, 1876-12-01

Mt pJacH3 klAa AhH oIlt ltAtJt hnf tllE
building burned sn quickly, wlitu the Ertlcrs
anI columns Ecltt mp the lnteti1r, ~ hat they
did not iall in witt, crash, but si,nply burned
n'.t gradually. III Mr.. WIsht't op'l''', II t!,e
woo'lcn. columns, it wsioull ha:c been n t",ai
wreck very sooh utter tile ilrst adsaccs Of tho
flames.
The masonry work was put up by rl,i}o War
columns afti seemed to sti(len tl, wn'',. TN thu
roof was 4 large tank 0i water, fa!i 10 contain
about T. oF' caflons. This tank wns covered by
d flrc-trnof totsr, aud each floor was provided
tcr tn tlIamcter. stranro To say, nofunhy
egai',st tho ''''' sprea'l oi .tls lire. i
Whether fts presence was unklnwn,. or
whether there was 10. time to gst 4. t. before
question fnr the Fire Department, The occupants
OF tho building, Ind thu underwriters to ponder
over. The tNiftsitng was provided with twn
steam elevators, lM'tli situated IN the rsaF o'!
1.enncr, md Mr. Wight, seetne!l to run right W
through these elevators. The boi!cfs were
under the ;aIny, md tlc ss,ean.c1n,gcs Under
W. tIe sidewalk. nmicr the suuth WatGr street
sotnc little parlnnal'le pride ln commenting
upon the lire, anil csnectaIly IN saying illas.
willie The highest business building Iii tlu city
bad been burned, its walls sttil stood--,nonu-
mcnts of strength a,sl 6olI'i!ty.
TnE POLICE AliIlAH0gMEHTs
was early on tl,c ground NTH u large forre Of
men, wt1 matls, mn almost pcrtrrt cnr1on
nrunnA tile burning ,nnss. Altli,li III the crowd
order prevailed. and there was nu confusion
wllntcyrr. Dixon teci1,cIl to be o,nniprcsc,It.
Everywhere WIS seen the result of III. executive
:killt aud the '1ten,en had anplesp TO 'naniru-
late their machinery 10 The bcst advantage.
THE FIVE INCHES or SNOW
which fell Un wednesday night proved bless
!lig to the ownsrs of property In te vicinity oi
the fire, a. II completely md forever cx:.
burning timber which found Il lodsing.plaee t,n
the ropfs Ut tllG buildings il, The ntislLorIm,l,
thus enabling the ilrcmc,l to devote their whole
energies to tlse confinement I'll the tlnints TO the
,fcw, minutes va. there atty wln,t,
mud this. was. also fl favor Of the
red-sl!rtcd, rnbl,cr-uycrcoatrl heroes, wiz,
neycr fultcrcl in their work. though
deptl, or twelve ar ilitsen 'nerrs. The water
supply WAS excellent. FROM many nf the lly-
druHts IN the vicinity two steamers drew a1l tic
watsr they could pump. aud i was not1sc,hle
my decrease III Its force ur supply.
lent and cautious Chief.Engineer in Charge
Of our watsr system was well shown hist
IL be ut the Chicago Avenue Water-syorlis,
looking up the particulars iii regard to vessel
b:nched near lineoln Park Mr.. Dewitt c.
Creg1cr mud Its twu sut.s were IN tue building
mt tic tine. As s3o,l Us Mr.. Cregirr saw thc
threatening character Of the tire, he quietly
g1yu orders IL get the other engines Iii order
ltheru were three Of tflcml, atHl titus, in case
the Necessity nrusu for murc water, he Ind ev-
crything ready fnr an tnst1nt's nottyr. AZ
ter having seen that tho enIlncs were
prepared, Mr.. tregcr started iur
the fire, 30 rs to consult with Fire Marshal Bet,-
Her, nnl thus hr prepared fur any c,nergetlry
that might arise. Mr. Crcgier believes III being
really for an emergency, aud not waiting Until
the emergency aslses.
THE NERVOUS CHARACTER or Orn C1rIxES5
IN regard to ilrcs WIS peculiarly sl,bwn last
evening. When the tlnfnrs shot up frun the
windows and the Et,okc curlrd high into the mir,
dark and threatening, like the prcsage VI II
conilng storm, the ]nrt.lness uf The tjamcs
was more ,yistbp from tic North shlc, from,
the fact of the situation OF the burning bntl-
in5. Men md wonscn rushed iron,
walks or driftcd III miniature llills They da=!i-
ell tpwnrs the srene Of t},e IRE rs II II h:il snu,c
peculiar yet dreadful attraction tlIat ,lhtle cul
resist. One la,l nsked lis wtfp II, all was safe.
"fcs,h said sic, II left orders with Kitty to
pa:l up our trunks II tlle tIauies moved over 10
tllis sflr.h This goes to alI0W that tile reuple
nye not forgotten the lcssul,s Of our two great
fires.
WEST VAN nEHEN STREET
Tic alarm fsn,n Box 40 ut l0:55 yesterday
morning WIS caused by MI oycrt,entei iurnIcc
Mt No. 10 West Van Buren, street, the residence
ot Al. l.. Barber. Daallngc nominal