New-York tribune., 1874-07-18
CHICAGO 1FTER TIE FIRE.

WORK OF TIE RELIEF AID AID sOCITY-$p or.
SIDE AID NEEDED-THE FIRE DEPARrMsNT AND
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC wORKs-EA'H bL'MA
THE oTHER-THR DIFFICULTY of CHE'hiN"
FIRE Is SUCH PLACE As TIE BURNED DISTRICT
CHICAGO, July 1j.-Thc Relief AMI AID >oc-
etv under the direction Of the General superintendent
distributed early this morning Iarse qhautlif
OF bread. coffee, etc, among the bnrn'-ont fam
lies many OF whom, within very few hours
after being driven from their homes Dy the hfr'
mad found temporary shelter IN some Of the numerous
vacant houses aud rooms which ID b. had Ia anot
any part OF the city. No special action viii be taken
by the Relief and Aid Society on account Il tie hre
There is no occasion for any, the society beng dvhu
dainty prepared Tor such an eh'r-'hcy
Mr. Trucslen states hat the s'eFp
will continue to aid these who do,afu
assistance as Heretofore giving each small sum OF
money There are funds on band 10 the amount u
sOOOo the remainder OF the S5GO) which the society
had soon after the great fro of October, ISL lMi
money under ordinary circumstances, ought to n
sufficient TO last till next MAY.
But this latest calamity VIII cause the expenditure
a larger sum during the next three months ana hal
than was expected In the expectation that the eicch
OF the fire will reappear Wintern great detuto'
among the colored people and Other sunorer the -
clety will dsburSe its funds with great caution ih'
Society is also making arrangements To get 81 large
number of persons responsible for such working pcops
and their families wish 10 leave tue tlf' W hHiSN
ance will be needed from abroad.
TIE very severe comments Of The Tnes upon tho con
duet of Fire Marshal Benner aud tEe,Firc DepdItmen
have not been LIFT Unanswered by Mr. Bennett lie S'N
to reporter Yesterday that the blame, II any, laI "h
the Board of Public WORKS. The small supply OF
water on Third and FOurth-lvc'.. which lay 10
tween State-st and the Lake avenues ana the h'a
seriously dlsoommoded the WORK Of the hrencn on thee
lanes for they are narrow 10 be called anything
else The WAGER mains small. the plu-s few,
and the wafer supply OUScqdently very poor gN
here the opinion OF the Chief lay the whole secret Of
the Fire Departments want o. success. Tne hre came
and being unchecked the Fire Department was blamed
when it should be the Board Of Publir WORKS.
on the other hand, the Board u Public Works claim
that nothing within its power was lcft unfone. so1
after the fire had assumed alarming proportions c mem
bers Of the Board convened at their Office. CommO
sioner wohl entered carriage with Alternan s9Id.
ing and other gentlemen and drove to tie water worA
to that nothing left undole tnere thar might
benefit the fremrn. They found the pumps wOrkn!
at the OF 5l0O)0O) gallons day. giving ln eu0r
nous supply of water and quite making up n; io'si
force from the taps burned open and the wasge clud
thereby ia the burning locality. The investigation wa
satisfactory and the verdict general that the water
| works were doing their duty Cme.-E1gneer Chc~e
brough has viewed the situation, and thinks tho os'h
the city water, fixtures, and sewerage will not ~
| great. IL will cost perhaps $1,000 % put IN order
the hydrants and stop the thousand StFpas ~irh aN
now flowing from the exposed pipes, and wall cost nol
quite much 10 replace the man hole covers wblco
have been burned. lie deems the supply of water 10
the vicinity of the fire Ia De- gopL FI Marsh Btr
! ner. the members of the Board of PupH' NaiAr
! and all others agree upon one point. WIZ
| au abundant supply Of water and pcGcct t't'
| apartmeut, It would sill be almost lmp'sHolH -
| qnench a fire that ted py ToOherics hMi indes'
boxes like those in the Jl,t burned. In'rc j.
! unanimous demand thlt the fire Limit, fi,li Whcn
wooden structures NAV be pat up small be- made couc1
! dent With tine cIty limits.