, 1870-09-07
Another Destructive Condagr1a-
lion In the South. Di-
IfsIon. -
a Planning Mil and Other Buildings
Bnrned-Loss About $4,000.
E'ur1her..Pnrticu of tho WA.
bush Avenue Disaster.
Tho List Of Missing" 1ncrcasius.--
A Touching Scene.

block OF buildings on Wabash avenue and their
contents; but 1orfy-elSht hours Ecsr an exceed
iaciE long time for 1t to keep quiet, and, conss.
quenuJ. Last night It commenced Operations
aga1n, znd destroy eli vast amount Of property,
Se1 Al alarm had been turned in, nor even had
An tncipteu1 nrc occurred since 10 oc,oek on SUM-
day night Sueh silence OF bells Is not usual in
tits rity. aud TAG nreneu expected 10 be called
E73u ku3h 70 cxttuIufkh q cond1Grauon OF more
tran Ordinary magnitude; and they were not dis
appointed. Al nvc minutes Of O'Clock. last even
,nr, little hog Aaw smole Issuing from the centre
ct tac ltKer door Of
EsED's FLAMING MIL, w
Embracing Nns. -. ISL aud 4so Sou;h Wells street,
t<rweth 'fo1S antl Taylor, and fmmedlately
scrttni,I j " Firt-" Policemen swanson aud Hrycl.
who were nest b.. observed the aasokr 1t the
rotrcr Of 9oS and Wells Streets :.nd tnrued In al;
ulas1n. swans II then quickly returned to the
e,ulldxe and saw rhtt tue ost: had broken out be-
I:assis a..1 rLas:rss Ti,c sa;ncs were % saen IN
Geit inclpehcy. sn'i. thinking ne cJnli sah!uc
iteu', ar limited fit walter. hu. WAS ua.,,' TO mad
,il,, aud I've ut.nutes after swanson left The
lh!li.ck, eyeI}tllag Oh ttx nr=t naur was en-
velsped. and dense smoke began to issue from
dent now rhat the whole structure w3s do,n1rt2 70
destruction. and. az there we're frame buildings
~ a:ouno y second alarm was turned in bring
Ing more steAne. To the Fcene-
TIE FIRE SrIEAEa-
In good time: Iu': owing e the tntsnst heat, nc
vsy SsI rear tnv At ~ 1arn.ps " bui.dihSs: I
ktaise To the sonth, two Ia tue rear,
ann s#o franz houses r. on tie north ws,s s1on o.
them. Owing 70 their efoss prox!ul1ty 10 the
usss Of naTes, the wafer dI1 not hare much ei-
tho xidca fallen n. they would 'naTe shared tta
fste Asn ~, ~ sxo . xs,e tas7asy assssoyed. aad
usely useless Tie c1auaRTsHon made
An 1KXESsE REFLECT70S.
and the city wRs rn1l OF runors that the Bride
taace ies, r:,ieyed wtcn tney ioanI that It was
mt NJ, willie hundreds would hare he,sn gtaI II
1t h1d Lren tnAt strange mixture ul saanties.
TIE SrAEEK OF TE9PLE PRESENT
wa At teak: Is, ,. ard they Oiled up crrry street
aud alley in Inc vicinity. Captain uiekey VAS
1errc leu minutes after ;ae tre bFokt out, and,
:acru=. The G:uruushfarEs md ksp. the crowds
hsck. Immediately opposite the planning mill
Is lumber 5alo. and two OF three thousand pso-
rie took POSSESSION Of this hnd viewed the G.o
from the Iops Of piles Of toarts. Many also az
tenbled on rne sidewalk, but the heat caused
1letu To vaeate thrte PoslEoos II hurry.
Only ONE ACCIDENT
fireman. whose NAME could not he learned, fell
on shsd N the 1eA1 Of nouss. front
l.Gs Slightly: TAele Was run"r current
tnat the Sidewalk on Polls sireL In
f9ns q sns ns ba FIe s1a S sud
porter searched diligently for the Place, hut found
IlIat the runor rs Ii usually Tie case was false
Iae SIDEWALK WIS racssd with people. aud began
by cratk'nx, ard the crowd wisely adopted tue
suggestion OF a man who sung out '.Nun! Thu
Sidewalk Is g. ing doEn"
1uE 1u7AL LOSS
fa1n'sures vii zach aboaf sis,ie9. viii H. u.
surnncc u $1s.G1n.
As staic,i be:ort, the DIRE brk.. out IL the plan-
~: la:lL 1hT st:uctu,e Hhssil s,a.; troAtagc Of
exned g dillon : iiatr. II was three
s,erles s, high 9u ... tae front, and two il
's iss % r n as ''s$ Saa,$ ~ asoat aadt'en seoy T.
insured foi $500 in Eastern Companies Tne
tcursnt, J. l. lk.sed, hsd about st,toJ worth Of
for t.,ro0-s:e9 it, TIT. B!M,mtnstau, s1,evo In tie
Mnlaai = curt's, :ni sI,"a. n as..r. II company
IT, Tsls ,,i, Mss eb,1, s,: :oos h .: 1'n2ssy u
iia 'nli. aId kr. Thonas hollis lie palc,cs 1o oi
Reaper ciiy, ii, zoo il 1iae noon!nston' and s. Us
- '''e - Il N 1l,E sssn OF TIE MILL, e,
and fronting Ill ullcy. sas i twust0rF frame
l.ui!t1tpg-an H.l1llcu i, ,hr tla!n one-uceuptcI
hI L r, F..wtrs, manufacturers Of easnes
doors, and b,sts- Tasy had nbout s7oo worth oi
tnAcn!nery Tie n1lu had no insurance.
a siAl ktAole adjoining the last-mcntlonct
lui!diux, On nrsl ansi occHa'rd b! Mr. Heed. wa.
also tu.slIy destroyed. There ~ese three horse,
In 1t, wl,cn TeIe rescued ~ some VI hts en.
pio,.a The s.atie was we1t1t eauns S1C0. 81
insurance.
No <ss We'aA stfret, two-atnry trAuc build
tnE. owned ny Peter Schark, father OF lhr Assist
Alt Fitr n Aazslsl, WIS aItaust totally destroyed
Loss. si,tVa. Insured for thu! am ,llt III Il eli,
cuuInuy. -oscrn CrI'ckrr, shoemaker, Occupied
The front rart OF the lrst nvor As \ shop ant
dwelling. usn % h..u.etsli g"ods and stock
.1uN. Not Insured IAe Trar paft was ocrup:es
nAs re3dtuFc by family named ClarE, who los
so In hsus.!sn s;s't's.s, nt.l have nn insurance
Sos ess va sls9 o ei1 iS1' c9
rasF. 4 family naae'l Se!fer hye,l In the rra
rnIl TIE, s>i.nos, ~: Iur;r furniture out.
uEcd 81 ~ :ror7n; insured :or St,0,9 in ioca
conp.hy- Tne tEst door WA Occupied ~ Law
renee LAnhtesn IS srre! stora nnd rea!cncc
LoRs on ssocE, $40: on furniture, <le1. He ha
no Insurance. The rear pat was' occupied u
Margaret kar1nann. q wli1a~. WIN LOST sio0 O
lurltnrv, as! has Ut INSURANCE. Policeman job
U'Nctl tiyrsl OF the sect.Ht noos. Luss, $i0N; n
1neurnuce.
The OCCUPANTS Of these two buildings, when
tnal ns n s
beiote ne names made ND. Il y. nusass As,,.
qnik1, eaosni1z. carpets. bureaus. and extl
ar1!rle csua1ly fonnt ii houses of working1nc
we're Piled up nys. rr"plseaena .uass IN ~ 70
and paying ~ 4tsru,ion to tue Sympathy G
pressed y thru nesshs9,a .s;1 sans t., o. a .ac oss
=
OF English Ant 1t was exceedingly tu;'cult 10 &
their names or the valne nf tue.1 prone7s a
amount III !asutance cotTeNly. A6eEman-spess 4
ana the amount OF damage anstAtned BY his cou
tDmcn Is zs rear IN approximation as It was ~
4 ,irsc-s,.... ttlcx .ul!dtng on the corner
Wells and Poik streets, Owned by Mr. Scaa,
WA In rfrnt aanSst " "ssSsIaa, s' "aT nas -
pxnts thought II would pc burned dow 9. aud
cUruiugly carried aud threw out ihcir fu1uilu
NAF6 UhA IfN
foors wc:r occupied " stores. ID. ptopE1eiuss
wuIch lost nothing. Thc u1pcs stories were oc
pied h5 numerous families, whose aggrcS
ioseca tsy prrakngc viii prooaely amount to s.
Sever al uf them Ar lnenrc'3
on IL. w.s, yllc Of Wells street, fence a
the sidewalk were badl! chas1ed; -, a o1sn AZ,
tim ,1y a lsruan wto had one OF tho sttcat W
&n Company l1Ee Exrr{ui.hcfz Tae JAIN
done TO AL VIII not exceed slso.
20. los Polk street, CD The corner Of an all
owned and occupied BY William yoltMer,
Damaged 500: insured Tor 81 ,'vo ~ the -Esna
4 barn in the rt.ar, facing the alley, owned
OCCUPIED By Lii. eotmcF, was damaged
worth; not n&urrsL ....-..-...
John Raukcr, WAS GamsEtd ss:a worth; no
euraDcc.
a,ies. s,uih or wherr Nj. Reed's barn ss
owed LI Mr. E1rzt, proprietor Of t1nfbie u
ard used b. him, was da1naged slightly.
uumhcr OF ous-houses md sheds belonging u
'. oeeapsns % of he aoa.s. nuutins On sasri
Street, were destro|ed.
Iaere are aaout ten. two-stM1 frame f1o'
ttort,lre On sherman street. IN the rear q vi
were the tuEnilg '.a1ns kud planning NIL
persons .ho Lso IN saem mess ,!1a1,S sslzSa I,
itrl, dwellings, anticipating that tney Honlo
come y1ctl1nz ct tic n1c, ~ S.foi;@ wss =
Ess hos7nE nc 1asaEa saaa,a e ~ ~. uiie.i
luusei,tuiJ Eoo4s of every description. ant
m:xca Up +, incif uwncrs not looking xhete
gPs.''eq VIE 4,siIaa lS; 80 aroand irani!saiiy i
tne for q sovc, ha.-sack = "
s'snd IS Or +oa.e:hIae el.c. il ~ the ;, pcSpls ses
forr ne IRE, but il there are any who are NOT
they VII be better on, tnau h*:tUEe The nre-
eFeII occnpant sos1 ,1, ny ,,,,1s n11,c.s ~ ~
sussncr, the amouu; lost VIII be nAde Sooa.
No lSe SHERMAN street. u owned and occuE
50. no insurance. The building was dsm'
s,lgntly L The rra! By nse. n,. ,.,. p,.,
H. - iesu1ea Snnsa III a s, II ss ~ nons III
.sis E 1pss. es: :: s sl.ess IN. lie
p9sstei ~. isl /. o1neat d .ad ; occupied BY fnr I
ner. Lusts IS: Insured for 1880 III Tic RI
So, ,eo il ovus. by Miss webber, who oce,
the eecona roo:. 4zues Drvr:-aa1 occuptr
nrst noor. Lnss nominal: DO insurance
Webb-r's loas Is About 81; insured for SIC
Thc rs ,esssa d the .,ove case. ar On fsac
sheds IL l1r Tear. md ~ b1t Eagc of limit
AurYiedly Transporting II 10 the srreeL~ :.
!. oKlEtN or TIE f1uE- -
Theke are seve FL tneozleA a. 10 the or1I
liz ore Lut unnc 0I them are plaus!tle Ct
tu warrant ::pettton heIs. The eaase Is - =
tesy, and viii r, s'ahly ever + remain a.; 70. ai!f
may learn sometsing t. juslsss him 10 ful
thtorJ Tt,ca Will DC entitled 10 rredchce.
- The w&bAih' Avenue toaaaszstiou
- so7 Forgotten TkZ
The grtat Ere has not ceased TO he subj
,.n.vei s,,in.l auf discussion, nor has tMc N,