Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-16
The Chicago CONGREGATIONS.



The telegraph furnishes additional particulars
of Tuesdays fire in Chicago. Among the resi-
dences burned were those of Horace White, edi-
tor of the Tribune; Hon. j. Y. Scammon, OF the
Inter-Ocean; j. X. Forest, city clerk; f. q.
Hall. corner of Peck court and Wabash avenue.
This last was very elegantly furnished. Mr..
White saved his library.
The Times makes the following estimate of the
losses, which are found to be very nearly cor
rect; The area burned over covers fifteen
squares, taking bits and half blocks here and
there and Jumping the whole. The burned area
is about a half a mile long and little less in
width and embraces tumble down shanties and
palatial avenue residences. The losses are as
follows: on Clark street, $4,000; 18th avenue,
$4,000: Sd avenue $3.50 600; State street
$1,000, 600; Wabash avenue, sl,700, 600; MIGHT
gan avenue, Sl50,000; Taylor street, $50 600;
Polk street, $4,000; Harrison street, $50 900;
Congress street, $1,000; Van Buren, street,
$50 600; the court between Wabash avenue and
State street, $50, 900. Total, -, C25, 900. The
loss to Insurance companies will be from two t.
two ard a half millions of dollars.
Numerous incidents are reported while the
fire was in progress. The L INES chronicles the
advent of the flames into a row of shsnties, from
which poured swarm of fallen women laden
with waTdrobes and furniture. About O'Clock
the IRE began to feed upon the aristocracy
Thousands Of dollsrs'were consumed. Every
minute the danger OF utter destruction became
more imminent. Every moment more help was
wanted, and accordingly kilograms were sped
out to Milwaukee, Racine, Joliet and other
places. They read: "Send in your fire depart
ment' In the course of the night came
responses in the shape of stalwart men with
apparatus. They did valiant service in lighting
the flames TO a smaller and smaller limit. The
heat was so intense that the tremen could not
stand within one hundred feet of the fire in the
direction II was spreading; hence it had to be
fought on the flank.
STILL ANOTHER FIRE.
Another IRE broke out IN Chicago about $50
yesterday afternoon, in the north western par;
Of the city, IN the vicinity of the junction OF
Milwaukee and Chicago avenues. Fifteen or
twenty buildings, comprising stores, saloons,
planning and carpenter shops, were burned in
short time, the flames being famed BY a brisk
northwest breeze and fed by very infsmmsble
material. The fire department was promptly
on the ground, and by most vigorous efforts
succeeded in checking the progress OF the fire
before il did further damage than already
stated. Considerable excitement prevailed for
time, repetition of the scenes OF Tuesday
night being feared. The fire originated in
Dugan's smOke-hOuse, in the rear of his packing
establishment. Nearly an entire block was
burned, but the buildings were mostly OF an
inferior sort. One planning mill was destroyed,
with some valuable machinery and patterns.
The loss is estimated at $50, 600. During the
progress Of this fire two attempts at incendiarism
in the same neigh borhOod were discovered and
frustrated. Another alarm was sounded from
the corner of Wabash avenue and MadieOn
street about O'Clock J. m, but the fire there
was soon su bdued.