, 1866-11-11
DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION.
TWO LARGE FIRES IN THE WEST
DIVISION.
A Large Dry House Burned, With
$4,000 Feet Of Lumber.
Gfeat Fire on Canal atreet-A Number
OF Machine Shops Etc.s Dc
Stroyed = Worlmen Left
Without Employment.
TOTAL LOSS e1O1,Co0-sMALL I'M
8uRANCE.

AL qutT&er pclote nTe O'CLOCK On Saturday |
morning au alarm OF nre was sounded from box
i. and, with f4s usual promptuess, the Fire De-
,xstnent ha.teued To The spot indicated. when 1t
tss discovered that IRE had broken. ont in the
Ar1e lumber dry house belonging to Alderman 8.
I. Russell, s1tnated on Carroll stseet, between
DcfplnInes ard Jcresou. The building wns nlled |
.i,h lumber IN process Of scasonioc Tor nauufae-
soi as yet been a.eeTtaincd. The watehmsn an drss I
discovered the flames on the root Of the cstabllnh
s.hment. He gave an immcdisse alarm, but tho |
5piead rapidly. si1t5six thousand feet oi ium-
her Was slowed AWAY In the building. In the kilnB
we're large fires At the time, ard they, no doubt,
were the origin Of the hrc.
THE puI HorgE
was = large two and one-half story building which
oR ben anu
generally. The kilns 10 tho dry house were
sn,our the LARGEST in the country. a few feet tn
's .e;f sized he lase pl.tnG % pt Ss1m.a
establ,phnent, wooden building located l. cloac
proximity 70 'he onF1los aossfs: d5' e0ufe'
The following men are loosers by The ftrc:
s. j. Russell, 65,oO feet oi lunbe1, valued at
I. l. G1eenleaf 9, 500 feet OF lumber, vnlned at
Smith 4 pIehop, 1000 feet Of black walnut, val
Hh,i!iGs i ~ ducoeustein, 5000 feet of lumber,
q: =. Robinson, 5000 feet Of white OAK, valued
The total spoun, q lumber in the building
t@ ~ I'd ss hqndssa
sairied ;aini It i .sns thousand i dol'.fs. g.
ans r. Maiss doafs los FEE VI. T. IN
eurance on elihcr the bnitdluE or It's contents II
being ofthst class q properly deemed extra ksz~
a dous. aud consequently not tnsnsa lie.
FIRE ON CANAL STREET.
One Of the most destructive con1aRr&Ions oc-
has uausptrcd for mani months, resulting III The
men, and great dnancIa! loas and embarrassment
70 many others, from he p;ops1e.oF to the en-
sirset to The eeF1e1 ', of Washnst9n. .na thence
buildings were all Of wood, some OF them Of con-
tidctable sge, and erected upon ftone tonuda-
tons. One Or two had recently been raised on
owing tfe fact that the flames wrrc kept within
| ne boundaries named. IN consequence Of the
Ct q 1s but very
The aro was dsrt diacorercd abont nine o'clock
by gentleman who VA A. pssss1: alonE the sast
es 1eSf q nd s
watching i but teN SECONDS was startled t. no
shs ses ar
inta few moments later the bells we're sounding
for boxes, eeventy.six and tesenty-efght,
Unfortunately most Of Tue ste*mess were
| al tile time butlly eugaccd in exGn
st1ee, IL, aud copsea"sn.ly souc Delay a'enaea s
enc lie n,rt ergire had reached the kcenc Of de
sitnction The fire he'd made very ran!d progress
e1tsnomR 10th Nor,h and South. the occupants
their p1oprrty, but tue fesy element was Eol'Ick
s1peIieneed Mueh didlsqii, IL e.eapjns from II,
/ have originated IN the engine room Of Hisdom s
+ Sots' fsc;ory, where \ large pile OF ehayinsl
es s s.sS1 ss as asos %s.
osee dns 81 hs nq It M
upick1y leaped along he roof and down the sides
Ltatins ottlcr buildings and burning them. Tht
buldiDg Of q; \ a, ,of esasht flss ssvc5al lines
r1estiors oi the nIenen lie ostsb|1shmenl me- s. va.
saved Canal steel Il this point Is being "raised'
wfe' elcd connfson for navel. Washington stsce,
il in similar condition, owing to thc eTcasstion
one of he stesness beeae SO heipiessls stueE !,
thc mud near the corner Of Caral and Washtngto,
ticte that 1t required The united eIorts of iii In
through The sesne On he street vas n e1eitin
cEt ns hsa. and sa de..
. bounding the nle, the densc crowd were resolves
| not to leave until somebody WIS found pcf
| ishine In tho 1Amee, ZONE accident occurred
} | or something horrible occurred 10 katlate thel
morbid curiosity, But theF ere after tImo cor
nned 10 thr sidewalks Of tho oppoeite titic, Hic
over their heads were men tlttinc On the coruice
OF bnildlurs, buckets Of water In hand, nor
which occat1onnl dippcrs full we're ds.hcd mo
tho mort heated portions to prevent ihctr hsin
sacrificed in the great fire carnival. Several ya
uable structures narrowly escaped from bc1n
.. iguited from lie immense furnace OF dame tha
lay eecttInE on the opposite side Of the st-crt.
Is gratifying to be able to slate that nolwhstanG
Ing the very short time occupied IN the occurrcnc
OF thus ctvnt calamity, 10 fir a. has been sscel
. tainct, no lives were lost, and n
! se11oua accident occurred. The nrc In
: dettroYed : square corner from th
block and bealdes those buildings OF Canal etree
already mentioned as having narrowly cscapet
ne ay etate That the rear of the large horse eiI
bic nt ihc northue est corner Of Canal aud Wal
lngton streetf, was frequently on fire ana as ofte
q0euehed. Buildings situated west Of II wer
> somewhat famaged. and 0aeon-.hop, occupie
ay Mr.. Wright, had It's front destroyed. Que (
the esddest results Of thls great calamity Is It
, throwing Of go many men out Of ctnploymen
l tforkmrn who Ease acquired skall in some .prcs.
: Department.! OF IAbor. who have families to sui
: ] port, and who habtnally labor at their calIiu
, through The hours OF daylight, eanuot. at IL
. season OF ihe year; as Winter iast appfoacac
, s'dnd numosed IN Ae presence q sue
: great dtsaetcr, as they E.lnk
: tHe ottutss uiat ,EEny tuHOM u uue