, 1869-03-06
Chicago Again Soourged by
tho Destroying Els-
mant.
Terrible Csraivalof Ccndagrasloa
and Catastrophe.
Appalling Disaster at the Corner
Of Washington and CANAL
Streets.
Death-Lurch into the Burning
Bui}ding---Fou. Firemen
Consumed in the
Flames.
Miraculous Esoapes.--Narra.
tives of the Survivors.
ooo Fireman OliDga by hs Tooth md
Nan1s 10 3 Telegraph Wire
and il Saved.
Nluo Fire Alarm, Within Scycn
Hour.
Destruction OF Propssty to the Value
Of slo9. 900.
Nluo Fire Alarm, Within Seven
Hour.
psssruttion OF PropsYty to the valos
ot sloo. 300.
Graphic Details.

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TUE GREAT DISASTER.
1Att Eight ~ss 4 Wild Eight, tho widest q! the
year, TIE w1rd h1es 1 stesdy gale fruun the west,
ex1JtES Tn iA Wtnes srow and eleet. Tia way
flrer, ~ be ,,utrcd a1org The etrccts. breastuR
tie sio1t or blown alo1H by it, VIII elat 10 reach
auy rriuce. Ii was ruch a night a nlks' per
sons rts att In snuc psrors, hefore good Tres. |
thankful that hey sre not exposed 10 tho fury Of
tic etcuetx, md makes their comforts appear |
uueh erts.cs ~ cort,a.t. rcshaps some Of their
tbopghts went 10 the Wa1ld outside. and reached
The tstlor. u be 1ay cut On tie weather yard arm,
fe1,Hs tAe ifo.en s.'l' The sp:1y .aa ~.
sea covering hu on's bodv; OF
he esopptd from the eiddY hight
Into The yawrtrg wsyet, whlle the sh.p newtnt
before tho gale, ard he vss, periorce, left alone
TO sitk bt nezth tie wsves. tha *ind only SINGING
his requiem. Perhaps tteJ thought Of tha poor,
-, wandering through the bleak world, ihey
pinehet AL The hxsdtr. Pezhsps they went fur.
tter, I1d tsnaRired the hse-hend breaking Ioose.
att EolsG en- a mad spree Of destruction ; s1w The
tares towering heasennaf1, consuming Ill be-
iofe .ter. ard the brave ffemen fighting tho |
iur!ous e.eueo!-ckhtiuR, bat not suodulng 1t, |
rrtl its te>trucire farr bad fail sway aud its |
destructive power had tpcct 1tselk From aersc t
ef danger TO Which they themselves ere At any |
time liable, they felt f,r ,hoen whole properly
IN dttref. and tar tlses that vera likely 10 be
1esan III '1s a,aa', icy s'2s. h.7s e1e;e..sd s
tttlf eJEupa'h:tsl 10 the Right direction. There
~. az l.es E'gh,.,. att'.neti,e are, oy winch
1HK FIHsr At4KH.
About seven O'Clock. the o1ninoua alarm be1l-ou
fnell 81 four er1ye nen-funs oui, aud ia toue,
were borne fAt aud wide On the breeze. Il t7AEk-
"a rs, ara told Tho public Inst h,e had broken
mt raYrr Cfar% fHSf NJ a n aN1 Ann
~ ttq:a w., :es '.,, heqilai9R Eos zt'
erc1nes .eni to vcrs VIM vii, and soon had
nIe. seca, h.lf u sou1. a wnen tos smoie rsied
cut thicker. blickel att iastor snsn before. Nat
ter Tss M E'sssE sssers; n,. ,na M ,ns 1e,i tosd
tic 81 und ano ~e1t TO wo,k In the intertr. the
sIe NJ n.kinK steady progress. saouldeslns
H. nsner when t1oseh a,r could ri 10 II to
mike IL biAze.
EcxxE or SEE CONFEDERATION.
THE buItiuS IL cenpssasl slTcIy nc r, having becp
Nlsao1a i Lee, .s.s sn3 blind ma:nf.etur-rs.
q Gee t:as aSalnsi ..reas t ind ts acp:h ''Ss s.
In II s91 s. .rs e. ss 10
rtcs. The lower portion vas porstoued on into
stotcs On the nl1th and Hurtn slae* taere We1n
ters There xas raneo itnAm uab!e ma.sr1.l In:
rice. tuch A. oils. besides \ large quantity OF
l-%ber aid otteF ccmepsub3tt.
TudsCrfoazD o1IaiH. ...-.
Various thence Afs afoat = 70 the oEislu q tnc
fts IT, rassamAn s,,tas as tsat TT sns1. o'e'osk
lower no.z. .ouna u IN n.mss: 1hs. i pru:'y
tt!r asa hehey.d ~ msuJ ints tno dro or,Riua1ed
y .he tr.aeg loft q ktsfss Ws*eom 4 tee. on
tss. lbs nre 70. med 70 burn dosrwuds, md to
receive f,esh food the Iuwer It went
1uE SECOND ALARM
Anywsy It uas burning aipHy. hnt surely, IN
hlT v'eioSk. ~her 10 Iii AppcrAoeea Il VIA soo
uuot, aht nxny uf tne stce,ahss ~cat home, ou1
eame ne ens iN in ih,e1. roiias vo.une,. rrooi h..
roof Il wra'd bust Into nsme,- Tbu n,"ss 10
trtsn tic ground and roof wore being gradaa.!,
consuncd Rno. a. evsni1 tno ssdIy PROVED. nil
fatal eject Nhcn The second altrm ring tht
nen WIN Working Win = vail. but with utu
eject.
Owins 10 the eon,hustio.o nature OF th- ras:c
M n ss 1aa0 The as
81 ctsi,xs sc.ehed tho seure, the f1ues raee:
tsst sps 1nr1opp IN ,hs relr portiun .! tah bund
pItseEsta stno,s bi.sE vaii Win bat e oas $50 o.
Two aps rtusts. and The only seetss to the asu1e
1smsa sarsatsso VA quickly .skea pos.e<sio 10
of. md !. soon ~ TIRE strong isddafs OF HOOK spt
s, ~ m G s,s,e saea o. co. 70 p ,bs
1od. Tbs 1atd-sf hsa been b!aced It tie eas
etd, sru stsnpr VIM. amounting snoss 70
faoks d5ree1ly tuto ihctF faces Completely blind
&c. II sut<Afed by The smoke the brave arc
Err sss"ily etoped .nei. ~ sox1ra tas nsns:
Of The husldl1g, otdess etme 70
..-. Get TER 2o3T. -
The tt9k TA& ctc OF In h1ntnt peril. and th
ren iuilJ appreciated tho dagger that lutkea %
itath etd TIN atcned fheH on every side. Bu
@ats 6. = e o. *, Ss, Fl ps6es,s1 s '
s..t onlJ fsx nou,en,.. how ver, .hea .he q
HtF1 - In $hkIF An$A - ffrff
hln ard smoke etcstae tesrtols. Fs's Aotzetl
VIZ tc:rd 70 az: 'rais !: an;ul can't 70 o.
the etHt Of the hul,dsnN. Uthersi In Advanta we
heard 10 make e1cl.nlsus n Of similar tmpos
pos.,,on, WIN the5 fell the root give way bsue&
iher tec', no T. InotheT momsnt I: snnG lsto t!
hrrrttg, scetaing crater hereath. slunlur
Quay
\ Tt1n11tt csT or pKtrA1E
hst seutah so4e high apove ths EoHs and .umu
ia'ots. ~ko .ioct appA!Ld ri ntsses 70 ths {
lam',y. 1nd the v.eaima, Clatles Will. t}eoF
sss gs.4 s ssais e I'd Eft
Of .nro,so .tr" he.ra n thca fello. atsm
tish:, ma peyord ine http Of human nd.
skrKN kecArK.
ct.fies n,lel. n mint st .! sse r,o:ter HOOK !
lsaaes gomt.Gy FL stooa ne.r I,taa e. .oniae.. "
b. M 1as se te't
lis bslaEee wcnt over. Ftrtanatet@. 2n ala
tciax,sph wire lxY AcTnss Tho building It II
do~n1ssd c311se. BE also naasased wl,h {
- srsrzsnsp altw wTss HSAvEa A.p E.Aru,
81 se's5i5 s avs ioinuts.: ~nsa i.,3 ID;
hartcr than Bis teeth, be U0utD9 the toaA OF
nola,s witch. VI come se7s1e esss In The phi
& Ills handt: make tbs ann toAI OF bis ir]ust
Johs sla1k. Taird Ar.iftart, aDd JOIN Grc
Pete: N5e. ThcEas Marvel! tnd Nat H.sscy,
Mest eosn @ w,:n ses soot' hnt b qai:s!T stl; stl;
eueettded IN caintt z toe TOP of,he wall ard =
1E&cEkD n1 xIANr OF 1ApDx18.
All Of ietft zen hid mtrncuto1s etcap'A
al ,borr lw1y Rorae rask h'EniI suggestive
tie pso1!mry CT ceatn. Thomas Maxwell q
% nesr the ese nat BY eoet sa,ls were eoda''
Atl5 hu1Eet, sid tue h&.r wAg scoIchtd H-m
lead -..-
AZ the neh ~ on the KAlis. 9nEnns1J wslf
for ibe rreue. The excitement bc!ow va
lkLke. TheuFarda OF Iucr, sttrsctcd b. the
e.so vi.a ,..Us I'D .t.t ~ deP11isd IT,
.li mar1er g en.ttors, nd w1ldly snon.
1f e,y.ss =; q .:eu. s'G uupsfra,
.nshed 10 .ns lssd.st; @ @ a5d aons pa,l;,ag .hts
re.1.r Cd 1br work the 1rctnen. feseral tl1
when Inc ladders had nestsy peen p'aoca in .
.pae,, & .es ant ao.scs 1t n2eiar
eIee,afr n en- the wills. and krew aot bat
sxn, ,n,,a yo1a sa e so's iss nos IL a9e,t 9
se'nt6 tn Eour, before Tho LASS m&u 1ee
terra Efna.
The tntt1at the root wftI down eererN I
hert Of the Hook II q Ladder Com oany rust,
Ut slas D M mn hs4 I'd
atorued light 70 that psrs,ou 81 tbs crtl
Iue: e e. tss .sts te.;!fns1 hss E
;rsrra fnrfpae,J In the o1reet4on II. u Wkens