Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-09
Fire Record.
Especial Dispatch to the spy.J

Sayles & Co.'s wooden mill, at Daysyille, was
burned Saturday afternoon. Loss on wool not
fully known. Probable loss from thirty TO forty
thousand dollars; nearly covered by insurance
At CniCAGo-Loss IMMENSE.
CHICAGO, Oct 81 A. M.-The most terrible
confagralion that ever occurred in this city
broke out about II o'clock last night, and, hay
ing already swept over six entire blocks, Is still
raging with almost undated fury. The fire
Stated in large planning mill between Clinton,
Canal, Van Buren, and jackson streets. The
wind was blowing very fresh, the flames spread
with Incredible rapidity and in a few minutes
the entire structure was a mass of fire The I'M
mediate vicinity il built up mainly with wooden
tenement houses and twO-story frame buildings,
occupied as groceries, Saloons etc, The inmates
Of many of these houses, started from their
slumber, had hardly time to rush out in their
scanty night attire, leaving their household
goods to destruction. In several instances
children were hastily wrapped in blankets and
quilts to break their fall, and thrown from Sec
ond story windows to the ground.
When the alarm was sounded for this fire, an
other of considerable magnitude was burning on
Wall street, near Adams. Several engines were
necessarily kept at work upon this fire, The
rest Of the engines in the city were soon on the
gIUuuhy buJ DGlOIc lilcN dIIlNcu IlG MT Idu
spread over so large an area, and was so rapidly
spreading, that efforts seemed of little avail. Be
tween Canal street and the river were several
lumber yards which were entirely destroyed.
At this hour the fire has made Il clean sweep
from Van Buren, street north, two blocks, to
Adams, and west to Clinton street. Three blocks
from the river, between Van Buren, and Jack
son streets, are burning, and the wood work OF
the western approach to the Adams street
bridge is destroyed. A large coal yard, con-
tanning thousands of tons of soft coal, and sir
uated between the track of the Chicago and AL
ton and Fitchburg and Fort Wayne railroads,
took fire and burned furiously.
The immense grain elevator of Vincent Nell
son & Co., one of the finest in the city, immed-
ately adjoining, and though intended to be fire
proof, there seems little doubt but that it will
be destroyed, as the intense heat to which it is
subjected will crack the slate with which it is
covered, both on the roof and on all sides. 1t
contains many thousands bushels of grain. The
depot of the Plttsburg, Fort Wayne and Chlca-
20, and the Alton and st. Louis railroads, is
situated north of Adams and between Canal
street and the river One of the buildings a
light wooden structure occupied as an express
office, was in flames at midnight, and is un-
doubleday destroyed. The scenes in the vicinity
of the conflagratiOn are indescribable. One
half Of the population of the city seems gath
cred there. Tugs in the river are engaged in
towing to place of safety the vessels mooled
in the neighborhood, while locomotives are
hastily pulling out great number of cars stand
ing on the track in flames.
No lives are known TO have been lost yet it
would seem miraculous if such should prove to
be the case. The fire is apparently raging as
fiercely as ever. A block of buildings on the
north side of Van Buren, street, which it was
thought an hour ago would be saved, is now
wrapped in flames. The elevator is safe so far,
and the fire seems to be spreading south and
west, Notwithstanding the wind is now directly
from the south and blowing hard. The glare
from the burning building Eliminates the streets
bali a mile away, 50 that one may see to read.
The entire fire department is now on the ground
and are making almost superhuman efforts to
stay the flames. The losses, it is probable,
already run into millions.
Later.-About one this morning, the fire in
the western division was under the complete
control of the fire department. The space
burned over embraces four blocks bounded: On
the north, by Adams street; west, by Clinton;
south, by Van Buren,, and east, by the Chicago
river. Four or five buildings within the limits
named remainiuniniured among them Vincent,
Nelson u Co., grain warehouse. A close esti-
mate of the entire loss places it at from $250,O00
to 600, half of which is probably insured.
The fire originated in Lull & Holmes planning
mill, on Canal street, near Van Buren,.
With single exception, the buildings de-
stroyed on Clinton street were of the poorer
class.
Mrs. Margaret Hadley living on the north
side of jackson street, was burned to a cnder.
The entire insurance will probably fall below
S15000O.
Oct. 9.-12 80 A. M.-The fire in the west divi-
sion is now raging with undated fury. The fire
began near Taylor street, between Delevan and
Jefferson, spreading in every direction, and COW
ers at least four blocks. At this hour, it still
seems beyond control. The blocks are built up
solidly, and are almost exclusive of two story
frame houses occupied as residences, boarding
houses, saloons, groceries, etc. The loss is al
ready large, and, it is feared, will prove more
disastrous in character than the one last night.
No approximate estimate is yet made of the loss.
STILL ANoTHER-Loss IMMENSE.
CHICAGO, Oct. ga fire is raging tonight in
the western division, which appears as large as
that Of last night. The distance is about two
and half miles from the courthouse and it
will be late before the particulars are obtained.
AT BosToN-Loss NOT STATED.
BosToN, Oct S.--A fire occurred this evening in
thelumber wharf of. G. & N. G. Couch, Western
avenue. Several thousand dollars of lumber
was destroyed; supposed incendary, fully in
sured.
NEAR JEFFERSON, wIs.-Loss NOT STATED.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, Oct. S.-A fire occurred
yesterday in wood pile about two miles north
of Jefferson, Wis, destroying nearly 5000 cords
Of wood. 1t is still burning. No trains can
pass either way. The telegraph lines are also
destroyed.
IN THE W00DS-LOSs IMMENSE.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. S.-The news from the
northern fires is that they are raging worse
than ever. A man Just arrived at Fort Howard
from Pensauke says that thirty men were
burned to death at that place. Part OF the town
and one lumber mill were in ashes when he left.
The rest of the town has probably been burned
by this time.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SAL 600.
BINGHAMToN, Oct S.-A fire on Canal street
yesterday morning, destroyed Harding's sash
factory, Stewards scale works, 0strom's livery
stable and dwellings, and other property Loss
about S41 900.
AT CRoCKETT-Loss NOT STATED.
CROCKETT, Texas, Oct. S.-rhe business
part of the town was burned on Saturday, in
GLIDING hotel Insurance $4,000. Loss not
stated.
AT wAsHULAvGLLE, GA.-Loss $4,000
MACON, Oct. S.-A store at Washulavie, the
property of Wiley Coleman, was fired by an
incendary Friday night and almost entirely de-
strOypd Loss SS000. uninsured