, 1874-07-23

EXCLUSIVELY TO THE DAILY DISPATCH,

south are 0iO Ctate Street near IlaiTlSOu
on Wabash Avenue, AIS just south of
Eldridge Court on Third Avenue, 253
between Peck Court and Twelfth street
On the corner of Peck Court and Wa
bash Avenue is the only point where
the frenen are operating. The fire
broke out it a paint manufacturing shop
on the corner of Twelfth and Clark sts.,
where tie workmen were mixing mate
rials which exploded and caused the
confagration. On the South the fire
reached nearly to jackson street and
within one block of the Palmer House.
The ST. James is the last house burned
on State street. In the destruction and
removal of goods and furniture are, in
ali probabilities, as great as the actual
less of the buildings and property des
troyed. Up to half past eight o'clock,
for it takes but a moderate sized fire
nowadays to set Chicago people to
clearing out their goods and chaitels,
about every store along Wabash Avenue
and State street and as far north as
Munroe was removing its goods, or the
most valuable part thereof, 20 a place
of safety and the dwelling houses in an
apparent line of the fire we're not slow
in following the same instincts of self
preservation. by the removal of every
thing from cellar to garret. The de-
struetlon entailed by this speedy exodus
will never appear among the losses sus-
tanned by Insurance companies. Hun
dreds and hundreds of families have
lost their all and have been rendered
houseless and homeless. The good saf-
fer with the bad on many occasions,
so it is in this instance, the bad have
suffered with the good and probably
that section Of the city would not have
so been purified of its slums SO effect
ually and thoroughly in the next fifty
years to come as it has this evening in
a space of 3 hours, so on the whole,
Chicago has not only had another big
confagration, but a great purifcation
as well, and it will in the end be much
better for it, by securing in the district
burned wider streets and Substantial
building compared with those lost.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 15.-It is stated
that the Firemans' Fund Insurance Co.,
of this city, is the only local company
having risks in Chicago, but their loss
will be slight, as very few risks had been
taken On property within the burnt dis
trict.
Greenbacks unchanged from yester-
days quotations.
San Francisco, July Is. In the
Beecher- Tilton investigation Mrs. Til
ton gives evidence contradictory of Til
ton s version of her testimony before
the committee. Her appearance before
the committee was effected by personal
of Beecher's. 1t is positively stated that
Beecher is making overtures to restrain
Tilton from his determined course, but
Tilton shows no signs of yielding.
New York, July 15.-Mr. Jewell says
that his acceptaney Of the Presidency of
the Erie r. r. was decided on the favor
able report of English experts. He did
not doubt that the report would correct
many errors, which he would try to re-
trieve in the future management. lie
hoped that his administration would
prove satisfactory to the stock holders
and that his reputation as railroad
man would not suffer therefrom. He
would make himself fully cognizant of
all the workings of the road.
CHICAGO, July ia special gives an
account Of most disastrous fire at Iowa
Falls yesterday, which started about 3
P. NJ. and destroyed the whole business
portion of the town. Loss. 500, 0,000.-
A gale of wind furthered the progress of
the fire. Forty-five buildings burned
The fire was controlled about sunset.
The exact limits of the Chicago fire
are as follows: On Clark ST., where it
originated, from near 18th St. about &
block north; on Fourth Avenue from
near Taylor St. to Harrison st. ION Third
Avenue from near Peck Court to Harri-
son ST., on the west side, and one block
further on the east side; on State ST.,
from 500, near Harmon Court, to 80,
near Congress ST., on the west side; on
Wabash Avenue, from 942, near Peck
Court; to 267, near the corner of Van
Buren,, on the west side, and to 294, on
the east side. Michigan Avenue is
burned about one block, lying mostly
between VanBuren and Harrison.
San FRANo1sco, July 15.-Jonathan ].
Warner, of Lo1 Angeles, has been ap-
pointed register in bankruptcy for the
fourth Congressional District of Cali
fornia.
CHICAGO, July 15.--At II 10 O'Clock,
the wind being Westerly, the fire was
confined to very near Van Buren st, on
the north side. Gilbert & Sampfous
furniture warehouse on Wabash, run
ming through to State ST.. was on fire,
but with prospect of subduing it.
Gardiner House, before mentioned as
being burned, should have been Michi-
gan Avenue Hotel, which is situated on
the corner of Congress st. Gardiner
House is safe, as ale also some half a
dozen large stores on the East side OF
Wabash Avenue, south of VanBuren st.
The.building occupied by the Shureman
6, Hand marble Co., on the corner OF
Mich. Avenue and VanBuren Sts., occu
pied in the upper stories by the Art
Gallery is intact, although buildings to