
Mr. Hnyes, the Superintendent OF Machinery
fell prey to the flames.
| Among the property of Mr. H. were abou
$1,000 worth Of drawings and drawing inplc
ments. The drawings lost by the Company ar
exceedingly valuable, being that OF the entir
machines Of the road.
The eager lanes left little OF nothing comhus
t'ble IN either OF the Shops Inc Fery walls &