, 1879-05-11
a Dangerous Blaze in a Dan
gerous Quarter
Palmer 6 Fuller's Dying'Kilns
Disappear in a Flash.
Vanishing of Numerous Cottages On
Union, Ruble, and Other
Streets.
nha sEirm's Loss Estimated Mt $150, 900
List Of the Insurance.
prohable Cause Of the Fire-A Woman
Seriously Hurt.
Deiruttire Fires Yesterday in st. Louis aud
East st. Louis.
CHICAGO.
THE LUMBER DISTRICT.

THE LUMBER DISTRICT.
5is,strous coufasraton occurred in the south
-o.t;nn NJ the citv YESTERDAY afternoon
~eass9a 49,. is. ~ ,e..,, conc nm ,vo-tt
which involved eue 4ose " neatly o-oo' wv "oila
of property, and inc injury OF one or more pcssons
- Them II Ia thought. seriously. The fire
pae a ~ n onp of the f1rY-Eilna NJ Palmer Fail
or127nAEu - ,-s-sa. 5..1ar. .,a ,Y.r,,r-1,;,,
Ter d Co.. luno1t oe1ies Hn0 p1aA'n 't,
.ron,ietots at the corner OF Twenfy-second and
rrN,e. .+r.rt. The fire was first discovered By
Gaion .,ar,e who ,r o,ce tnrned in n still
one o1 toe e's =, - ,-;vota ,,,~a ~ F,o,n. N
alarm BY neans u p..s ..s "ts' ssoa.t s,ns,.
exsv
nd the epsine responded promptly By the time
II had turned the corner OF on'on street ABOUT
nn4.ha1f OF the dry-house was in flames, and at
- coma citizens turned in an alarm from Boz
S17, located a. luz eoi y. Iu~'eA NA'1
second Streets To either OF these boxes SIX s1ean
.r. and TWO trucks responded; but at 4:35 O'Clock
.1a,1n had been turned in from Box TO- located
~ a'@AAA a;., 10 T., 4h3e 4-o dtstr;cr md t,vo
1t LaWnoale' "aen 20 ~ ,nte "'s aAo ~"
engines had gone to that nec' leaving only 1oof en-
A. 5:12 o'clock. when the fire had extended
-, sn3 had taken hold Of sumo frame cottages.
not.u Aue -Msrsba, Rnrry scnt in the third
aasm-3-ll- i:rn+,nn foa1hnr VIII TO-
to the scene q. 'nS atsr when somo eiohr Or
t'ncks: ar 'rera ~ f;re ~ ,get M one on Canal
s%"A @0''-E IL
port svenne aooua trsJ pD time s,nce the areat ire Of
~ tnrneo @ sro''ah+ twantv.nnr steamers cisht
1914. In!S . o.ot Gynn,;c"1 a3oncs It neo nron1hr
Deanea' Teo, ~ m e " a~Se Us
in 1ae sltuaon. 49, ~ scotter RI hron,h the diT
es nos 70 ~ aos, 49, 80 ,tv ,hat ,xarn 5eft nnnrn.
tected. 80 as 10 De u naaa u case tne' Farf
we're needed some o. tne ~ no'sGs S;+ ~ 15
condition. on account % fo,' tnG ;ncon .venne nsr.
The team OF the engine itoai Lincoln asenue pae.
ticularly showed slgns Of o!sttsss uoon nFt
upon the field Of aeupa. aatet ;, " nd ,.as
niles They we're wni's VILE h.,d nn ~ ,,mni
greater distance. ,...
In the imuacdiate neienoofnooa " the ln,npes- ..
yard loealed arse nnm1es q 1aame co'1ses tr
and larger dxell1ng-houses. 1he nse spreao 1som
the mill 10 the dr5 lumber and through the yafas
with such raptdty that IN very short time IN the
neshbo;hooa u twsnty awSnGs @ ,hrs Mene ese
considerably 1 damaged BY ire and water: These
dwellings were mostly located on Union and hnnlc
Streets, and one on canalpo1l avenue, winch which
ssas ona ff from toe the souh whe carried tie
hames nosthward- Tue hre was gotten nnder eon,
troll in the nick OF time, iof: haa II Gros:so
Canalport avenue. WOULD u ~ p.ooaSt.l- ~ Stn
ty have extended without cheek TO si1.
teen1h street. and II IL had Jumped l1at sGset se
there would not have oeen power snouSn III ~ ~.
easo to haye preventeo me Gonnae1at1n 1,3sa 1aoM
spreading all over the vest slde east or lth!steo
Street With hall the WIND 1hat accompanied hae
fire Of 1871, this result would nave eeen accom-
plished, % nearly tue whole OF thls pornon o. ane
CITY !s oallt up "ltu .laa.e % s T. ~
dry as seasoned f3gsots. II was extremely, ,., Ios
tunate TO say the least' that theIe WIS pue
III in clfcnlaton u tne tlnie LUG h1s oo 80 -
aru that that little ncsrly died out before the nfc
had burned long u thls naa not oesn tne Sase. 80 u
more tha9 propaote e9at me a pouo
naefauon o en1 ian a9 ~ ~, ,,aI,H .,n1 n",s
s5petienesa ;ne genel. 1ag+ 4,1avntsd IN Tho
As It was, intense & pdes1aeq ln,as ~ sas
4oesIS % % sns d S,;1Irsr rr-riede - Tbe snnt
o. men woman: ano 1 tre tia ~ dDStr ~
1mpe!lso oS Gal.11s @ 0nu nn4,i
the stsSe t1u ns - Se staf,oned ahont to