, 1870-10-20
YESTERDAYS FIRES.
Destruction Of u. Z, Page & Co.'S
Great Confectionery Es-
tablishment.
B.c>- About $50, 0,000.--Insurance
2I1S,0o0.


M. - Michigan avenue, between Lake and SCUM
Water stseets, occupied by ". E Page / Co,
manufacturers Of confectionery. Box No. S waA
tu:Eet in lmne da'e1y, hut shortly after the a11i
sal OF the nlst lnsta1nent Of Steamers, the 1anea
AastDg spread very rapidly, indicating
ttat an extensive connag1aiIon wouId en-
sne II rot soon checked, a second
41asm Was tuTned in. There welc In
the structure at the time twentT-nye men and
s1ls, Who were engaged on the fourth door 10
saattinR up caudfae. The foreman, Thomas Wor-
iey. faE the smoke coming through tie iron doors
III the second nnoT, Rnd at once ran up stairs end
ipi1 the tEnpshyts they must escape. E2rcss b5
got tsrs 1hsoagh the roof trap door, ana hescesa-
I'd The stzifs ln The adjoining building Worte5'a
Ecck End ssus we're slightly husstei- Toe nshtrs
we're ntiDlu.el. TIE nataea spread with anaztng
rapidly, atd, In i've minutes after tho 1rc broke
eu', the en1lre second. thlri, and fourth hoorH
wese 10 elazs fEon fsunt to Tear. Toe burning
utes more, II was erttlent that the whole building,
II not ttose adj tnlux on either side, Eas Aooncd
to distinction There was IN Immense
se, ase eao@a u e. ps:pe f.
arrnue was bocEcd up with spectators, as we're
tho ttcrsce1pp streets, and ii was BoMe time be-
eaEc the pGllce could force them b1ck, nna p1a C
ropes across thu tharous 'lares to allow tue nre-
men Sufficient roam to work.
The E0of 81 The Marine Hospital, lust north of
the bufDtDV au1lutng. canGht Dire, aud many
among The crowd thaugh1 Ii would be hurn.j.
Some ei the men employed In the hospital, ho r.
ever got upon the roof with buckets fnil OF water
hnd SOpn c1tin.u1BheI the tlaMe.. and, by COZ
nupAl1r applying walter, Barc0 It
paet O'clock, but 1t WIS not uset ~ the nremeu.
ty ot1tgrrt work, got the nte under control
uote Ras led up into tic adjoining t,uilltn2a aud
the rG0f Of warehouse III the rear tasel posses
tlon Ct. ard water roused In ufson the 6u11ln1
mass siptn three aasansaseeas oaln.s. The
| thing In Nta u fal been destroyed, aud the
stocka IN Nos - ahtf 70 siamaged considerably bJ
| naIer- The nrr.nsa did exceedingly well Ii
Marshal schancS, hy dlsr0slng OF the plpemeu 81
we'll prevented the Spread Of the dre, although
| tlete wss but thin iron door connecting Tit
fourth noors o, the three butldingA
Michigan ayen1e uas coretel with mud, sne
the fpertAt01s tracEed 1t on the sicWalI. MAXIM
!ne latter YET nnsats n 70 alk non, Tezs nue
come to view the eccnc, after slinping. sevcrsl
times. nnallr iell down together. much tn IL
s1ntlscmtnt Of those who witnessed the occus
renee Their garments were ruined.
The total loss hy the i1re sFili reaeh abou
S60, ,ooo. while the Insurance Il over $ls5,A00
So s s%he" y n nas & q be9a 49sa,
$iAU; fully Insured tn c1tJ and Eastern comp2ute
1hc arst 1cor WIS occupied ~ Hull, ldell
. To-. d. alets In hops Their stock VAS aamage rs
!! | 1uors wtrc occupied by Wheeler 4 1ltnmal
| manufacturers. OF PAPER be:s. Their loss
ssseoc, s;.:uo Ct Which, IS In i. t. Moofc:s ssene
! There were lumber Of persons at H0tk On the
) | Two neo,s wheniIae Tire broke cut, but they Z
: c1cnnet unfntt; The fourth 1oor was occuplt
$ Ivy II. +. rags 1 t:n. as store-reom for canaie
Their Iots on this Rtock will reach 81, ,000: lnsurs
Commerce, q Als.ny: &. 900 T. the sSg.!1y:
S s, ,cA0 tn the Cleveland The De troll Fire a
s Marine had 81 ,1,o on the furniture aud u1turea
I CO, manaiactnrefS of confectioners. Tb
ss establishment was the most complete OF H3 Il
= In the Country, alout l25 hands being cnpioya
3 III o, whom are thrown out Of situations. ID
= ba4ement were The engine and boiler; On
: dtat dsiicreas n tIni,s sae OF A Candles: M :u on ~
peuns oae 81 naa ro1on laare Of
y fourth door was devoted 10 Rum-siro2s, and
I remals,del ,o tancy M - cream wors. Their st
8 1Itu,es at eo,ooc. They have al insurance
s. 5000 on Whist was IN this structure. dlytt
s among the following companies. Commerce.
s1e{ :. q rs Se~ o f;te :. E: FsssG
g security, of Sex YofE. 5,oco; Lamar, of
fSta SDso NPss r. sn Ms;ne o. sae tsssaes
= dcncc, 1900: rtorilence Washington. Of Pm
y So1ih American. Of Hartford, $1,000: Home,
~ New Haven. $21p1.
d The Dullaiog il owned by c. ii. uale, OF Dos,
nas sse q dhy fset @ en a3e MenSs1
,T wni,s are <tAn,.ing. II WAS xo:th shout ~,
iis inr sSf 0 i. iG0 Of NnJch ii h, the RrpnblIc
III ! fsntrnUn
rs So q ID cyzned l,r {1e1telt t portu, Il
~ mn .1s,1oro1 ,tsr aui5 tnIis tnenrad Tna 4
~ eonH 49, ts,.3 49, a .ag g,a,,n', r. asS.. aS
III N,,tnn dealers in nanrr' Their stnrt w h
-. n - ~ t1tS': At.st ~ ~
~ sECa auout x-.seo - ~A"G1 ~ .A.4t
~ nrennird ~ ii. r rnrs 4 Cd MA fat,cy ca
~ rcn srh%;o r-ss ..1s.r ~ st.o,r u M sTn
=. l ttr-. rrs,n EhJrh tt,rT, ~ mn insnrsnre II
IS: ! not damaged nSer 500.
=. The nre or,RtnAted tn the stick can9y room
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