, 1875-02-23
singular Delay i'm Giving
tEic AaaEMl.
Statements Of the Various Per-
sons Concerned.
Tie Loss Is About 100000 and the
Insurance $4,000.
Probable Cause Of the Oonaagra-
tion---Unavaiing Pre-.
cautions.


fuIuFe FlaI19 O0ueclueu'
ch,caco aeorna tloomed to poriodlcal dcstruo.
tim Nv },re. Ono bv ono tto i.rrcst housos in
Tho oltv have snccumbc to tho t]amea, aud twlco
.vcnniur confederation las loyelcd aft alike.
Tic July fro, which deyas.atct vast tract In
tho South Division and threatened tho tlcstruc-
l;ou of the entire business portion Of tho city,
uaa Afterwards followed by tho State street fro,
aud lhe destruction Of tho mort palattnl
1owelry houso in tho Wcss, Tho building
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aAs Dus ~ S,,ts. - oes .,or, s..,r,,o
pressure OF cnseaEo enterprise "nen oeattu tuc
tiou again breaks Iooao ana ngnan burma iseo'i
out, cousamlng oyorything in It's way. Yestor-
t,,a Vail nrothcra uou ,1tscovcro4 In In m if,e
~ ,"a. ,.H.. -, s".,aA 'as' N ..,'ss w. ~. - -
aha oo1ofc oa"n t'ie ont.so "otkS "ese neop VI
broken bricks, destroyed machinery, and ashes.
The factory was the lnrgcat, without slng1o OK
ccptiop, Of ppy in tho world. Tic buildings
,oe,r,na ,h,r+ ncr.v a., t,,o ,,o. y,rl, ~ IN
oesap'..' asoa$ -:s y" r-ae.,.s nna'. y. ~
south branch OF tho fiset' 1fontshG on behsoh
stroct, botwcen Tllrty-drat aud Ihirty-second
atroots.
TIE VAIL BROTHERS.
f,,d.t,.- mi, 1,,,,s cor,, n t,1s c3tv T., 1as4
on!'stlAa oou A4ou's' tao4o W 'n'e e''y III .o1.
and after running ANAL factory Oh tho North
Side for = few 1nonths moved out to thoir late
location, whero they have snoe continued. III
1gc4 tho works. woro for the frat ti,no partially
Nv. wv WV n.'. Nv :. s .,'t. 'e .,. 1..
destroyed ey fifo' inc 1853 1t tls time was oHts-
natod At about SloV,O0u, nearly one"half OF
which, vas covered By Insurance. Tha works
vero ranidly rgbuilt. and hayo beoa rim.
ninr almost coutinually nntI abou. four
mos ""aos' .oA'''aa.s LAZY u.'ss ",oas ",, 'oa1
weeks hgo, whom they were closoa t"o
weeks Tor repairs. Al tho expiration Of thnt tinlo
work was again ass commenced but not to tho full
~ ~ ~, ,,-.t t. .,,,z.t 80. "zn - am s"s..
a8 a. 1u!. piaat " Fc7u'loo eo'"e %" oF 4oo "on
to run n! the dihoront departments.
consisted Of = large three-asory brick structure
Hurroundod by ae least tweHty-sovon smaller
| buildings. Tlesc, togethor with tho stock, aro
estimated At eetweon $aoo' 'ooo And s5ooooo al.
be replaced for less tlsan $500, 600. They
| kept their own machinats, carpontors nul
| othcr mechanics on thctr own premises,
aud had everything complete nud 9rrangau oa tho
ttl one u Whtch tho hro ossglnafed. wore ex.
1,nolanatF ioI tneif ans,gn tnng apn comp'esoness.
Ihoy employed about aoo mon when runaing to
iull capacity saa tntnso oat maximum ot seven
works are fa'ly Illustrated By tho iacs that dur
Tug iass yea1 hoou tonn q quo "ere tnrneo ons
nuu sold. 1ho warha hsye 1 osen almost entirely
reG from aoo'oents sd OF a knas, oay ITO aeass
| having evor occuffeo among tnn WorRnen e1'-
gagged. These tvo non wore killed by tie ex-
ploslon o. tanx aomo TWO ysara ago. and ever
aince. ns befor" that occurred everything has
run Bmootnay: u ,.,
! " An omployo named I!oao, who was at that
timc coming oq uuty 70 aaslet In 1uutIfng on
tan1 OF glue. He trat wont to tue large eix-
s.oIy oHilu'ns iolnesly usea ~ ory,foHso ont
"nlen Aaa ueo'1 Vncstea aiu'os! eoMFaote!y nilsll
teconily' Hhen u haa ooen ilcassu g resort
1or tne mon uurlns noon-aonr, Whcn hc
Gu os ne a "a a
I
Waa maae general. ana tne "itohman stases thss
he imnod;nte!y sonhdea tho h'arm from tbs box
s IT, eao , on !no
with tle two night t,omen. sot out The hoao,
az Ana naa 1ost Eot 10 TofR mnon thsy "ero driven
a. by Tie fia.ass -, !ohn noyer' the y.tohtnAu.
M asa.es .@s,t tss M e g.vs to from
DO on hre, and bis e.atement 10 strengthened by
policeman who Eaw the door Of tie box open .
t." minutss After Boyer ol't'ns to haTe sounded
in tb!A INSTANCE resulted, no doubt, III tho total
destruction Of tho great works for, lid tic
Fire Department been, called out Immediately
the buildings would iayo baon saved, t. viii Se CON-
paratiyely trinlng ioss. At the present time it
iB impossible to definitely rest the blame on
any Of tha parties concerned, and, until
Of Police aud Fro Commissioners II would be
| unulse 70 attach 1t to any Of tls injIyduale who
took part to the wording Of tho Instruments.
Pending the Investigation, William Il. brown,
the operator on duty 1t tho Firs-Alarn Tele.
graph Office In tho city building, haA been aus
pended from service.
-. TIE PARTICULARS
John Deyer, who Ia unab!s to speak the En-
glfsh language. and has made hia statement
through III Interpreter, WAS tho nipbt-Vatchmat,
on duty At tho gluo works. lie claim to have
first hoard the crles Of "FireI" HFirsi" wIiIe
| HklktHr fhe wo Fl 1f vsri :.