, 1869-05-26
!: FIRES.
Seven Dwellings Totally Destroyed
and Five Badly Damaged.
Tho Work Of htschiavoes BoJs.-Loss
112,00O-E1re ca WesscH
Sk@4t.

AZ L the destroying element q Ore were tn
leaxrt with III Eros1 terribly tt1ctenl co-wosfs,
" IlA lle b<ilS Gsss oi Ses:es3ay Hks attended BY
one Of tnc t1ost ts1oaenak and dlsasuuu1 coufk-
Ryatlons with which Chicago has aeeu waited for
eetcsL wee8s; damaging 1nd disastrous net 10
much In aggregate 1osa ~ n The great incause-
ntenoe snd injury Which 1re in = Vicinity
tuade rp Of residences Always cze.,ee Shorty be-
fore Il orlcek yes1eriAy forenoon, bevy
ul Email boys, who I'D slipped away rom parent
al observation for the time, had come together IN
Abarn IN tic rcAr Of No, 20 Aberdeen street. It
the corner OF JAekEaa saect, for The purpose Of
experimenting viii \ tmall susnty OF powder
soSue manner gained posse1aina Of. Comfortably
disposed ataon8 the ianAmnsaois material In The
lnro the ats proceeded 10 II thez 1rB1 experiment
clncd Of nsE1e an2 sEnole: ha1f ! dozen urehIus
~erc erfaHftuE on The hooE, and the bari WA ou
rrr: This is how II ssa1zed- From the barn,
~7oa carried the dte to the Adjoining Etssdeuce %
The east, ans1 the work Of destruction nad ra1r!y
commenced u one Of the finest residence precincts
OF the West Division An alarm WIS turned Ia
from Fox 10. 81. and several engines
IN that y:c.nssy quietly made tae!r Spear
l1v.s!cna rh!c1 h4d essayed to reach the spot b1
vi. of KaE3oph 1tseet, foCnd Themselves unatIe
10 erec; ) crossing II Washington Etreet- owing
10 :he rcra1r1 being made went crst to the west,
WHERE The Eame condition Ut thtngs IVES found.
arl then were compelled 70 return 10 Halsted
M o. sddra i, e. ae.e ee.o'G h 'ass 1s
arrival Of lar-e number Of engines Was the fact
that when they cA1it upon the ground, The
he had Il lrft 20 lhat before the Flrr Department
WIS enA.lcd to &c. ca5ciea:iy 10 work, the rapid
SPREAD Of the names Rad placed several 1ne resi-
,,nildtns 20 IS the n1e communicated to No. e3
Aberdeen street, which ktood upon The corner,
and nom thence Ecs: o. Jackson stscc;
to Grer ses.oas da:n.se ii he aame tlne 1ae
n1s nos1hwsfd, Until No = Aoeraeen
of the families reading In the threasenei district
a. wcre enabled TO Do 20 hua.ed themselves In II
moving thci: furniture and household edects, M
II! tie etTttt Nas literally biockalcd With piAnos
sofxa, utzsnss- bedding, wearing apparel, etc
No Is Aberdeen etreei-;9tslly 1eetso5ed-w7s
r. a y w s ~ aod n,a1
aaee Halldhe injured Cor t. 50, ii the Merchants.
No a*-otai'y deastoyci-wzA owncd And occn-
tcrsnee. ts e t=,:Sa IN the Aezcaa1a. Loss On f@.
n1ture, Il no; 10 insurance. -...--
NJ ql-t11Ally les1zoJed-w1A owned And occu-
residence less tsaa , veek ago, WIN new fura'-
turc and txtcrta Throughout, the house h1ttns
t11t t,ceu completed lras on the building s., 40,
mostly insured; ca furniture. tseD: no ins7raace.
No 50 vi. tis:saxed In The r,>of and By water 10
the extent Of over 2sna It vas occupied By Nj
Williams, whose insurance Of &, 800 In the Lutn-
Eoe- 81 md ss--ooDk1de11tAy dAHastd By IRE
All water-wcrc owned BY fieorge I. Andve*R,
19 nsgTe ie sa sns1
frcts without f7eAs damage.
No. s was s.so owned hy G. +. Andrew and
The damage mainly BY ~b1er, fnlly covered by
insurance GonteDta removed.
No. e Eas owned By Z. Woodhull, and The dam
ayr ct sesJ by water ID fully covered " lnassnce
L. H!e;, 1erc damaged to The extent Of ahoa,
sIoe: the 6rst Inquired in the Merchants, and the