, 1874-07-16
17E FlRES.
Review Of the Contlagra.
tion of Tuesday. .
Territory Devastated and
Chief Buildings De-
stroyed.
Complete Tables Of Insurance
Statistics.
The Relief and Aid Society
Ready for Operations.
There Is Comparatively Little
Distress Reported.
another Threatening Fire Breaks Out
On the West Side.
1t Destroys Block Chiefly Cow
cred with Frame Shanties,
other Fires Unattended with Serious
Loss.
THE SOUTH SIDE FIRE.

ia nj loo.t . h~o,t,;,,. ...m :, '"o@o
"' ~ !'"a' o1ootu''6 bpell, hnd tle calamity
can no" 10 looked ut iii general HenHo, Like
all great conflagratious, that of July ID h.f7 m
insignificant startine.Doint. Tbo nronon,1or.naa
OF evidence coea to shoyy thot +a 1uEsa LIZ"
o''ao.o -, 6oss W ono" tnaE the tsraoito rag-
enop IN tho al!oy-way between Fourth avonue
ano OlafK Street. just south Of Tnylor street.
was tho p]aco where the are oroJnatod T1,is
shop vas litt]o framo ahod n xoo. -, T--
snurs grocery storc. which waa a,n,nat j., rnss
.. u fionons Oh fohnery, tho inflammable stock
OIL Which was
TIE FIRST GREAT CAUSE
of the uproad Of destruction. Altar III, roe,..
oauknt, WHICH IL d1d within very brlet spaca
an'uc t,. 'ne nTat alarm, there WAS barely pos
atbility, considering tho dryness of the froms
buildings, and the strong prairio wind. or aov;r1
TINT miserable section nj Tho ,,tv tno,nn a -.
''"os -pnfass aa .......
THE CHEYENNE DISTRICT.
The ultimate fate of overy wooden struotnrs
is ignition and destruction. bnt rhon tboao roaa-
a ha u hnroa suo ass'tacse eemont arc multiplied by
Tue nuhured, tho combined and concentrated
na%t oa thes , burning endangers the most sold
Cnmnoint ~ xsr II tno1 neighb9rhood
Dopartment d}d nnt resn nua1 inat Inc E!re
so lie "sI naiamitv 91 , ena that hsd II done
"n' ono ".u rn,n5 nas 1ooSea over tho ground III" DO
that a,thoIrh the nvINomLepaE m'e't
DELAYED it Vas bound to come at somo oaG1 tna no?n
allow an oil rencry '!.y ,rn rat can aelDeEatoly
cnmnonnnt ~ n,rta a. nole destructive IN 1ta
tfan evon otxar ~ aae na aIo Is concerned.
tn ahflo hv te cnnsn"1a1nas' ninst DO prepared
ness. relative to
II Il THE @ TAapINRss @ or THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.,
tt 10 odt 1nss to say that tug engine work by
al possSe poo aSa IT, IT, It got 1a, asS1% snn.ts5 With
ny otnor .t'ng engines but 10 rapidly did the hamoa
e&tena, that the very origin Of tho fire WAS OBJ
ond 1ana. woa IT, eno Mr9en reached the ground,
~ nuu nenco Iao mistake was nude Of attributing
~ oA'f'u u tao connasfatton to the oil establish
out' az" PROOF OF tho rapldty with which tho fire
NJ. Ho catoascs OF couple OF horses, burned
np ;Ist III oafn near ga tue Jow shanty, 1nay bo
4net"uceu. uau G1o owners OF tue boasts. who
!" w,,,cl, )" ttot t,,n as @ sno time. momont
edly haye M boen removed: Therefore tho blanc
ar W. .naa"h On tardlneas' but there ia
te1y M1aospreao M bol1ef that 1t can DO purity
w., M 10 INC lnelllclonoy and weakness OF
!1. tne fHs Depastmeht. Marshal Denner CON-
m1ttea .
T., n,n a.. TIE onATn FAULT,
IL IL 1 ta8 nlst Mst"noo, OF throwing tho weight
" " 4i s 1orco 1ohnd instead Of before, the track
streot nFo Fort' %nom n, 14G & wooden rows On Gark
stroot became ignlted, thoy burned up with
i.i natYeious !tapluity, and all tho water
tontou ';.,l upon them from. tho south
~ 'luo was amply wasted. Another thing, tho
lalrowness Of the streets and tho sparsonoBs Of
tyurantb procluded the possibility Of active
or or throwing auttlciont stream Of
Hater Oh any ono point. When the fro bad been
'aeln8 1or more than an hour
,,n TIE =. MARSHAL sAw HIS EnnoR,
Io n"s!uE Gh,.aa out th9 reserve oiiginos ~
au fEl'atas M alattI, Ifocee4ea 10 Tectlly It.
10" .a" nno WaS lollnaa On rex street, but THIS
'"s W.. xSly 7peool!y proKon through by
10 10 A"lnest ana NEST OF the GU
;incs, a. t espoclal!y on Ilird avenue aud
,tato ss1ees. we're compelled to fall back on the
ti.9 ny ~ 1aFthon stioeE, Where ~ the way, tho
lrst nnl1-concentratcd effort to stay tue furthor
fo8reas Oh tne ulsaater Was maoe. But
THE VOLUME OF FLAME
aa oecome 100 llerce 10 oo bslalcu then. Urged
y +uo 6tloub "4nu, tae eAeMy aAot dRKonAlly
lo"h Oh
-, ~, ,,, WABASH AVENUE,
NJ !aia nola OF some OF the finest Of tho
riyate foslaenccs: Then, when tho sun
ad "a! !, m maank. aud the glare Of tho oonl]a-
Iatlon could DO seen in all Its ternblo
saudenr, tue Btoutest-hoartod Of our oltizoua
egah 70 1eel that
,o,. J.. SOMETHING MORE THAN WATER
: oGa 9a ue necessary to suve tho businoss section
flf r>1on