, 1874-01-21
YESTERDAYS FIRES.
Destruction of the Central
Union Depot.
Several Valuable Cars and Much
Baggage Burned.
Heavy ConGagration on State Street.
The Total Losses Amount to
100000.
TEE UNION DEPOT.

TEE UNION DEPOT.
Two Of the most diaaatraua flraa which hava
occurred in Chicago siuco tho great conf1agra-
tlon broke out yesterday morning, anl hoforo
thoy could DO got undor, ca1,sod tho destruction
of several hundred thousand dollars' worth OF
proporty. Tho fro f]rat broke out at tho Central
Union Depot.
THE FIsaT fETTMAT1oN
giyon that somotns unusual was going on was
tho alarm Of fire which ring. out at
q few minutes paBt 8 from Box &,
sliuatod at the corner Of Lake street
and Michigan avenue. Tho sounder Of tho alarm
was Frank L,iikB, tho watcnmau OF the Union
Depot. His first glimpse Of the fire was got at
the nows -Btautl, through tho roof Of which ho
found volumes OF smoke Issuing. Before ts had
tiuo to sound tho alarm tho flames Ind made
their way to tlo roof, atla gnued stronghold in
tho worry centro Of the frame structure erected
on tho ruins Of tho depot aftor tho grent fro.
Through this It spread with such
FEARFUL nAr1D1TY.
Tint, when the engines arrived, 1t was apparent
TINT only part, IT any, Of tho depot could bo
saved. Tho nre1non fought the flamos enorget-
ically, but tho struggle was al unequal
one, and tho interior Of the depot was
cleaned out by tho fire. With a switch
engiuo some employees Of the Company
busted themselves successfully FOR some ti1no In
the work Of drawing tho passenger cara which
we're in the station to place Of Aafoty, but wcro
finally obliged to desiat while aeyoial vet re-
mainod in tho building. Which had become one
vast fire, upon which tho oxertious Of tho fire.
men woro completely unavailing.
THE LOSSES
Of the tAroe railroad companies which occupied
41,1a init
Coutral, nnd the Chicagot Burlington L Quincy
-woro nB follows: Michigan Central two carB
buddy burned, $1,000; half interest intho depot,
$1,000: baggago. $4,000. Tho building was ,,,,-
railroad Ind IN insurance in Eastern companies
amounting to about two-thiltlB of It's value.
The Illinois Contral losscs wore III follows:
Half interest in tho dopot, 81 600 one passon-
gor,car completely destroyed, $4,000; ono pms
tered, s2D0; baggage. s5,uo0. This railroad
had no Insurance oil any Of its property do
atroyel.
Tho losses Of tho Chicago, Burlington &
car partially burned. $4,000; two cara scorchod
S5U6 baggage, 81, 600. Tho whole of this prop
erty was insured in Eastorn companies. Tho
only loss sustained by tho Pullman Palace Car
tho roar ond Of one Of their cars, the :" Ruby y
which will entni loss Of only $500. Tho total
number Of pieces OF naggaeo Whlea 6,S were IN TIE
station at tho time OF Tue lire WAS ZIG, OF WHICH
only 1G wore saved.
THE MEMS STAND.
Mr: =. v. Lyon, re PROPRIETOR Q! inc news
aud fruit stand III Which tho fro originated eati-
mates his loss at Dotwoon sooo9 anu Sa,goD.
Tho dohsluctlon OIL the part OF tho Dnllaihg
which could burn was MOTT complete, the olortH
OF tho fireman bcing sololy directed to hindertng
the spreading of Tho flames to other buildings.
During yesterday tho dfforont rallroad compa-
nies Interested cogtated upon What should bo
done in the way OF
FuTuEE STATION ACCOMMODATION
for their pnasongcrh, but nothing definite TaH
decided upon. Tho Michigan Contral md
Illinois Central will continue to- leave the
Central Depot aB usual, but for few days will
| discharge passengers and baggage at Twenty
| second Street. Passengerb and baggage coming
! to town BY Tho Chicago. burlington y Quincy