Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-15
Another Great Fire i'm Chicago.

Another treat Fire in Chicago.
A dispatch dated Chicago, July IA,
P. NJ. says: Another confagration is raging
in the heart of the city The fire broke
out on Twelfth street at halfpast four this
afternoon. At halfpast six o'clock, The
flames had made almost clean sweep NJ
to the corner of Third Avenue and PolR
street, burning up the homes of thousands
of people. At the above corner the fire
| department commenced the process OF
blowing up buildings with gunpowder
but the buildings experimental with were
small wooden affairs and it has only had
the effect of making quicker blaze OF
them.
dense black pail of smoke is hanging
over the expected course of the fire, drop
ping its advance messengers of cinders on
roofs of buildings. Although private
citizens are doing their utmost to prevent
the fire getting hold upon their homes,
yet the effort is as futile as for child to
make the attempt. The roar of the ad-
vancing flames has the sound of our old
calamity, and nothing short of its final
plunge into Lake Michigan will quench
it.
Our streets within, miles of the conf1a-
grafton are crowded with teams of every
description, loaded to the utmost capacity
with household goods, although the store
keepers who are so fortunate as to secure
teams are endeavoring to save their goods.
Whenever vacant space north of the fire
can be found it is at once filled with Gods
of all descriptions. Men, women and
children are doing all they can to save
their little all and bringing it to some
place of safety.
The fire has burnt over so far about half
a mile in length and some four blocks in
width. \ despatch dated at 8 o'clock says
the fire has now swept to the corner of
Harrison and Lake streets. The post-ofice
has been destroyed. The firemen have no
control over the flames The excitement
is intense. \ 10 o'clock despatch says the
fire has swept over the elegant First Bap-
fist Church on Wabash avenue, and what
was this evening before shutdown one of
the most elegant and costly church edifices
of our city is now a smouldering heap off
ruins. As it was very evident from the
course of the fire and the strength of the
wind about $50 p. NJ, that the postotfice |
was in all probability doomed, |
Gen. Macarthur, the postmaster. made az
at once to remove the mails |
and all needed teams were at once pressed
into the service BY o'clock the last
loaded wagon left the building. At ten
minutes past s O'Clock the building caught |
fire and by half past s it was Il mass of
lanes
The wind at eight o'clock had almost
lied away, which aided the fire departm, MT
greatly in becoming masters of the situa-
ion. At the corner where the postoffice |
was situated, Wabash avenue and IIarri-
son street, the very point where the rrevi-
ous fire was stopped, the firemen seemed |
% be inspired to superhuman efforts to
prevent the fire spreading into the rebuilt
district, and here it was that all their ener-
yies were concentrated to bar its further
progress. The building on the southeast
corner was large brick dwelling house,
md the prospects of holding this building
md saving it, thereby preventing the pro-
of tho fro thro,,orb 70
Tue was quite promisind at 1880 o'clock
At II o'clock contrary to the hopeful
the fire gained upon the fire
department and progressed northward and /
Ook in the block ON the east side of State
treet, and on Wabash avenue north from
harrison street one block and half, tax.
ng in both ends of the streets and work
ng over along on Michigan avenue tow
lrds the Exposition building. The fire
vas then between Van Buren, and Jack
on streets in its northern limit and burn
NC with great tierceness. At midnight
he progress of the fire was checked. and
t one o'clock telegram announces it
ompletely under control The fire or
gnated in the paint manufacturing shop,
orner of Twelfth and Clark streets. Some
nen were mixing paint and IN explosion
occurred which ignited the building
The destruction of property is large, and
t is feared many lives have been lost.
thousands are rendered homeless. but
will easily be provided for. The fire was
Mostly in section that needed puritica-
ion, and Chicago will be the better for
his burning. Among the notable houses
urned are the Michigan Avenue House.
It. James Hotel, Continental Hotel and
ldephi Theatre. i
Between Eldridge court and Harrison
treet on the east side of Wabash avenue
ONE dozen handsome buildings were des-
rOyed. On the west side of the avenue (
etween those limits every building was
eveled with the ground, and looking west
he same dead level of ruins was present ,
d as was SO wildly engraved on the {
memories of our inhabitants in 1871. ,
The New Hampshire Legislature. +
The democrats adjourned this body, s
'hlch they have been running for the last ;
ew weeks, on Friday. There was Il good
a1l Of