, 1873-09-18

F1FTY-F1vE nuitptNus WERE nunNEp,
but q thcsc only onotle packing g-hoiae-was Of any
ro was thcir inevitable fntc. II lhcy did not ,rn
YESTERDAY tioy would burn sono ether day. Aflcr
Il H. 9 sssa2s s A. ss ny m
o e1srt OF utter carc!oanpHs In permitting lrc:trata
n ora easr gs 1pse IN e fsss f.
1ntiooa tho ordinance dOea not In holne rcspoGa need
rtMlole1ng.
=, Tho burnt. territory ia inclulea IN the nro-
llmitn, anh. wllon rcl,, hctter nit, eafcr buildings
must bo erccted. That will 10 All advantage.
4 DETAILED ACCOUNT.
The alarm sounded from Dox 9e5 loca.od At tho
corner Of Wright AMI Morgan strceta, by police
officer, whoso name could not 10 asoertNiaod. Tho
frat indication Of tho fro waa q donso volume Of
smoko Issuing from tho roof Of tho 1ny Transfer Com
panya building At tho Of Nouberry avenue md
nnl tho Chicago burlington Quincy Railway tsack7
car stood In front Of tito building, which WAS being
1oatcd With bales Of hay, II alnost dlled When
tho hre discovered About ton mon wore at work
in nnd about tho structure. Simultaneous with tho
appearance Of tho smoke nt tho roof, Rhce OF haino
darted over tho hay inside, A1lnE tho workmon with
terror, that thoy lcd in ail dIreconB Tho police
oAlcer who turned lii tho alarm happened to DO pass
lug by on Newbcrry avenue. Dcforo ho reached tho
boz, however,
THE WHOLE BUILDING WAS IN FLAstEH,
and atrong wind frum tho southwest waa boaring
them toward tho frnme buildings fronting ualatcd
4trcet. Everybody qoorned to bo anticipating great
fire, And for block away began Mt to vacae their
houscs snd to deposit their property thu sidewalks,
where thoy right III tho way OF tho faling EN-
bsrs Rnd tho feet Of tho Wild multitude. Tho houHe
whore the 1re began two-atory tint1er-box, tho
main building Of which waa originally used by tho
Elastic Roofing Company. Two months ngo 1t was
rented by George II. Allen and j. II. Bhaw, as
A HAT rnANaFEn BUILDING.
The anhabtants In the vicinity havo for long ttmo
felt worry uneasy lest tho structure and s inlamnnbc
contents should be IBnod by sparks from locomotive
engines, and c1eavored to have tho building removed.
wock ago, summons WINS aw0rn out betore Juse!ca
scuy to compel Aon Il Shaw to pay 5000 penalty for
violating tho nre-ordnancc, which Officer Palmer haa
attempted to repeatedly but never able to
find tho propriotors At tho fire, reporter Of this
paper mot Palmer In tho midst Of the smoke
and hro, and, ~ he pulled forth tho
document, flying ember struck It, and, knocking 1t
down, tho flames quickly CONSUMED It. Tho hay
transfer building not long in burning but tts
tents, being
SOLID pALEs OF HAT,
Atood tho amcB long time, anu endangered tho long
row Of wooden dwellings tho opposite aile Of New
berry The freight in front Of the building
took fire aud Totally consumed. Tho fro rollod
back from the railroad tracks, II It know there
very Little for It to devour that aldo, tho tracks
being almost destitute at carg and crcpt over the
| sheda in tho rear, which oxtcni'od back to Wright
street, There was largo number Of
EMPTY TAR nAnltELA
@ ~, 'aeso "t',n ~
Ino fss .. n,n naa ocsn M o
began to givo way to tho 1ovour1ng clement, thlrd
| alarm was turned In. To many persons It seemed
| long uma before tho water bcBan To fall from
| tho nozzle upon tho hny building. Some said
1t was fifteen minutes afor tho first alarm was sounded
before engino appeared upon tho ground; others
that 1t was al hour, and somo declare tho nro was
mixing headway on Halsed street before huy water
assod ny those who wished sono nottco made
tlgato this complaint. aud found 1t 10 10 utterly
groundless. Tho fact Of Il s TINT tho t,st ong'no
| alarm WIS sent in at 2:3D, Thore Was
dalay In gctttng efficient strerMB Of water
On the nre, but waa the result Of tho bursting Of
Savs Seea .ls ri 4 tSe ;s:t;sas sea,sSs.
direction when they attached small franc barn to
r. @ 'a il '
aud strong wind blow tho flames over tho root Of
The saloon, and agalnst tug s!des Of The adjoining
Sstole bloxn now sSrs.s up es!Tyna tho s'ne. and
heat from tho burning allcda and hnshouse On 10 the
pae1i,lRhouse q I. y. oliver, iocatei at e corner
Of llaated md Wright strec'a. In few inntos after
tlts nroeze .5.pg ap ianSs burst forth from the
| 4 SPONTANEOUS coanUarIoN,
and the whole block was In 1ames In MI Instant. The
fro eucircled the block In half MI hour nter s lnce
tiou and filled everybody With tho wldeat con.
ateFnaton by ita rapid progress. When Pache'a
saloon caught fire, tho hremen attempted 4 aant
movement by tearing down small unoccuticd telio-
ment adjoining. THIS was hardly dono when tho in
tenso heat which waa concentrated upon the buildings
10 tho north Of 1t burnt forth 10 volumes Of famea
The yinduct bridge and tho Ftaduct 1IouHe, near BY
pache'a saloon. wore both saved BY tho seyere sotl
west gale. which blew the 1ames and hoat Away from
them. From the saloon .-.-.
| ?uE FINE Jua1rEp THREE LOTS.
two Of which were vacant, mud tue ohor had been oc'
cupled by tenement ansl then attacked tAt
plow warehouse. ThIs did not stand long. MOI
. single article Of stock was savea Of value. Ths
building waA onc-atory warehouse, mud was worth
about 400. Tho value Of the stock must have beer
considerable but becauso Of tho absonco Of tho pro
prietors 1t could not 10 learned.
rLEroilst's oRougEny STORE.
located In two-scry frame building, adJoined this
and did not long reAat tho progressing enemy. Till
building hnl not been long constructed, and WA
valued at II 800. Tho stock of crockory 1t contained