National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-16
CHICAGO'S FIERY ORDEAL.
ANOTHER FIRE YESTERDAY ON THE
VEST SLD8 OF TEE CITY.

HEST SIDN OF TIE CITY,
TWENTY MORE BUILDINGS CONSUMED
TWO ATTEMPTS AT INCENDIARIsM-DE-
TAILS OF WEDNESDAYS CONFLAGRA-
TIoE-THE LOSSES sUsTAINED-THE PRO-
GREss OF THE FIRE DEsCRIBED-HERoIC
COMBAT BY THE FIREMEN.
CHICAGO, July Is, p. m.-Another FIRE
broke out about 4:30 this afternoon, in the
northwestern part Of the city, in the vicinity of
the junction of Milwaukee and Chicago ave-
nues. Fifteen or twenty buildings, comprising
stores, saloons, planning and carpenter shops,
were burned in q short time, the flames being
famed by brisk northwest breeze and fed by
very infammable material. The fire depart
ment was promptly on the ground and by
most vigorous efforts succeeded in checking
the progress of the fire before it did further
damage than already stated.
Considerable excitement prevailed for time,
repetition of the scenes of last night being
feared.
The fire originated in Dugsn's smoke-house,
in the rear of his packing establishment.
Nearly an entire block was burned, but the
buildings were mostly of an inferior sort. One
planning mill was destroyed, with some valua-
BILE machinery and patterns. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000. During the progress of this
fire two attempts at incendiarism in the same
neighborhood were discovered and frustrated.
Another alarm was sounded from the corner
of Wabash avenue and Madison street about 6
o'clock p. m, but the fire there was soon sub
dued.
DETAILS OF WEDNESDAYS FIRE.
CHICAGO, July 15.-Our citizens, reviewing
the situation this morning, congratulate them
selves that they have escaped the destruction
of the most important business portion again,
which appeared at one time imminent.
THE FIRE ORIGINATED
in low frame building used for storing rags,
and adioined an oil factory that stood between
Fourth avenue and Clark street, on Taylor
street. The great fire of 1871 originated in a
stable. In both cases, therefore, the fire COM
menced in the centre of neighborhood occu-
pied by wooden buildings. There was stiff
southwest breeze blowing, SO that by the time
the flames had consumed small dwellings,
stables, carpenter shops and buildings filled
with oil, paper and rags, and reached State
street, where there were substantial business
houses, they were like the heat of q furnace
and all-consuming in power. Thus the eondi-
lions for a great confagration were not want
ing. Fortunately, after burning up nearly
twenty blocks, and destroying the First Bap-
list church and two other church buildings,
the post office, the Michigan avenue and St.
St. James hotels, the Inter-Oceanic and other
elegant blocks erected after the fire of ISL,
and a number of fine residences, the flames
were stayed right at the doors of the heaviest
business blocks and the three or four best no.
tells.
THE LIMITS OF THE FIRE
are as follows: On Clark street, No. 595, which
is about Twelfth street on the south and about
Polk street on the north; on Dearborn street.
the southern limit is near Twelfth street and
the northern limit Polk strt ct; on Wabash ave
nue., Harmon court forms the southern bound
cry, and the northern limit being between Jack
son and Van Buren, streets; on State street, the
southern limit is Harmon court, the line ex-
tending on the north nearly to jackson street;
Third and Fourth avenues are burned nearly
their whole length. The fire burned a number
of houses on Michigan avenue, but has not dam
aged that street to any great extent. Some
twenty blocks are burned.
SOME OF THE BUILDINGS BURNED.
The fire burned small portion of Clark street,
near Twelfth street, where it originated, thence
took Third and Fourth avenues, between Peck
court and Twelfth street, and burned thence
as far as Harrison street. State street was
burned from Harmon court to Van Buren, street;
Wabash avenue, from No. 452, near Peck court,
to No. 267, near the corner of Van Buren, street,
and Michigan avenue, from Harrison street to
Van Buren, street, q short distance. The
business buildings burned on the east side Of
State street number SO, on the west side 90,
on the east side of Wabash avenue 20, on the
west side "a; on Michigan avenue IL; on the
east side of Clark street "A; on North Peck
street s, on the south side 4; on the north side
Of Harrison street IL, on the south side IS; on
the south side of Twelfth street Is, on the north
side q.
SOME OF THE LOSSES.
The loss is Variously estimated, but cannot
be given with accuracy. 1t will not be less
than four millions, and probably will not be
over six millions. This is covered by about
two 1fths insurance, which is divided among
numerous companies Since the great fire,
fire insurance companies have been careful not
to take large risks IN one locality. The fol-
lowing arethe largest of losses: The Jewish
synagogue, $4,000; Quinn's chapel, S15, 900;
and furniture, $3.50 600; the post office, $50 900;
the First Baptist church, 100000; the Church
OF the Messiah, s25, 900; Olivet Baptist church,
(colored,) $40, 600.
Lossuz OF BUSINESS FIRMS.
Most prominent among the business losses
are the st. James hotel; William Bodeman,
druggist; the Remington Empire Sewing Ma
chine Company; E. Remington & Sons, gun
and pistol manufacturers; Ruspmessen Bros,
boots ard shoes; z. C. Charles, lamps and re-
fectors; H. slodo, carriages; A.Wheeler, hard
q al efa q
Vinegar Works; Schwerere & Huber, stoves,
&C.; b. E. GiVandan q Tusted, rings, &C.; P.
NJ. Plat, clothing; P. & H. Mayer, L. c. Chase
& Co., saddles and harness; A. Schreferntein
& Bro, furniture manufacturers; NJ. W. & F.
Tester, furnaces, ranges, &C.; Frost & Co.,
wholesale liquors; John D. Mclean q Co.,
stoves & ranges; H. g. NJ. Neuberger, furni-
ture; Van Bramer q Flood, hardware, &c.
Zeng & Beck, billiards; Peters, Muench &
Co., blacksmiths; Mandle Bros, dry goods;
the Berg house; Horace Buckminster's restau-
rant; P. NJ. Almond, artists materials; B. A.
Murphy, cigars, &c; Freeman & Strickland,
poultry and game; John NJ. Lowry & Co.,
meal; Joel Bigelow, Pekin Tea Company; W.
L. Cole, blacksmith; Henry Delhi, boots and
shoes; E. D. Mosely, grocers; Sinclair Bros,
hardware and stoves; Mrs. E. Berg, milliner;
E. j. Malcomes & Co., stoves and tinware;
Weber & Luckhsrd, druggists; P. E. Batter &
Co., grocers; c. A. Jammich, tailor, c. E.
Lahman, photographer; II. c. Klein & Schmidt,
watches, &C.; ]. Wingraye, jr., q Co., gas fix
lures; the Adelphi theatre; Pennoyer, Shaw &
Co., carriage manufacturers; VIM. z. Spence
& Co., cutlery; CowperthWsit & Co., publish
ers; s. c. Griggs & Co., publishers; the
post office; Carney, Haskell & Carney, paint
ers; Miss A. T. Ryan, umbrellas, &C.; 7.
NJ. FassalI, photographer; Our Firesids Friend,
NortipssteTJI LunIbsTHldH, NeU Covenant, Chi
cage Terra Gotta Company, Davis Sewing Ma
chine Company, Mrs. Slaughton, millinery;
Patrick O'Neill, liquors; Chicago Fine Art In
stitute, NJ. Root, artist; Schureman q Hand,
mantle company; j. L. shureman, 8. b.
VooreIl, Leonard W. Volk, VIM. II. Dsconn,
James Morris Arnold, artist; Daniel L. Bige-
low, artist; A. T. Brooks, artist; Lawrits
Halst, artist; Arthur Pickering, artist; ]. r.
Robertson, figure and portrait painter; Fine
Arts Institute Academy; Thos. Braun, drugs;
R. c. Anthony, libery stable; A. J. Hopkins,
veterinary surgeon; Bailey q Tyrrel, china
and glassware; Star Galvanized Iron Cornice
Company's works, Louis Jaeger & Bro, wines
and liquors; Bangs Bros, hardware and stoves;
W. Smith & Co., NANTES and CRATES; N. r.
Iglehard & Co., real estate; state-street Saw
ings Bank, Charles Egeqhardt, surgical In
struments; H. Brinkworth, pork packer; l..
Kulhner, stocking and sock manufacturer;
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
freight depot, Goss & Phillips, manufacturing
company; Hanchutt & Charter, livery stables;
Alaway & LArsene, painters; Hay & Goodall,
carPenters and builders; II. Willets, carriages,