, 1863-05-25
QI)iee9o Qribnl1e.
MONDAY, MAY IS 1863.
THE CITY.
THREE DESTRUCTIVE FIRES,
i Machine Shop aud Foundry, Fifteen Stores
and Saloons and Two DHclilng
Houses at CArvllle
Destroyed.

and Saloons and Two Dwelling
Houses At CarTllle
Destroyed.
TolnI Loss Over $4,000.
Sunday was literally q day Of fires, three
destructive ones having occurred; one In the
South Division, one in the West and the third
at Caryillc.
The first FIRE broke out In e. ", Browns
extensive foundry and pattern shop at the
northwest corner Of Van Buren, aud Clinton
streets, about 2 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The two shops occupied an ares Of about one
hundred feet square, were Of wood, and three
stor'es in height. They were tlled from root
TO basement with very valuable machinery,
much OF it nearly completed, and with large
assortment of patterns. The loss upon
which is very heavy. It is not supposed that
the fire caught from the dues, as al the fires
in the building we're very low ut that hour.
There is little doubt that the destruction Of
so much properly is to be attributed to the
torch Of the incendia1y. Before the steamers
arrived the fire had gained thorough Roadway,
and the whole building vas in flames by the
time they got to work, 60 that their best
efforts we're Of avail only in saving adjacent
buildings. The shops were completely des.
troyed. Mr.. Browns loss is estimated At
$1,000, upon which there is about $1,000 in
surancc. A portion Of the machinery de..
troyed was railroad work which involved the
loss Of the labor Of three months. The
stock and patterns in the pattern shop be.
longed to Cornelius kcmpler, of the firm oi
kenpler & Simpson, except few, the prop.
erty Of the Chicago 4 Northwestern, CHI.
cago &; Milwaukee Railways, and Walworth,
Hubbard & Co. Mr.. Kempler's loss is &, ,000
upon which there is no insurance.
FIRE ON WELLS STREET.
About half-past eleven o'clock yesterday
forenoon the bells rang tho alarm for the ae-
cond District. A Gre broke out in . small
barn and smoke house on Van Burcn street
Immediately West Of Wells. The building
va. located in nest Of wooden rookerles
and sbanties, causing tho flames to spread in
every direction, the small wooden buildings
burning Ike tuder- Four buildings on Van
Bnrcn street, six on Wells street, and three in
their rear were destroyed before the fire wal
stayed. The buildings were mainly two story
oncs, occupied below as saloons, and above
by inmates of 4 disreputAble character,
although there were q few exceptions In
which poor families were burned out. The
whole ncjghborhood, however, is of charac
Ter which only thorough fire can purif7
and it was matter Of regret with many thai
the fumes had not kept on for some distance
In their obstructive course.
The buildings on Van Buren, street destroy
ed we're: one stury house owned and occu
pied By John Dunn; loss $500. Stable and
smoke house occupied by Charles Cline; los.
$50. Two story frame, blacksmlth's shor
below and dwelling above, occupied by John
Anderson; loss 500. House occupied b,
Mrs. Gleason; loss 1900.
On Wells street, the following: No. 27S
meat shop, owned aud occupied by Gottliet
Slecht, partially burned; loss $50. No, &c
two sto1y house occupied below by Henr,
Ewing rs q saloon and 1uanuf,ctory of mcdi
clnes; loss $500; above by Mary O'Shay ant
John Fitzsfmmoas; loss 1900 house ownci
by Mrs. Clark, lo's S4O0. No. 274, two stor,
frame occupied as saloon aud dwelling b,
Cap'' hounos' loss s-loo; building owned ~
AIRS. elafk' loss <2eo. No. ~, glassware
noute' oceuEhed ey Joseph b4roieFc, 1osE
$500, no insurance. No. go, Illinois House,
owned and occupied By Ferdinand Victim.
ger, loss 81 600, small insurance, No. oGs,
h'Ae'y, owned ny .. Hoffman, partially
burned, lofs about $2oo, insured
Inc buildings IN the rear we're two small
houses Of ill-1ame, a two story house occu
pied oy German family and two or three
amonnt to shont sam TIL. a.. or;4,,r,, "a T.
stable and was the work of an inccn,;,rr
r,Dr Ar ro.ppv.1Ir
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ch'lofen pa1eiy escaped 1he distance bcln
20 great, lhe sire department. did not arriy
~ luz ounoinss were leselled 10 the ground
but saved by the eff;,,ts of citizens. The fir
probably originated from detective t,ue.
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ms olca. western band' ana Inc celebr'
lea '1o'1h1st, Professor Oeclerqne, Will prt
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will Nv t,,e a;d of ,he now o,.ss inst ,,ht,;no
from Ph;,,aclnh1a he cxhi,,;,.j n tho ~,
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