, 1885-05-09
ANOTHER FIRE.
Chicago Loses Heavily by the
Flames Yesterday.
The Mormons Continue to Pro
test by Resolutions.
The President Makes a Mum.
Der Of Appointments.
A 100000 Fire.

CHICAGO, May s.-Shortly after moor
to-day a spark from a passing locomotive
engine set fire to the part OF the great
pine lumber yard district which lies along
both sides of the south branch of Chicago
and near the southwestern city limits.
Bordering upon this district are a wooden
built portion of the city, known as Bridge
port, and the Union stock yards, with its
acres of wooden pens and sheds filed
with cattle, hogs and sheep. A fierce
wind was blowing from the west and the
flames spread with great rapidity. The
entire fire department was called out and
began fighting the flames. Twenty or
thirty streams of water, which were
thrown upon them, had little or no effect
as far as staying their progress was con-
cerncd. The dry pine boards and shingles
were piled to a great height, only narrow
lanes between being left for wagons to
pass through. The narrow interstices
between the boards furnished unusual
facilities for the progress of the flames,
while they broke the force of the streams
Of water and prevented it from penetat-
ing to the blazing pine in the center of the
piles. The news of the fire spread rap
idly to the business center of the city and
created much alarm lest the fire should
assume proportions approaching those of
the great confagration of 1871, which
came from the same direction. Great
brands were carried forward by the wind,
setting fire to new piles, and several fire
steamers and men manning them had mar
row escapes from destruction.
Starting upon the west side Of the river,
the flames ate up all the lumber between
Thirty-ffth and Thirty-eighth streets. an
area Of about 400 by 1000 feet. 1t set
fire TO a canal boat moorcd at the dock,
and it hoated across the river, which is
$50 feet wide at this point, and set fire to
lumber on the cast bank, which covered
about al equal area, and this, with one or
two planning mills was consumed. Brands
were carried eastward, and set fire to
several small frame houses occupied by
employees in the lumber districts. The fire
department, however, made a stand at
this point, and succeeded in preventing
the spread Of the flames into the resi-
dence district. The fight continued
throughout the afternoon, and it was
nearly 7 o'clock before the conlagration
was brought under control; having prac-
tically burned itself out to the limits of
the imme diate district in which it began.
A heavy rain during most of the after
moor was of material assistance. The en-
tire area burned over is $40 by 1900
feet The aggregate of lumber de-
stroyed was As, 200, 900 feet, valued at
5000, 900.
The inyividual losses and assurances are
as follows: Chicago Lumber company,
%, 0OO,O 900 feet of lumber, valued at
100000, insurance, $500, 900; Bigelow
Bros, 10000, 900 feet of lumber, valued
at $4,000, insurance, 1925, 900; Adams,
Hastings & Co., 1000, 900 feet of lumber,
valued at ss5, 900, insurance, 500, 600; j..
W. Hinckley, planning mill, loss SOC, 900,
insurance, $4,000; FIVE cottages, aggre-
gate loss about $4,000, insurance about
s.. 600.