The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-15

point where our previous great FIRE wa
stopped, our firemen seemed inspire
with superhuman efforts to prevent II
spreading into the rebuilt district, an
here 1t was that all their energies wer
concentrated TO bar lis further progress
The building on the southeast corner wa
a large brick dwelling house, and b
making a bulwork OF this build
Ing against the ever on comm
sheets Of flames, the prospect O
holding this building and saving It ant
thereby preventing the progress of tn,
fire through to Michigan avenue
was quite promising. At the northeas
corner OF these streets, the buildinl
occupied by our postoffice was then in |
mass Of flames. However as /
very high and heavy brick buildin.
adjolned the post office on th(
north, there is no doubt that the spread o
the fire north on Wabash avenue from
this point has been checked. Amonc
the buildings destroyed on the east side
OF Wabash avenue was the church build
ing formerly occupied by tho congrega
tion Of Robert L. Collier. 1t seem!
somewhat singular that this con-
fagrauon should be checked at the
same place where our previous biz
FIRE was checked and by the very
building spared by the previous fire
should now be one Of the last to sue
cHmb this time. The mails were all re,
moved to the sub station, on the corner Of
West Washington and Halstead street.
between Eldridge Court and Harrison
street. + -rt
On the east side Of Washington avenue
some dozen handsome buildings were de.
stroyed, while the whole Of the west side
Of the street between these limits every
building was leveled with the ground and
looking westwardly the same dead level
otruins was presented, SO vividly engrav.
ed on the memory ot our inhabitants in
1871: -
The loss entailed by this fire 10 the de.
suuction and removal Of goods and fur.
niture Is in all probability as great as the
actual loss Of buildings and property des.
troyed up 10 half past s, for it takes but
a moderate sized fire nowadays 10 set
Chicago people TO clearing out their goods
and chattels, and about every store along
Wabash avenue and State street as far
north as Monroe street, was removing its
goods or the most valuable part thereof,
to a place OF safety, and the dwelling
houses in the apparent line of the fire
we're not slow in following the same IN
stinct oI self preservation by the remova.
Of everything portable from cellar to gar.
ret, and the destruction entailed by this
speedy and hurried exodus will never
figure among the losses sustained by the
insurance companies. Its very probable
that should the fire be stayed where 1t is
at present (S:20 o'clock, considering the
area burned over, the Losses to the insu-
rance companies are very light, although
hundreds and hundreds OF families lost
their all, and have been rendered house.
less and homeless.
AS the good suffer with the bad on
many occasions, SO In this instance the
bad have suffered with the good; and
probably that section of the city would
not have been purified of It's slums so ef.
tectiyely and thoroughly in the next fifty
years 10 come as it has this evening
within q space Of three hours. 80, on
the whole, Chicago has NOT only had an
other big Conasgration, but great puri.
fcation as well, and will, in the end, be
much the better for it by securing in the
district burned wider streets and substsn.
tisl buildings compared with those lost
1880 P. M.-The fight with the fire Is
now on State street and Wabash Avenue,
between VanBuren and Harrison streets
The flames seem to be slowly giving way
to the persistent efforts of the fremen, and
1t is hoped they can be stayed before long
The st. James Hotel is the last building
that has commenced to burn, but as the
Fire Department can concentrate It's el-
forts on that particular locality, the
spread OF the fire will be more readily
checked
Contrary to the hopeful expectations
expressed at 81 o'clock, the FIRE from that
time has gained on the fire department,
and in spite Of all efforts by our whole fire
the fire at 1Oi o'clock had
progressed northward and taken In the
block on the east side Of State street, which
were low wooden buildings, and Wabash
avenue, north from Harrison, one block
and half, taking in both sides Of the
street and working over along Michigan
avenue towards the Exposition building.
The fire Is at present between Van Buren
and jackson streets, in It's northern limit,
and burning with great tierceness.
The fire is apparently beyond the
control OF our fire department and
Engines are on the way from Bloom.
ngton, Milwaukee, Aurora, Joliet, Elgin,
Racine, Dixon and Amboy to assist, and II
he wind does not increase or change
here is great hopes now that the fire may
be crowded into the lake, as intimsted at
} o'clock in these dispatches. Among
he notable buildings which have been
destroyed are the Gardner House, St.
James Hotel, Continental Hotel and the
Adelphi Theatre. The FIRE Is within two
blocks Of the Palmer House, and the con.
'ternation is very great among the guests.
The roof Of that hotel is being protected
BY their men with water appliances Of
heir own, and every effort will be made
hu the rrnnriafNra IN aava TIM hp,Id;no