The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-15
CHICAGO ON FIRE.
Another Destructive Confia-
grafton.
History Repeats Itself!
THE BEGINNING.

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some small frame houses near Fourth
avenue and Peck streets. 1t was at
first blown southwark by the stiff
breeze. but the wind soon shifted, and by
sun set the wind blew gale from the
south, sending the fire towards the CEN
tral part Of the city. The fire seemed
now to be one of the last to succumb.
The mails were all removed to the sub
station on the corner of West Washing
ton and HalStcad streets; between Ed
ridge court and Harrison street, and the
east side of Wabash avenue some dozen
handsome buildings were destroyed,
while on the whole of the west side of the
street between these limits every building
was levcled with the ground, and looking
westwardly the same dead level Of ruins
was presented SO wildly cngrav,d d
on the memory of our inhab-
itants in 1871. The lo-- en-
tailed by the fire in the destruction
and removal of goods and furniture i in
all probability As great ms the actual loss
Of buildings and property destroyed up
to half-past & o'clock. 1t takes but III
moderate sized fire nowadays to Set
Chicago people toclearing out their goods
and chattclS, and about every store ON
Wabash avenue and State street, "a far
northas Monroe street was removing its
place of safety, and the dwelling houses
in the apparent line of the fire were not
slow in following the same instinct of self
preservation, by the removal of every
thing portable, from cellar to garrct.
The destruction cntailed by this speedy
and hurried exodus will never figure
among the losses sustained by insurance
/ companies 1t i very probable
should the fire be stayed where it is at
this time (S:2O p. N.Y., considering the
area burnt over, the loss to insurance
companies is very light, although hun
drcds and hundreds of families have lost
/ their all and been rendered houscless and
! homeless. As the good suffer with the
/ bad on many occasions, so in this instance
/ the bad have suffered with the good, and
I probably that section of the city would
not have been purified Of it, >lum, 80
ctfcctuallv and thoroughly in tn" next
fifty years rs it has been this evening III
tn" space of three hours. So, on the
whole, Chicago has not only had another
big conhagrution but II great puritirati"n
A. well, and will in the end b. much bet
ter for it by securing in the burnt district
wider streets, and substantial building,
compared with those lost
CHICAGO, July li.--At half past 'iH
O'Clock the fire had made almost II clean
sweep up To- the corner of Third and Polk
streets, burning up the home, of thous-
ands of people. At the ah"v" corner th"
fire department commenced tn" process
Of blowing up tn" buildings with g'h-
powder. but the buildings experimental
with were but small wo"drn affair and
would only have the effect of making II
quicker blue of them. the wind blowing
as il does very frr,h from about south-
west. The fire i, now on the verge Of
the fire line of our big fire at Harrison
street. The west side Of Wabash Ave, l.
now in full blaze which takes many "A state
" building III il, course, which offered II
haven of refuge IN the winter "f ISL
Til" ire i Just Immediately in the rear
of the Fr-t Baptist Church, and should
that structure 20 down the fire will have
clear sweep t. the northward and east
ward. and the exposition building will IN
All likelihood bc III" final prey Of the fire.
and n that j. Immediately Oh III" lake
shore there will hc nothing further for
thr fire to fallon. provided We have tn"
good forum" t. not nav" a chang" III the
wind. \ dense black pail Of smoke is
hanging over ii" expected course Of the
fire, dropping it, advance m",-"ng"r.,
cinder.. on the roof. Of the building.
Although private citizens are doing their
utmost in trying 20 prevent
thr fir" getting mold upon their
homr.. yet the effort l. a. futile a. FOR a
child to make an attempt. The roar Of
the advancing furnace ha. the sound Of
1 our old calamity, and nothing short Of
it. final plunge into BAKE Michigan will
qurnch it, Our street. within mile Of
the conhagration ar crowded, and teams
'4 ever = N'-'l ikI'it dl' ''hA'A ~ N"'''
utmost capacity with household good
Although -toreke"p"r-. who are - for
tunate a. to secure a team, are endeavor-
ing to .ave their mot valuable -t"ck
Whenever vacant piace north Of the
fire can BE- found it i. at once filled with
good. Of all descriptions and Tariet'e'
Men. xomen and children are doing their
utmost to save their little all, and bring
ing it to .ome place of .afety. The work
Of the fire from thi: on win burn up A.
much in five minute. a. It has Previou.'!
done in fifteen minute, consider
ing the value in dollars and cent
The heat i very great, anC
no doubt that in addition 70 the pecunia
" lo-se,. We will have to mourn the lo-