The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-07-16
Another Great Fire in Chicago!

\ fire broke out in the city of Chicago
about $50 on Tuesday afternoon, and fan
ned by a prevailing gale and aided by the
drynesS of the buildings, it soon made
fearful Roadway. At one time it seemed
as though the great disaster Of 1871 was
TO be repeated. The flames ragged until
midnight when they Were cot under con
trol The region burned over IS half 4
mile IN length by four blocks in WIDTHS
and was covered by some OF the finest
buildings in the city, including the post
office Dispatches sent during the pro
ere,- of the fire give the following Incl
dents
AP. ~ The fire broke ont 1T the corner Of
Twelfth and Harrison streets. and has now
swept la the corner of Harrison and Lake
streets lhe Post Office has been DESTROYED.
The Gardiner and Matteson Houses are in dan
ger. The firemen have no control over the
names. The excitement is intense
$50 +. NJ. The Post Office building has been
burucd. \ large brick building on Wabash
avenue that checked The flames in The old lire.
seems 10 hold them in check now. The tremen
are nSeing every eXertion 10 STAY the spread OF
The names northward into Michigan avenue ana
the rebuilt district. The mails in the Post Office
were all removed before the hulldmg was hum
ed 10 a safe place.
HOPES OF \ SIN OF me PLANES.
Al this hour the wind has died away some
What, and the hope is nov that the fire will be
helH from spreading northWali. The last build
ing burned was on the corner Of Harrison street
AMI Wabash avenue.
IlR~1 BAPTIST tHCENli BURNED
elegant First Baptist church on Wabash
NNrnne, and what was before sun,loNn one
oi the most elegant and costly churches az
| the rliN, is now Il heap of ruins. As it was
Very Ndent from The course Of the fire and
strength Of the wind about half past siX this
evening THAI the poStotice building was in all
probability doomed. Gen. McArthur post
master. made arrangements to remove the
mails 10 place Of safety. All needed teams
We're At once pressed into service and by
eight o'clock the last loaded wagon left lh,
lnidn@ At ion minutes past eigh, o'cocI,
IIrE BUILDING CAJGHT FIRE.
AMI hv hal-pasl eight it was mass of flames
The wind by eight O'Clock had almost died away
which assisted the lire department greatly in
becoming masters of the situation. At the
/ corner where the pOStotce was Sltuated-W A.
| bash avenue and Harrison street.-the very
( point where the previous great fire was stopped
our liremen seemed inspired 10 superhuman
efforts TO prevent the fire from spreading into
the rebuilt district. The building on the south
east corner was a large brick dwelling house
and by making bulwark of this against every
oncomine sheet of flame the prospect of holding
this building and saving it, thereby preventing
the progress of the fire through to Michigan
avenue. was quite promising at $3.50 O'clock
The northeast corner Of the streets occupied bv
the poStOtfice was thena mass of flames. 4 very
heavy and high brick building adoned the post
Office the north. and there is no doubt the
spread of the fire north of Wabash ny cnuc from
thi> point ha, been checked.
PROSPECT OF STAYING THE FLAMES
1880 p. NJ. The fight with the fire is now on
state street and Wabash avenue, between Van
Buren, and Harrison streets. The tire seems 10
be slowly giving way to the persistent efforts
OF the tiremen and it is hoped will be stayed be
fore long. The st. James Hotel is the last build
ing that has commenced to burn.