, 1876-09-22
TIE FIRE-FIEND.
Matuska, Craig & Co.'s Furniture~
Factory in Ruins.
Tho Damage Estimated at 500, 0,000...
Partially Covered by Insurance.
Connagrations Elsewhere.

Connaqrations Elsewhere.
The nrc-nend was loose again 1aat evening,
hut his craving tongues Of tlaMc and greedy
NAV Of destruction wcro sattated with what
wouhl have bcen for him the mcrcst 1norsc1
so'nc years ago, when Chtcago courted hin favor
with aurcs unon acres Of wooden buildings, aud |
not single restriction or a!ngtc preventative
for ali sorts Of fres,-inccildlary, accidental,
llot hues, defective ci,itnneys, kerosene ex.
psions, or refractory cows heels, which latter
eauscs have tlono this city mare damage than
MI the olltcr tansos n.idcd together.
THIS scene last evening WIS OIL the west side
OF Canal street, Immediately south Of Van Du.
rcu street, territory that was ,nown clean as
whcatt'cll by the great fire Of 1871. At about
Ii 20 o'clock quito large volume Of flame was
sccn suddenly 10 shoot, without any forcrunner
OF smoke or other herald to ANNOUNCE It's COM
ing, from the basement Of thrcc-story
aud basement brick building, Nos. M9.25l
Canal street, occupied n furniture
factory by Matuska, Craig T. Co. The night
watctl1nan Ind been on hts rounds shortly he
fore, aud had found everything In good order,
and was considerably astouislicd to find go great
a tire when hessaFst discovered 1t, almulta-
nebusly the outbuEst was accn by soneIpersons
Ill h 8A1QUG tWU AuUES uuItn VI lAItuT1t ltHt
the alarm s,as at once ,gtyvn, Despite the Ksod
start 1t evidently had at tho ntltsct, the Fire
Department managed to keep Il pretty we'll TN
der control, and, Indeed, seemed to be gaining
Spea ae. sacS IL ap ss sqty fsy pss.y ssF egsf9 9k k
dow III tho building, auh tic iaetory was onc
mass Of 1alno both Inside and outs!de.. This
1,cccssttatcd tho sounding Of u second,-tllc
to the scene goo,!!y number of engines, and a
force Of men capable of successfully battling
connagratton Of much noblcr pretcnsions. Frun
this tiine OH the flames seemed to abandon the
sse aG%ss ssF' ID for Viii III ppfs ts 'ne a9sen aa2 sa
himself most comfortably ut home. The rear
ot The building continued to burn much more
rapidly than tic front, owing To the direction OF
Firo Department, who had some trouble IN tax:
lug up proper locations III the rear. d fire wall
separating, which Ia 100 feet long,, into halycs1
was most beneficial in preventing the spread Of
oa a aes a"o plory s n e. & n'n asdasy na
nortd' n.sa ils barniug structure was
separated by. q good wall from . low two
s,o rss building ID 4reety ado11nnE ',11dEa1 It. Tns u.s.
partmont could find nothing to gr0mbie ut, and
no excuse for MT doing as good work aa tlcy
were capablo of. Within lialf All hour after
s9nang tho second on al an,% tbs rs
md there which was dlckcrtng out like beacons
| to show tho damage befow.
tory, lose at least iouf-Ifths Of ti!tIr entire
stock, saving Intact only an oil aud tinishlng
| room that was located in the next building
north, No. 2l7. The fronts Of tllc!r double
stores ase but slightly damaged, mud the otllcc
furniture, hxingst accounts, safe, etc., nre in 4
condition tiat wiEl permit renovation. The rest
Of their fuctory s us black rs clnlcr, and many
! once valuable lnachlnas are worth but tho pricu
Of sccond class old iron.
Both members Of tho t,rm were upon the
ground soon after the commencement Of the
lire, una from them were CLEANED the following
facts: Their factory was considered one ot the
finest iu the country by Insurance men, there
cr was obtained from the Douglas Machine
Company in tho next building south, by
whom they were connected only BY
sxo ;.t parfow e ss III; Z nah s9s SsI. wS fe, i
finishing room, that source Of 40 much disaster
to furniture manufacturers, WAS In a separate
building, whore, should 1t take fire BY epontnns;
olts combustion or other cause, no damage could
liz men, and were running steadily all tlie yea'
round. The stock - vi lutnhcr, man,,fas
turcd furniture, oils, nacll!nery, belt
"g vo,o md fy 0'ksas ss5 toss nsa, s9stsE''s Es 3
extent Of 7,060 infr. Cfals bclIcrcs TINT to bt
thu an,ount}, Ut Which The largest amount IL an,
| one company Is policy oi $1s,Quo III ING Com
triIutea III 81 900 and tl5oo d various Easter,
and Western companies. They Will at .oncl
resume business, owing 10 au abundance Of I'LL
illlcd orders, either In their present structur
or In another close By, SHOULD tic OLD onc prov
Tie building is owned by tho Frank Douglas
Manhincry Company. which, together with c
II. Rogers d Co. aud J. a. Fay Il Co., als'
TIC Inlldlng. Tic loss upoa It viii reach Clos,
upon ,NN, including tic damage do.le to th'
roof Of Tic entire structure. THIS 1nss ia ccF
tainly fully covered by INSURANCE, but in villa
companies or for how much could not be asec1
Fuller j. Fuller, carpet rcuovators, occup!c
thu rear apartments upon the upper ilo9r q
Nos. 25a-s555, oYer. the .n,achtnc-shop. The!
loss will reach to TIE ncifhboshosp,a s o. x
The machinery firms, chief Of which Is III
Donglass Company, are only slightly damagc
by water, which poured through TIC PARTIAL,
roof nat " Eqa iu6sspTta Ill., oG,g nv Y
total damage to tho three ir!ns will appro,
imato about sl,5oo, which is fully covered b
! Insurance.
ing from which fire could be generated Bas
, from spontaneous combustion. 1ncenaiarist
seems out Of tho question, As thero was watcl
man upon patrol Mtl the evening. In AL prol
abillty tho fire Will be credited 10 spontnlleou
combustion.
AT GEORGETOWN, Ky.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 2l.--A large and d
strurtiyo fire took place at Georgetown,
} tnilos from this city, this morning ut al earl
: hour. The COURTHOUSE, McKce'a drug-stor
stTaus' clothing store, Pcnn & Qucll's grocer
e. barkcrs hnrncss, and Clayton & bohmin
: grocery were cntiroly destroyed. Loss, $lasss
tOo; Insurance, 1000, IN tho franklin, Quet
i, Hoit,c, Now York; North American, FarInc,
| j. Drovcrs, aud rltrnlx, New York, Tho stea
4 tirc.lcpartiucnt nf Lexington was sent for, al
arrived In time to assist In putting out thu tre
IN CHICAGO.
Tho a|arun from Box 548 at 9 o'clock yeste
| enI f,u ynf