The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-17

ir- -lum~ 20 effecJually and Thoroughly
I'm fla u-Nr fifty wears TO come "a II has
this evening. Ia the space Of three
hours Chicago has not only had another
H-- eaE.a-ration. but a great pnrltica-
ton a. well. and will il the end be
much tie better for IL by securing IN the
district burned wider streets and sub
--a-r.al buildings compared with those
lost.
CHICAGO. July HI T. N.-The
E-.- with tie ..-v..- BOW. 1880 p. " on
STATE street and Wabash avenue. be-
tween Van Barren and Harrison streets.
The t.aIur~ ~e-Iu 10 he slowly giving way
70 ji.- persistent Efforts Of the tirenen,
and ir j. hoped can b- stayed before long.
: l.' -. James Hotel i the last building
JHa- l.a~ commenced TO burn. but a. the
fire department. can concentrate It's ef-
forts on that particular locality a. indi-
Gated above. the spread of the fire will
be- more readily checked
CHICAGO. July Ill y. N.-COntrary
-. ia" L'p#... expectations expressed at
..Ii-p.-. ,i-.ir O'Clock tii. fir. from that
Tim. ha- gained upon tile tire depart
EeuT. In spite of all effort by our whole
ire department the fire at half-pa>t ten
Lad progressed nOrJhward and taken in
the block on the east side of State street.
which were low wooden buildings. and
ou Wabash avenue. north from Harri-
SON. one block and a half, taking in both
sides Of the street and working over
along on Michigan avenue to the north
towards the Exposition Building. The
fire Is AZ present between Van Buren,
and jackson. in it, northern limit, and
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eut the tire j. apparently beyond the con
troll Of til" fire department, and engines
are ou the way from Bloomington. Mil
wauNee Joliet EIsin. Racine, Aurora,
Dixon and Amboy to assist; and if the
wind does not increase or change, there
l. great hope now that the fire may be
crowded into the lakes, as intimated in
,ae ~iN o'clock dispatches.
Among the notable buildings which
have been destroyed is the Gardner
House, 81. james Hotel. Continental
| Hotel and the Adelphi Theatre. The
/ lire Is within two blocks of the Palmer
! House, and the CONSERVATION is very
| great among the guests. The roof of
that hotel is being protected by their
| men with water appliances of their own,
| and every effort will be made by the
! CHICAGO, July Ill 80 p. M.-The
| southern bounds OF the fire are now No.
! 10 Wabash avenue just south of Ed
ridge Court, No. SIS State street nearIiar-
/ rison Court, No. 252 Third avenue be-
| tween Peck Court and Twelfth street on
/ the corner Of Peek Court and Wabash
/ avenue Is the only point where the flames
/ have any hold.
/ i -,
featuring shop, ,cOrnerTwelfth and Clark.
Some men We're mixing paint, and an eX-
| plosion occurred, which ignited the
| building on north
\ fire has broke out at the corner of
| Michigan avenue and Congress- The
Michigan Avenue Hotel is on fire 1t is
probable that the Exposition Building
and Art Gallery can be saved. On State
street the fire has passed jackson and is
within one block of the Palmer House.
On Wabash avenue it is almost on the
corner of jackson, and the MatteSOn
House is in imminent danger One fire
man has fallen through the roof and
been killed by the fail. \ policeman
had his leg broken while attempting to
rescue a boy.
CHICAGO, July 14-12:30 p. M.-At
12:lO o'clock, the wind being westerly
the fire was confined to very near Van
Buren, street on the north. Gilbert &
SIMPSONS furniture warehouse on Wa
bash avenue, running through to State
street, were on fire, but with a fair pros
pect OF subduing it, and the Gardner
House before mentioned as being burned
should have been the Michigan Avenue
Hotel, which is situated on the corner o
Congress street. The Gardner is safe
as also some half dozen stores on tn,
rIst side of Wabash avenue. south o
Van Buren, street The building occu
pied by the Shureman Marble Company
corner Michigan avenue and Van BureI
streets occupied lii the upper stories b,
the Art GALLERY. Is intact, although tn,
buildings TO the north and south of i
have sUccumbed 10 the flames VaI
Barren street seems to be about tn
northern extremity of the fire. Their
being only the lake to the east of TIN
hottest fire, with the wind tending rathe
towards it, has done a large share to
wards making our losses lighter thai
would otherwise have been the case
The fire appears now principally con
fined 10 the Michigan Avenue Hotel, an
when that Is finally burned down ther
Will be- little else but ruins to mark tn
course of to-day'S fire.
CHICAGO, July 14-3 p. M.-The fir
is now completely under control and
seems impossible that there can be mucl
further damages done Three men hav
been killed on Van Buren, street by TIN
falling Of a wall Three Chicago steam
ers We're burned, the fire driving TN
men from their positions. Much hos
was destroyed by the fire. \ stronl
patrol Of poliece are protecting proper
" in the vicinity of the fire, knocking
thieves right and left
Tie limits of the fire are a. follows
Ga South Clark street, No. 53j, to abOu
Twelfth; on North Clark to about Polk
on Dearborn south the limit is nea
Twelfth street; north limit, Polk an'
Wabash avenue; Southern limit, Har
mon court; northern limit, betweeI
jackson and Van Buren, streets; south
cru limit, HaTInOns Court; northern
limit nearly to Jackson. Third ant
Fourth avenues are burned nearly thei
whole length. The fire burned Il mum
ber Of houses on Michigan avenue, bu
I las not damaged that street to any grea
/ amount Some twenty blocks are burn
ed The loss Is variOusiy estimated, bI,
cannot be given with accuracy. 1t vii
not be less than a, OOJ, 900, or probabl
not over So, 900. ODO. This is caused b.
about twO-fifths insurance which is di
yided among II I'm erOUs companies
Since the great fire the companies hav
been very careful not to take large risk
in one locality. \ number of com
pdnies will, however, undoubtedly sue
cUInb to the drain upon them.
The following are some Of the larges
losses: Jewish Synagogue, $50, 600
Queens chapel. So, 900; Adelphi thea
TIRE, $50, 900; st. James hotel and furni
ture. So, 900; Post office $50, 900; Fir
? Baptist Church. 800. coo; Church q
the Messiah S2j, 900; Oliyet Bapti,
Church, so, 900.
The fire Is now completely under col
/ troll and no further anxiety Is felt for tn
safety Of property Oh the north side {
the city.
''Straining at a Gnat and Swallowing
. Camel"
Wash. Correspondence Cincinnati CARTE.
We had some heart-rcudiug scenes las