, 1874-07-18

whloh, 1t was confidently aappoao, everybody eoiit
snBwor for Tint brisf tine scemod we'll enough to tho
average Chicago builder, md she city self controlled
Sy tho ssn sns & q ssa e
W. ssreat 1t Wit provo that t1s fire n tho pr!eo
many bulln9a, II toes nos aoen rossbls thst 1ro'
snd conansd Tor aome Time to small buildings could
ttayo obtained such hoadwuy AZ to sweep over lago
o Tho ru f aa s' s Ere noe
ts!.y VIII i. s!s!es rsear5 q t6e rso!est,sn ri q
aas asslu@ so"nrs for ysorhess poiitiesi bumaes
i6 iorce hae been hllcd With mon selccfed, by
M ~ aGr
maulpnlators. sud BY Tic knowlodxa taat faithful werk
i. IT, e.noa 3 for nocenoy
and general worshlessnsss. and # + but few days
tio city iu building wera aao tho occasion q very
oarneat rarning e tho cSplo !hronSa one f. Of tao w
wno run i thc IrIah vote, Or tho dorman Tote, Or
panoerao sotc vho tic more Substantial citixens u
TINT city generally "too busy to ncddc with ro.
Etc., s" T. s'S 8 o oxss W s fs
lsct !. lis palie dsues !. Prstty aurot ana in s
have lost by tho noat faithful discharge Of blu obliga-
toua al citizen. Political power n truat which
haps tlle punishment comes la tho form Of ta1es per
bsps % ID tho form II nros, hut il surely cou,oa.
TIE D1sss% q S!:sts Gs29.s a".sDS's
Tho danger q permitting tho oroction xtGn ho eos
xh,c1 eris in sush 'numIesa il Ill isras plaees
a,re hr ssG Sy ts% % seeon yisasion, want to e botto
Of the trouble, aud Joined IN demand that prompt
10 tsn M tue Ut. os H. rosS 10
passing Btrtct ordinance forbtadug the urettion
of wooden structures Within certain limits
stanes III Chicago 10 feed future !reu, and tho city
cannot afford to havc tho number increasea: Ana AZ,
this s ~ matter "a " G n"s N a0hS M ~ eon un
try. 1t has Docome too mich thu hoblt, n This day of
water-works. soam arocngfncs sna we1ldriilcd Fire
or ut eaAt preyentable,-ana in consequence Of tAo
tanssa security growng os Of y 9 sopst wnt aya @
liz past two yoara arc too pasl bs hroyardpa aud
altoxetler too expensive to bo reIseated.
NOT NATTER OF sunrntsE.
iIoa fhf 11t.osr% IS,tXfih M f{f ~. -, ,a,.
awspt by devastating eontagsatton. u ia = judg-
ment Int 1t ia uecauss af tho special folly OF tbs poo:
prsiss Winds with reat n,assea Quo and two story
balloon franos-Mers tiuder hoxes. This " ths char-
krttr OF buildings III En1cN8O 0HtA3u1 0I
nta, wl.ero imposing structures Of iron, marble, and
business 81 PIT Of the city, These frno ou:es invita-
Gin atop it until the foot Of thu hungry !ac~ ia
hauated. tho usually Etn land Or lake wirtlh tlus
s Sa IL iMay .n 1ds s u au y s
extended into tho '.now Chicago Of which there haH
bo,n much bosanR. Any Sbsersant maM WIN h:s
attention dlrestea to Tie 1uf!ara,nablt on;rse
' u, It es Il eSsSs' oasg .sst ssessd psd IL q vs t
they would he swept away, by Are nlre"red tnev
table, and predictions to That ehest hayo beer
lro strong ohorl w,s nlaso 10 have the nre nm'ts
| where no wooden bualng conll he erected, tahs It
the whoo city, but the clnog Of The poorer psoIa h
tho ambition Of The city for spaedy res1rr.cttcn
overcatne tie demand Of farsighed Hc1.-~ho leaecs
lust such calamity as took pIce yestr3ay-for rna
sonab!y 1re-proof Or safo buildings Due, ac'osdin
the tolessphic account Of tho afs y ca,ns as
Chicago enterprise, which usually takes III good dos
! Of bo,nbhst.
| IT AEEMa tNcHED1nIE.
After til, terfIs e. 'ps o1psroco Il e7 seems in
eredlble that tue people Of oAicago should have !.
iser.slo ts Wooden ssntiua 1hh wsfs nothing fs .ts
flre-trspa communicating with tho hear Of the e!s,
The wtnda that sweep Chicago, either isom to ak
gaoa. With ancn winds blowing and With sue
Suinss Standing, tnts seyend aro might hrs ~
n, neam a1tm1p1'eoti roa1a,, liza anrtion cf ii
e}'y sasn TIM. 'ss sas by ito assst
three ycass ogo Tho baHss esrt1es ., a1e not not d
line OF the old hro. Tho desolstod datrct will be re
lutlt, aud precautionary measures which were ncf
1ected before will doubtless he adopted now. Out (
tho chaos OF h!s destruction order and bounty wil
| newly evoked. Tho cntesprthing spirit OF Chieaa
which rose superior to ttsaster Which lsld 10 Isa
calamity.
oAnn.noAnD uousra.
But II people w Sa Houses .s
postEateA by tornsaoes Or consumed IN flames. NJ
York, pittsbnrg, Portland, Chicago aud Boston ha'
euch ono suffered from, lho source, and now All
gheny comes In for lor turn aud Chicago for her se
slsat nFsa %n Ss aa
even onr boassoa hre-rsoot STRUCTURES. that, II
eonagrson ataaS only fry 'yssase %a
readily "a your 9.inch wallis No seem mover to gut r
Of tho idoa that our buildings are more temporal
to mako room for what Jocularly atyed model
structures; ~ II building 10 or 10 years old bad b
como andauacl md useless. 1ast de,l OF canst
s thus wastod every year by careleas and Temporal
erections md between such foolish doinga In O.
cities aud towns and unnecessary fences IN the cou
odds beweoa wealthy and poverty stricken peopl
F.ro will burn wood, aud Il 'so feed It VIII sat
a,1 w ss 1asr xsfs os 70
moro latsly, "a modern innovations zssppsd In, Ma
aard roofs. It will acquire strength enough to cflmt
l AANtt
. 10 generally tic extreme thickness Which +
+ average American CAL aord TINA to 1nake Aa hoav1t
: party -w4!ls-thtcker ones would occupy too inIl
spaca upon tho suriaco Of this crbbod, cabtnod Al
confined country Of ours, 80 narrow 10 1t anu 10
ranhye In tho enterprise and tho hurry OF It's people,
!. Ne ars wogully wastetu people, md ~ nothing
~ more o1trayagau than In our Style OF building.
PURIFIER
From the E1ersttnt liafn. Itoasr.
Chtcago'R cup OF trouble ia now f1ll; bnt the aA1
aprit Of hora nnl ,aniiue=s, shown in 1911, mallfe
tiself auew and tbs fire Ia looked upon as prit
I mud valuable lesson instead Of ecollrge. Ile but
district will 10 rebuilt III substantial blocks, md
= lima viii 10 wastuil In vain roGrets
:, TIKI uhFoRTuNATK COMMUNITY.
II | Front tho NoeAsster tx. ~ Ntmoeraf
1t aanula Of auoh appalling character 40 70 co
}, nAud tho fuleUt msABl1a OF our sympathy for
i unfortunate community which, arising With hsr
II cndeayor from 1ta lsfortunes has blildea No"
upon tho ruins OF tue old, outy to 500 II prey Of
i Hsrue dayonrln8 element which befor0 cauaea Il
~ much Of auG0ring anti loss.
= 4 oAuaE or HAND TIiIs.
o From N4t Wheeling {W. ru.l He3fser. -,.
q Tho country IL st suffering from tha AestFue11
o occaponel hy fire III Chicago three yaars ago, and ~
recently In Boston, and In other minor conhaBrAtot
=; TO thcBo cAt!ses more thRn to haatciA Legislation
~ attributed the " hard times uow gcuerly fet,
q people Oh pMrtl ca,t. without dcgrce OF gsne
Y, suffering, endure such iense destruction Of pr
esty aa laA been caused BY lro in thu United a
10 during the past hye years. 1Danrl1!ce only shsts
10 blrllon tho loas Ia tho sumo, and the Bo!era! Wea
Of the country ia reduced Just IN 1nt ~ Il 10 Ia
~ ance company bud over bcou thought Of. Whas can