The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-05
GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO.
rHB POST OFFICE AND sHERIDAya
HE4DoCARTERS BCRNED.
se.e ef the oceuPants Drfvea to the Reef ~
the Fla4es and Slttiug to the Greuna q
HoPes-The Lees Aerreeatlng $500. 600.


CHICAGO Jan. 4-one Of the most disas-
i-cus fires Chicago has hsd ior several years
c>'urred this Afternoon DESTROYING the Post
oHlce and United States y ,Etary HeasquA-sers.
The building oscupied by these branches OF
the public service stood a; Dearborn sna Adams
streets. The Ere vas discovered shortly amer
So'clc,k. and Is supposed % have originated in
the boiler room. Before az alrn could te given
me flames had gained Cre.; hea5way and she.
. TIE uprer stories through the elevator. The
Post on ee officials saccse Jed r ce..irg oui the
Lester AL aud part e the newspss.ers. Ths
N-ilA1te Tacsaces 90 the reElstry and money
a. are J. Al - haf'.iy safe l. Is than half
81 hour ater g. tra q ~ olt g.! the FIRE the ID
tire south p md oi the raj ding ard the up-
sud - aore ~ the f-- dersr---r; -.
ID tnr p - uai-f l-t1 The over stores.
ci the building srt aEsirs, tie "a. = With ihs
quarters = Ga1. sheridan w-l-t war- il fha
second story. were atan.In.d tet-re the errsre
c-n;=lts r1ui1 D. removed ~ G pss- % sate.y
ani uauy "a lac-e g 1c- r,e1is are reported lost-
lLe lnari-rt1 as;-r's of1-es were in the n,th
eEr-ss L u that tart %; the tulli!uc the four
81 l.FA- VINO Werr en- uti-re1 we're Tor lime in a
aAn. ro1. POSITION. ani we - ,ned only ~
i1e AZ. . sup-rlu uran = - q the ir.. de-
Ia-fi-el'- 4 rc.e wls thrown a.r1ss the Mar-
- -. y tle arr - D .14nE and t,e four
2 '- c4,r-- the stre-, IL sa'-iy DC: -. u1sii ths
z mes bad rear1Al TIE w'rcows from wnich
iteT had ua-e The exit he c-1ie1fs oi the
Qusr.-rri s,er'- ~ - . E rr r.--tsn; t.s-
slia ert q! tie tli.llrc. were the general
On - - tie tticaEo an1 At1n Railway Com
The .oss or-.sioa-. lyt4ls conhsCr..ion is
esiin SCI 8; ~. 80 po1 Th- owl i.as vas
~ he Conne.t. ~ Nui-a. Life Ins1rsu - Com
rsuF. b-fc-s - rr-- ..rr fh. ss~-A m --nr
at... - $1,000 Additional. and Eono.e put
~ ;a- irsurArse esr,rssy or...i9-. il,a ies5
ana interest. Ar -1rtirc o. 5000. Tra il
slrsnce acgregsies s235 90 N various Easi-
Tari---li = estimated 8: $500: u it.e arrnv
Go quarters. sl51 ~. .. ine Chicsco a-d
,awyers slup..: an1 % Lawle.ee. Fadc0ck l.
A. sese' 9'ia..k ihis eveaias ,hs ,hre vas
e1-ett ihe walls. 7 e;llcs,er Tl.uer stse.sea a
80 N. --w s.nseI ~ ~ ~ - S;ste sni
F1>i Oh ~ wi - .o-4tei there IheNuiiiinS
- afec ioF two Tears Al a. annuG4 rental q
Ire h1rned tuiitirc vhich is re - the
II = ~ ile 'i'y. E4s frs, er-1-. iuu@lisiely
P--~tins ite great FIRE G: ISL. Il vas r
Trereh B-ns sslace - =. sints; elsss.cai u
- severity: Il go,ag,ea is2 iest ~ Dear
eve s;,r Is hiEt with oasen.--i srI Na,ssri
: ~ Art va .as-i WIKI L-Dcrt l!-es-qae and
na.sh-- u tricS. iroa. AID s'cr=; Tn~ iounds-
.iS-t-S, va. h--i-E sixteen lnc1es in thickness
i W t1i Tor 1os-l but havins been r.
r; i...e'i = clsine-> purp1s-s. was Occupied
- fQ>i On - shorty ati-r tn ere e is74
T. osic "a. 80; Tas over $500
ne IRE o-- raieT- i1 = carp lteT shop IN the
t1-,e ~ Eale TIE carp-Lte. vzs ats-ut In the
urp-. story o. 1a--S sWer. u tie hatclvay
. ne roo. aud drove out the ie-a.ts O. the up
E-r Eorles IL an incredibly sbcrI TINE.
re rag ciiT with vlich tie flames rro--r-Ss4t
-. ft-.-.,nS n ~ a. ne tu.-ting l.svert.i
t<1ge - tie siairEay g q number o. poS, o.
n cllI.oy- - who were driven 20 the .l..f
arc. Tor tine. rctr aiLe1 ere in AZ agony
@. susG@nse and alarm. They eScapAc. 80
a. ia-teni TO soon. - means o! !onG rope On
Which they -. % tie Erourt.
woman Wao l-sn@i iup.orirG'T out o. a
vir- n t-- tfil s--s y VS. saved or tbs
eAi.arify Q: r.-1.en. RIO ..>c-ri+i ;he a.e
ee-a.-e e-l oore L.- e-...--WA.- ]. Is a..s-