, 1874-07-16

cora Kept tntruderh on tho othor hido Of tho ropo
With pralaouorthY striotnoss and .lmpartlafty.
The fnhabitants OF tho locality yero monty Scan.
d'nAviana aud Norwogians Of tho poorest class,
and tho work of removing from such Of their hum-
bio dwellings as woro threatened with 1lro What
fow household goods thoy possosned was dono In
quiet mud orderly nannor. As Ia usuatiy tho
caao thore wolo too many arnatour dro~mnrstiafs
within tho barrior. Many Of tho
Aldermen were profnBs in their suggestions md
orders to the tiremen. Directly a fiamo would
crop out from house tl'oy would rush OF to tho
upon 1t oyon though to do thfB cauacd waste Of
timo and h cessation In fighting what tho Mar
ehals had deemed strategic point of tho nto.
notwithstanding tAo interference Of thcao ignor.
splendiais, tioir offo,ts boinp abis seconded by
several niombors OF the Michigan City fro force
WHO lind come TO town tho evening bcforo to
holp at tho big fire.
VERY PAINFUL ACCIDENT
occurred during tho obstruction of Mrs. Kaats'a
factory, which resulted in tic Bevere, perhaps
fata1, Injury Of Fireman William Bchwartz, Of
No. II, tue old Coventry Company. 1fo, wns
standing NTH two other hroulon on .pllo OF
sawdnst and shayings immediately under tho
into tho building Htrcam Of wster. Two other
tlromen ut tho samo time began cutting away
a cornioe. from tho top Of tho building
which gnve way sooner than was expected.
a. a. hS be5q es5nos @ sMayss ys ss 1Sny o to ;ta S
nozzle.non to 1ly for safety. Dofore lhoy could
do this, howevor, tho ponderous cornioo fell upon
thom. portion Of It striking Schwartz In tho
back and hip, throwing him from tho snwdust
heap TO the sidewalk, distance Of about feot.
Tic other tiremon escaped unacatllod. Schwartz
was pickod up ia an inaonsbo stato, and carried
into tile house Of Mrs. Mary Ann Curran, on
Morgan stroes, whero he was attended by Or. N.
J. innd and Dr.. &C.: Conway: These gontt,'omel, gt' m
bones wero broken, tho injuries to tho spino
woro Of a yory aovofo description. In addition
to these the loft hip was slightly dalocatod, aud
thoro WAS evidences of injury to the abdominal
cavity. Tho unfortunate man rosidoB at No. 814
Larraboo street, whithcr ho was removed aB soon
as he recovered sufficiently from the shock ho
Ind sustained.
The worRmen had quit work In
THE PLANlNa~M[1LL
when tho fire broke out, and had loft tho doora
mud windows all open; honco 1t ts probable that
the fro In this building was caused by spark
igniting tho shavlngs everywhere scattered
around tho placo. 1t was owned and occupied
by Z. Katz J. Miller as m Office and honso-fur.
niture nanufaosory. He .ohtimates bis 1oas at
about $4,000; but 1t will not probably be 80
large by half, as most Of tho 1nnchints on tho
lowor floors, and few On tho upper. will DO but
slightly damaged.
Whom tho iiro in this locality WAS conquered 1t
tory aud east Of tho fro on Pratt etrent. This
evidently WAS tho work Of m inoondiary, IS an
oflloor BaM
sEvEnA1 Doys
emerge from \ side door few minutes before
ho Baw smoke iHsuinB from the roof. He I'M.
mediasely rushed up iuto tho loft. and III ONO
corner was MI armful Of bay partially In blaze.
Tho fire hero was shortly oxtinguishod, to tho
infnto pleasure Of all residing III the neighboE-'
hood.
Most Of thopeople burned out were Foreigners,
many Of them unable to vi ohk word Of English.
They carried whatover articles they wore able to
save from their houses to tho prairfo northeast
Of tho fro, whore they apaodtly became prey to
thfeviHl gang OF boys and mon. The majority
of thom were not Insured. The Total l0Hs will
hardly exceed $4,000.