, 1870-09-05
The Embellishments Of ]. 7. Farwell T.
Co., Lyon 4 Realy, fml,h & Nixon,
Laflin, Butter & Co. and Eirt.
land, 0rdWay l. Go. Burned
to the Gfunnd.
Total Loss on Buildings and Contents,
$2,560. .0M-Toth Insurance,
$1,554,5W.
Thrilling Scenes nnI 1ncidents-
Numerous Narrow Escapes
md Casualties.
TIE FIRE.


lie INCEPTION AND PRo6RE.s
The quscs and peace which uaual1y prevails in
the city on Suudx5 afternoons, WIS disturbed
yesteIday hF the nre-oe0 stl1Kt1E 70. II, which
proved to be the signal for the zuoss extensive
and ttestrnctfre conGaXTAuon that has occurred
in tits city since tue memorable Lake street Gre
On the night Of February ss, 1853 At three NM
ufes 70 5 O'Clock ehe,c was.a sshout Of *'Fire"
a1ong Madison rtEcef, whIsh was carried down
Iasalle and Clark to the Court ueuse, and
rcr8 rs begun tunufny towards Wabash avenue
In the direction of THE sIukc. 1t was found 10
issrc from the upper stsIy VI Lz1in, Hutler +
Gus paper sto:e, in th, Lew and magnificent
block erected about YEAR ago, on the east side
OF Wabash hrenue, between Washington and
Madison Streets,
GT'Srs OF sNnEE
rose from the southeast real cuFnc. Of the built
tEg, growing thicker and larger crc.y momept,
The engines arrived very quickly after the alarm
wAs bounded. and went to work to get On their
Streams. The attempt was a miserable failure,
and precious moments were lost, nut owing to
lack OF euetEy On the rAt Of the gallant hremeu,
hut 10 false economy ou the part OF on1c.als oYer
whom the5 hal no coutroL The suct.ous we're
attached to i c hydsan,s, and ihc engines begun
TO wofl, but before water couid bt thrown on tue
building, the hose connected with three Of the
e1gtnes burst, and vas usc'ess-
1HE FIRr GAINS RAPIDLY.
the smoke at the corner turns into dame, and the
work OF destruction htgtns in earnest The
broken hose Is repa!ra or rtrlaced Us rapidly "a
possible, bnt time that eau never be reclaimed,
and opportunities thar can never he rec allied are
forever lost There comes haistiDg Appa1atus
In front Of the building Three aremen get into
boEt or bucEet, 1.isi othrrs turned i windlhss
to raise them up 50 snas they eau pour the water
into the upper stories Of the building,
bUT TIE AAcu1sERT WILL NOT WORK.
The bucket stoits half way. having caughl In the
mast Of the machine The men tug desperately
al the wtnd1xss; 1t ts ffee't, and In few minutes
It is on tta upward WAT once more Fully quar-
ter OF IN hour hsa 6et wasted In this attempt to
accomplish the ascent When the men get as
high "a they can. which Is only tn the tAlrl Story,
thcy might rs well bc ou the ground, On account
Of tho difficulty Of handling the apse In the crazy
bucket, The st5exl1 Is small 9au Intellectual and
docs not reacn the upper story
THE FIRE aatxs Guouxp,
In the meantime the Dire increases, the flames
snreab ranstly from the lear TO the front antf 4,
n:e3 The entire roo; Is uas- ot lame aut smokr.
Downward into The ouil,,tux The r,e c4t4 liz war,
Rnd In few minutes tue 1A,ne aud smoke curl
upward as II rising lfpu a burning nil, In tell
minutes nlp.e Or at tweaty rl!uuses to G. thu
winnie sf Lat1tn, Bu1ter '.a'H building is on nse,
The Scene crcn At this ezsiy ktare ID craad.
amid the thick, dark smuke, makins
the most fantastic shapes sud fusal.
imaginable. Anund the coru1ccs and windows
tue rIe cauces ike demon at p1ay. The lyhi
Ut day - aln,n>t u.,ecut.d uy tho immense vos-
nine Of smoke which dsajts st,u ;hes}y before q
prutIe wind. earring snarss Ehlca drop ant
rum holes tn the garments Of the FaEr crowd
that .1a4 alrrats a.setnhl,,L There is hardly
tune tn nu,jcx. m,n+,r erents fur
Aynr.hr rns nsnrr st.rr ss daomrd Uowaro
ann onw,r, Eurrlr- stea,v. and sxir,lr th,. ,f-,
atn,vrr ,n,-rhr. The rn.y nj The .atototnu
hu.idlnr. owned and occup,exI ty Jphu y, FsrweIj
ktn rhp pre.t trv coo,s merchants. fa, caught
and smote rushes out Of the grand Asusassi
root The heat rrpws intense The
crowd retires before 1t, and II Is growing
hotter and hotter every moment The second
roof Is coy.std with dame End smoke. Matters
Mck serious for the building. Volunteers ART
cstird far fl.m The crowd to assist In removing
tae goods.
CROWD RrsHE N,
arH The goods fTe handed out and cantedto tht
rse-h. tc,iaE Church. further down the avenue
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scck tic Err. -Thr cornice begins to fall In largt
,!eces-- II t.<e u no time 10 he lest The bucke
lnacisaC hss bftu rrfer!s worthless. Its tnten
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