, 1874-07-17
How to Avert Future Caiamitfes-.-The
Dangerous South Side
District.
What the Outside Papers Say
Of the Blaze,
Particulars Of the Fires at Qsh.
kosh md Iowa Falls,
Record of Fires Elsewhere.


THE SCENE YESTERDAY.
The Hcene Of tho oon1agratlon waB n1ada thu
rendezvous OF thousands Of people, numbers o2
whom wore from tho country, yesterday, "fron
mornings dawn to con-" Ihoy had very llttl(
loft to SEQ whore the wooden Bhantics stood OF
Cinrk atrost and tho Two inferior avenues,
Everything waB swnpt baro as donl-board
oxcopt whero, occasionally, portion OF brick
wall remained to allow that . structure OF mort
than ordinary preteusons, for that region, onct
stood. Crowds OF old women and llttlo girls,
mostly OF tile slario races, dug around among
the ashes with pieces Of hoop and timber for stray
articles Of kitchen use, such a. ladies, spoons,
knives. and other msHticating machinery. Their
efforts we're not rewarded by any brilliant suo~
ccgs,
THE HALr-BunNEp pEHs
of tEo "BoilnI doves," On South Clark street,
were filled with fomaleH of tho most royoting
aspect. who lookoa 1orcely, with doggel, blood
8hot oyos, Of tLo pasHers-by.. Bometlmas they
ally. utterod blssphemons language in reforenco
to the torlible experience through which they
Ind passod, Ono woman, with a rory red noso,
exclaimed ".Well. ,wcre all gong to hell auy-
Why, anu Chicaao ia . good place to not used to
heat" This and Kindred OK irossionB we're cur
rsnt al through that horrible district.
THE WEsr side or FOURTH AyENuE,
from Taylor to HarriHon sroets, which escaped
destruotion is ti}od with dlsreputable houses,
1npAt Of them now hlistered hy tho heat, and
Those n'allsfona OF sin arc now doubly and treb-
ly filled with fallen women driven from thoi1
own 1onB Of infamy.
All ron THIRD AVENUE,
1t was cloar sweep, hardly stick or a stone ros
manning from whore the fire started down t.
Van Buren street. The buildings we're nearly
all OF wood.
THE ONLY CONSPICUOUS RUINS
are thoHo of The FirHt baptist Church, on Wabask
avonuo, the Wabash Holse, tue PoHt-Oftlco, for
morly Methodist church. the Michigan Avenua
and st. James Hotels, and tho Olivet baptist
Church (colored) on Fourth avenue. To the eva
that las looked upon tho destruction of 1871 thu
Inst dieplay Of tho tiro olemont lookH almoat ir-
significant. Most Of the houses burned down
Wero much bottor out 9th way.
ON MICHIGAN AND WABASH AVENUES
thore waH very little Gxclteulont visible. All
daY, however, furniture hhBtly removed at ths
outset Of tho fire waB boiug. returned, aud, BY
8 O'clock IN the Afternoon, the like front waa
entirely untouantod. Tloro were no crowds Of
destitute people hanging holplessly around, ar
Oil the former OCCASION, as moAt Of the suGorors
obtained lodgings in other sections Of tho city.
To indicate
THE WONDERFUL VITALITY
exhibited in covering tho vast burned district
OF 1911 is shown in q small why in tile newly.
iucinorAtcd torrlt0ry. Already number OF
property-owuors laye p1alB drawing for new
buildings. Among theso are Otto Schroeder, whd
will erect four brick Btores ut Nos. 429. 425.
All, and 439 State htreet August SclifofonBtein,
Gabriel 6toiger, William Pottgleser, @. a. Yogol,
Dr. Otto, and others.
slNauIAR DISCOVERY
! wns nndo In Yogeps ment.,narket. He hnd about
$4,000 pounds Of liam in the icc'honso. and .
yaat quantity OF ice. When tho tlronien and
waltlons we're pulling down fragments Of wall
yesterday, they found that tho hams were un-
cooled, and tho Ice still romafnod unmoltod. Ihe
house was full Of amodering asllcs, on the top
Of which was q fresh keg Of lager beer. The key
had rested aghinat block Of leo on ono side, and
burning ashes OH tho other. The beer had not
compromised with tho fire at all. It was leo.
coid md u party Of privileged persouB enjoyed
the contents OF TINT historic kog, pronounciug Ii
superior to tho BEST ever sold oYor any bar.