The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-16

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A ere, which broke out about 4
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, in q paint
mandatory, near the corner d
Twelfth and Clark streets, soon as
sumed serious proportions. A heavy
wind vas blowing toward the lake,
which soon changed enough to drive
the ERE north and northeast toward
the business center OF the CITY. |,
soon grew out of any immediate con
troll by the FIRE department, and con-
sternation seized upon the city. The
dispatches 1t $50 p. m thus des-
cribe the scene:
The west side of Wabash avenue
is now in full blaze, which takes many
. stately building in its course, which
offered . haven Of refuge in the win
ter of 1871. The FIRE is Just imme-
diately in the rear of the First Pres.
byterian Church, and should that
structure go down, the FIRE viii have
. clear sweep to the northward and
eastward, and the exposition building
viii al likelihood be the final prev Of
the ERE, and q that is immediately
on the lake shore there will be moth
ing further for the FIRE TO feed upon.
provided that we have the good for
tune to not have . change of wind
A dense black pail of smoke is hang
ing over the expected course of the
fire, dropping its advance messengers
of cinders on the roofs Of the build
ingA. Although private. citizens are
doing their utmost to do all that is in
their power in trying TO prevent the
FIRE getting hold upon their homes.
yet the effort is as futile as for child
to make the attempt. The roar of
the advancing furnace has the sound
of our old calamity, and nothing short
of its final plunge into lake Michigan
will quench 1t. Our streets within a
mile Of the confagration are crowded
with teams Of every description, load
ed to their utmost capacity.
An Il o'clock dispatch states that
the entire contents of the post Office
were removed to place of safety,the
fire Selling upon the building just as
the last load left it. BY this time
the wind had almos, died away, and
the efforts of the firemen began to
have some show OF final success. AT
the corner of Wabash avenue and
Harrison streets - the very spot
where the FIRE Of 1871 stopped gong
first check to the north
ward progress of this fire was given.
The very first building spared by the
previous fire was one of the last. in
this direction, taken by this one.
At $3.50, Wednesday morning, when
the city was considered safe against
any further spread Of the flame, the
following was given as the limits Of
the FIRE: On South Clark street, near
Twelfth street, Clark burned but
short distance. Dearborn is the south
and Twelfth the northern
Polk street and Third and Fourth av-
enues burned almost the entire
|ength, the buildings being chiefly the
sort. State street, from
Twelfth to Van Buren,, Wabash av-
snue from Harmon Court nearly to
Jackson street, and Michigan avenue
ost many fine buildings. but fire was
rot general on latter streets and was
checked before reaching the Exposi-
ion building. About twenty blocks
ire burned.
The loss is yariously estimated and
annot be given correctly tonight,
Tut it will not fall under three mill
ions, and probably not exceed six
Millions. Insurance is about two
fths, or less. Some companies will
Undoubtedly succomb to the heavy
train on their finances, but they have
cen very careful since the great FIRE
OF to take large risks in any one To-
Atty, and 50 the loss is widely dis
.ibuted among them.
Some of the more noted buildings
urned are the First Baptist Church.
ewisb Synagogue, Quinn's Chapel,
delphi Theatre, St. James Hotel,
I'D post-office. A great part Of the
round burned over held only wood
q buildings of . poor grade, and the
IS Of the buildings as well as the |
Of their occupants is re-
arded as 4 publication to that part
the city. But many fine residence
,ere destroyed on Michigan and Wa
ash avenues, and not few good
houses on various streets.
Among the casualties reported,
we're the burning Of a fireman who
ell through roof; the breaking Of
olicemans leg in trying to rescue
hid; three young men killed by the
slling of a wall.
Three Chicago steamers were burn
d, the fire driving the 6remen from
heir engines.
At latest accounts strong patrol
vas guarding the property in the vi
Unity of the fire, knocking thieves
light and left.