The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-16
.heat q I furnace, and sIl:eossunire I
power.
J. The newspapers comnnen Id strong terms
son the folly Of allowing wooden buIldfnes
within the city limits. Most prominent

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on the folly Of allowing wooden buildings
within the city limits. Most prominent %
AMONG TEE susrSEss LcssEs
are the 81 James HotelE William Bodenan,
druggist The Remington Empire Sewing.
Machihe Company; E Remington q Co.'S
fgun and pistol maDufactGry Rnspmessen
Brothers, boots and. sboes G. C. Charles,
llamps and refectors; H. Slcdos earriagsS; !;
| "a. Wheeler, hardware; g. M. Cheney, Sta
bies; The PrussiDg Vinegar Works schWe.
! rer u Huber, stoves, &c. B. Il. Giyandan
s. Tusted, rings, &c, p. M. Plat. Nothing !;
p. & 81. Mayer and Ia. C. Chase u Co. ,5ssd.
dies and harness; Schrefer, Fontaine & Leg
ter, furnaces, ranges. &C.; Frost q Co.,
wholesale liquors; John ID. Mclean Il Co...
stoves and ranges; 81. a. nj. New berger,
furniture Van Bramer q Flood, hardware
and many others.
TIE AREA BURNED OVER
covers fifteen squares. Taking bits and
bali. blocks here and there and humping, the
whole burned area Is about half d mile Iopg
and little less 10 width, aud embraced
tumble-aown shanties aud patatial avenue
residences. ss .3;l .sl3 Il s
WHAT TIE NEW YORK TINES sAYs. ss.s
In any other city but Chicago the. Gre OF
yesterday would be ranked as oBe OF the tirst
magnitude. But compared with tteaWfui
catastrophe Of October, 1871, the conflgra-
half mile long and four blocks wide, is o
disaster of trifing importance. Any map
showing the burnt district OF Chieago
exhibits at the southeast corner OF.
that great red patch some fifty or
sixty squares In the neighborho0d oi Lake
Park that the fire failed to touch; though
the flames had swept to the,yery margin of
the lake Immediately to the north, and bad
crossed the river to the west Of II. Yester<
days fire will do little more than Dill ia this
square notch on the map of the old burnt
district Had the wind been blowing from
instead Of toward the lake, the ruin wor ked
by this fire would very probably have ex-
ceeded that Of its predecessor OF three years
ago.
Another Fire In Chicago.
CINCINNATI, July Is, 4:30 p. M.--The Chi
caso operators report that another fire has
broken out on the west side. This Is in the
new district, separate from the fire of Inst
night. The wind Is high. No additional
particulars are yet obtained, but IL Is report
ed that over two blocks are already burned.
Later.-.The fire commenced at the corner
of Milwaukee avenue and Erie street--west
side. Eighteen houses. principally wooden
structures are destroyed. II is now q P.M)
reported that the fire is under control.
CHICAGO, July. Is, 8 p. M..-Another fire
broke out about 4.30 P. NJ. In the western
part OF the city, at the junction Of Milwaukee
and Chicago avenue. 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 ipflama-
able material.
The Fire Department succeeded In check
! Ing the progress OF the fire before il did fur.
ther damage than already stated. Couslde-
rable excitement prevailed for short time,
a repetition of the scenes Of last night being
feared. Ss
The fire originated In Dugan's smoke.
house. in rear of his packing establishment.
Nearly an entire block was burned, bur Tho
buildings were mostly Of an inferior sort.
One planing-mill, with some valuable nis.
chiuery aud patterns, was destroyed. The
loss Is estimated at 100000.