Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-06

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re, THE DAILY DENOCKAT,
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, March 6.-The details OF the
appalling accident at the fire on Canal
street lest night. by which four men met
teri bile death, are heartrending. For rev>
eral minutes after they we've precpitated
into the seething mass Of flames the pierre
ing shrisks Of the doomed men were plain-
" heard for distance OF over block.
The excitement in the vicinity OF the
conilsgration was intense. Many of the
wives and other relatives Of the 6'euso
we're rushing ~ end fro s0ong the crowd
in seeking them among The aremtn, each
fearing that sons Of then we're among
those Who had persisted.
Two Of the unfortunate mou-Chasles
Wits and Peter Marstla, were married,
and had families residing 10 the city. The
others, Geo. Bsrsh and Thos O'Brien, were
single men. All Of them bad been con-
nectsd with the Ore depsrtnsns for some
tiue. o. Drisn having been member !os
the past ten pears, and we're univsrs, lily
esteemed By their sssocisees. The sad task
Of sxhumiog the bodies frsm the shoulders
ing remains Of the building will be CON-
menced to-day under the direction Of the
coroner.
Eight other alarms Of fire were struck
be. cen . o'clock last night and 2 this
morning. A two story frame building,
627 LaSalle street, caught fire just after the
engine reached tho great coIhagrAtion on
Canal street, and burned 20 rapidly that
the entire building Vas very sson destroyed,
though the effective working Of two engines
prevented the spread Of the flames 70 the
al Joining buildings. Loss about $500.
Shortly aftsrw ard flames were discovered
issuing from . large frame building on the
corner Of Canal and Sixteenth streets, aud
in spite OF the vigsrour efforts Of the over
worked Arsosn, IL Vas soon 10 ashes. The
house comprised I've numbers-679 and
6sl the latter occupied ~ . boarding
house. Several Of the inmates who had
retired, we're reused just in time 10 escape.
The total loss here was about go 900.
Al II o'clock fire vas discovered in q
row Of wooden baildiogs on Clark street
near Adsms; the whole Of which wsrl
more or less damaged. The total pesuna
~ loss, however, Vas not over $500
though several peor families we're throwr
out Of their homes.
The other alarms we're caused BY eends.
grations 81 . mildsr eharaeter-ths aggrs
| kAle tUoo Oesuk COupaIotiVtty b0HtIs
Ths..night vas extremely cold, with vino
blowing almost gale. and the firsmso, Obi
we're worked almost incessantly during th'
entire night, were nearly exhausted witt
cold and fstigue.
The frequency Of the alarm caused Ii,
intensest excitement and apprehension
among the citizens. and the night will lenl
be remembered A. one OF the most terrible
in tbs annals Of tho city.
Tho aggregate losses will not Be less thai
| 100000.
LATER The bodis. Of al tho upfortu
nate victims Of the Canal street fro hav,
Just been exhume1 from the ruins, charsst
and burned out Of Gil semblance Of human
ity.
rnE Chicago and Northwestern Raiiroas
earned during February last 4S27 ,254
sgtinst tS07,477 in February, 1868. IL
the last nine months it's earnings wsr.
fl0,4i5 ,6l0.an increase Of $,095, ls4 ovel
1868
CnIcAcs, March Ga private Dispatch
from New York, just received here, saws
great excitement exists in Washington co.
day
Washburne has signed and 10 to be sen,
to France.
The Senate ps ssed . joint resolution de-
| claring Stewart inelig .bls 10 the office OF
Secretary Of the Treasury, and Is nov wait
ing for two other names to come in.