Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-11-09
The Chicago Newspaper Union II
Prosperous Institutions.

A correspondent writes as follows
from Chicago:
AT the time of the great fire which
swept over Chicago one year ago, and
reduced the far proportions of the
| Western metropolis to u mass Of rub
bish and ashes, the CHICAGO NEWSPAPER
UNION were preparing to move into
their new building, on the South Side.
They had Just fitted up, at large ex.
pensc, an elegant and commodious Office
in a marble palace fronting the old
Custom House, on Monroe street, and
another week would have found them
located there and, of course, all their
machinery, presses and material, CON
shutting one of the most perfect print
ing establishments in the Western
country, would have been destroyed by
that terrible storm of flame which
swept INTERESTINGLY and unpityingly
over the doomed city.
Fortunately the building which they
occupied in the West Division, and
which they were about to exchange Tor
more commodious quarters on the South
Side, was beyond the reach of the fire
tiend. 1t was the only printing office
of any magnitude that escaped the al
most universal wreck and ruin. OF
course the concern was not of sufficient
capacity to undertake the herculean
task of printinga all the numerous daily
papers in the city. But it certainly did
all that possibly could be done under
the circumstances in lending u helping
hand to its stricken contemporaries. Its
proprietors generously threw its doors
open and lent the use of its presses to
four of the large dailies. The frs. paper
IAN edition of the EocHing PoSO printed
after the fire, WAS issued from the office
of the NEWSPAPER UNION on Monday
afternoon, the 10th of October, 1872,
while the flames were even yet raging,
and before the extent OF the awful ca
lamity had become generally known;
and for several weeks thereafter the
numerous presses of the establishment
We're taxed to their fullest capacity,
running nj hit and day, in printing the
large editions of the DAiIy EOeaiag Post,
DaHy Republican (now h,tcr OCEAN,, Daily
SaatS-Z.u,mg and Daily Union, besides
serving their own patrons as usual.
Immediately after the smoke of the
great conilagration had cleared away
WV liol'IS oio VI VIZ a.NioN Slft Or
ders for the reconstruction OF their new
building, into which, as before men.
toned, they were on the eve OF remov-
ing at the time OF its destruction. Mean |
while they have continued to occupy
their old quarters in the West Division
until within few days past, although
'orely cramped for room. On the ami.
Versary OF the destruction of Chicago
hey moved into their new structure, at
IA East Monroe street, where they are
low located. The Office Of the CHICAGO
\ NEWSPAPER UNION, as now arranged, is
model establishment. We have been
nd seen, and know whereof we speak,
nd we feel sure we do not exaggerate
me .iot or little when we assert that it
5 one of the most perfectly fitted up
nd best arranged printing Offices Of the
ind III the country.
A NEW history of the lnternationalc,
hich has lately appeared in Germany, ,
lys there are not above 5000 members !
that society now paying their sub 9
,riptions in England.
DU CHAILLu, who has been looking
" new verietics Of gorillas among the !
olar bears of Northern Europe, will re.
i'm TO 4 america next month