, 1879-05-09
FIRES.
CHICAGO,

A sllli n1nrm to Engine Company No. o5 Ut
1a:05 yesterday afternoon was caused bY fire
upon the ruot OF tic two.story frame building
NJ, II Cannlport avenue. damage, $40. Cause,
sparks failing trntn the chimney.
The nlarm from Box 90 At 0:40 yesterday
morning was caused by tho explosion Of au OIL
stove at No. $50 Wabash avenue, owned mud oc.
cupIcd by q. u. Phillips. Damage, s10.
.1'hv alar,n from Box &,J ut 7:aU yesterday
afternoon WIS caused bY flro breathing out III
some shcls tl':cd with empty boxes. waste.
irunu buil,liIg, Nos. 1Dj to 10J West MusiisoI,
street. owned b., cx,Ald. Jacob Dei1ler.
The storc, So. lo5, Is occupied on The
lie Ind no insurance upoa his goods, n,,I was
busy during thu progress of the lire In moving
nut. Ills loss by. breakaEc, md by fire and
water ln the rear Of the store, will not exceed
$40 The second floor Is occnp!cd ty Dr.. +.
cssaiDS' cee'i sso' a. u upon Which W" there @s' Is
ss0D insurance #, somc unknnwn company. Tie
pery, md stylcf tic "Bonnnza." The fancs
from the burning sheds readily communicated
With this store, and, oncc allrc, t!erc was
no stopplng ths llames Until everything had been
rapidly IN q powder mill thas Among tic cheap
straw millinery nt.ll other tnl1ammabfe goods iii
the rear Of the store. Tlr alarm was turned in
by lisnt. Lloyd, who Bnw thc stnotsc md tatncs
OF the burning shed oyerleapiNg the surrounding
| huuscs. The Department responded as quickly
us usual, but even in tiInt short splre OF time
| the ullttse structure WIS mass Of densu flunlu
| nsitl eEiUkc, The ilrcn'en thrGW Upcn the front
door, aill, pushing their way directly into the
burning building. flad tho tlru un'tcr control
| within fifteen minutes, So quick was tllc work
tat ll.c tlamnec to the building will nut exccul
| $liO, upon Y Nlleh tl.erc Is t,u tnslrnlcr.
1 fr1 lint f1Lattn
| Of goods worth s15,0O0, but tlry.goous neh ind
| uutiuu.lcnlers who wcrc glpon tile stot Inst
night eay slmt 10 all awful cxaCceratiol,. They
also clatfn to have 8lU,0o0 insurance, but they
were su Eighty ind unacr0lnDlutlnttnE last night
TINT the na'nea uf the companies cuuld mt BE- ns.
rcrtatuct. Allowing their claim to rGarli 3lO, ,0N
Heir loss upon stock ana fixtures will not excectl
| S5,UoJ, US i major portion Of the stork was
| stirred uptu thu SECOND oor, and WIS not at all
| Injured by .rc, smoke, nur watcr.
I,le houses Nus. IS md W bunth Green street,
| owned by Mir. Ward. tho school'suppy agent
! were dalagcd BY fire 70 tlu extent Ut $lU1
| owned by u, sumo prt.ou, ana Occupied by ~.
| j. Nelson, taor, was damaged to the extent VI
Tie statements M to the origin OF the fro
ynry. HAker u lscckcr claim tllat thu fire ortgi
mated In .c atlrds in the rom. a',u supppsa tho
| tnusu was Il spark trom nr!Ehborltss chimney.
| Tie otrr oreuuanss VI the building think tl,At
this llru was caused by so,no en,ployc Of tho
Do,a''za" ear:lessfy aE. th1owlns a., l'ahtea t.;
papers Scattered abnut the sl,cd. And tl1e
stree. r,luur has IN entirely different origin. A
| Miss jcllnlo Wilson, satd to resi1e ut No. VI
Jefferson street. n4 who WIS III thu sturo ptIr.
cls;ng solne goods, status that ehe noticed
MI cup1aye tIttIE sumo lanlps IN tho cxtre1nu
| end uf tho store. u,ll lllat Hhe saw him throw Il
| lighted snutc!, away, nlHl Immediately after saw
thu lash OF tic 'rc. She llad Just 'lntsI'rl hcr
purchases, a,nl ran ont of The st0re.
r., inni,Ir,p Mt i,e number abuyc mentioned