, 1873-09-20

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Ishgh falley, pe,usylvanIa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s3S
a 1nason, s is9SS
Mope Mutnai, @ Nov York. 1000
Kansas, Loavenworth. 1'ooo 1'o
Hlom.nia ohio. 1000
Atlantic and raciGu. .............-.. Fey
Naona Pennsylvania. ....................... 1,o0o
Tho IRE communicated to No. 80 West Washington |
street, o,ynod by ". III. Butler, causing oss Of $500,
on which there Is $1,000 insurance. The |
threo-stosy brick building On the aouth,
ownod by Adam Smith, Esq. waa damaged to tho |
thrce-Btory fgano building tho southeast corner Of
Washington ana Jefferson streets, owned by Mr.
Kra,Bo was damaged externally to tho extent OF
insured In tho National OF pennsylVanla md other
companies, for $4,000. The total loss will reach
$4,000 upon which thoro Ia about $9a COO insu1ance
70 The Editor NJ rio Chfeago Tribune: .
factory fire last night that do not IN the morn
Ing prints. waa In my room within block from y
aud 5 60 Y
was the Williams, No. II. whose house T. "tts ngt ITO
blocks Thy II
sine with the hydrant at tho northeast corner Of Jei
ieson md Washington streets MeSn rsaay ~ M to @
order, ord md, atter wn.tia several precious minutes
trying opon = tho hyaTant wss absndoned d ganssn md
only 50 fest from he burning building sna evidently
creased tenfo md tho intense bent had 1gnlted tho
raaso shop directly opposite tho eass On rsesn"
another iitaouy appeared. The Ellsworth, No. 13
Company, ara1 from from the South. side, came up at
that 1uonent, and loads OF hose from both
oGss to ss worEe from this hsran whieh supplied y
so Sz PgS zs q
q those engines atos failed to ges fn snpn,y i
eenera pressure in tho laans away from tho Vicinity
Of tho IRE botter than the average Thia hydtnne
sss sss ssssesa L ss1s t. s2y ssssn ss @
to distract tho attention Of whole company from from
the Department moro than tie entirc absence Of
company, making two weak streams who're there
should havo Leon strong one. The Board Of Public
Works are ceary blarnabls for both these blundess;
md would It not be vol TO inquire how many r.
i!rants nre broken and how many arc inade9uateiy
within ono block to bo7 wcat Lake street has been
recent, replped with o-ineh main With two double
interssction Is hero suciont water Tor al those
vii q them n emergency sst onl{ s y se ,nase
spppea 70 5ea posens nsfsn 7S Would not well
sze opa of pips % Should eanai % ho want q he
Fro Department. Finally, Is not the question Of
y 1ssapp y hS fa
Of ticket to forward that idea for the noxt two years.
t IT tue ers ens pop9aF a oor
rlasses7 Never mind beer and whgky, hut give tho
bremen water and aooa sss1 fire 1aws vol enforced
w11A1 TnE nicnARns 1nor:wonKs rxor1z sAT.
ss s fa3s y , elnins referring to The
Andrews fire Of last evening" you say: sseah ;th
H r. s 1as5 put 9n OUT eof q S
days before the aro-a circumstance ~h1eh aaF'
in iDcnrrnGt.
In asise to oarssSss ~ aud eataos tae ha
wo were not tout of gear, please permit ag to say
Smelling COMPANY as doing such "e1celent seEyes
wero 10 punps Of tho Richards Iron. Works
a .pa Ii hsp sp,ena reyng 1ey 'ne erdsr
Two streams were directed upon the andrew ,'
discovered, but owing 10 the fact tha. the fro wa
raging within the building, enl our hose was to to-
premises. Our streams were accordingly emRloyWe! e
nsde own building, and upon our roof and. not
he ss naas he re aae' rs Completely
wood-rooms md patern-roons often N names 1ir
9q psp.smsns t Sc hs
e exception Of thorough drsn9ns oq oe n1s s.9sS
stssnia pses ao~ager onS %sehhfa n hs
IND explain 'tha acting upon the srgges.!ons of TT
m an abS srss npon th9 suGees , e. aro, Ts
fre), and their Importance to the omcago pnnno T.
oaa f1ssy r. Sasm S LEG pp
from tic same, leatling to the root of our bn1din
with hose attached, ready tor instant use, upon eac
uar lsst ght prssctteay do1nonsraed tic value md
cioncy u fnE rn1nuNE system IN the saving to ns =
@ Ing was x such, an ito heat % aonso that Tho Fl
Department could not possibly reach the most e1pos
ta.ny havo become Of namo before q single long
Of hoao could hare been dragged to tho upper sorit
inRs and tho prevailing hgh wind warranted the
M hs 6S y tat o q t6a 6nf eaanS
TnnaTnnv hnIldnu tho Globo Theatre, and tho VIII
LICK. Such calamity waa cestainlyt to great e1te
erected ssss as III 'hs hose 'nR'ss%saai Rasessa
trout, wtndowe and roof we're exposed to The are
wero protected from ts inaido by sman et,esn @ II,
property by aooding. Will TIE TnmuNE please q aoc
for Timely suggestion ns md 3
Every prominent building and n,snufaotory In tho cit
for by this System ef heping ourselves M9 can ma
tsbors Of tho hest Fire DsRsrtmsnt in tho Union,
frequan.ly Tocurring in our are-doomed city. !.
shall tako special pleasure in presenting our heart
hs nobo 10 oys In blue," Who roaered u such s.l
defense from tho aery oleuaent outside Very lsspt
CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 1879. ,..-...
17EMs FROM wEDaEsDAG's cosrIAonArloN.
AZ esn1 Of o esa IN sog %s
q Wsssdsy A? oof n n svss hs sye
that ho Wouid aond up iho joliet atcam are-engino
vas necessary. but, 40 ths fro was then e1angaial
noSn %a oese s''i' aSd I'd y sriy
81 ssas ses esas Street. Shea Z %ssoxsssa Ss.s tho !,
vas rather dangerous. Thu , othcer ga'
eecre.o esesss 20 Of soe foritue and Cool non
tho city, rerhapa from the breaklnH out Of ser
sttenoa le IT on ot tue wliolo Fire Department. Faslp
Anoler. , -
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