, 1874-07-15

moro on the grouud and prompt In tho giving Of
advice, and II it was not properly takon, tho In.
dividual advised waa promptly blown up. Aid
Campbell blow up Tho Mayor, tho Police Board,
and Fire Department. Tho Mayor is on,d to have
blown up largo number OF Ills advisers boforo
ho or1orod Tie blowing up Of buildings In the
track Of tho fire.
About d quartor-paatD s o'clock
ENGINE No. 81
caught fro dfrootlv In front OF tho thrca-atory
brick building No. ATT Fourth ayes,ue, aud was
consumed In yory few minntos. It waa manned
by colored firemaon, rho wero At onoa transferred
to other engines In the Vicinity.
TIE BORNE ON fouAru AVENUE,
In tho vicinity Of Harrison and Polk streets,
about o'clock, waa ono that entirely batt1os sny
attempt At accurate description. Tho peo-
pIo wore as panic -htriciisn Is whom, On
the 9th Of October, three yoars ago, thoy 1od for
shcir lives bosore tho Aro-Aend. Tho sidewalks
"ors rendered impasaablo by tho crowds which
congrcgated from evory quarter, and the Btreets
were blocked by tho furniture which WAS tzans-
fcrred from every house. In the vicinity.
EprnEssmEv AND uAoKMEN
roapoa = rich harvest, and "a uaual took every
opportunity to "bleaa tho unfortunate porsons
HAN3 kAhA$ Va kAekA At4 hAU 1G1oAA kAAAV HthAsH
tho past three yearB, were rendered homolsBa
and tostttute. IN high ~ twenty md twenty
avo doilara waa aakoa to transfor single load
Of furniture for fow blocks, mud in more than
ono inatanco the exo1hitant charge wAs willing
II pntd. Thero vors othora, howover, composed
Of that oasa Of individuals who have made this
part Of Chicago bye-word md u reproaoh for
yoars paBt, who took tho calamity RB
MERE NATTER or COURSE,
- little worso, perhaps, than "pull, " but
still natter to DO dealt With in q philosophical
manno1, IA thing TINT can't be ho1pod, you
know; lot It rip" as oolored female Of doubtful
virtue observed to abystander. Scoros Of housoB
OF this character wors abandoned by their ln-
matos without any attempt to remove either
their furniture or personal property, and In moro
than ono caac ooarso jokes wore iudulged In u
The lamos sngrily seized their prey.
TIE BALLOONS
al round the vicinity Of tic new burnt district
reapod huge harvest. They were thronged
nous crowd who WED with zach
otho1 in abusing ths Fra Department,
discussing tho causos Of tho flro, and in "hoiat-
for which the sa1ooua OF tho district arc 10
famous,
THE NATURAL RESULT FOLLOWED.
1n1amod BY liquor, with no foar Of nehm'a
men in blue beforo thoir eyes, tho roughs bad
full sway, aud fights and a1torcat1ons aboundod.
At every corner sone peaccable oitizan received
tho "bounco," and In Heveral cassB general
a8hta followed. Tho majority Of theho, how
over, we're promptly suppressed BY tho bystand-
ON, who formed themselves into
AMATEUR VIGILANCE COMMITTEES
and did their utmost to protect both life and
property.
The scene on state street was Of similar do
soription, though II possible it was considerably
intensified. 4 thorough panic aeomod to have
aoizcd the entire population. and oven In blocks
far remote from tho actual eito OF the fire,
oyory QUO was On tho a1ert, and prepara-
tions for a hasty flight wore rapidly
mado. Dedsteds aud bedding, furniture
aud clothing, Saratoga trunks and
the humber, but perhaps not loss valuable,
baggage Of tho ''holp" we're all piled N the
sidewalks, and anxious bargains wero mado With
the ghonls wearing oxpreBBmen's badges, whc
had gathered In search Of their prey. In many
instances these hasty preparations proved tc
nnve been premature, aud later ln tho evening
the sidewalks were relieved Of their burdens and
comparative quiet rcigned.
During the progress OF the frs tho soene on
| State atroot and Third aud Fourth avenues pos
| trayed the widest excitement,
TIE co1oRnp rEor1E
loaing CONTROL Of themselves, sud tppesrinf
| perfectly helpless.
Tho houaaB Of ill-fame, located within tht
boundary OF tho fro, we're filed with pimpB, loaf
ora, and contldoncs-non in aoaroh for plundor
As early As O'Clock In tho evening tho firemer
| appeared exhausted and uttorly unable to dt
anything, while tho fire was making hoad|Ay to
ward tho Post-ofice. At thla hour
pEpuTT-posrMABTERs sQu1HEs
had bis moi aud all tho ~agons that could b
secured III tront OF the post-Offico, snd thor
began the work OF remcving the malls and Al
| the Ve1uao4e paPets, eto., III tho "u1'"ns'
While tue lire was progressing quito .
/ NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS -
occurred on Fourth avenue. a ooEorod woman
while In tue aot OF Carrying down oodsseaa
fell from tue 1op 70 Tue oo'tons OF she stafa
sod WAS picked up with nor log bfoken.
on atase etfees too po'o o! wagon etEuok
man On sns heaa ano opened nls HXuA' ao ~a
carried OH, oieou1ne psol'hs'J'