Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-20

o o M Is thTELltCs
Destructive Fires burning OF she
Union Central Railroad Depot
and q Number OF stores-IieaSy
Losses.
CHICAGO, January co. Between 3
and 4 O'Clock this morning q fire broke
out In the Union Central Depot build
Ing, occupied by the Michigan, Illinois
Central and G. b. & Q. r. r., At the
foot Of Lake street, and In a short time
made such progress as to defy the Fire
Department. and the building was en-
tlrely consumed. The baggage In the
c. b. & Q. baggage room was nearly
all lost. only a few pieces being saved
aud taken to the freight depot across
the street. The baggage In the other
room. at the south end Of the depot,
was saved. the fire being put out before
Il REACHED that end. Nothing was
saved from any Of the offices In con-
nsction with tho depot all being swal-
lowed 10 In the common destruction.
The tracks were filled with cars. most
Of which were saved, but the men were
unable to emove a number Of fine
passenger cars. The Michigan Central
Co. lose three passenger coaches and
two Pullman sleepers. The G. b. d
q. lose three coaches, including n
Pullman sleeper. The Illinois Gen.
trail lose four coaches, partly burned.
The Cincinnati Air Line lose n
coach. The loss Is estimated at be-
tween $500, 900 and $i00,0c0 insur.
ance unknown. The depot was frame
and put up AFTER the great tire for tenn
porary use. While this great fire was
In progress and claimed the attention
Of tho fire department, the bell sound
ed again and announced that n large
store In a front block Of State street,
between Van Buren, and Harrison
street. was also on lire. It was nearly
twenty minutes before an engine ar
rived on the ground, and the flames
had made such progress that five build
ings from No. 29i to 302 inclusive,
were consumed. The fire was first
seen In Armstrong; paint and oil store
29s and 292 State street; from this
building It spread on either side to the
adjoining buildings. The sufferers are
wirts s Colby, furniture; Mcrwin
Church, hardware; wove Wire Mat
tross Co.; S,lckney, ladies' underwear;
NJ. W. & y. Lester, furnaces. The
loss Is estimated at 100000. Arm
strong OH stock, $4,000 aud building
about 5000. Merwin Church, No.
800 and 3O2, about the same; Colby q
wirts $4,000. These buildings were
new, and erected since the great fire.
Death OF the sIamcse Twins.
Nxw YoRx, January 20.-A special
from Richmond makes the announce.
ment Of the death OF the celebrated
Slamese twins on Saturday morning
the 18th, at their residence at Mount
Airey, Surrey county, n. c. Chang
was partially ~paralyzed last Fall,
since which time he had teen fretiul,
very much debilltated and strongly
addicted to drinking liquor ~ n means
Of alternating his suflerings. lie had
been quite feeble for several days, so
much so as to confine the brothers
10 bed. On Friday night Chang became
worse and expired suddenly. About q
OH Saturday morning Eng be-
came SO terribly shocked that no rared
wildly for q while. This attack was
followed BY what seemed n deadly
,tupor. and In two hours, 1t Is sup
posed from the death OF Chang, Eng
breathed his last. The wives and
of the twins are In the
grief. Their children, many
Of whom arc deaf mutes, express
heir sorrow In a most Pitlful manner.