, 1874-07-16
THE FIRES.
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showed. The fro was right In tho midst of
most OF balnn, sheds, and wooden buildings,
but no Quo scemod to ta&o any precautions Of
1ond ahclp!ng hand, Thoy Just took their thtnea
md loft, who n. II they liad poured uatcr from
to him, they might hnve ext,ngushod TIC danlos
mud Ba1ed Tho engines for other labor. II people
built balloon buildings thcy must expect them to
60 down.
The Marshal concluded hls remarks by sey,ng
TINT he had hoped noser to face another Chicagoo
ilro. and that he trusted we wero nor at tho end
Of them.
atn. cnEBBnou0n.
Tho damage n wnter-pipeH docs not promise
to he 70 o1te,s;ve as was NJ first aMtic,pstca It
Much water is escaping, aud tho waste MlA
hardly he nrrasted tor a TOW days. 80 thas time
will have to elapso boforo the heas gets out OF
tho ground. Mr. GlosbrouEh thtnks @ that M md. tow
Department. 1lo atntes thet much Of tho trout
bio at tho tlro was duo to tho. faot
It tho wnter mainn and pipes In Chicago
"7mparatiyely smaller tlan any CITY III the
Flo ttinhe TINT tho safety OF tho city
IN Immediate improvement III this ro-
e.. ,yen at tho risk OF increasing taxation.
fho Water-Works never did butter than on tho
pvenlug Of the fro. WHOM thoy pumped water at
Chcebrough thinks that the Fire Depart
n,ent did all TINT could be oono on tho
occasion, but, in his opinton, city pow
der.houso aA9nla DO on one & OF our municipal
Institutions With coed stock II eunh,o "aes der
ou Tuesday evening might havo boom checked
oarly. The groatest Improvement IN our lire
syste,n. however, is tue increasing tho slzc OF
tho water-plpcs.
Ihe loss to tic city sewerage Is mainly con-
fined to tho damage done to tho nan-liole cover
ings Of sewers, which it is calculated will DO
covered by 'e1,600. Lamp-posts suffered
considerably, about GOO Of thom, being
knocked over To PLACE theas gsoo back tn te e.
lamps wore absolutely destroyed, to replace
which will cont about $4,000. The number Of
lamps or loss damaged ID about 900 tho re-
pairng OF which viii cost 5000. Tnke It alto
means III leayy sufferer 81 was at tlrst sup
pu8eu.
THE GAS INSPECTOR
stated that there REe good many leake Still uu-
,leclied, but that a forco OF mechanics WAS busy
yesterday u fitting oapa whore they woro ro-
qulrad. Ii Ia probable tllat by this evonlng all
.ho leaks will bo stopped. The loss Of gas. low
Bver, which nil hlvo occurred before t..ts is
accomplished, will not full short Of sevoral hum
lrou tOlara,
NUMBER or TE1EonAMs
profroring assistance to Chlchgo were rooelved
Yesterday. but confusion {oigned al tile City.
tInll, aid nobody knew what hnd become Of
Them. Among them was Que 81 from Mayor Coep.
ready as ever to hoIp tho City Of Chicago in her
limo Of need.
As specimen Of cool, unadu!terated check,
and tho addition OF insult to injury under
peculiarly exasporating circumstances, the fol-
lowing telegram, received by the Mayor yoHtor-
day eyenlpg, is uuique1
NEW ToRn, July 16, 1874.
II, the Mayer ef Ckfea3o:
Six hundred 1atorers ind usnsons desre ttnmcd1Rte-
iy to repair damages. Bond order, stating wnges.
jacobsen, 20 State street.
The Mayor when he read this telegram nearly
tainted With SURPRISE aud vouoitsafed no reply,
evidently thinking that whatoyor work tho Are
might give riso to wonld be quito IL acceptable
to Chiclgo's pour III 10 tho unemployed citizens OF
Now York.
TIE ATLANTIC HOTEL,
erronnouHly reported ~ burnt was not touched
by tic fire, and IL in full blsst crowded with
guests, but yet ready to accommodate all tAelr
old trondB who may desire to visit tlo city.
II. ". r. LESTER
deuiro tholr friends and patrons to know that
Tho report in yesterdays TRIBUNE, TINT their
store Lad been destroyed by FIRE on tho l4th inst.
was incorrect. They eecupcd % by miracle,
ind arc now really to fill all orders for stoves,
furnaces, ]lotel aud family ranges, etc., "A usual
DR.. Lida1n'a louEo also escaped, anu his
patients eau look for linn at the old place.
THE FIRST CHURCH.
A meeting Of tie 1nombors OF tho FiyHt Dap-
tiat Ch,lrcll aud congregation will bo held in
Kjugsbury Hull this morning at 10 O'Clock to
consult in reference to q temporary place OF
worship.