Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-10-19
GREET FIRES IN CHICAGO
Most Valuable. Portion Of thu
City Burned.
LOSS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
MANY PERSONS KILLED


CHICAGO, Oct. S.--A conHagration
last night destroyed the buildings in
the four squares bounded on the north
by Adams street, west by Clinton south
by Van Buren, and east by the Chicago
River Some four or five buildings
within the limits named remain unin-
iured, among them Vincent, Nelson &
Go. = grain warehouse, one Of the larg-
est III the city, which escaped any Sc
rious damage. The ground burned
oyer was covered with Il lumber yard,
coal yard, wood yard, planning mill, a
vinegar factory. and "A large number OF
dwellings and saloons of the poorer
class. A close estimate of the entire
loss places it at from two hundred and
fifty to three hundred thousand dollars,
with probably one half that amount IN
surance
CHICAGO, Oct 8, 1870 P. NJ -Anoth-
cr terrible conhagration is now raging
here. The fire commenced near Tay-
Tor street, midway between Delcyan
ami Jefferson, IS spreading in every di-
rection and covers at least ten blocks
at this hour, and still seems beyond
control The blocks are built mp sol
idly, almost exclusively of two-story
frame houses, occupied rs residences,
boarding houses, saloons, groceries,
etc.
1916 A. NJ, 9th-The conhagration
has already devastated at least twenty
blocks, mostly composed of the smaller
class of dwellings,, inhabited mainly by
poorer people Not less than three
hundred buildings have been entirely
DESTROYED, and more than that number
of families rendered homeless. The
district already burned over embraces q
large number of lumber yards, freight
dcpots Of the Chicago d ST. Louis and
pjttsbrg, TT. Wayne d Chicago Rail
roads
A board from the fire was blown
across 10 the east side of the river and
set fire to a wooden building directly
adjoining the Chicago gas house. The
flames spread in every direction, the
adjoining buildings being all Of the
tindcr-box kind. The prospect is chat
the gas house will be destroyed aud the
city wrapped in darkness.
The bridge across Van Buren, street
is burned, the shipping in the river,
the cars ON the track Of the Chicago and
Alton and Fort Wayne roads, with the
immense freight house there, are swept
away.
., a. Ar---Oyer one-half of the South
Side and large portion OF the North
side are rcdnced to ashes. The city is
ab'aze from Twelfth to Erie streets, and
the fire Is spread rapidly in all direc.
tlons making clean sweep along it's
course.
The streets are literally packed with
thousands of wagons loaded with fur
mmre and voluables, saved from the
burning buildings. The loss of life is
great As vet no estimate of the num-
Der can be made, Thousands are lcay-
ing the city to seek new quarters.
The Court House, Chamber of Com
mcrce. Western Union Telegraph Office
Revere, Sherman sud Palmer Houses
several elevators and railroad depots
lie i'm ruins.
Assistance from all parts is hurryjng
Go the city
Business is entirely suspended. All
the inm0tcs of the jail uudcr the Court
House we're roasted alive. Their mum
her is not known. All communication
with the East destroyed
Latter, $3.50 A. Nj arwcn Hail. the
Operr, House, Field Letter & Go. s dry
goods house, FREMONT House, Tribune
and hostoiiiCe and Water Works are all
burned
LATEST, 1880 A. M.-Ihc whole cent
trail, eastern and north side business
portions OF the city ARE consumed. and
the tire is still under full Geadwuy No
description can convey an idea of the
suffering community
from The Chicago Ledger Monday afternoon.
At about nine o'clock last evening.
flames broke ont ina small barn on
Farquahr street. near Jellers, u, in the
West Division about one-quuter of q
mile from the South Bruch of tile
river. How those flames originated, We
do not know, though rumor has il that
they were the result of inceudiarism.
and also that they spraug from care
lessly used pipe or cigar. BE TINS as ID
NAV, the fire soon spread 10 adj
joining buildings, and in few mo-
mcuts more the entire department was
called out 4 more mfav0rublc time
to check ana eNtinguish fire has never
been known in tins cIty The weather
has tor weeks been unusually dry, and
becoming dryer every day.
Al the buildings were partuei up
and IN n ri condition 20 he burned hike
tiudcr A strong wind amounting to
quite gale, wa. blowing from the
southwest, aud lie rapnuty with which
the flames spread, ~ northeastcrly
direction, was fearful Despite tho
most vigorous efforts of the fire depart
mant, the luud damas leqped from root