Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-10-19

Gas Works, and scores of other build
1ngs and institutions IN public calan-
ity. And, worst of all the City Water
Works are destroyed. or so nearly so
that the supply Of water is now entire
ly cut off, This is the most APPALLING
feature of the who lie catastrophe, and
well may it give rise to grave doubts as
to whether this conhagration will, when
ended; leave dozen buildings I'M
scathed within the city limits.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
From the Chicago Journal Extra, Monday, O'Clock
r.s N.
The fire broke out on the corner of
DeKoven and Twelfth streets. at about
nine O'Clock on Sunday evening, being
caused by COW kicking over a lamp IN
a stable IN which woman was milk
ing. An alarm was Immediately given,
the building was speedily consumed,
and thence the fire spread rapidly. The
fremen could not with all their efforts,
get the mastery OF the flames Build
ing after building was fired by the fly
ING ciuders, which, landing on the
roofs, which were as dry as finder,
ou-ino, +o tba ,,ro+ranta1 drv vaa+har
INSTANTLY toot Are NortbwardIv and
nnrthoo twar5ly tho Aan,es tool tbe,r
co,,~se 1anninn nm honsa after bousa
hInck ofter bIock street aftar street iii
nioht long
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An i'l- Nt0o'-'i We / NE l'''''-o'
Inc hrSt TO be mentioned, ana pos
sibly the most startling feature of this
carnival OF tame, IS tne Total destflc-
ton OF the Clty Water W orksS, by winch
calamity the nremen are rendered help'
less to make the least endeaVor TO ar
rest the onward march OF the deVotr-
ing element should any otnef hreS
occur IN parts OF the clty not burning
they will most certainly have Their way,
At about II O'Clock last night the sheet
OF names ncked across the river III the
nelgnborhood OF Jackson street hrst
lgnlhhg small wooden bulldlhg, Whlch
communicated the ire to the Armory,
ana soon TO the 0outh oide Gas NofhS'
the immense Saso!metGf exploring with
fearful detohatloh' heard al over the
city. Then commenced the fearful raw
ages, Wlllch IN a few hours laid the en-
tire 0outh SIDE III ashes, horth OF mar
rlSon. Inc post once ana custom
House, the chamber OF commerce, the
Court House, and the rest soon went
down IN the ocean OF 1lfe ana smoke.
IN bnei, the iolloWlng prominent
buildings nave perlShed with, IN almost
every case, thelf entire contents; Inc
New Jerusalem Churcn, on Adams
street, ana the Cathohc olurcA on Des-
planes street
Inc journal once, the Lrlp lne, the
Times, the republican, the foSt' the
Man, the Staats Heltuh9, the Union,
and many other pHpllc"lohs.
crosby 5 opera house, NoN lGker
Theatre, Hooley opera House, Dear
porn Theatre, and Nood Museum.
FIRST, Second Ihlrd, hourtn' rum.
Union, northwestern; Nannlactirers
Cook county, ana ILLINOIS Natlohai
bans
Inc Second Presbyterian Church, 81
PaRl Omyersalist Church, TRINITY
(Eplscopal) Chrch:
Inc magnlilceh' depot Oh the onlca-
90, hoch iSlauu ana / acIllc ana Lux
Shore and Michigan southern hail-
toaas, on van bureh street. at the
head OF La sale street Inc great
Central Union depot ana the WeilS
street depotS OF tleCulcaSo ana North
western haiIroad. " i.
The National Elevator corner OF
ADAMS ana the river Armour DGle "
90 : Elevator corner ,d'tLAeU anu 'iie
river, Miriam NheSiCl LltN"toA' oI
5 y, corner ~ 'ne Hpo.' : 'i,c ,','i,'iI
iiS' "VoI' o,i,'el 9llIu' 80, ''l'S
river, "I'et u VIC llll'10l ~, >G ri
neeL 'ne ili iI "'lgy ,.u 'ie III T,,.t
!, hIellloHg llo''', ON i!i''ll n liE,,o'
hr'4SS lIouSg' NtSIol'oi''"H' "Iiliyt'
ADAMS, BlTelOW, EufGpeNN, tbUlh },