Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-15
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
THE CHICAGO FIRE.
Limits Of the CONFEDERATION.
Twenty Blocks Burned-Several Lives
Lost Honey Loss. Four To Stu Nil
ltons-1he Fire Completely Under
Control.

CHICAGO, July Is, go a. m.-The limits OF
the fire are as follows:-On Clark street, No.
5S5, which is about 18th street on the south and
about Polk street on the north; on Dearborn
street, the southern limit Is near 18th street "a
me north IN limit Polk street; on Wabash ave-
nue., Harmon court forms the southern bound
airy, and the northern limit being bet sseu
jackson and Van Buren, streets; on State stree
the southern limit lie Harmon court the hne
extending on the north nearly to jackson
street; Sd and Attn avenues are burned nearly
their whole length. The IRE burned a number
Of houses on Michigan avenue, but has a u
damaged that street 20 any great extent Some
twenty blocks are burned. The loss il various
ly estimated, but cannot be given with accu-
racy. 1t will not be less than four millions. ana
probably will not be over six millions. THIS Is
covered by about two ffths insurance, which I.
divided among numerous companies Since the
great IRE, IRE insurance companies have been
The following are the largest Of losses:-Tie
Jewish Synagogue, $50 900; Quinn's Chapel
$4,000; the Adelphi Theater, $4,000; ST
James Hotel and furniture, $50 900; the Post
ONCE, $50 900; the First Baptist Church,
s1Oo, 600; the Church of the Messiah, s25ODO:
olivet Baptist Church, (colored, y $40, 600.
number OF serious casualties are reported
and several persons were doubtless lost in abe
flames. The fire is now completely under con-
troll, and no further anxiety is felt for the safety
Of property on the north side of the city.
Not SO bad as ft MiEhs Have Been.
CHICAGO, July I5.-Our citizens, reviewing
ks
selves that they have escaped the Destruction
of the most important business portion again,
which appeared at one time imminent.
THE FIRE ORIGINATED
in low frame building used for storing rags.
and adioined an Oil factory that stood between
Fourth avenue and Clark street, on TAYLOR
street. The great fire of ISL originated In a
stable. In both cases, therefore, the IRE COM
menced in the center Of a neighb0rhosd occu-
pied by wooden buildings. There was a stiff
southwest bree re blowing, so that by the time
I'm anA
stables, carpenter shops and buildings hIied
With oil, paper and rags, and reached State
street, where there were substantial business
houses, they were like the heat OF a furnace and
sll-consuming in power. Thus the conditions
for great conhsgratIon were not wanting
fortunately after burning mp nearly twenty
blocks and destroying the First Baptist
church and two other church buildings. the
post Office, the Michigan avenue, and 81. James
hotels, the Inter Oceanic and other elegant
blocks erected after the fire of ISL and a num-
right at the doors OF the heaviest business blocks
and the three or four best hotels.
WHAT THE TRIBUNE SAYS.
The Tribune says editOrially: Every coil
headed observer or the fire must have felt that
we have paid light penalty. After allowing
our magnificent business centre to be sur
rounded with wooden rookeries we have come
OF cheap. The great gilded martyr around
which fagots have been so profusely piled Ia.
not been burned TO death. Perhaps this small
STahsIai.y VIII snow US how to save; perhaps not.
tory between the fagots and the victim. This
gap may be the means of saving what is lett. II
so let us thank God. The predestined fate Of
every wooden building in large CITY il @ be
burned some time. We have now offered 40
sixty acres OF our c0mbustble material as a
sacrifice, to the genius OF fire institutions.
meaning thereby the freedom of every man 10
keep finder box and oil factory where IL suit
him best. We would that we could say this l.
TIE last mad folly. If il Is not Chicago has s,iI
thousands upon thousands of wooden shautie.
TO feed future fires and n down.
TIE OTHER JOURNALS.
The Times and Inter Ocean speak in st-Ou2
terms OF the folly OF allowing wooden buildiugs
within the city limits.
STREETS on WHICH THE PIRR WAS.
The ire burned a small portion OF Clark stree,
near Eth street, where it originated, thence
took 30 and ith avenues, between Peck court
and 18th street, and burned thence a. far a
Harrison street. State street was burned from
Harmon court TO Van Buren, street; wabasi
avenue, from i52 near Peck court, TO POI, near
the corner of Van Buren, street, and MichigAn
avenue, from Harrison street TO Van Buren
street, ashort distance. The business Buildings
burned on the east side Of state street number
50, on the west side 90, on the east side of Wa
bash avenue 20. on the west side 81, on Mich
gan avenue IL, on the east side of Clark street,
II, on North Peck street 8, on the south side 4,
on the north side OF Harrison street Il, on the
south eide l6 on the south side or 18th street Is,
on the north side p.
THB BUsINRss LOSSES.
Most prominent among the business losses are
the 81. james Hotel; VIM. Bodeman, druggist;
the Remington Empire Sewing Machine Com
pany; T.. Remington Il Sons, gun and pistol
manufacturers; Ruspmessen Bros, boots and
shoes; O. q. Charles, lamps and renectors; H
SlOcO, carriages; A. Wheeler, hardware: q. NJ.
Cheney. sale stables; the Prussing Vinegar
Works; Schwerere & Huber, stoves, &c: b. f.
Giyancan Tusted, rings, &c; p. Nj. Pratt,
clothing; +. & III. Mayer, l.. q. Chase & Co.,
saddles and harness; A. Schreferntein & Bro,
furniture manufacturers; M. W. & r. Tester,
furnaces, ranges. &c; Frost & Co, Wholesale
liquors; John ID. Mclean & Co., stoves and
ranges; II. & M. Neuberger, furniture: Van
Brsmer & Flood, hardware, &c.
The above is all that was received NJ TO tks
hour or going to press.