, 1865-08-28
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Destruction Of Howe, Robbins & Per.
ry's Grain Elsyator--L0ss about
$4,000.


Sunday afternoon, an n1arm OF hrc WIS rung from
1he Court House cupoIs for the seventh district,
corner OF Lake aud Market streets. Upon the de-
partment proceeding TO the designated spot 1t WIS
discovered that lie old grain elevator of Mcssrs.
Howe, Robbins 4 Perry was on fire. When the
engines frst reached the ground the flames were
bursting through the roof md wfndowp Oh the river
liout Of the building. The steamers Immediately
took their posltIons, aud within ayc minutes amer
their arrival seven Or eight solid streams
were being. thrown INTO and upon The
building; hut, owing 10 Its conttruction,
mn.se M az of lie os H. found
very difficult 10 get helr streams properly directed
upon the lnnscs and It Wak not until the arrival OF
Chief Engineer We Vas sbssns On busInss;
into the rear Of the elevator. The Old and Hnsty
Chief no sooner reached the spot, than. with hls
usual good ,udgmsnt = sl1nes he took IN = ths {;
ordered hi. 1rc1nen inside Hking The lead himself
rooi % q ad Tosf ,sts 81 % @ IL R5 s sss Ms
The bins contained upNaIis OF 5000 bushels o.,
wheat md 90 ooo bushels 4 corn, the property Of
st ] Sees 5ns osees 3 :3Sad a. Moaa s g.
and their contents was sttxn through the build
irg, and a large quantity ol it flowed through the
doors and Into the utes. g mneh popped com"
The wca, md nor1h walls, owing to the quantity
Of water thrown into the bins, and The consequent
swelling Of the corn, hulsel out In some places two
Of spectators whe were congEesated oa Lake ftreet
bridge, the lumber yard opposite, and, In fact.
everywhere That view could b obaited, stood with
pe s1s Minute LIZ and 10 ps Il ss fss't; s
Nom The anchors md fall uP@ the devoted men
who clung 10 the ladders and elood upon The dock
below. TO see those brave men thus exposing
their lives to save the property OF tter 1eLlows Was
q sight Derrr 10 lJe GoFEOtten.
II Is Impossible at pfetent 10 know TO certainty
where thu fire first caught but y suruissd 70 havc
furnace room, %hicb il siluStcd Ia he soutawest
arc known 10 have been stor.d in ibis corner. md
so ss IL G% be.p 20 On atay nss
part OF the day, before ihe darnes wero lscoyered
GMa s se.5 ssa l. oHea csa u s d.; Il e & sef
II Is four stories high, with u basement. i @ "a
erected about fifteen years ago, and Is the oiness M
steam elevator IN Chicago About ~ 5eals ny snH
which communicated To- Il, and the Hont wal! SAsv
way prccipitating an immense amornt 9t MaeaS y ~
and corn Into Market street lts capacity is 5Ao ko
eity. Two canal boats, loaded With corn WsIs saS
awaiting unloading at The time Of the fire, whtea
esns ss en ,asons on ag5aMS I'd aMS. Howe
faoua % ssao fhe u erain Is sin Ii orc n Of less dam
AUA1n rH
dSsuf aSstii,ars aa "nnte' " "'A "'-'' ~ - e'
IT, los on building and machinery Is estimated
at between SIS 0o0 and ~, 900, on which there Il
n1 n a1 I. fully tusuned IN N, ron,,,e-:c,
ns1rsnIea ~ md d Teorta INSURANCE comnsnna
Al a lsfc bsar Inst night the fire had not nsen
quehcnefh fhai It viii he Necessary f. roniura ,h.r.
tfeepVv1a,er ali NIGHT and norton nf fo.tInv
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~. A1 nv ,ea,.s S .s.n's vs's' ~, soos ~
chEArEA.Twe oeslfc, usouen your columns, 10
nnswef publicly This question. and save ourselves
the labor OF replying 10 It privately by anoat every
mail We hare recently visited Eastern minuGac-
turers, and looked aver the causes which qrs keIy
10 affect prices and after carefu! survey re haye
come to il.s dsl1erate conclusion Tint they sannot
more years.
Ffrst-1f cold waa at par, and skilled Labor as
Sasap ~ oeuIs Tug wal. tAey eonu ~ " solu as