, 1866-07-17
THE FIRE FlEND At WORK,
A wholesale contlagratton festcr.lay..
Forty Buildings Destroyed and
ScrcntJ Families Rendered
Homeless,

tVEly hHlbu1HES UCS&r0Feu anu
Seventy Families Rendered
Homeless.
1hFec Acrca nf dsround Knvc3optd 10
ElameH-Tosat Loss 81 lu.OuO-
Only Onc@Thtrd Ins,ir~tl.
Yesterday forenoon, from ntus clock n, pant
tho honT OF noon. 4 enuhsgfattcu rAs fx91nR In
this city. Of mere dtsasroos natuss than snJ
which his st'itest Chicago for msnY yearp past.
Originating In 4 lsyRtack fltus'rt 1t The rear Of
ssse ttfcet near Folk, the flames communicated
t1.hdly 10 ths frRme bu11olnxs sd}u,niog, swrpk
oscr Whote block, aud. passsuv cser 10 tho cart
site nf Flats st1cta. carried de'tsuctlnn 10 over
thirty bu'dnet, and taih ass'r ibr bpmes Of ahont
.rr.n's tstnas. ~ thst spser. from the lilly oe
shr rraf ot WAbath atenuc Mas 1cfl black fnass Of
RUM.
rar,s rni, uo| 0cly III ti,r Immediate stclaIty, bn
fhrpas llont shr ~tole City. Fur limu IL sssn,rd
II II wr ~rtc atoat in hAvr record cilten ol tho
Etral iutlisisd hf1. aud LOT many ."ncks aruupd.
tAnilcs. who wtFu Tal1y not tn-rsced By Any dan.
grT. might te serr hntaIs tactihG ur tllris effects
ao tntut.g tn1I n'c lu.u ths hrs, tu psrp ~ Tho
:y ~ IT, IT., ;w, s ,s,, ;,x. tx % @
,hr Mfrh'Ml"ud. w ha.o hsd srtrrat arrs r..
4. aerE sss ss,s.y se'f ". ";s ss1t, sf..n: :.
In H. fesull'. atttur ~ uld. The property u ~
n n'sny ;ns sSt e''s' aid e''ef'ns 'ne large ara
tt.an Wbat llAp f*rn harmed srsariIue thr origin
0E hr hIr. II suppn'Fat ~ tn thr ~nrk Ut ~ IN.
ctndtaty. At4,us t'1ns A'rluck. en,urrA nnt.an
turta h, t'altleh slrtgr Nh. ia -lst~ .,rrri,
dl,c' sctrh nm an,Uns ilr hay. at,d itnnetsta'rIy
euinnunlfa ~ tt.n 'nlrlItsensn 10 VII w.tnsrru.
tll II duMu viii lhIrkria Ut NAtrf. ttr A1esp q was
soutiitd f'otn lux NJ. Thr afe hcpsttn,rnt. hnw+
r.r1 "tfc ttsaEeH at 'ltr tnnr,rnt III Enalhrf trr
sonr Tim" nrer,'1''l, .rlap.. Il ,rt"rr tary eunld
s.try ttc sn!s,ntn.. 1nai t'r'rt irlay ~is f.ts1.
lhr 1st'e" isa csuuht lhn tafus sua o.heF
wsrd Polk .isa~t, and In the opposite dire.
taon, Inu snornns ws' intcn'tl} hot. and
Shs1,',s,y W. n,tn ~ ssse n tns ,se sp1anY
rolled tho fr to4d Ia une mighty trpl"tftss titn uf
tta eahss, !espuE itnni ona fetcinrn' % anothcr,
I'D s"trp'nx everything ,no rum nn'f Il nachrd
lhc hAlstiinrt ftphftnv statc street OF The rrtl
sr. iirrc, i NJ landlJ hopttt, thu o'cmen, would
rautc IL u. ~,ld csrcss. sp.h hupe.. however,
.,s Mtss .%sdiy ta.htd. hsf presently Through 'bt
s'rrtk 81 aAhr wr fert 10 tittct acr,ss >ta'e
tffrc& 10 Ear tencn cnrnts the tsss eide. xod herr
the work pt drsstts'lon rsocxTdod ~Ilt ftuloId
forrr.
Tho ''1.or9 1ohu'' rng,nc was nrs. ou the
crnn'd. and ~lthln huff sn hour oil 'hr sttam-sn
Of shr ei', WIRE II wtrk With VIII. rhs opcr4.
Tue hca'. IN. cu iuloa. lr gigantic t5"p JF- ions
ahsca the fins had ALREADY sstnnurd. Inc rxrtlc.
H., y. # &c s ~ tr,"s .. ;s p.aple enaxo7., Of III!
IN sln'o.t horeless on toF thr drp paFrnrn;, While
The snEtnrt retr pumping ytcosou-ly for lhr Ma.
ltf rh'th would "1 cotnc. the dssnes serr spread.
snc from hlEec to hontc, II every u10tncnt rain.
HE ssottut. II would h. iMpp.eIbc 10 convey IN
*0fEA m bdspn1tc imprrstlou Of the etcpt At
'h!s tlnesnsc; .S ia.ttps .'ong wah,:h svenne To-
*aEf- tht scrnc ot acaaL. one would hayt lmag-
lptn thai moving day had Atra .rd. rhc rtree. wa
t,nett VIII S'tinln,:: 'runk- md fn.n,,nre. ~hieh
f.rt ,'ream pr tze,ha people, waiting women.
ttEs1 children. fathers ard hushann., poured
an ftom The tlEerts leading 10 The
'ns tue nrt, thc bra, Of mnch isht Lsse necn iclt
long hctnrc The *ccte va. pEe.eut 10 tho yies. a
tlnltl:r tl*elsetc va. Witnessed. tuc no nelc.s
std ttrk1nE IT, lfct for lhctt 'atis every
eonE. Tin Isle t!rctt matter Wcs rit's u0.r- |,
"a' confusion ~orre eenfonnaed. Traffic VI. CON.
s''e'. y tforpeti 'or ihr ttae> oe the tAuus wesc
facEpc gu tEeh ride Of the street ~ sehcmcptly
thai % rsss through would nIvs hrrn fn .iani
dti A 'he ous.ei. indeed, one Of tte .,rrel cars
val! Ut GEr on zach -:tle. hu' the experiment mad
well nigh psoFfd fatal 10 fbe pa.etnetrs who ex-
tht irHihe n. A. may te eoutryr,, by The fac. that
lie falt- 0f The trick were cx|audrd And warpel
to thr height ct loot from the eround.
,cimct, 1sr,s tine Of ii.s' ono Of ths ivssett
Perhaps that hsd ever fAl!c TO thcs 1p .ipct asc4
eause INTO 'a.f'on hsre, whess 10 betsn or how TO
Il
NOR .aruEpus H,l a.a rlt ascs hrad thau uns sxcc
lint htf 1laF>h4!- To Euut ~ates into -ueh dery
iatnses Sas r. sheer waste Of the Isscious element.
nnfaingt-tfy iAyoud ali parable. from the d, ne
h.a, oI the p4si 1t" ds,-hlsye.t up t!Ke t,natr
sosrs, uncomfortable. = II tesmed. by any hususu
arr r. The only cnuE-c 10 be p-Encd. under The
spr.adrr iii 'srhe.. bcfe va. ~ na. er rasro @
,'.F{ H., tsrar.ns ns s'.zns tenement. m
which haa tptunR 20 ta-ity Hcroa >f1,e xlIett.
might bavc lltle difficulty in jnmp,ns ths alley.
III Ill. sI!ey lterr'orc. .he drnlen wc.e stationed,
4. wrll se in 1tr a.lsy Ahch divides Third s.aulsc
from s>;a:c -tEtrt on the west side. II re, a!1r
drrt%r:tr :'rarEsr thear efforts trcnu to tell. inc
ate W kep. within bouna'. and the fesEs
,re Fart. bspl'.t cnuiea! s.ood m cnmnent
r ,se rresrs.: Of 'hs nsne. Leading
ttooa the rrridcncc ,ot J. II. AcyicEes. E.q..
WHICH mate tsch narrow eseapc that the tanatJ
had annsen'iy m.o* " Their minds !of the woE,i.
conformation Of tho citizens. hoxrvrs. cx'cndct a.
!ar a. !ar1,.ou tttrcs and ias1hes Uich, b.
tans tos rcns III 1amns "F cou,.e I'll she NJ.
s3teLs bf she eonaasa1t.pu, rrtat A. Il
an.. wss mitch ezacr'ra'.d 10 tic exet'rn,ea
hnlt tht >onth side Va. falling ! PR, to DC dr.
such ~ Id Wnuld hnve terEn. quite r!au.Lbt Il
.hors ~ho sirN<si the -ernr from tht north ride
fur With thr run on. t4er ard the rcs, nt tmok
cet,c Abs limit olt< extent. 1t wa- nut III lh
a.1s' s:a sH& 81 r., .sS Sns css Ss sn."' tn ''
| beginning ut lhe cofnes ri Polk. where stood a
uaont.nfa natiain. son'aa' e. " two s.rc. ii. h.
.nn1:nr n 1T ran sen !ftser1 rsns% snE! .torr
and Yelling III lhe Enaua csrr5ih,nc elcaF hacI
eorrt. !. took Iii .our .~rrp The cl.s liz
s.utpis r daar rsery honsc ttom No s:s to ILL, II
r!us' tEinr nof1h pf l.olk. and rome t.!.tane
.outh Of s'tth court. In the middle VI this s}ac
ri q, twp huge uE.cAs Nhlcn slont prrmrd 10 +,
.,st the tf. Of fhc damrr. Thy rrnv.si to nc tr
i;ouses e"n.s, t's -anarosnS III : and . TO seor"
had hui lt''tc adret upon thrtn. aud they ~ r. le
,tanftnr, 'hr rrIc nrtnor,A, "t "hA had be. n.
t:rra' k'.,trr-. "as shown on thu par Of MI I h
nt!chrttrr fnNarsjs fhe s1d'scf1 anu the hfr DR.
tncBAsd at shr WORK. Etrsy sltU1i ~4s t6roA
HFNn, md many rftt1tc frsiteakcrs 0Dcn.1d tttt
p.tal.e "n,F' 70 rt,s thelIrf a.! st 60 nt.t 10 II
lp,k <lfeet nun1tsrF os f4airs .vcst tttn 1t ID
dt,on dlsl*n'tus irtnonaAr and other rrsro. y
~.,n thr uuua't hea' .. ,hs >un and ,hr tfr. y
fcN4eAet. Nhn. NJ t~fuf. ntu,.onrxt. narrowly =
csped sw'nr ha1nrsl t'u'. showed his surre,sttt
m invitation IL Then, A1 70 tMnssc OF s.if..
! nrnt1. u hls rx1As.r, alter he lAhsrs ~csu ort
I E.ers onr .erua d IN str uih rarh psher III lent
D | lns sneh aid - >tMN! within tns:f po"vt
a fotlrtar5ahtrAt ttrhn u nt police Naf ORDER
10 tt sint iron, ih- tfst rsrctLc. 10 prsssfyr uf
= snti prr.tn' sai,iur,ane.:-. Their pt'rnce y.
{ eroHd, sna ,ne criminal Of deeper tsr wat !
{ n.trti hy ctlteE Henry .lan.en While The d
!. ~ss sxs.nS II Hs hntte%t. tan named x1rkrs
r alseorrtsd IN tn. rrlrf pnstt0n vi 4 cafp-ue
= | fhnTs n Ne. tis HfAlc svrrt. E1us dncrs nntth
e II TX ritrcf. tncaEtu tn deliberate attempt %
Ih~ tui1tuc. 1.r had = hnx af n Iichr~ h1t hAr
HtA M In the act ct sci.isg hsc tn shtsn ~brr !
4 .'t71cer tri1rti him. The tnau made no a,tcmrl
il. DIT ht. lut bIinns. aEd ot}e-rd jan en- t!Iy uu
!. 10 ,rs him ri tttr-J. lie WAS iod,rsi In the !
y trnFy. ard Will be c1amtucd The charge OF LIT
u thts eluint.
u ACCIDENTS.
II SrtrtAl Acr1ifTtt nstnst,d t.Irnc ths rtotsrsx
I, tht fre. noee es them. fortunately. VI = fatal Gu
r | seter. It i gratifying 10 ktc that crrat 4.
htfn The ''.- et property. no hses. Al lca.t> v.
r. lost hy thr tlts&ter
: C1pistn Jeul " Kinney. OF the eteamts :" Ens
= prize" "a. .un struck h!Ie Engaged II ono OF
IN ~trran$- and VITA car1s*d bis re tdenct IN N
sensialr ctrdrian. Asxi!eai aid WI: psncn1cd. 4
ht y now IN 4 tar way ns recovery.
Sfcnoias Bari. ri The taook aul Ladder t'ompal
nttNed stEnl&f tftOsc ana uAs CARRIED hnu
Hit ceudtlcn last hight III. pssnonscei a.osan
Mt. OTTO Schrroer. tue oerupsDf of No. 1T.
trim the Top Q, sne ice hou.e ana badly fntuI
-ttrrfal nf hts iibe being hfoken.
In the 1f'eIrctr. when tho Aarne4 wtrc a1us
tt1tdLra. rrse1zl di..ur hanees occurred among
CROW d. uho eEdeasorFd 10 Pttr the lice. The
tetnttr. some Of 'bc tnnrr inexperienced OF sne
=, setcd wfh 4 lliic too much luprtncs!iy in tif
~ | ling The INVADERS md u1p{r lp9u srSf low